Collection Highlights
I Knew Him Horatio
Date:
1864
Object Number:
PR.010.1864.Horatio
Medium:
Lithograph
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Museum Collections
Plaque w/hook: key to fire alarm box...Boston Ave., 169th St
Object Number:
2391
Date:
1850-1880
Medium:
Cardboard, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 1/2 x 8 3/8 x 3/8 in. ( 26.7 x 21.3 x 1 cm )
Marks:
printed: on top half of obverse: "RULES / TO BE OBSERVED IN USING THE / KEY TO THE FIRE ALARM BOX. / UPON THE DISCOVERY OF A FIRE / Take the Key, go to the nearest alarm box and open the door. Pull / the hook down ONCE ONLY, as far as it will go, let it
Description:
Rectangular white (now discolored) cardboard sign with hook at center for fire alarm box key (missing); "RULES / TO BE OBSERVED IN USING THE / KEY TO THE FIRE ALARM BOX. / . . ." printed in black.
Credit Line:
Gift of Edmund B. Child, 1934
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
