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Come in, and Prevent a "Draft"
Date:
ca. 1863
Object Number:
PR.055.3.105
Medium:
Paper

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Bottle
1890-1920
Brochure
1980-2000
Bottle/ medicine
1880-1906
Commemorative cup
1899
Model for elevated railroad 1871
1871
Match box
1880-1900
College of the City of New York Award Medal
1960
Marco Polo Club
Button
1940
Centennial of Washington's Inauguration "Black, Starr & Frost" Medal
1889
Doll's cradle and bedding
1850-1900
Jacket
1865-1870
Paperweight
1890-1920
Pinback button
1919
Medicine
1900-1930
Cane
1910-1930
Pinback button
1980-2000
George Washington Bicentennial Medal
1932
Save the Theatres
Ashtray
1940-1960
Thread winder
1875-1900
Cape
1785-1790
The Society of Medalists 7th Issue
1933
Apothecary bottle with cap
1880-1920
Coat
1872-1902
The World Educator and Game
1919
Sewing Supplies
1920-1960
Powder box
1940-1970
Truck door of Rescue Company #2 rig
Collar or cuff stud
1896-1920
Button
2003
Ship's bell from the "General Slocum"
ca. 1891
Commemorative cane
2000
Coin:...1642
Cookie cutter
1800-1850
Walking-stick
ca. 1851
Calthrop
1760-1775
Sword belt
1860-1870
Sewing Supplies
1890-1930
Box/ Candy
1900-1960
Playing card
1940-1960
Coffee mill
1880-1910
Office supply
1940-1960
Marquis de Lafayette Bicentennial Commemorative Medal
1957
The Nip
'Round the World Joe
ca. 1890
Stereoscope
ca. 1878
Fulton Trust Company Plaquette
1915
Box
1780-1830
Shoulder straps (4)
1863-1866
Pin-back campaign button
1900
Box/ Clothes
1980-2000
Box/ food
1940-1960
Transportation token
1930-1960
Pinback button
1995-2000
Vote for President Richard Nixon
Advertisement for Radway’s Ready Relief
1860
Geometrical lathe
1823
Spoon
ca. 1780-1820
Model: subway car for the New York City "E" Line
ca. 1960
Cart
1860-1890
Framed set of objects (35) excavated at Fort Washington
1760-1783
Badge w/button & ribbon:...Vol. Firemen's Assn.,...1904
1904
Medicine
1940-1970
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Photographic equipment
1892-1920
Pinback button
1896-1910
Hard Times token
1837
Pin badge with card
ca. 1900
Campaign cane
ca. 1880
Souvenir: Prince of Wales, Victoria & Albert (w/ribbon)
ca. 1850
Soldier
1880-1920
Lady's costume: 1610
ca. 1858
Comb
1785-1810
Powder horn
ca. 1760
Box
1950-1970
Pocket watch
1890-1930
Sewing Supplies
1890-1920
Bottle
1930-1960
Clothing hanger
1920-1940
Philadelphia Centennial Exposition Souvenir Medal
1876
L'Etoile
Pin w/tag: Portrait mounted from ribbon,
Pitcher
ca. 1750-1850
Sketch: Lobinia Seated On Rock: barked & covered w/mylar
1800-1820
Dolls' house sofa
1920-1960
Paperweight
1897
Box/ jewelry
1910-1940
Noisemaker
1930-1940
Tobacco/ cigar ribbon
1880-1920
Pinback button
2000
George Washington Inaugural Centennial Medallion
1889
The Rainbow Room
ca. 1960-1990
Bobbin
1780-1820
Costume figurine
1900-1950
Doll w/brown lace dress
1820-1850
Fire helmet frontpiece: 20
1850-1900
The Game of Commercial Traveler
ca. 1895
Tailor's chalk
ca. 1930
Souvenir tray
1933
Transportation token
1930-1960
Swizzle Stick
1940-1970
Hard Time tokens (2)
1837
Ribbon
ca. 1900
Pin-back campaign button
2009
Coll. of 7 tokens: Talbot, Allum & Lee, One Cent, 1794
Butter mold
ca. 1800-1825
Dump cart
ca. 1900
Fragments of wood (2) from the keel of the "Clermont"
1807
Coat
1861-1863
Tray
1900-1930
Pin-back button
1910-1940
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Plate
1910
International Ladies Garment Workers Union
ca. 1950-1960
Grant's Tomb Commemorative Medal
1897 or later
Political button
1970s-1990s
Doll dress
Campaign medal w/pin
1872
Dollhouse furn: lounge
1920-1940
Frame
1775-1795
Celts (4)
1500-1700
Pin-back button
1996
Watch Face
1880-1940
Food bag
1990-2000
Travel
1940-1960
Pinback button
1896-1910
1968 Republican National Convention Miami Beach
1968
The Grand Ticino
ca. 1960-1980
Buttons (selection of six)
ca. 1910-1930
Giraffe on wheels
1850-1900
Riding toy (horse)
1800-1900
Doorstop
1830-1860
Game of Uncle Josh's Trip
1906
Tobacco Tin
ca. 1912
Shopping bag
1997
Medicine
1900-1930
Seal embosser
1890-1910
Civil War Token
1863
Republican County Committee Watcher Ribbon
1850-1900
Baseball
1930-1950
I Like Ike
Doll house furniture: ribbon
1875-1925
Doll's wig in box
1850-1925
Trousers
1940-1946
Paperweight
ca. 1880-1920
Button
ca. 1975
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Button
1970-1975
Pen
1990-2000
Lincoln Tunnel Dedication Medal
1937
Pin-back button
Shopping bag
Coin: half dollar, Rhode Island 1636-1936
American Institute Medal
ca. 1852
Powder horn
1750-1800
Whirligig
1800-1850
Wick pick
1840-1900
Pin-back campaign button
ca. 1981
Hair Grooming
1890-1930
Medallion
1920-1950
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Pinback button
1896-1910
Pinback button
1944
Fugio cent
1787
Box of crayons
ca. 1910
Miniature folding screen
1920-1940
Seal impression in box
1850-1900
The New Game of Teddy's Bear Hunt
1907
Universal Unconditional Vietnamesty
1965-1975
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Tobacco premium
1890-1920
Insignia
1910-1950
Forks
1790-1825
Pencil
1950-1960
The Eleanor Van Rensselaer Fairfax Award Medal
1930
Chateau Madrid
Miniature jar
1910-1940
Gentleman's costume: 1690
ca. 1967
Phonograph record box
1902
The New Pretty Village Boathouse Set
1897
United Nations Outlaw Nuclear Weapons!
1975-1985
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Tobacco premium
1890-1920
Miniature dog
1900-1920
Medallion
1879
Commodore Matthew C. Perry Presentation Medal
1856
Hotel Pierre
Button
ca. 1896
Medal: Maj. Gen. George McClellan
ca. 1870
Child's plate
1825-1875
Apple parer (knife-fragment)
1800-1830
Campaign pin
1864
Box/ Food
1906-1930
Pen wipe/ tobacco
1910-1930
Pinback button
1992
Button
ca. 1974
Aero Club of America Medal
1917
1964-1965 New York World's Fair Glass
1964-1965
Blow horn noise maker
probably 1960s
Medal: G. Washington, 1732-1799
1930-1950
Political flyer: Truman Barkley...
1948
Pull toy (bird)
1850-1875
Pull toy (ram)
1850-1900
Snuffbox
1800-1840
Necktie
1972
Ashtray/Coin plate
1910-1930
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Pinback button
1896-1910
Transportation token
1995-2003
Ribbon header
1905-6
Commemorative cane
2009
James Pollock Mint and Treasury Medal
1880-1892
Snuffbox
1750-1825
Lady's costume: 1928
ca. 1962
Criss Cross Spelling Slips: Dog & Goose
ca. 1890
Hill's Spelling Blocks
1869
Ashtray
1940-1970
Fan
1876
Advertising cap
1980-2000
Pinback button
1940
VACUUM HOOVER
1928-1932
William Windom Mint and Treasury Medal
1890
Native American pestle
1500-1700
Ernie's
Ribbon
Canteen
1860-1861
Bell from the ferryboat "Elizabeth"
ca. 1904
Epaulets (pair) in storage box
ca. 1900
Paperweight
1890-1920
Watch Face
1880-1940
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Printing
1868-1900
Pinback button
1896-1910
Third International Third Reich Third Term???
1940
Bookmark
1892
Clothespin
1750-1850
Major General Alexander Macomb Military Medal
1824-1885
Fireman's belt: asst. foreman
1850-1900
Medicine bottle
1850-1900
Sword, scabbard and holster fragment
1862
Ribbon
1860-1920
Button
ca. 1985
Handkerchief
1893
Pen wipe/ tobacco
1910-1930
Insignia
1880-1920
Hard Times token: Smith's Clock Establishment, 1837
1837
Ribbon pin
ca. 1881
Campaign cane
ca. 1898
Coin: lll
Pipe cleaner: soldier figure
1825-1875
Miniature table
1915-1935
Needle case
1840-1880
Self-Winding Stock Ticker
1923
Paperweight
1890-1920
Washing supplies
1910-1940
Coin tray
1900-1920
Pinback button
1930-1948
Button
Croton Aqueduct commemorative medal
1842
Le Bistro
Badge
ca. 1893
Waist belt (2)
1860-1870
Pliers (4)
1775-1795
Dolls' house chest
1920-1960
Jug
1920-1950
Pencil
1940-1960
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Travel/ medallion
1878
Pin
1890-1910
Roosevelt ILGWU
Cadillac Bar
ca. 1986-1999
Pastry jagger
1840-1860
Model hand pump fire fighting cart
1874
Table croquet q/box w/docu
1880-1910
Pearlware fragment excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
1760-1783
Old Fashioned Jack Straws
ca. 1890
SAVE CUNY/STOP THE ENROLLMENT REDUCTION TEST (ALIAS-THE 2YR. TEST/WE MUST ORGANIZE
1975-1985
Toy
1955-1990
Tobacco
1920-1940
Pinback button
1896-1910
Pin-back campaign button
1968
Prohibition token
1855
Shoe buckle
1775-1783
"Draped Bust" quarter dollar
1796
Coffee grinder
1860-1900
Costume figurine
1950-1970
Hose carriage
1890-1900
Hook
1760-1783
Printer's Block
1880-1920
Token
1900-1930
Paperweight
1890-1920
Sign
1930-1960
Upholstery supply
1910-1940
College of the City of New York Award Medal
1947 or later
Token
ca. 2000
Letter clip
1875-1900
Music box
1870-1890
Chisels and punches (36)
1775-1795
Chapeau (bicorne) with box
1862-1869
February 6, 2002
2002
Mirror
1900-1940
Carton
1980-2000
Magnet
2001-2002
Pinback button
1896-1920
Centenary of the Establishment of the Diocese of New York Medal
1908
The Black Sheep
ca. 1960-1980
iPod Shuffle
2005
Doll house furniture: side chair
1920-1940
Toy cannon
ca. 1900
Fire helmet
1854-1880
The Comical Game of Who?
ca. 1910
Button
1981
Figurine
1920-1950
Pen wipe/ tobacco
1890-1920
Subway token
1995-2003
Civil War token
1863
Ribbon
1906
Dexterity game
ca. 1920
Coin: half dollar, Great Lakes Expos. 1936
Fireman's belt: Hudson hose
1850-1900
High wheel bicycle
1883
Ship's clock
1840-1860
Table game
ca. 1894
Willkie for president of commonwealth and southern
1940
Advertising sign
1907-1930
Tin
1920-1940
Sign
1890-1940
Food spear
1950-1990
Sew it Up for Nixon-Lodge
1960
I was There ,2009 Inauguration, Obama, Biden
2009
Manhattan Project pin
1945-1950
Box
1870-1920
Roosevelt, He's Good Enough for My Buck
Block from Seaman's Retreat
1858
Shako with plume
1880-1910
Connecticut copper
1787
Printer's Block
1890-1940
Fan
1900-1930
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Collar or cuff stud
1896-1920
Lapel stud
Top of the Tower
ca. 1960-1980
Portable electric sewing machine, model 128-23
ca. 1952
Miniature potted holly bush
1920-1940
Gentleman's costume: 1775
ca. 1968
Which are You?
1875-1925
Shoulder patches
1940-1965
Sewing Needles
1940-1970
Beer Supply
1906-1920
Swizzle stick
1950-1990
Pen
1973
Plate
1911
U.S. Merchant token
ca. 1860
American Institute Medal
ca. 1856
Heart charms on chain
ca. 1941 - 1945
Pin in box: American Red Cross...
Spoon
1800-1900
Builder's Model of the U.S.S. "Monitor"
1862
Canteen w/strap
1860-1865
Paperweight
1880-1920
Watch Face
1880-1940
Pie Tin/ Food
1920-1950
Bar Tray
1930-1950
Button
1963
Lieutenant Edward R. McCall Naval Medal
1820-1885
New York World's Fair souvenir hot pad
ca. 1939
Spinner noise maker
probably 1960s
Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Medal
1905
Ribbon
ca. 1909
Miniature warming pan
1900-1940
Service cap
1917-1918
Dominoes
1950-1970
Printer's Block
1890-1940
Sign
1880-1920
Travel
1930-1960
Pin
1890-1920
We The People Brown '92
1992
"A Greeting" Ribbon
1900-1920
Advertising cane
ca. 1939
Collection of 10 coins in envelope
Chicken coop
1850-1900
Soldiers (12)
1880-1920
Lorgnette and case
ca. 1800
Box
1860-1865
Powder Box
1910-1930
Cleaning supplies
1980-2000
Pen
1980-2000
Beer tray
1885-1915
Ribbon
1901
Women's Roosevelt Memorial Association Medal
1920
The Game of Authors
ca. 1890
The Town House Restaurant
Two Times Is Enough For Any Man
Chester A. Arthur Indian Peace Medal
1883-1885
Octant
ca. 1840
Model 1884 Experimental Trapdoor Rifle
1884
Clothes hanger
ca. 1920
Box/ bottle/ food
1890-1920
Tin/ Candy
1900-1930
Transportation token
1930-1960
Pinback button
1989
Master Commandant Oliver H. Perry Naval Medal
1869-1885
Parking meter
ca. 1990
Pastry jagger/crimper
ca. 1800-1850
Commemorative glass in case.
ca. 1901
Coin:...1622
Soldier on horse
1875-1915
Medicine bottle
1840-1870
Gold thread excavated at a Revolutionary War military hut
1760-1783
Badge: Westchester Exempt Firemen's Assn., 1901
1901
Medicine
1880-1920
Lotion tube/box
1906-1930
Tobacco
1980-2000
Pinback button
1890-1920
Civil War token
1863
Campaign cane
ca. 1952
Denarius in envelope: S?? Severus
Pipe
1880-1920
Dollhouse furn: 2-drawer chest
1920-1940
Cannonball excavated at Fort Washington
1760-1783
Primer box
1862
Box
1890-1920
Pinback button
1997
Playing card
1940-1960
Store display
1888-1900
Campaign token
1960-1968
Medal: Armory Seventh Regt. N.Y.S.N.G....
1877
Verdi
J. L, 3 years, December 15, 1922; J.L., Weight 29 lbs, February 15, 1923
December 15, 1922 ; February 15, 1923
Button
Ribbon
early 20th century
Sausage Grinder
1800-1850
Joslyn Model 1864 Carbine
1864-1865
Paperweight/Calendar
1892
Button
ca. 1965
Beer premium
1930-1950
Postcards/ periodical
1996
Pinback button
1896-1910
Stick pin
Redheads 50 Matches
ca. 1960-1980
Washboard
1930-1950
Medallion: Peace of Versailles
Doll
1830-1860
Gavel: The Gov;t Club
1923
English History
1894
Medicine
1906-1920
Cup
1980-2000
Photographic equipment
1892-1910
Pinback button
1995-2000
Button
1968
Republican Convention Delegate Badge
1900
Bonnet badge
1760-1783
Medal: Abraham Lincoln for the president of the US
1860
Ship's clock
ca. 1928
Toy cupboard
1860-1880
Nail excavated at a Revolutionary War site
1760-1783
Lantern slides (12)
1880-1890
Box
1900-1930
Pin-back button
1956-1968
Cue stick
License plate
1964
Souvenir token
1900-1920
Centennial of George Washington Inauguration Commemorative Medal
1889
Seal press
Teaspoon
ca. 1950
Miniature set of dishes (23)
1850-1900
Foot warmer
1800-1850
Officer's coat
1775-1785
Civil War token
1863
Tool
1890-1930
Token
1890-1930
Tobacco/ cigar ribbon
1880-1920
SUPPORT/HR1300/NATIONAL/HEALTH CARE/FOR ALL/AMERICANS/NOW!
1980-1985
Voltaire Medal
1778
New Tokyo
ca. 1960-1980
KING DAY JAN. 15TH
1968-1969
Top
ca. 1869
Doll: old oriental woman
1890-1920
Fire helmet
1840-1868
Badge: Cent. of Washingtons Inauguration
1889
Shaving Mug
1890-1930
Swizzle stick
1920-1970
Tin
1930-1950
Coaster
1940-1970
Civil War tokens (2)
1863
Republican National Convention Badge
1916
Simon Simple
ca. 1920
Herbert Hoover Medal
1928
Erie Canal Celebration Medal
1826
Pull toy (horse)
1875-1900
Flute and case
1831-1835
Sporran
1860-1865
William H. Harrison Presidential Campaign Medal
1840
Pin-back button
1896-1910
Hardware/ household
1900-1920
Store display
1930-1960
Political banner
1840
Medallion in case: Cooper Union...1859
ca. 1899

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