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Great Attraction at the Masonic Hall...Joice Heth
Date:
1835
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1835.49

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Travel
1940-1960
Pinback button
1896-1910
Family Size Adaption of President Eisenhower's Old Fashioned Beef Stew
1953-1961
Miniature armchair
1875-1900
Mounted soldiers (3)
1880-1920
Ribbon
ca. 1888
El Coyote
ca. 1960-1980
Pin-back button
ca. 1960-1980
Printing roller
1770-1820
Autograph Authors
1886
Sewing Pins
1890-1930
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Coin shaped Locket w/ photo ...1875
Button hook
1890-1930
Musical recording
1910-1920
Civil War token
1863
Catskill Aqueduct Medal
1917
Spoon
ca. 1970
Knife
1850-1865
Travel kit w/latch
ca. 1836
Driving coat
1909
Cup
Packet
1906-1920
Bottle Cap
1920-1960
Pinback button
1890-1920
Portable radio
ca. 1940
Belt
1850-1875
Historioscope
1865-1900
Coin: California Gold, circular
George Washington Bridge Commemorative Medal
1931
16/1
1896
Elevator tote
2016
Plaque: fragment of wood from Charter Oak
ca.1688
Coin excavated at Sneeden's Landing
1750-1783
Untitled (#3 from the World Trade Center Memorial Series)
2001
Medicine
1980-2000
Medallion
1920-1950
"Roosevelt" Hide at Hyde!
Butter mold
ca. 1825-1875
Thimble/ political
1900-1960
Pinback button
1896-1910
Coaster
1955
Ribbon
ca. 1916
"Slinky" toy
2010
Snuffbox
1850-1875
Peddler's cart and horses
1930-1940
Spoon: Holland Society
1910
The New and Improved Game of Fish Pond
1890
Box
1910-1930
Box
1932
Button hook
1890-1930
Pinback button
1940
Badge
1910
Badge
Miniature Furniture; Provincial Chest
ca. 1983
Marshal Foch Commemorative Medal
1921
4-40 Club
Sections of Atlantic Telegraph Cable (3)
1858
nosing plane
ca. 1850-1950
Paperweight
1900-1930
Fan
1910-1930
Pen wipe/ tobacco
1890-1920
Wine bottle
1959
Pinback button
1896-1910
Ribbon
1906
For Governor/ Carey
1974
Moulding Plane
ca. 1850-1900
Signal lantern
1883-1900
Small white horse with black carriage and driver
1860-1870
Dragoon helmet
1790-1815
Chivalry: The Greatest Modern Board Game of Skill
1880-1890
Clock part
1871
Souvenir token
1933
Pen wipe/ tobacco
1912-1930
Insignia
1880-1920
Civil War token
1863
Table fork & knife
1775-1825
Doll: baby
1900-1930
Commemorative ribbon
1948
Ribbon
1891
Commemorative cane
ca. 1876
Spinning top
1850-1925
College Baseball Game
ca. 1890
Box
1880-1910
Washing supplies
1950-1960
King Albert and Queen Elizabeth Aerial Crossing of the English Channel Medal
1918
Advertising birthstone chart
1910-1940
Pinback button
1944
Women For Clinton Gore Light The Way For Change
Campaign medal
1948
Reubens, That's All
Aiguillette
1900-1930
Fire engine condenser case of Hudson Fire Comapny No. 1(?)
1830
Coin: half dollar, Texas Independ. Centennial, 1934
Plow or grooving plane
1850-1900
Campaign lapel stud
ca. 1888-1892
FF Edward J. Rall FDNY Rescue 2
2002
Napkin
1980-2000
Travel/ medallion
1892
Pinback button
1896-1910
Toy butter mold
ca. 1825-1875
Doll's petticoat and knickers
1860-1890
Button
Cosmocton, OH
Four Seasons Hotel
ca. 1960-1980
Doll
1830-1880
Bible carved from wood from the Dutch Reformed Church
1650-1750
Game of District Messenger Boy
1886
Button
1985
Button
Photographic equipment
1900-1920
Pinback button
1995-2000
Civil War token
1868
Doll's dress: 3 piece blue wool sailor ensemble with sash
1870-1880
Matchbook
1940-1945
Badge: New York V.F.A.
1880-1920
Yankee Doodle
1899
Seal impressions (2) in box
1850-1895
Powder horn
1730-1790
Box
1926
Bottle/ food
1970-1990
Pen wipe/ tobacco
1890-1920
Button or stud
1890?
Lantern slide
1924-1930
Collection of campaign buttons: Wilkie Worker
Medal: John Pintard
Miniature Badge
1917-1970
Mourning ribbon
1916
Doll's morning dress
1870-1930
Handle
1760-1783
Fabric Samples
1950-1970
Watch Face
1880-1940
Fire helmet
1854-1880
Sword case
ca. 1816
Box
1940-1960
Pin-back button
2001-2002
Pin
1896-1920
Society of Colonial Wars Plaquette
1909
Victor's Cafe '52
ca. 1980-2007
Pin-back button
1970-1985
Whirligig
1875-1900
Gentleman's costume: 1860
ca. 1961
Fireman's Belt: 1st Asst. Engineer
1850-1900
Mystic Cubes or the Spelling Bee Game
1891
Pin-back button
1965-1975
Perfume Sample
1970-2000
Pen wipe/ tobacco
1890-1920
Pinback button
1896-1910
Shirt
1900-1910
Seal in box
ca. 1909
Hard Times tokens (2)
1833
Ribbon
ca. 1900
Keep em Flying
1941-1945
Purse
1780-1830
Shako
1861-1865
Button
1966
Sack/ Food
1910-1940
Medal: Good Luck
Label
1940-1960
Badge/ medal
1921
Historical memorabilia
1930-1960
New York World's Fair Medal
1939
Political button
1992
Doll handbag
Coin: half dollar, Texas Independ. Centennial, 1934
Pull toy: Landau
1880-1890
Lady's costume: 1700
ca. 1968
Chapeau bras with case
1890-1900
Civil War token
1863
Box
1890-1940
Box
1880-1920
Tobacco/ cigar ribbon
1880-1920
Collar or cuff stud
1896-1920
Dollhouse furn.: side table
1920-1940
Miniature high chair
1960-1980
Cradle W/mattress
1920-1940
Personal Banking Services
Yodo
ca. 1960-1980
Ouija Board
ca. 1920
Butter mold
1825-1875
Cut Up Rink: Fun on Roller Skates
1883-1895
Box/ Collar
1866-1910
Vest
1901
Box
1900-1940
Tobacco premium
1890-1920
Pinback button
1944-48
Button
ca. 1990
Holland Society Medal
1906
The Harlequin Puzzle
1930-1950
Tobacco pipe
1861-1862
Purse
1790-1825
Model 1763 French Infantry Musket
1763-1766
Paperweight
ca. 1880-1940
Pinback button
1940
Trade sign
1880-1900
Sewing notion
1890-1930
Swizzle stick
1950-1990
Ladle
ca. 1850-1900
Hotel key
1897-1920
Collection of 2 tokens: N.Y.C.R.R.EX. Train...
Connecticut State Building Commemorative Medal
1926
"PART OF/THE WAY WITH/LBJ"
Hillary 2016
2016
Toy armchair
1750-1800
Model of torpedo boat: improved 1st class, Yanow and Co.
ca. 1900-1950
Respirator
2001
United Nations/1975/International Womens Year
1975
Pin-back campaign button
1940
Campaign button: No Third Term
Hardware/ household
1920-1940
Clothes hanger
ca. 1940
Tag
1900-1940
Badge and ribbon
Ribbon
late 19th - early 20th century
Oyster shucking knife
Miniature mold
1875-1900
Gentleman's costume: 1812
ca. 1960
Trade sign
1800-1850
Grandma's Game of Useful Knowledge
1901
Tea Caddy
1920-1960
Napkin
1980-2000
Swizzle stick/ food spear
1940-1960
Insignia
1910-1920
Ribbons
Scabbard
1865-1875
Token
1889-1950
Marquis de Lafayette Commemorative Medal
1934
Blue Angel Supper Club
Apothecary bottle with stopper
1880-1920
Jumper
1942
Paperweight
1890-1920
Pinback button
1940-1960
Medicine
1980-2000
Store display
1900-1940
Pinback button
1940-1990
New-York Historical Society Centennial Medal
1904
AL/BLUMENTHAL/FOR/MAYOR
1973
Miniature Jar
1825-1875
Powder horn
1849
Medicine bottle
1840-1860
Medicine
1980-2000
Bar Tray
1930-1950
Pinback button
1970-2000
Stevenson/Kefauver
Abe/Hirschfeld/for U.S.Senate
1964
Apothecary bottle with stopper
1880-1920
Sternboard
1850-1880
Bottle: Equeru's codliver oil jelly
1860-1890
Sword and scabbard
1829-1831
Young Folk's Cube Puzzle: Little Bo Peep
ca. 1875
Sewing Supplies
1890-1920
Lotion jar
1930-1960
Travel
1900-1940
Collar or cuff stud
1896-1920
Miniature tea set and pitcher
1875-1925
Doll
1950-1970
U.S. Grant
Emery board
ca. 1960-1970
Ribbon
ca. 1894
Commemorative cane
ca. 1899
Lead fragment excavated at a Revolutionary War site
1760-1783
Game of Go-Bang
ca. 1890
Sewing Needles
1890-1930
Walking-stick
ca. 1883
Pencil/ Food
1930-1950
Playing card
1940-1960
Coffee mill
1880-1910
Mug
ca. 1980
Medallion in box: light, liberty and law...1866
1867
Fred's
Waistcoat
1860-1875
Diaphragm mimeograph
1902
Coin : half dollar, Stone Mountain Memorial 1925
Dress hat
1930-1945
Blue vs. Gray - The Civil War Card Game: North
1990-2004
Box/ Food
1890-1930
Box/ Food
1906-1920
Tobacco
1970-2000
Pinback button
1980-2000
Miniature urn
1850-1900
Beaded ball
1900-1970
John Paul Jones Plaquette
1906
Barnum & Bailey poster "Imre Kiralfy’s Columbus",1891
1891
Stamp
1900-1940
Gavel made from tree planted by Alexander Hamilton
1908
Parlor Football Game
1891
Medicine
1920-1950
Lotion jar
1900-1920
Tobacco
1880-1890
Pin
1920-1930
Hard Times token
1837
Ribbon
ca. 1873
Commemorative cane
ca. 1858
Butter mold
ca. 1815-1850
Lady's costume: 1650
ca. 1967
Lapel clip
Jigsaw puzzle
1840-1860
Coffee mug
1999
Box
1900-1930
Pinback button
1992
Brush
1890-1930
Iron
1880-1920
Campaign ribbon
1884
Collection of 6 coins in envelope, 2 medals, 41 medallion
Pin
1968
We want Willkie for President and Prosperity
ca. 1940
Chez Vito
Miniature brazier
1875-1925
Miquelet lock
1650-1720
Paperweight
1890-1920
Powder horn
1780
Coaster
1940-1970
Tobacco/ cigar ribbon
1880-1920
Pinback button
1995
Captain James Biddle Naval Medal
After 1840
Private Eyes
ca. 1983-1995
WWII student identification tag
ca. 1942
Doll's nightgown
1870-1920
Bottle: H. Lake's Indian Specific
1840-1880
Model of hand engine
1840
The Good Old Game of Proverbs
ca. 1890
Shaving mug
1900-1930
Beer mug
1910-1940
Cosmetic Jar
1880-1910
Button
1962
Pipe
1900-1957
Parasol: black
1870-1900
Hard Times token
1837
Ribbon badge
1885-1897
Pencil sharpener
1930-1948
Ink well w/war relics: bullets, shell fragment, etc.
1850-1865
Box with needles
ca. 1840
Hair Grooming
1900-1930
Medal fragment: #1
Pin-back button
1910-1940
Hardware/ household
1940-1960
Plate
1909
"Senior Citizens Blow the Whistle on Crime"
1970s
Lapel button
1888
Political button
1964
Garrison cap
1940-1945
Doll skirt
Lady's costume: 1907
ca. 1964
Squares (3) that belonged to John Ramage
1775-1795
Winter hat
1940-1945
Civil War token
1863
Toy/ Candy
1980-2000
Hardware/ household
1950-1970
Thimble/ laundry
1900-1940
Miniature cutting tray
1920-1940
Lady's costume: 1830
ca. 1958
Sash w/badge in case: Order of the Crown of Belgium
Pinback button
1896-1910
Captain Lewis Warrington Naval Medal
1819-1885
Alo Alo
ca. 1960-1980
Embossed, hand mirror
1878
Iron object excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
1760-1783
The Improved game of Snip, Snap, Snorum
1887
Sachet
1890-1930
Swizzle stick
1950-1990
Swizzle stick
1920-1958
Cigar box
1940-1950
Hotel Astor, Times Square- Swizzle stick
1950-1980
Token
c. 1863
The American Way
1930-1950
Spurs (4)
1914-1918
Walking-stick
1820-1840
Sensitizing box
1850-1870
Hat
1943-1946
Souvenir Tile/Calendar
1916
Watch Face
1910-1940
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Badge/ pin
1909
Medal w/ribbon: Commorate 13th Reg. to Yorktown
Major General Zachary Taylor Military Medal
1848-1885
Historical souvenir
1898-1900
Maxfield Parrish Medal
1915
Pin-back button
Shopping bag
Carriage
1870-1900
Saucer fragment excavated at a Revolutionary War military camp
1760-1783
Lincoln and Johnson presidential campaign medal
1864
Soldiers on Guard
ca. 1900
Medicine
1990-2000
Shopping bag
1990-2000
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Pinback button
1896-1910
Pin-back button
Fugio cent
1787
Carved bird
Gentleman's costume: 1610
ca. 1963
Pin: 3 year
Box of crayons
1915-1940
Spoon handles (2) excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
1760-1775
Game of Flags of All Nations
1903
Button
1980-1990
Shopping bag
1990-2000
Shoe horn
1890-1930
Pinback button
1948-1952
Wilhelmina, Queen of the Netherlands Medal
ca. 1923
The Game of Jack Straws
ca. 1888
Pen
1980-2000
University of Paris Medal
1895
The Tower Suite
Plate
ca. 1850
Pie crimper
19th century
Paperweight
Fan
1890-1920
Pen wipe/ tobacco
1890-1920
Clip
1960-69
Button
ca. 1970
Captain John Paul Jones Naval Medal
1790-1863
The Checkered Game of Life
1866
"Flowing Hair" dollar
1795
Apothecary bottle
1850-1900
Commemorative MetroCard®
2016
Elephant figurine
1875-1900
Whale's tooth
1840-1860
Cigar box w/tag
1800-1850
Medicine
1906-1930
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Needlecase:cylinder shaped, orange
1800-1840
Shingle from Washington's Headquarters at Newburgh
1750-1775
Pinback button
1896-1910
Convention ribbon with envelope
1840
Ribbon
ca. 1910
Cane
2002
Geometrical lathe
1823
Uncle Sam's Mail
ca. 1900
Ashtray/ coin plate
1930-1960
Watch Face
1880-1940
Handkerchief
1893
Pinback button
1940
Athletic medal
1950
American Institute Medal
ca. 1890
Hamburg Heaven
Powder horn
1775-1825
Hard Times token: Smith's Clock Establishment, 1837
1837
Brigadier General Eleazer W. Ripley Military Medal
1880-1890
Music box
1850-1900
Field coat
1912-1918
Paperweight
ca. 1880-1920
Tobacco tin
ca. 1930
Pen wipe/ tobacco
1890-1920
Advertising
1930-1950
Zebra
1875-1925
Ring/ food
1930-1960
My Day when I vote for Willkie
Bookmark
1878
Cookie board
1780-1830
Hoop toy: trotting horse
1860-1890
Bayonet excavated at Fort Washington
1760-1783
Game of Golf
1896
Ashtray
1910-1940
Booklet
1939
Ticket stub
2001
Pinback button
1896-1910
white peace sign on black
ca. 1965
Ribbon
ca. 1861
Holster with belt
1910-1920
Doll
1840-1860
Clip w/Chain on Ring
ca. 1850
Campaign cane
ca. 1896
Presentation medal
1854
Bayonet
1750-1850
Paperweight
1890-1930
Washing supplies
1890-1930
Tip tray/ coin tray
1920-1940
Pinback button
1896-1920
Button: w/photo of McKinley and Roosevelt
Henry R. Linderman Mint and Treasury Medal
1872
Lantern slide
1924-1930
Tie clip
ca. 1956
La Cocotte
Burnishing tools (2)
1775-1795
Bass drum
1836
Decorating Samples
1950-1970
Key to tower of North Dutch Church
ca. 1767
Pencil
1940-1960
Shopping bag
1970-2000
Thimble/ vacuum
1900-1940
Tobacco tag
1870-1930
Ike in '56
Le Périgord Park
ca. 1980-1987
Doll house furniture: butler's table frame
1920-1940
Doll
1820-1860
Spoon
1750-1850
Fireman's belt: exempt trustee assn.
1850-1900
Choice Thoughts from Longfellow
1890
Button
1970-1975
Toy
1930-1950
Printing/ medallion
1930
Buttons
Pinback button
1896-1910
Button
ca. 1965
General George Washington Military Medal
1863-1885
Lapel pin
1945
Dress hat
1942-1945
Purse
1790-1840
Set of 4 bouillon cups with covers and saucers
1890-1908

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