Collection Highlights
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)
Date:
1916-1922
Object Number:
1954.164
Medium:
Painted plaster
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Store dispenser
Object Number:
2002.1.3667
Date:
1890-1910
Medium:
Wood, metal, glass, paper
Dimensions:
18 x 11 1/2 x 11 1/4 in.
Description:
A rectangular silver painted cast metal and wood store display dispenser with an embossed frame around a glass window above the coin slot and a spring loaded lever on the side embossed "Push Down" for activating. The words "Owl Vender" are embossed between the coin slot and dispenser opening along with a five point star encircled by radiating rays. A paper label on the glass window reads "To Operate/ Drop Penny in Slot, Push Down Lever/ Slowly To Get Full Measure."
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
