Collection Highlights

The Rail Candidate
Date:
1860
Object Number:
PR.010.1860.Rail
Medium:
Lithograph

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Shako with plume
1860-1865
U.S. Out of Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos!/SMC
1970
Tin/ Food
1930-1960
Trade Sign
1880-1900
Badge/ medal
1910-1940
Historical memorabilia
1930-1960
Pan-American Exposition Medal
1901
Political button
1974
Doll shoes (pair)
Medal
1896
Collection of campaign buttons: Wilkie Worker
Trees (set of 4)
1880-1910
Forage cap
1870-1892
Hitching post finial
1850-1900
Embosser
1890-1940
Box/ Collar
1866-1910
Tobacco/ cigar ribbon
1880-1920
Collar or cuff stud
1896-1920
Pull Down all Levers Row B Vote Democratic
ca. 1956
The Four Seasons
ca. 1960-1980
Autograph book
1895
Whirligig
1875-1900
Gentleman's costume: 1860
ca. 1961
Jacknife excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
1760-1783
Pin with ribbon and medallion
ca. 1893
Box/ Collar
1866-1910
Box
1880-1920
Tobacco premium
1890-1920
Pinback button
1944-48
Civil War token
ca. 1863
Holland Society Plaquette
1912
Atomic Bomb
ca. 1945
Am I Not a Woman & a Sister
1838
Badge in case
Shirt
1900-1910
Diaphragm mimeograph
ca. 1897
Cup: inscribed: L.B.S. Regt N.Y. 970
1855-1866
Paperweight
1880-1910
Badge
1932
Trade Sign
1880-1900
Store display
1940-1960
Swizzle stick
1950-1990
Hudson-Fulton Tercentenary Celebration Commemorative Medal
1909
Medal: Centennial Celebration of the Evacuation of New York, 1783-1883
1883
Landon/Knox political button
Hillary Clinton paper doll
2016
Walking-stick
1888
Coin: half dollar, Texas Independ. Centennial, 1934
Pull toy with horses (2)
1875-1900
Dress trousers
1870-1877
Contack
1939
Button
1970-1980
Letter opener and mechanical pencil set
1940-1960
Button
1968
Medallion
1885
New York City Marathon finisher's medal
2003
Ribbon
ca. 1890
Decorative flags (7) in box
ca. 1940-1945
Dollhouse furn.: side table
1920-1940
Miniature high chair
1960-1980
Printing block
1770-1820
Game of War at Sea or Don't Give Up the Ship
1898
Powder Box
1920-1940
Napkin
1980-2000
Bottle/ medicine
1880-1910
Elevated train sign
1870-1955
Token
ca. 1860
Fulton Trust Company Plaquette
1915
Candlelight Room
Philadelphia Centennial Exposition Commemorative Medal
1876
Wings for America
Tobacco pipe
1861-1862
Doll's bed and bedding
1850-1900
Bowl
ca. 1700-1850
Paperweight
1900-1920
Pinback button
1906
Medicine
1940-1960
Bar Tray
1930-1950
Pinback button
1940-1970
Campaign pin
NEW YORK CITY SHAKESPEARE TERCENTENARY CELEBRATION/ 1616/1916
1916
Bottle w/label: Dr. Moyle's Inhaler & Catarrhal Douche
1871-1885
Child's plate
1854-1880
Ladle
ca. 1850-1900
Hotel key
1897-1920
Helmet
1914-1917
Badge ribbon
ca.1896
Sewing Supplies
1890-1920
Makeup Compact
1930-1960
Bottle
1900-1940
Collar or cuff stud
1896-1920
International Ladies Garment Workers Union
ca. 1950-1960
Society of Old Brooklynites Badge
ca. 1880
Cane
ca. 1918
Miniature mold
1875-1900
Gentleman's costume: 1812
ca. 1960
Needle case
1780-1840
The Round Game of Tiddledy Winks
1890
Sewing Needles
1890-1930
Pencil/ Food
1930-1950
Playing card
1940-1960
Coffee mill
1880-1910
Sail along with Harry
1948
Medallion in box w/ docu: Belmont Park...1968
1968
Parsley's Restaurant
World War I Plaquette
1917
Pin
ca. 1888-1892
Ribbons
Coat
1914-1918
Blue vs. Gray - The Civil War: South
1990-2004
Ribbon/ Clothes
1980-2000
Tin/ food
1890-1920
Brandy Eau de Toilette
2002
Pinback button
1980-2000
Gentleman's costume: 1845
ca. 1966
Treasury Department - First Class Life Saving Medal (1877-1882)
1877-1882
Laurens Cigarettes advertisement
Steam whistle
1877-1880
Powder horn
1849
Medicine bottle
1840-1860
Sword w/scabbard
1800-1826
College Football Game
1897
Medicine
1900-1930
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Tobacco
1910
Pinback button
1896-1910
Hard Times token
1841
Ribbon with paper mount
1870-1900
Campaign cane
ca. 1840
Child's minature books (8)
1812-1817
Lady's costume: 1845
ca. 1965
Badge
ca. 1784
Mess kit
ca. 1895
Box
1950-1980
Pinback button
2000
Pocket knife
1940-1960
Iron
1880-1920
Campaign handkerchief
1940
Panama-Pacific International Exposition Commemorative Medal
1915
Chez Vito
Medal: relief of Lincoln
1868-1895
Abraham Lincoln Mourning Ribbons
1865
Trousers
1940-1945
Miniature bowl
1880-1920
Sand caster
1800-1850
Paperweight
1890-1920
Paperweight
1890-1920
Noisemaker
1935
Tobacco/ cigar ribbon
1880-1920
Pinback button
1995
Major General Winfield Scott Military Medal
After 1840
The Red Parrot
ca. 1980-1986
Coin in envelope: Cistophorus-silver coin of Augustus
Man figure
1850-1900
Doll with Native American costume
ca. 1939
Model of horse-drawn hose carriage
ca. 1885
Ben Hur or the Chariot Race
1899
Shaving mug
1900-1930
Toy
1980-2000
Shaving Supply
1950-1990
Pinback button
1990-2000
U.S. Merchant token
ca. 1850
Convention ribbon
1892
Pencil sharpener
1930-1948
The Game of Domino
ca. 1895
Baluster from the steamboat "Mary Powell"
ca. 1861
Gentleman's costume: 1825
ca. 1960
Writing case
1864-1865
Shoulder straps (pair)
1863
Hair Grooming
1900-1930
Pin-back button
1910-1940
Hardware/ household
1900-1930
Plate
1909
Dime Bank
ca. 1950s
Ribbon
1893
Political button
1960
Doll dress
Advertising ribbon
ca. 1909
Sealing press
ca. 1884
Badge in case
1850-1930
Awls and picks (9)
1775-1795
Shako
1860-1864
Civil War token
1863
Toy/ Candy
1980-2000
Letter opener
1930-1960
Thimble/ laundry
1900-1940
Pinback button
1896-1910
National Conference of Charities and Corrections Medal
1898
Nievla Pavne ???
ca. 1960-1980
Advertising matchbox
1897-1899
Doll's cradle
1850-1900
Doll: red coat and hat
ca. 1877
Stereoscope
1860-1900
How Silas Popped the Question
ca. 1915
Sachet
1890-1930
Swizzle stick
1950-1990
Medicine
1880-1920
Cigar box
1880-1910
Civil War token
ca. 1860
Token
ca. 1863
Hungry Pup
1930-1950
Butter mold
ca. 1825-1875
VETS/FOR/IKE
1952-1956
European bayonnet with tag
1850-1870
Foot warmer
1800-1830
Oil cup
ca. 1861
Ribbon
1906
Watch Face
1910-1940
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Badge
1927
Free Academy of the City of New York Award Medal
ca. 1853
Historical souvenir
1850-1880
Hudson-Fulton Celebration Official Commemorative Medal
1909
Avis Rent a Car button
Shopping bag
Walking-stick with a sword
1860-1900
Garrison cap
1946
Toy chest of drawers
1815-1850
Saddle and bridle
1820-1860
New-York Historical Society Centennial Medal
1904
Medicine
1980-2000
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Pinback button
1896-1910
Button: Smith
Fugio cent
1787
Box of crayons
ca. 1930
Dollhouse furn: center table
1920-1940
Doll
1950-1970
Aztec calendar
1900-1940
Young Folks Historical Game
ca. 1890
Westway Will Never Be Built
1978
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Shoe horn
1890-1930
Pinback button
1948-1952?
Pen
1980-2000
Ferdinand VII Medal
ca. 1812
The Tower Suite
US Merchant Token: admit to Wood's Minstrels. 1857
1857
Win With Willkie
Cabinet - 1860 Mint and Treasury Medal
1860
Still bank
1933-1945
Pie crimper
ca. 1800-1850
Paperweight
1890-1920
Fan
1900-1930
Pen wipe/ tobacco
1890-1920
Pinback button
1992
Button
ca. 1966
Lieutenant Robert Henley Naval Medal
After 1878
Dresses Worn by the "First Ladies" of the White House (Paper Doll Cut-outs)
1937
Fragments of tureen (14) excavated at Fort Washington
1760-1783
Bicycle with light and lock
ca. 2002
New Jersey Civil War Veteran Medal
Carved wooden horse
1850-1900
Whale's tooth
1840-1860
Snuffbox
1800-1850
Medicine
1906-1930
Shopping bag
1995
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Pinback button
1896-1910
Easel
2002
Ribbon
ca. 1910
Commemorative cane
2006
Carved Balls in Cage
1800-1900
Soldiers (12)
1880-1920
Needle case
1840-1880
The Feast of Flowers: A Floral Game of Fortune
1869
Tin Lid
1910-1940
Watch Face
1880-1940
Advertising pin cushion
1910-1940
Pinback button
1940
Medal
1947-1953
New York Athletic Club Medallion
1927
El borracho
Jeton in envelope: head of Louis XV
Campaign ribbon
400th Anniversary of Discovery of America Commemorative Medal
1893
Kinematograph: Motion picture machine
1900-1925
Coat
1915-1920
Paperweight
ca. 1880-1920
Watch Face
1880-1940
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Printing/ pencil
1940-1950
Lady's costume: 1640
ca. 1958
Measuring scoop/ food
1930-1960
Button
Bookmark
1887
Butter ladle/paddle
ca. 1700-1800
Coll. of 3 coins: Nova Caesarea, 1788 (New Jersey)
Apothecary bottle
1850-1900
Horseshoe excavated at Fort Washington
1760-1783
The New Game of Hunting
1904
Ashtray
1950-1970
Matchbook
1939
New York Philharmonic Stagebill for April 4-6, 2002
2002
Pinback button
1896-1910
Hard Times token
1841
Commemorative ribbon
1904
Campaign cane
ca. 1896
Needle case
1850-1890
Miniature rocking chair
1915-1935
Box
1875-1925
Bayonet
1760-1783
Paperweight
1890-1930
Washing supplies
1890-1930
Ashtray
1930-1950
Button
1972-1973
Lantern slide
1924-1930
Mirror
ca. 1888
Divan Parisien
Medal: Lincoln and Hamilton 1861
1861 or later
Jenny Lind Commemorative Medal
1850
Powder horn
1794
Peepshow: Constantinople
1825-1875
Flintlock pistol
1770-1790
Beer mug
1900-1930
Pencil
1940-1960
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Thimble/ vacuum
1900-1940
Tobacco tag
1870-1930
Pin
Rikyu
ca. 1960-1980
Handgun model
ca. 1906
Coffee grinder
Box
1750-1800
Child's first writing
1840-1900
Model of hand engine
1870-1900
What's His Name?
1902
Pin-back button
1972-1973
Toy
1930-1950
Printing/ sign
1898
Pinback button
1896-1910
SEND FEDERAL REGISTRARS TO SUN FLOWER MISSISSIPPI NOW M.F.D.P.
ca. 1970
Medal: Merrit, Haviland, Smith
1926
Lapel tab
1941-1945
Modeling tool
1850-1900
Cutter
ca. 1830
Doll on stand
1900-1930
Sewing box
1820-1850
Pipe
1825-1900
Fan
1882-1920
Optical
1940-1960
Sign
1900-1930
Upholstery supply
1910-1940
The Society of Medalists 4th Issue Commemorative Medal
1931
political/cultural button
Toy airplane
1920s
Medallion: ...America
Toy armchair
1875-1900
Button
Miniature strainer
1900-1920
Pillbox cap
1873-1884
Civil War token
1863
Fan
1890-1920
Jigsaw puzzle
1990-2000
United We Stand
2001-2002
PN9 toy fighter plane
1920-1930
Cornelius Vanderbilt Presentation Medal
1865-1874
Shoulder patch
1940-1950
Button: w/photo of McKinley and Roosevelt
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
Scrimshaw (whale's tooth)
1910-1940
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
Coin: half dollar, Ulysses Grant, 1822-1922
Plate
1910
Food spear
1940-1960
Pack of Cigarettes
1952
Hillary Clinton
2008
The Club Baths
Sword belt
1860-1865
Fire helmet: NY Exempt Association, JR
1854-1860
Pill box
1859-1880
Shako
ca. 1888
Massachusetts cent
1788
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
1901 Pan-American Exposition Commemorative Medal
1901
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
Christopher Columbus Commemorative Medal
1892-1893
Metis shipwreck
1875
Spinner noise maker
probably 1960s
Doll: Slavic dancer
1900-1940
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
2 denarii in envelope: King Juba of Mauretonia
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
White hat
1942
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
Jumping jack
1800-1820
Apothecary bottle
1850-1925
Arrowhead excavated at Revolutionary War barracks
1500-1650
Swing a Peg
ca. 1900
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
Charles A. Lindbergh Commemorative Medal
1927
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

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