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New York City Hall, front elevation
Date:
1802
Object Number:
PR.040.1

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Frank H. Lahey Memorial Award Medallion
ca. 1960
Locomotive
1870-1890
Chapeau (bicorne)
1835-1860
Buttons
1952-1956
Packet/ Candy
1997
Food bag
1980-2000
Thimble/ laundry
1900-1940
Pinback button
1896-1910
Aero Club of America Balloon Competition Plaquette
ca. 1910
Fraunces Tavern Restaurant
ca. 1960-1980
Advertising matchsafe
1903
Doll's nightgown
1870-1920
Bottle: H. Lake's Indian Specific
1840-1880
Stereoscope
1890-1910
When My Ship Comes In
ca. 1888
Sachet
1900
Swizzle stick
1950-1990
Medicine
1922-1940
Cigar box
1950-1960
Civil War token
1863
The Circle of Friends of the Medallion 12th Issue
1915
Trap a Sap
ca. 1941-1945
Pin
Pipe
1900-1957
Mug
ca. 1750
Groom's Overcoat
1914
Souvenir Tile/Calendar
1892
Pin-back button
1896-1910
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Badge/ pin
1898
John Allan Commemorative Medal
ca. 1859
Historical novelty
1940-1950
Hudson-Fulton Celebration Official Commemorative Medal
1909
Pin-back button
Shopping bag
Bayonnet for Brown Bess
1750-1830
Walking-stick
1880-1920
Garrison cap
1940-1945
Sand toy
ca. 1850
Coat
1912
General Franklin Pierce Presidential Campaign Medal
1852
Master Commandant Oliver H. Perry Naval Medal
Ca. 1870
Hair Grooming
1902-1920
Shopping bag
1980-1995
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Pinback button
1896-1910
Pin-back button
Fugio cent
1787
Box of crayons
ca. 1940
Miniature cutting tray
1920-1940
Lady's costume: 1830
ca. 1958
Framed set of American military buttons (44) excavated at West Point
1775-1783
Chiromagica or the Hand of Fate
1901
Button
1960-1970
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Shoe horn
1890-1930
Pinback button
1948-1952
Pen
1980-2000
Crystal Palace Exhibition Prize Medal
1851
Coiffures Americana
Every buddy U.S for Willkie
Spurs (4)
1914-1918
Apothecary bottle with stopper
1880-1920
Household implement
ca. 1750-1850
Paperweight
1900-1920
Fan
1900-1930
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Pinback button
1992
Button
ca. 1961
American Bar Association Medal
1930
Tray
1964
Camera with lens
ca. 2012
Grinder
Medal w/ribbon: Commorate 13th Reg. to Yorktown
Agriculture and Forestry Exhibition Medal
1866
Carved horse and rider
1850-1900
Shoulder straps (pair)
1863-1865
Snuffbox
1800-1850
Medicine
1908-1940
Shopping bag
1990-2000
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Pinback button
1896-1910
Folding chair
2002
Ribbon
ca. 1928
Commemorative cane
2007
Carved bird
Gentleman's costume: 1610
ca. 1963
Plaque commemorating the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge,
1883-1890
Gypsy-Lore Fortune Telling Cards
1932
Ashtray
1920-1950
Watch Face
1880-1940
Advertising penny
1925-1940
Pinback button
1940
Young citizens for Johnson
1964
Fragments of wood from the keel of the "Clermont"
1807
NEW YORK'S FAMOUS IRISH RESTAURANTS
Badge
Wilhelmina, Queen of the Netherlands Medal
ca. 1923
Taffrail log
1892-1900
Shoulder strap
ca. 1861
Paperweight
ca. 1880-1920
Watch Face
1880-1940
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Printing/ address book
1942
Pinback button
1896-1910
Button
1940
Bookmark
1890
Stamp
1840-1870
Scrimshaw (whale's tooth)
1910-1940
"Flowing Hair" dollar
1795
Apothecary bottle
1850-1900
Framed set of buttons (30)
1770-1783
The Popular Steeple Chase Game
ca. 1890
Fugio cents (5)
1787
Ashtray
1930-1960
Plaque
1933
Tray
1904
Badge/ tag
1930-1960
Hard Times Token
1837
Ribbon
ca. 1862
Campaign cane
ca. 1896
Needlecase:cylinder shaped, orange
1800-1840
Box
1840-1880
Stamp in case
1860-1920
Paperweight
1895-1930
Washing supplies
1900-1930
Ashtray
1930-1950
The L.B.J. Seal of Approval
1963-1969
Lantern slide
1924-1930
Stick with Ike
1956
Au Canari D'Or
Whig Celebration Ribbon
1837
Powder horn
1775-1825
Card game
1860-1900
Epaulets (pair) with storage box
1840-1870
Mug/Beer
1900-1930
Pencil
1940-1960
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Thimble/ furniture
1900-1940
Tobacco tag
1870-1930
Button
La Fondue
ca. 1960-1990
Mechanical pencil and pen
1890-1920
Zebra
1875-1925
Hoop toy: trotting horse
1860-1890
Fireman's belt: liberty hose
1850-1900
Hidden Titles: Fun for Parties
ca. 1910
Button
1972-1973
Toy
1930-1950
Fairs/ pencil
1972-1976
Pinback button
1896-1910
VIETNAM for the VIETNAMESE
ca. 1968
Hair of John James Audubon (1785-1851)
Toothpick flag
1945
Holster with belt
1910-1920
Doll
1840-1860
Stamp
1900-1940
Model: horse-drawn fire pumper
1875
Coin: half dollar, Monroe Doctrine Centennial, 1923
Printer's Block
1890-1940
Fan
1910-1920
Optical
1940-1960
Sign
1915
Upholstery supply
1910-1940
First Steam Coinage Mint & Treasury Medal
1836
Lady's costume: 1869
ca. 1965
PN9 toy fighter plane
1920-1930
Shoulder patch
1940-1950
Button: w/photo of McKinley and Roosevelt
Walking-stick
ca. 1883
Group of miniature flatware (28)
1900-1930
Dress hat
1900-1910
Civil War token
1863
Fan
1890-1930
Greeting cards
1993-2000
I [love] New York More Than Ever
2001-2002
Collar or cuff stud
1896-1920
Lieutenant William Burrows Naval Medal
1817-1880
The Cupping Room Cafe
ca. 1960-1980
Toy football players (2)
ca. 1930s
Doll house furniture: butler's table frame
1920-1940
Doll
1820-1860
Cigar box
1890-1920
Peter Coddle's Trip to New York
ca. 1890
Sewing Supplies
1886-1920
Box/ jewelry
1910-1940
Button hook
1890-1930
Political pocket mirror
1952-1956
Civil War tokens (2)
1863
Doll handkerchief
1870-1880
Dexterity game
ca. 1920
Butter mold
1825-1850
Dress hat
1942-1945
Clock with case
ca. 1900
Sewing box
1850-1900
Pin-back campaign button
1940
Matchholder
1900-1930
Bottle Cap
1940-1980
Captain Isaac Hull Naval Medal
1816-1885
Plate
1910
Food spear
1940-1960
Pack of Cigarettes
1952
Hillary Clinton
2008
The Club Baths
Puzzle blocks
ca. 1870
Sword belt
1860-1865
Fire helmet: NY Exempt Association, JR
1854-1860
Pill box
1859-1880
Shako
ca. 1888
Massachusetts cent
1788
Collection of 6 coins in envelope, 2 medals, 41 medallion
Printer's Block
1890-1940
Washing supplies
1980-2000
Travel
1940-1960
Token
1870-1900
Badge
1896
El Parador
ca. 1960-1980
Electric toaster
1930-1940
Dollhouse furn: stool legs
1920-1940
Gentleman's costume: 1905
ca. 1965
Printing block
1700-1800
Hill's Alphabet Blocks
ca. 1875
Jar
1880-1930
Tin/ food
1960-1980
Food spear
1940-1960
Musical recording
1910-1920
Ribbons
1838-1842
Francois Buloz Medallion
1829
Anti-war buttons
1939
Ribbon
ca. 1900
Owl, Turns Head
1880-1920
Sewing Machine
ca. 1872
Cartridge belt
1910-1918
Paperweight
1904
Pinback button
1908-1920
Trade Sign
1880-1910
Box
1880-1910
Button
ca. 1970
Button
Metis shipwreck
1875
Spinner noise maker
probably 1960s
Building blocks (set)
1850-1900
Doll: Slavic dancer
1900-1940
Medal fragment: #1
Mechanical toy (carousel)
1825-1875
Cigar case
1800-1900
Knight on horseback
1870-1910
Inkwell/Cup
1910-1940
Medallion
1912
Travel
1940-1960
Insignia
1890-1920
Printing plate
1936
Ribbon pin
ca. 1909
Souvenir cane
ca. 1993
Toy armchair
1850-1900
Soldiers (12)
1880-1920
Set of drawing instruments in case
1860-1890
Shoulder patches
1940-1945
Powder Box
1880-1920
Measuring cup/ cleaning supplies
1960-1990
Tobacco premium
1890-1920
Insignia
1910-1920
Office supply
1940-1960
Washington Irving Plaquette
1912
Finland House
Hughes and Bruce
Force Franklin Out At Third
Seminole Chief Osceola (1804-1838)
Mid-19th century
Brace or bitstock
1764-1800
Paperweight
ca. 1892-1920
Box/ bottle/ food
1906-1920
Box/ Candy
Transportation token
1895-1930
Pinback button
1896-1910
Master Commandant Oliver H. Perry Naval Medal
1840-1866
Bookmark
ca. 1976
Pastry jagger/crimper
ca. 1800-1850
Service cap
ca. 1940
Jumping jack
1800-1820
Apothecary bottle
1850-1925
Arrowhead excavated at Revolutionary War barracks
1500-1650
Swing a Peg
ca. 1900
Major General Zachary Taylor Military Medal
1848-1885
Sewing Supplies
1890-1930
Lotion tube/box
1906-1930
Basket Vis-A-Vis
1905
Pinback button
1910-1930
THERE'S STILL TIME BROTHER WORK FOR A SANE NUCLEAR POLICY
ca. 1963
Doll's petticoat
1870-1880
Campaign cane
ca. 1976
Ash can w/hinged lid
1875-1915
Doll: girl in blue-green dress
1890-1910
Needle case
1825-1850
Dinner knife
1950-1975
Box
1910-1940
Box/ Food
1992
Playing card
1940-1960
Game token
1920-1940
Badge/ medal
1930-1940
Card of buttons
1960-1990
Italian Pavilion
Jenny Lind Commemorative Medal
After 1887
Cane
1760-1820
Flax wheel
1750-1850
Artillery shell fragments (5)
1900-1914
Campaign pin
1868
Fan
1900-1930
Coaster
1997
Pencil/ periodical
1940-1960
Pinback button
1896-1910
Master Commandant Thomas MacDonough Naval Medal
ca. 1878
Lola
ca. 1985-2004
Cobble hoe
1800-1900
Sesquicentennial International Exposition Commemorative Medal
1926
Doll
1820-1850
Ramrod excavated at Fort Washington
1760-1783
Badges
1917
Medicine
1890-1920
Perfume Sample
1970-2000
Photographic equipment
1940-1960
Pin
1995-2000
Early American token
1815
Rbbon
ca. 1900
Cartridge box badge
1760-1783
Bootjack
early 19th century
Cane/Walking-stick
1900-1925
Lampshade
1860-1900
Doll's bed
1920-1950
Plaque
1850-1950
Button
1960
Pinback button
1935-1940
Cue stick
Brick
1900-1940
Charge plate
1930-1950
United States Centennial Commemorative Medal
1874
Coll.of 3 coins: Immunis Columbia, 1787
Ghettopoly
2002
William Astor Chanler Democratic Association 5th Assembly District Badge
1899-1901
Unattached Document
Set of miniature pans (7)
1875-1900
Framed leaves from Abraham Lincoln's bier
1865
Civil War tokens
1863
Stamp
1920-1960
Token
1890-1930
Tobacco/ cigar ribbon
1880-1920
Pinback button
1896-1910
"Centennial of the Battle of Fort Washington, No. 7" Commemorative Medal
1876
24 Fifth Avenue
ca. 1960-1980
BUTTON OF THE MONTH JAN. 1950 LABOR YOUTH LEAGUE, BURY JIM CROW
1950
Table
1920-1940
Doll w/stand
1820-1850
Fire helmet: Morrisania, W.B.
1830-1850
Mug/Shaving
1890-1930
Swizzle stick
1950-1990
Swizzle stick
1950-1990
Pinback button
1952-1960
Civil War token
ca. 1863
Souvenir badge
1908
Dexterity game
ca. 1920
Ribbons
1880-1930
Camp Bed
1777-1785
"Lordly Lionel," from The Prince and Princess Series of Dressing Dolls
ca. 1894
Model 1842 U.S. Rifled Musket
1854
Paperweight
1893
Pinback button
1935-1940
Watches/Tin
1888-1900
Stack's Advertising Medal
1939
Badge/ medal
1922
Historical novelty
1940-1950
Henry Clay Presidential Campaign Medalet
1844
Political button
Aerial camera
Game of Mythology
1884
Pitcher
1850-1930
Button: Kefauver the winning Democrat
Polishing powder in original box
1850-1875
Dress hat
ca. 1902
Henry R. Linderman Mint and Treasury Medal
1872
Half dime
1795
Box
1920-1940
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Thimble/ music
1900-1960
Pinback button
1898
Major Henry Lee Military Medal
1790-1877
Akbar
ca. 1960-1980
Pin-back button
2011
Pump: painted
1860-1890
Doll: topsy-turvy from Holland
1920-1960
Spoons (3) excavated at West Point
1760-1783
Noddles Astray: Eight Merry Games
1884
Cosmetic Bottle
1890-1920
Token
1880-1920
Medicine/ bottle
1940-1960
Pinback button
1942
Political novelty
1980-2000
World War I Plaquette
1914-1918
Tilograms and Anagrams game
1928
Badge in case
1870-1950
Plaque: in memorian USS Maine...Feb. 15, 1898
Child's plates (pair)
1825-1875
Canteen with cup
1918
Paperweight
1890-1920
Fan
1900-1930
Pen wipe/ tobacco
1890-1920
Tin advertising figure
1890-1920
Pencil
1930-1960
Medallion: ...Elihu Root...Architecture in America
1904-1914
Button
Image of Amundsen's ship Gjoa framed in wood from ship's bookcase
1907-1947
Carnegie Hall medal
2012
License plates
20th Century
Marshal Foch Commemorative Medal
1921
Wood fragment of the "Florida"
1850-1900
Snuffbox with lid
ca. 1800-1850
My Darling's Pictoral ABC
ca. 1890
Spiro Our Hero
ca. 1968
Shopping bag
1990-2000
Medallion in box: Haviland...
1926
Tobacco bag
1890-1920
Pinback button
1896-1920
Button
2003
Stash
1992
Cane
ca. 1920's
Coll. of figures: standing, running, 1 mounted, carriage
1870-1910
Miniature Furniture, Provincial Desk
ca. 1983
Whistle on ribbon
1750-1825
Game of Star Authors
ca. 1890
Button
1980-1992
Box/ Candy
1940-1960
Tray
1964-1965
Sign/ liquor
1980-1990
Pencil
1980-2000
Badge mounted: Exempt, L.E.
1880-1920
FALA
Wood fragment from ship "Tennessee"
1850-1864
Waist belt
1880-1900
Plate buffer
1840-1860
Sewing clamp
ca. 1850-1900
Paperweight
ca. 1882-1900
Watch Face
1880-1940
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Thermometer
1890-1930
Coaster
1940-1970
Ribbon
1888-1892
HUMPHREY/ FOR/ PRESIDENT
1968
Nutmeg grater/tobacco shredder
ca. 1650-1750
Funnel
ca. 1725-1825
Hat cover
1944
Bottle
1860-1890
Pitcher excavated at Revolutionary War barracks
1740-1783
Coin: Virginia half-penny, 1773 Georgius lll Rex
1773
Fine Parlor Croquet
ca. 1880
Souvenir Tray
1907
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Bar Tray
1900-1930
Pinback button
1896-1910
Medal
1949
Pair of doll shoes
1870-1880
Commemorative cane
ca. 1880's
Barrel
1850-1900
Toy train
1900-1910
Collection of straight pins (qty. 8)
1758-1830
Dish
1960-1980
Tea Strainer
1910-1940
Watch sign
1940-1960
Sewing Needles
1890-1930
Measuring cup
1890-1930
Office supply
1935-1950
4 loose buttons
ca. 1940
Downing Square
Ribbon
1940
Sword Cane
1780-1820
Chest with drawers
1800-1850
Tinderbox
1816-1830
Miniature Bottle
1920-1950
Pencil
1962-1990
Wrapper
1980-2000
Tobacco
1880-1920
Tobacco tag
1870-1930
Campaign pin
Dunhill
ca. 1960-1980
Pastry jagger/crimper
ca. 1800-1850
Coin Purse
1833
Pull toy (elephant)
1860-1890
Nightstick
1835-1850
Twenty-five Soldiers on Parade
ca. 1900
Lens cloth
1930-1960
Match case
1893
Coin: half dollar, Great Lakes Expos. 1936
Badge/ medal
1895
Pinback button
1896-1910
Hard Times token
1837
Ribbon
ca. 1890
Waist belt badge
1760-1783
Cigarettes in box (10)
1919
Cart
1890-1930
Needle case
ca. 1815
Sword belt
1850-1870
Employee identification badge for Paul R. Wysocki
Watch movement
1890-1930

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