Collection Highlights
Minaret Turkish Cigarettes
Date:
Object Number:
PR.031.111.AMER.MIN
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Museum Collections
Ribbon: volunterr firemen...Buffalo, NY August 1901
Object Number:
INV.10544
Date:
1901
Medium:
Silk, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 3/4 x 2 1/4 x 1/8 in. ( 17.1 x 5.7 x 0.3 cm )
Marks:
tin shield inscribed with "VOLUNTEER/FIREMEN/ASSN/CITY OF/NY"
ribon printed with: "STATE/CONVENTION/BUFFALO, NY/AUG. 21 TO 25, 1901/PAN AMERICAN/EXPOSITION"
Description:
Purple silk ribbon with gold metal band and American flag bowtie at top; tin shield inscribed with "VOLUNTEER/FIREMEN/ASSN/CITY OF/NY" suspended from band; ribon printed with: "STATE/CONVENTION/BUFFALO, NY/AUG. 21 TO 25, 1901/PAN AMERICAN/EXPOSITION"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
