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The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands
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Object Number:
LIB.QH41.C26.1974

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Costume figurine
1900-1950
Doll w/brown lace dress
1820-1850
The Game of Dr. Busby: America's Oldest Game
ca. 1900
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
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
Westwood Medal
1800
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
Collection of 10 coins (roman) in envelope
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
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
Storage box for epaulets
1818-1825
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
Pencil
1950-1960
The Eleanor Van Rensselaer Fairfax Award Medal
1930
Chateau Madrid
Improved History Cards
1884
Button: Grant Monument...April 27, 1897
Tercentenary of Quebec Medal
1908
Commemorative plaque
1904-1910
Apple parer
ca. 1840
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Campaign Medal
1864
Box/ Food
1900-1930
Pen wipe/ tobacco
1910-1930
Pinback button
1992
WORK FOR PEACE NOV. 13 & 14 (dove)
ca. 1969
Horse comb
1800-1850
Set of three boxed puzzles
1964
Tambourine noise maker
probably 1960s
Fireman's pick ax
Whistle
1850-1900
Pull toy (horse)
1875-1900
Gavel and stand
ca. 1758
Paper doll
1830-1860
Ashtray
1946
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Pinback button
1896-1910
Medallion: The Franklin Institute 1824-1938
1938
Ribbon
1905
Commemorative cane
2003
Jack Straws
ca. 1890
Lady's costume: 1690
ca. 1958
Pen wiper
ca. 1900
Hill's Spelling Blocks
1858
Ashtray
1920-1940
Fan
1876
Jewelers' enamel
1890-1910
Pinback button
1940
Button
1968
Battle of Verdun Medal
1916-1919
Edward O. Leech Mint and Treasury Medal
1890
Ribbon
1840
Spoon
1800-1875
Magic lantern slide
1880-1910
Overcoat
1915-1918
Paperweight
1876
Watch Face
1880-1940
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Tag
1908-1920
Pinback button
1896-1910
Which Means Me Votee for Willkie Too
Bookmark
1892
Clothespin
1750-1850
Round the World with Nellie Bly
1890
Cartridge belt /w 4 metal cartridge holders & tag
1870-1880
Sweat scraper
1830-1875
Almond Cream
1914-1915
Framed set of American military buttons (24) excavated at Fort George
1810-1814
The Game of Peter Coddles
ca. 1890
Paperweight
1898
Ribbon
1940-1960
Bar tray
ca. 1930-1940
Insignia
1880-1920
Hard Times token
1841
Ribbon
1850-1900
Campaign cane
ca. 1900
Bayonet
1770-1800
Marble game board w/collection of marbles
1850-1925
Needle case
19th-mid 19th Century
Ashtray
1960-1970
Paperweight
1910-1930
Washing supplies
1902-1930
Tip tray/coin tray
1964-1965
Pinback button
1930-1948
Presentation box for New York Post First Annual Liberty Medal (r)
2002
George Washington Bridge Commemorative Medal
1931
Le Veau d'or
Joseph Francis Life Saving Medallion
1890
Campaign ribbon
1888
Powder horn
1800-1850
Clamps (2)
1775-1795
Dolls' house chair
1920-1960
Saucer
1920-1950
Pencil
1940-1960
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Thimble/ furnace
1900-1940
Pin
1897
Pin-back button
Waldorf Cocktail Terrace
ca. 1960-1990
Mouse trap
1800-1840
Anne Boleyn
1950-1970
Tiddledy Winks
ca. 1890
The Fishpond Game
1850-1900
The Good Old Game of Corner Grocery
1887
Jack Straws New Edition
ca. 1895
SUPPORT FREE HIGHER EDUCATION
1966
Toy
1940-1960
Tobacco
1920-1940
Pinback button
1896-1910
Civil War token
ca. 1863
INV.13707j
1834
Crackerjack prize
1938
Coffee grinder
1850-1900
Doll: on stand w/purple dress
ca. 1900
Purse
1800-1850
Thimbles
1760-1783
Printer's Block
1907
Token
1900-1930
Paperweight
1880-1920
Sign
1930-1960
Upholstery supply
1910-1940
Medallion: N.Y...1853
1853
Pin
ca. 2000
Collection of buttons: New York State Governors
Garrison cap
ca. 1943
Bits and drills (17)
1775-1795
Service cap
1918-1922
Carnegie Hall Stagebill for October 16-17, 2001
2001
Mirror
1900-1940
Advertisement
1980-2000
Bracelet
2001-2002
Pinback button
1896-1920
Lieutenant William Burrows Naval Medal
ca. 1885
Spring Street
ca. 1960-1980
Box and comb set
ca. 1920
Coin in box: half dollar, California Diamond Jubilee, 1925
Doll house furniture: corner cupboard
1920-1940
Horse pull toy
ca. 1868
Fire helmet: Exempt Association
1854-1880
The Comical Game of Who?
ca. 1910
Button
1972-1973
Canister
1876
Button hook
1890-1930
Ruler
1964
Civil War token
ca. 1860
Seth Low Mayoral Campaign Pin-Back Button with Ribbon
1899-1901
Dexterity game
ca. 1920
Battle of Marne Medal
1915-1919
Die
1800-1838
Die
1800-1838
Jenny Lind
1850-1875
Bayonet and scabbard
ca. 1873
Button
Sign/ Food
1907-1930
Bottle Cap
1920-1960
Sign
1890-1940
Food spear
1950-1990
Golf tees
1956
Pin-back button
ca. 1975
Blackout bulb
1942-1945
Stationery case
1870-1890
Snuffbox
1760-1800
Game pieces (104)
1850-1900
Embroidery frame
ca. 1790
Pine tree shilling
1652
Printer's Block
1890-1940
Fan
1980-2000
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Temperance token
ca. 1830-1860
Ribbon
Paparazzi
ca. 1960-1980
"Brownie Flash Six-20" camera
ca. 1946
Dollhouse furn: table
1920-1940
Souv: Western & Southern Tour, President Cleveland
1887
Gentleman's costume: 1720
ca. 1962
Stamp
1830-1880
Indian medal
ca. 1736, with alterations ca. 1750
Advertising pocket mirror
1890-1920
Glass
1980-2000
Aunt Louisa's Cube Puzzles: Ethiopian Minstrels
ca. 1888
Lantern
1851-1880
Token
ca. 1860
Erie Canal Celebration Medal
1826
Pin
ca. 1941 - 1945
Coin in envelope: Iberian Dupondius- middle?
Ribbon
ca. 1888
Daniel Webster Commemorative Medal
ca. 1852
Piece of iron from the "Monitor"
ca. 1862
Percussion musket converted for civilian use: inscribed
1750-1770
Pin-back campaign button
1884
Watch Face
1880-1940
Medicine
1869
Bar Tray
1900-1930
Button
ca. 1962
Washington and Grant Presidential Medalet
ca. 1870
New York World's Fair souvenir hot pad
ca. 1939
Spinner noise maker
probably 1960s
Coin shaped Locket w/ photo ...1875
Manly Medal
1790
Dollhouse furn: umbrella
1920-1940
Service cap
1941-1947
Magna Dominoes
ca. 1940
Tin
1890-1920
Puzzle
ca. 1890
Travel
1950-1960
Pin
1890-1920
Tray
2002
Ribbon
1878
Commemorative Cane
2005
Chest of drawers
1825-1875
Soldiers (11)
1880-1920
Medallion
ca. 1876
The Yacht Race Game
ca. 1887
Powder Box
1880-1910
Clothing supplies
1970-1990
Pen
1970-2000
Commemorative box
1927
Mourning/ coin
1863-1890
Simon Bolivar Medal
1951
The Golden Door
250th Anniversary of Jewish Settlement in the United States Medal
1905
"Roosevelt" Hide at Hyde!
Grover Cleveland Presidential Medal
1885
Davis & Kidder's Patent Magneto-Electric Machine
ca. 1854
Shirt
1941-1946
Identification badge for bomb-sniffing dog, Ajax Moser
2001
Box/ food
1930-1960
Tin/ Candy
1900-1930
Transportation token
1930-1960
Pinback button
1987-2000
Lieutenant Stephen Cassin Naval Medal
1818-1878
Bank
ca. 1910
Pastry jagger/crimper
19th century
Sword, scabbard and belt
1842-1846
Miniature Furniture; Provincial Chest
ca. 1983
Dollhouse furn: pier table
1920-1940
Apothecary bottle
1906-1915
Fragment of fob seal excavated at Revolutionary War barracks
1760-1783
Medicine
1880-1920
Lotion tube/box
1912
Tobacco
1996
Pinback button
1920-1930
Civil War Token
1863
Pair of doll shoes
1870-1880
Commemorative cane
2003
Rattle bracelet
1800-1850
Miniature folding table
1920-1940
Horseshoes (5) excavated at a British and Hessian Revolutionary War fort and cam
1760-1783
Dinner knife
ca. 1950
Box
1890-1920
Pinback button
1997
Playing card
1940-1960
Advertising token
1889
Pin back button
1900-1920
George Washington Bridge Commemorative Medal
1931
Sea-Fare of the Aegean
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
$10 Eagle
1801
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
Advertising/Landauer paperweight
1885-1890
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
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
Coin: half dollar, Panama-Pacific Expos. 1915
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
General U.S. Grant Commemorative Medal
1868
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
Political button
Aerial camera equipment
Scrimshaw (whale's tooth)
1910-1940
Darning egg: green
1900-1950
Poupards (4)
1900-1940
Tailcoat
1820-1835
Fugio cent
1787
Box
1920-1940
Shopping bag
1991-2000
Thimble/ beverages
1940-1960
Pinback button
1896-1910
Captain Isaac Hull Naval Medal
1816-1885
Top of the Six's
ca. 1960-1980
Pin-back button
2011
Powder horn
1758
Cup
1875-1925
Jenny Lind Doll
1850-1880
Cake board
1780-1830
The Jolly Game of Old Maid
ca. 1890
Perfume Bottle
1940-1970
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Bottle/ medicine
1930-1950
Advertising sign
1900-1930
Button
1984
Allied Artists of America Medal
1927
The Great Game of Pharaoh's Frogs
1891
Robert M. Patterson Mint and Treasury Medal
1839-1881
Button: w/photograghs of Pres.Mckinley and his cabinet 1900
Fragment from the Spanish cruiser Reina Mercedes
ca. 1887
Child's plate
1825-1875
Coachman's overcoat
ca. 1925
Paperweight
ca. 1882
Fan
1890-1920
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Pen
1930-1950
Button
1952-1956
Medallion: Centennial of Congregation B'nai Jeshurun
1925
Book-shaped wooden piece of Merrimac
1863
Pin-back button
2016
Decorative box:inlaid
1800-1830
Apple parer
1800-1830
Wallpaper fragment from Mount Vernon
1780-1790
Dragoon helmet
1800-1825
Still bank
ca. 1881
Medicine
1930-1960
Souvenir token
1836
Tobacco premium
1900-1930
Pinback button
1896-1910
Button
1968
Ribbon
late 19th - early 20th century
Cane
Tobacco jar and cover
1890-1900
Walking-stick
1790-1840
Bottle w/label: Dr. Moyle's Inhaler & Catarrhal Douche
1871-1885
Fish Pond
1909
Button
1970-1980
Tin/ Candy
1906-1930
Glass cutter
1900-1940
Sign/ liquor
1920-1940
Pencil
1940-1960
Franklin Institute Plaquette
1938
Serendipity 3
Major General Ulysses S.Grant Military Medallion
1865
We want F.D.R. again
Dr. Jekyll of Hyde Park
Butterfield dial and case
1685-1715
Waist belt with cartridge box
1860-1865
Paperweight
ca. 1882-1900
Watch Face
1880-1940
Pen wipe/ tobacco
1890-1920
Pinback button
1953-1960
Coaster
1940-1970
Campaign ribbon
1880
O!Dwyer /FOR/ U.S.SENATE
1974
Pair of men's shoes with shoe bags
Spoon
1840-1862
Bottle w/label: Osgood's India Cholagogue New York
1840-1860
Apothecary jar with cover
1830-1890
Links (2) of the Fort Montgomery Chain in box
1776-1777
CombinationTiddledy Winks
ca. 1890
Ashtray
ca. 1930
Shopping bag
1980-1995
Bar Tray
1914-1920
Pinback button
1896-1910
Harlem Globetrotters Game
1971
Doll corset
1870-1880
Commemorative cane
ca. 1880's
Rabbit plane
1850-1900
Gentleman's costume: 1785
ca. 1960
Prescription scale and set of weights in case
1830-1880
Magnet
1999
Candle holder
1910-1930
Fan
1900-1930
Shoe horn/ hotel
1980-2000

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