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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Luce Center
Seal impression
Object Number:
INV.4853b
Date:
1880-1907
Medium:
Wax, cardboard
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/8 x 1 1/2 x 1/8 in. ( 7.9 x 3.8 x 0.3 cm )
Marks:
handwritten in ink: on obverse: "April 3/07 / Capt Benj Davies / Letter Seal of / Capt Benj. Davies"
handwritten in pencil: on reverse of INV.4853c (card with similar seal impression): "S. V. HOFFMAN / APR. 3, 1907"
Description:
Oval seal impression in red wax with initials "BD" affixed to thin, rectangular piece of white cardboard; inscriptions handwritten in ink on obverse.
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman, 1907
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
