Collection Highlights
Fire engine condenser case of the Clinton Fire Company No. 41
Date:
ca. 1842
Object Number:
1937.1631
Medium:
Wood, oil paint, gilding
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Pencil/ Food
Object Number:
2002.1.963
Date:
1940-1950
Medium:
Wood, graphite, metal
Dimensions:
11 x 3/4 in. diameter
Description:
This giant red white and blue pencil advertises baking soda. It reads on alternating faces " 'Arm & Hammer' For Ever/ 'Great Soda'/ America For Ever/
Freedom For Ever". Possibly from the World War II era. On the back end of the pencil is a metal stamp with the Arm & Hammer symbol and "Church & Co. Soda" embossed.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
