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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Walking-stick
Object Number:
1944.126e
Date:
1896
Medium:
Pine, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 38 x 1 in. ( 96.5 x 2.5 cm )
Marks:
handwritten in ink: on paper label affixed to collar: "Gold Parade New York City"
Description:
Wooden cane with straight, tapered shaft; wooden knob and ferrule; knob pulls out revealing flag.
Gallery Label:
This campaign cane was carried in the Gold Parade in New York City in 1896 to promote the candidates McKinley and Hobart.
Credit Line:
Gift of Hugo V. Sass and Alfred F. Sass
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
