Collection Highlights

The Bulls and Bears in the Market
Date:
1879
Object Number:
1971.104
Medium:
Oil on linen

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Nightstick
1830-1840
The Limited Mail and Express Game
1894
Dairy thermometer and case
ca. 1920
Shopping bag
1940-1950
Badge/ medal
1919
Pinback button
1896-1910
U.S. Merchant token
ca. 1860
Political ribbon
ca. 1870
Waist belt badge
1760-1783
Buttons in case
1861-1865
Jester on cart
1860-1900
Needle case
1800-1830
Powder horn
1800-1840
Box
1906-1940
Comic book
1897
Cue stick
Plate
1911
Upholstery supply
1910-1940
Postage Cent
Button
Campaign button: Teddy Roosevelt
Kentucky Rifle
1795-1815
Overseas cap
1917-1918
Lucky Lindbergh token
1927
Box/ Candy
Food bag
1998
John Allan Commemorative Medal
ca. 1859
Thimble/ sewing
1900-1940
Pinback button
1990
Pin-back button
La Vieille Auberge
ca. 1980-1995
THE WORKING THEATER NEW YORK CITY LABOR CHORUS, Fight for the Arts
1991-2000
Coin:...1623
Pull toy (horse)
1850-1900
Doll
1890-1920
Shackles
1750-1850
The Merry Game of Country Auction
1880-1890
Mug/Shaving
1890-1930
Shopping bag
1990-2000
Medicine
1940-1960
Beer premium
1930-1950
U.S. Merhant token
1854-1857
Convention ribbon
1888
Dexterity game
ca. 1920
Wood engraving tool
1850-1900
Child's plate
1804-1830
Shoulder belt
1865-1875
Puzzle
1890-1910
Bookbinding Supplies
1920-1950
Pin-back button
1896-1910
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Tin
1940-1960
Coin/ pendant
1923
Medallion in case: 50th Anniversary NY Public Library
1961
Political button
Aerial camera equipment
Scrimshaw (whale's tooth)
1910-1940
Campaign ibbon
Stuffed cloth rooster
1900-1925
Forage cap
1885-1893
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Store display
1950-1960
Coin/ pendant
1890
Columbia University Service Award Medal
ca. 1934
Political button
Aerial camera equipment
Scrimshaw (whale's tooth)
1910-1940
Ribbon
Squeak toy (quail)
1875-1900
Chapeau (bicorne)
1873-1877
Needle case
1825-1875
The Rockefeller University Founders Ball
1985
Work For Peace/ Nov. 13 & 14
1960-1970
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Freedom Aint Free
2002
Pinback button
1896-1910
Wendell Willkie is my man for President
ca. 1940
Adam's Apple
ca. 1960-1980
Pin-back campaign button
ca. 1977-1985
Major General Ulysses S.Grant Military Medallion
1865
Duck
1800-1900
Doll: woman in red dress w/hat
ca. 1867
Box
1850-1900
The Game of Authors
ca. 1890
Ribbon
1962-1990
Shopping bag
1996
Shoe horn
1890-1930
Musical recording
1910-1920
Civil War token
1863
First National City Bank 150th Anniversary Medal
1962
Spoon
ca. 1950
Badge in case
Arcade Jack Set/Jack Stones
1890-1940
Haversack
1855-1865
Spice box
ca. 1858
Plate
Packet
1906-1920
Pen
1980-2000
Pinback button
1890-1920
Medal
1900-1920
The Brooklyn Improvement Company Medal
1966
Parker-Davis button
T-shirt
2016
Smith Carbine
1861-1865
Coin: Georgius Dei Gratia Rex, 1723
Miniature candelabra (pair)
1910-1940
Cocked hat
1776-1780
Lantern
ca. 1840
Medicine
1980-2000
Medallion
1920-1950
Forks (4)
1740-1783
Thimble/ political
1900-1960
Pinback button
1896-1910
Button
ca. 1980
Ribbon
late 19th - early 20th century
Lapel pin
ca. 2010
Button
ca. 1705
Soldiers on platform
1870-1910
Collection of tools, personal accessories, and fragments (19 pieces)
1775-1850
Coin: NOVA CONSTELLATIO, 1785
16-4-52-34 Puzzle
1891
Box
1908-1930
Noisemaker
1930-1940
Button hook
1890-1930
Pinback button
1940
Match safe
1890-1920
Badge: Delegate Fireman's Ass. NY 1903
ca. 1903
The Playboy Club
Ribbon
ca. 1900
Helmet
1850-1920
Cover for developing bath, photography accessory
1850-1870
Trousers
1944
Paperweight
1911-1930
Fan
1910-1930
Pen wipe/ tobacco
1890-1920
Pinback button
1960
Pinback button
1896-1910
Baby shoe
ca. 1898
I GAVE TO COPE, 1962, AFL-CIO
1962
Bar pin
Snuffbox made from wood of the U.S. Constitution
1845-1847
Model of the "Alabama"
1939
Apothecary bottle with stopper
1880-1910
Trousers
1860-1880
Magnetic Fish Pond
ca. 1891
Ashtray
1950-1980
Souvenir token
1939
Pen wipe/ tobacco
1912-1930
Pin
1880-1920
Civil War token
1863
Badge
1883
Commemorative cane
ca. 1876
Squeak toy (bird)
1875-1900
Miniature Furniture, Secretary
ca. 1983
Needle case with sewing tools
1800-1850
2000 World Series ticket
2000
Snuff Box
1880-1910
Tin/ washing supplies
1910-1940
Pin
1910-1940
Pinback button
1944
Button
Campaign medal
1948
The Ground Floor
Badge w/ribbon & pin
1899
Timothy D. Sullivan Association Annual Outing Member Badge
1911
Scotsman
1870-1900
Coin: half dollar, Huguenot-walloon Tercentenary, 1924
Plane
ca. 1739
Campaign lapel stud
1892
Patch/ Clothes
1990-2000
Napkin
1980-2000
Thimble
1900-1940
Badge
1899
Buttons
Elephant Castle
ca. 1960-1980
Paper doll
1830-1860
Washboard
1930-1950
Wind-up toy: three musicians
ca. 1890
Buckle excavated at Fort Washington
1760-1783
The Game of District Messenger Boy
ca. 1888
Button
ca. 1965
Toy
1955-1990
Cigarette package Cigarette package
1930-1960
Pinback button
1995-2000
Civil War token
ca. 1863
Doll
1870-1880
Matchbook
1940-1945
Scoop/ladle
ca. 1700-1800
Basket of dried flowers
1930-1960
Seal: Mayors court of NY
1800-1821
Shoulder belt (2)
1860-1870
Photographic Plate
1900-1940
Bottle/ food
1948-1960
Pen wipe/ tobacco
1890-1920
Pin
1927
Lantern slide
1924-1930
French Line "Normandie" Commemorative Medal
1935
Medal
1917
Ribbon
1899
Campaign ribbon
1892
Presentation plaque
1850-1900
Whale's tooth
1850-1890
Fabric Samples
1950-1970
Watch Face
1880-1940
Captain William Bainbridge Naval Medal
1817
Box
1940-1960
God Bless America
2001-2002
Pin
1896-1920
Copper cent
1791
Lenge
ca. 1960-1980
Pin-back button
1970
Coin: USA, 1858 1 cent
1858
Mechanical toy (pedlar with cart)
1850-1900
Canteen
1850-1900
Fire helmet frontpiece: Americus
1836-1868
Police radio
1965-1980
Button
1972-1973
Mug/Shaving
1940-1960
Pen wipe/ tobacco
1890-1920
Pinback button
1896-1910
Ribbon
1900
Puzzle
ca. 1941-1945
Pestle
ca. 1850
Knife and sheath
1813-1830
Sewing clamp
1840-1880
Percussion dueling pistols with case and accessories (8)
1810-1820
Button
1971
Sack/ Food
1910-1940
Label
1940-1960
Badge/ medal
1920-1930
OPA Red Point ration tokens (10)
1944-1945
Button
Political button
1964
Doll ear muffs
Ribbon
ca. 1861
Portfolio: monogram w/intials - ?
1872-1900
Pull toy (horse with foal)
1860-1890
Butter mold
ca. 1825-1875
Dress hat
1918-1945
Civil War token
1863
Spring Clip/Tool
1880
Intercom
Tobacco/ cigar ribbon
1880-1920
Collar or cuff stud
1896-1920
Contribution receipt
ca. 1956
Zarela
ca. 1960-1980
National Shrine of St. Anthony token
ca. 1940-1960
Medal fragment: #3
Cocked hat (reproduction)
1880-1930
Doll
1920-1940
Doll
1850-1900
Butter mold
1825-1875
Sliced Animals Improved or Spelling Made Easy
ca. 1880
Box/ Collar
1866-1910
Box
1940-1970
Tobacco premium
1890-1920
Pinback button
1944-48
Button
ca. 1967
George Washington Inaugural Centennial Medallion
1889
The Double-Six Puzzle
1930-1950
FDR
The Home Primer
1861-1870
Card case wrapped in document
ca. 1835
Padlock
1730-1775
Paperweight
1957
Pinback button
1932
Trade Sign
1880-1900
Sewing notion
1890-1930
Swizzle stick
1920-1960
Hudson-Fulton Celebration Official Commemorative Medal
1909
Fields Borough President button
Pin-back button
2017
Walking-stick
1850-1900
The New Game of Illustrated Proverbs
ca. 1880
Toy chest of drawers
1840-1880
Flying Cloud
20th century
Hard hat
2001
Button
1988
Native American pestle
1500-1700
Hardware/ household
1940-1960
Fragment from the dirigible "Shenandoah"
1920
Souvenir
1898-1902
Pin-back button
Sargent Kendall Jackson 1926 Ribbon with Medal
ca. 1926
Oyster shucking knife
1850-1910
Dollhouse furn.: planter stand w/ textile lining
1920-1940
Miniature wood stove, coal bucket, and shovel
1960-1980
Captain Thomas Truxtun Naval Medal
ca. 1880
Sash
1910-1920
Grandmama's Arithmetical Game
ca. 1887
Bottle/Chemical
1890-1920
Coffee supply
1940-1960
Swizzle stick/ food spear
1940-1960
Insignia
1910-1920
Button
2003
Walt Whitman Commemorative Medal
1925
Shepheard's at The Drake
Ribbon
1800-1900
Millard Fillmore Indian Peace Medal
After 1850
Saws (4)
1775-1795
Field glasses in case
1900-1920
Paperweight
1900-1920
Pinback button
1901
Flag of honor
2002
Bar Tray
1930-1950
Pinback button
1988-2000
New-York Historical Society Centennial Medal
1904
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT
1940
Miniature Jar
1825-1875
Indian axe
17th century
Marquis de Lafayette Commemorative Medal
1789 or later
Puzzle
1850-1900
Helmet
1942-1945
A B C Blocks
ca. 1883
Sewing Supplies
1864-1920
Spoon
1930-1950
Photographic equipment
1920-1960
Button hook
1896-1920
The Premium Game of Logomachy or War of Words
1889
Ribbon
ca. 1917
Commemorative cane
ca. 1890's
Miniature boxing glove
1900-1930
Lady's costume: 1882
ca. 1966
Textile implements
1750-1800
Hood's War Game
ca. 1898
Sewing Pins
1890-1930
Pencil/ Food
1930-1950
Playing card
1940-1960
Relic
1860-1920
Lunch box
ca. 1980
General Ulysses S. Grant Memorial Medal
1897
Press Box
Ribbon badge
1885-1897
Garrison cap
ca. 1944
Box
1800-1900
Button
Trousers
Ca. 1912
Paperweight
1890-1920
Box/ Food
1890-1930
Packet/ Food
1900-1930
Bell
1915
Pinback button
1896-1910
INV.13710.7
Advertisement for Oriental Mixture Tobacco
Cookie mold
ca. 1785
The Jolly Game of Old Maid
ca. 1890
Miniature Furniture; Lowboy
ca. 1983
Medicine bottle
1875-1900
Delftware fragment excavated at Fort Washington
1740-1783
The Professional Game of Baseball
ca. 1890
Medicine/Soap
1906-1930
Lotion tube/box
1906-1930
Badge/ medal
1898
Travel/ pin
1890-1920
Washington Evening Star Games
1947-1954
Ribbon
1880-1890
Commemorative cane
2003
Dolls' house chair
1920-1960
Toy train
1900-1910
Needle case
1830-1860
Powder horn
1829
Box
1890-1920
Pinback button
1992
Brochure/ umbrella
1940-1960
Iron
1880-1920
Pin
1890-1920
Ike
ca. 1956
Clos Normand
National Day of Mourning Abraham Lincoln Ribbons
1865
Fan
1853-1875
Miniature armchair
1875-1900
Model of the Franklin House, Cherry Street
1920-1960
Paperweight
1900-1930
Paperweight
1890-1920
Gas mask
1940-1945
Coaster
1940-1970
Tobacco/ cigar ribbon
1880-1920
Pinback button
1985-1990
George Washington Inaugural Centennial Medallion
1889
Caffe Roma
ca. 1960-1980
Pin-back button
1924-1929
Token: City Hall, NY.; 1856
1856-1939
Doll's skirt: embroidered
ca. 1895
Collection of 30 village pieces: buildings, people, trees
1850-1925
Tavern Sign
1810-1842
The Country Fair
ca. 1891
Mug/Shaving
1890-1930
Tin
1910-1940
Box / Candy
1896
Pinback button
1998
Hard Times token
Political ribbon
1885-1897
Pencil sharpener
1930-1948
Badge:...Dayton Hose No.2, Herkimer, N.Y.
1880-1920
Gentleman's costume: 1835
ca. 1963
Still bank
1880-1920
Sword belt
1885-1899
Hair Grooming
1911-1930
Pinback button
1930-1950
Hardware/ household
1980-2000
Store display
1890-1910
Ribbon
1916
Pair of lapel buttons
1892
Political button
1970
Doll jacket
Stamp: NY ... Mutual Assurance Co
ca. 1800-1809
Washboard
1900-1950
Hudson-Fulton Celebration commemorative spade with cover
1909
Civil War token
1863
Tin/ Candy
1900-1930
Hardware/ household
1930-1950
Thimble/ laundry
1900-1940
Pinback button
1896-1910
Bottle: Brant's Indian Balsam
1850-1880
Medallion: Fort Ticonderoga NY
1900-1990
Umeda Restaurant
ca. 1960-1980
Jeweled hair comb
ca. 1920
Coin: Collection of American Pennies ...
Miniature rocking horse with soldier
1875-1900
Miniature dolls (7)
1960-1980
Badge: ...Chief of Police
1845-1857
Game of Snap
ca. 1885
Shaving mug
1890-1930
Swizzle stick
1950-1990
Swizzle stick
1920-1958
Typewriter
1886-1900
Horses Tail Rest./950 8th Ave., NYC Stir spoon
1950-1980
Ribbon
1896
Blackout
ca. 1941-1945
Ribbon w/pin & photograph: of Grant
Percussion target rifle with scope: inscribed
1850-1880
Memo book in envel: belonged to Margaret Ann Morrison...
1850-1900
Shirt
1917-1918
Souvenir Tile/Calendar
1913
Watch Face
1880-1940
Can/ food
1950-1960
Badge/ pin
1910-1930
Souvenir spoon
1898-1900
Gilbert Stuart Medal
1848
Pin-back button
2008
Shopping bag
Walking-stick
1910-1918
Mauser machine pistol with back stock and case
Sleigh
1850-1900
Pitcher (12) excavated at a Revolutionary War military camp
1760-1783
Memorial token
1865
Coll. of 3 coins: Nova Caesarea, 1787 (New Jersey)
Medicine
1995-2002
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Thimble/ insurance
1900-1960
Pinback button
1896-1910
SLC [in red circle with diagonal slash]
2003
Am I Not a Woman & a Sister
1838
Menu and program: Elihu Root
1906
Lady's costume: 1720
ca. 1962
Coll. of 3 tokens: 2-Neo-Eboracus, 1787; 1-Excelsior, 1787
Necktie
1952
The Game of Puss in the Corner
ca. 1888
Button
1960-1970
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Shoe horn
1890-1930
Pinback button
1948-1952
Pen
1980-2000
Children's Year Medal
1919
Bull and Bear
No Franklin The First
Ribbon fragment: delegate
late 19th - early 20th century
Scottish Highlander
1824
Belt holster
1860-1875
Paperweight
1880-1920
Fan
1910-1930
Pen wipe/ tobacco
1890-1920
Pinback button
1960-1968
Button
1966
Master Commandant Oliver H. Perry Naval Medal
1869-1885
Rice Krispy Treat Elves Cut Outs
1955
Baseball cap
2016
Bell crown cap and shoulder cord
1820-1840; 1870-1890
Medal: Washington Memorial Chapel,Valley Forge P.A
1976 or later
Shingle from Lott homestead
ca. 1800
Chapeau bras with case
ca. 1840
"Peaseware" container with lid
1850-1890
Medicine
1890-1930
Shopping bag
1990-2000
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Game of Lost Heir
ca. 1885
Pinback button
1896-1910
Harvard University Medal
1907
Ribbon pin
1892
Cane
2002
Playing card: Three Finger'd Jack
1750-1800
Trees (8)
1870-1910
Pistol holster
1860-1865
The Game of Old Maid
ca. 1932
Sewing Needles
1910-1930
U.S. Merchant token: Doremus & Nixon, Dry Goods and Upholstery
1852
Watch Face
1880-1940
Souvenir token
1893
Pinback button
1940
Office supply
1962-1980

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