Collection Highlights

Civil Defense Volunteer Organization Uniform
Date:
1942-1945
Object Number:
1946.89a-c
Medium:
Wool, silk, metal

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Schuyler Colfax
Palette
1900-1940
Tobacco box
1757-1790
Snuffbox
1830-1870
Glass cup
1953
Medallion
1909
Travel
1890-1940
Coin: half dollar, Arkansas Centennial 1935
Pin
1890-1920
Gavel
Ribbon
ca. 1883
Souvenir cane
ca. 1990's
Miniature chalice
1900-1930
Doll: woman in orange bonnet and dress
1830-1880
Storage box for epaulets
1866-1887
The Card Game of United States History
1900
Tin
1898
Cleaning supplies
1962-1990
Tobacco premium
1890-1920
Insignia
1910-1920
Mourning
1900-1930
Washington Irving Plaquette
1912
Max Loew's Viennese Lantern
Judean denarius in envelope: Imperial Rome
Two Good Terms Deserve Another
1940
Mi piace Ike
Microscope in case with accessories
1885-1920
O G Molding
1850-1900
Paperweight
ca. 1880-1910
Box/ bottle/ food
1906-1920
Trade sign
1890-1920
Transportation token
1930-1960
Pinback button
1896-1910
Captain Johnston Blakeley Naval Medal
1820
Game
1920
Pastry jagger/crimper
ca. 1775-1850
Pills
1850-1900
Apothecary bottle with stopper
1850-1925
Comb excavated at Revolutionary War barracks
1760-1783
Badge: Reception Committee Exempt Firemen's Son's Assn. 1909
ca. 1909
Sewing Supplies
1890-1930
Lotion tube/box
1911
Tobacco
1980-2000
Pinback button
1920-1930
Civil War token
1863
Doll's petticoat
1870-1880
Noah's ark
1850-1900
Campaign cane
ca. 1932
Baby doll
1875-1880
Lady's costume: 1939
ca. 1962
Pincushion
1840-1880
Teaspoon
ca. 1950
Box
1890-1920
Box/ Food
1992
Playing card
1940-1960
Advertising token
1890-1920
Badge/ medal
1930-1940
Card of buttons
1950-1990
Mamma Leone's
Medal: Comite Lafayette
1918
Ribbon
ca. 1861
Hour Glass
1800-1812
Tammany Bank
ca. 1875
Shotgun
1835-1850
General U.S. Grant Presidential Campaign Medal
1868
Fan
1900-1930
Coaster
1940-1970
Advertising pocket mirror
1920-1950
Pinback button
1896-1910
John Tyler Indian Peace Medal
1843
Stephen's
ca. 1960-1990
Cookie cutter
1850-1900
Novelty Bank
ca. 1873
Pencil in box
1840-1880
Old Fashioned Jack Straws
1888
Medicine
1906-1920
Perfume Sample
1970-2000
Photographic equipment
1890-1910
Sword, scabbard and belt
1842-1846
Pin
1995-2000
U.S. Merchant token: Theodore Bollenhagen & Company
ca. 1855
Convention ribbon with envelope
1840
Badge
1760-1783
Parasol: tan and white w/carved handle
1870-1900
Bicycle
1866
Cane in case: ...supervisors cane... Havermeyer
ca. 1878
Box of silk cocoons from Centennial Exhibition
1875-1876
Learn to Write Scroll Game
ca. 1900
Button
ca. 1970
Pinback button
1938
Cue stick
License plate
1916-1946
Charge plate
1930-1950
Tercentenary of Connecticut Commemorative Medal
1935
Key
1948
Coin: Gold, 1852
Women's National Republican Club Ribbon
ca. 1900
Child's plate
1825-1875
Miniature irons (pair)
1850-1860
Epaulets (pair)
1816-1848
Civil War token
1863
Fork
1890-1930
Token
1890-1930
Tobacco/ cigar ribbon
1880-1920
Pinback button
1896-1910
Centennial of Harlem Plains Battle, No. 4 Medal
1876
Tennessee Mountain
ca. 1960-1980
MAILER FOR MAYOR
1969
Miniature tankard
1900-1925
Bottle
1750-1770
Harness bit
1875-1950
Jack the Giant Killer
1895
Shaving mug
1890-1930
Swizzle stick
1950-1990
Bank souvenir
1970-1990
Pinback button
1985-1990
Civil War token
1863
Bottle
1840-1880
Dexterity game
ca. 1920
Game of Old Maid
ca. 1885
Fire helmet
1890-1920
Hose Wagon of the Exempt Firemens Sons of Morrisania, N.Y., ca. 1875
ca. 1875
Umbrella: brown w/carved whale bone handle
ca. 1850
Burside Carbine, Fourth Model
1863-1864
Paperweight
ca. 1900-1950
Pinback button
1980-2000
Hardware/ household
1940-1960
Badge/ medal
1926
Historical memorabilia
1940-1960
Breckinridge campaign medal
c. 1856
Political button
Aerial camera
Opening of the 1893 Chicago World's Columbian Exposition Souvenir Medal
1893
Badge w/ribbon & pin
1898
Alterative Tonic Pills
1850-1900
Forage cap
ca. 1860
Half dime
1800
Box
1920-1940
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Thimble/ food
1900-1960
Ticket Stub
2001
Captain Thomas Truxtun Naval Medal
ca. 1802
America
ca. 1960-1980
Pin-back button
2011
Purse: w/floral motif
1900-1950
Doll
1860-1880
Cake board
1825-1835
Mother Goose's Party or the Merry Game of Old Maid
1887
Cosmetic Bottle
1890-1920
Token
1863
Medicine/ bottle
1880-1900
Pinback button
1944-1948
Political novelty
1950-1960
Battle of Lake George Medal
1903
Psychology of the Hand
1919
Medal in Envelope: Brooklyn Bridge...1833
1883
Ribbon
ca. 1886
Glove Commemorating 1824 Visit of General Lafayette
ca. 1824
Child's cup
1820-1850
Tools (8)
Paperweight
1892-1910
Fan
1890-1920
Pen wipe/ tobacco
1890-1920
Tin advertising figure
1890-1920
Pencil
1930-1960
Jenny Lind Commemorative Medal
1847
Framed image of Nelson's death with wood fragment from flagship Victory
1800-1900
Deck of playing cards
2016
Medals (2)
1906
Piece of wood from the "Treaty Oak"
ca.1654
Tobacco box
late 18th century
The Golden ABC
ca. 1875
Button
1992
Shopping bag
1990-2000
Tobacco bag
1902
Pinback button
1896-1910
Button
1968
Souvenir
2001-2002
Campaign cane
ca. 1888
Collander
1975-1925
Toy settee, rocking chair, and side chairs(4)
1880-1920
Perfume bottle
1840-1880
Dry Land Fish Pond game
ca. 1880
Pin-back button
1970-1980
Box/ Candy
1970-1990
Advertising kerchief
1910-1940
Sign/ liquor
1950-1970
Pencil
1940-1960
Joseph Hodges Choate Commemorative Medal
1922
Beatrice Inn
Medal in Case: ...Robert Weeks Deforest... 1872-1922
1922
Roosevelt - Wallace
Button
1948
Camera
1902-1906
Hetchel
19th century
Paperweight
ca. 1882-1900
Watch Face
1880-1940
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Thermometer
1890-1930
Coaster
1940-1970
Campaign ribbon
1888
LABOR/ FOR/ CAREY
1974
Nutmeg grater/tobacco shredder
ca. 1675-1775
Cartridge belt
1890-1898
Peter Coddle's Trip
ca. 1905
Saucer
1740-1783
Lotto
ca. 1890
Tray
1910-1930
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Bar tray
1900-1930
Pinback button
1896-1910
Amateur Athletic Union of the United States - 440 yard Relay
1950
Hudson-Fulton Tercentenary Celebration Commemorative Medal
1909
Doll hat
1870-1880
Commemorative cane
ca. 1880's
Basket
1900-1950
Toy train
1900-1910
Tape measure
1840-1880
Rough Rider Ten-Pins
ca. 1898
Medallions/Coffee
1910-1940
Fan
1890-1940
Sewing Needles
1890-1930
Pinback button
1944
Office supply
1940-1960
Women's Roosevelt Memorial Association Medal
1920
Pen & Pencil
"Wood's Series" Washington Monument Medal
1876
American Labor Party
Medal
ca. 1848
Globe
1800-1850
Spoon rack
ca. 1800-1875
Miniature Bottle
1920-1950
Token
1890-1920
Wrapper
1980-2000
Tobacco
1880-1920
Tobacco tag
1870-1930
Buffalo Historical Society George Washington Indian Peace Medal
1902
Berkshire Place
ca. 1960-1980
Spoon
1825-1875
Box lock cannon barrel flint pistol
1760-1780
Bottle: Dr D.Jayne's Alternative...
1850-1860
Sword and scabbard
1780-1790
Coin (twenty dollars)
1857
Lens cloth
after 1962
Souvenir
1939
Novelty fan
1920-1950
Pinback button
1896-1910
Hard Times tokens (4)
1837
Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Campaign Badge
1904
Cartridge box badge
1760-1783
Child's plate
1854-1880
Evangelisch Lutherische St. Johannis Kirche Ribbon
1850-1900
Apple parer
1825-1850
Steam pumper
1900-1920
Needle case
1830-1870
Sword belt and buckle
1855-1865
Model
1920-1950
Watch movement
1890-1930
Tip tray/ coin plate
1920-1940
Sign: Gallery of the Fine Arts
1930-1960
Historical memorabilia
1930-1960
Free Academy of the City of New York Award Medal
1853 or later
"Official New York World's Fair 1964-1965 Perpetual Calendar"
1964-1965
Master Commandant Jesse D. Elliott Naval Medal
1820-1866
Book binding fragments
Ribbon
1800-1900
Miniature pot with lid
1900-1920
Whale's tooth
Early 19th century
Button
1968-1973
Wrapper/ Candy
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Travel
1989-1992
Tobacco
1890-1920
Pin
ca. 1952
Waldorf-Astoria Peacock Alley
ca. 1960-2001
Matchsafe of Francis Lewis (1837-1878)
ca. 1870
Toy gun
ca. 1869
Doll trunk
1860-1900
Spurs and case
ca. 1900
Game of Black Cat
ca. 1885
Music Box Record
1880-1920
Puzzle
1880-1900
Medicine
1930-1960
Pinback button
1896-1910
Chalice
2002
Gentleman's costume: 1845
ca. 1966
Merritt Haviland Smith Medal
1926
Dexterity game
ca. 1920
World War I Medal
1919
Pocket telescope
ca. 1820
Marquis de Lafayette Commemorative Medal
1781
Lath from Nelson House, Yorktown, VA
ca. 1770
Basket w/lid
1880-1920
Leather Samples
1958
Fan
1900-1930
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Sign
1890-1940
Utensil
1940-1960
Major General Ulysses S.Grant Military Medallion
1865
Political button
1964
Doll hat
Scrimshaw
1910-1940
Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Campaign Medal
1872
Squeak toy
1875-1900
Pit
Button
1980-1995
Calendar
1939
Cigarette holder
1890-1920
Premium
1900-1930
Car plate
ca. 1936
Paul & Jimmy's
ca. 1960-1980
Child's tea set
ca. 1750
Toy rocking chair
1875-1915
Doll's bedding
1850-1860
Printing roller
1780-1830
The New Game of Pictorial Authors
1889
Sewing Needles and Pins
1895-1910
Pencil
1980-2000
Button hook
1890-1930
Plate
1965
U.S. Merchant token
1850
Holland Society Plaquette
1913
Salad fork
mid 20th Century
Coin in envelope: Cistophorus-silver coin of Augustus
Token: Jacob Elishewitz& Sons...Hats, New York
1900-1943
Badge & plaque in case
Powder horn
1750-1800
Container
1850-1890
Tooth brush: Margaret A. Babcock
1850-1900
Civil War Token
1863
Box/ Food
1900-1930
Bottle Cap
1920-1960
Tin
1910-1940
Ruler
1910-1930
Hudson-Fulton Celebration Official Commemorative Medallion
1909
Navy badge
Mason jar
Umbrella: black w/red stripes & tassel
1880-1910
Hard Times token: Union Steam Washing, N.Y. 1837
1837
Jointed wooden soldier
ca. 1876
Campaign hat
1898
Collection of 2 coins: Philippine 1 peso and 50 cts.1947
Printer's Block
1890-1940
Puzzle
1952
Personal item
1940-1960
Pinback button
1896-1910
Fan
1911-1914
Ribbon
ca. 1907
Advertising paperweight
1882-1900
Miniature chair
1875-1900
Soldier
1840-1870
Humidor with tobacco press
1860-1890
Bulls and Bears: The Great Wall Street Game
1883
Box with tin
1900-1930
Mug
1996-2000
Tobacco premium
1890-1920
Insignia
1910-1920
Sign
1900-1940
Captain John Ericsson 121st Birthday Anniversary Plaquette
1924
Hotel Astor
Coin:...1626
Pin: American Insitute...
Nightstick
1830-1835
Makeup kit
ca. 1887
Sewing clamp
1800-1850
Paperweight
1900-1940
Box/ Food
1890-1930
Pen wipe/ tobacco
1890-1920
Canister
1881-1920
Pinback button
1896-1910
Lieutenant-colonel Francois Louis Tessiedre DeFleury
1880
HUMPHREY
1968
Medicine bottle
1880-1890
Pretty Picture Blocks
ca. 1890
Medicine bottle
1830-1870
Hat
1700-1800
Little Pet's Picture Blocks
ca. 1885
Clock part
1871
Souvenir token
1939
Tobacco pipe
1900-1960
Insignia
1890-1920
Free Academy of the City of New York Award Medal
ca. 1853
Civil War token
ca. 1863
Doll purse
1870-1880
Commemorative cane
ca. 1892
Miniature Furniture, Smoker's Stand
ca. 1983
Walking-stick
1910
Needle case
1875-1900
Card game
ca. 1900
Jar
ca. 1870
Tin/ washing supplies
1910-1940
Tobacco premium
1890-1920
Medal
1983
Button
Queens subway system commemorative medal
1913
IMPERIALE RESTAURANT
Tercentenary of Landing at Plymouth Rock
1920
Badge w/ribbon and pin
1898
Collection of buttons: Wings for Willkie
Indian woman
1850-1875
Trousers
1895-1900
Paperweight/Game
1890-1920
Tailor's chalk
ca. 1930
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Travel/ medallion
1939
Pinback button
1896-1910
Smith of President
Sapporo East
ca. 1960-1980
Pull toy (elephant)
1860-1890
Miniature Furniture, Tilt-top Table
ca. 1983
Sword belt
1865-1885
Knee-breech buckles (4) excavated at Fort Washington
1760-1783
Fascination
ca. 1890
Button
ca. 1985
Button
1928
Central Falls
ca. 1960-1980
Pull toy (horse)
1875-1900
Miniature Furniture, Large Corner Cabinet
ca. 1983
Yellow dog w/basket with star cart
1860-1890
Grapeshot (52) excavated at Fort Washington
1760-1783
Checker taxi cab
1982
Button
ca. 1975
Sewing supply
1910-1940
Advertising clock
1890-1900
Pinback button
1890-1920
Memorial Mass Program: Robert Kennedy
1970
Republican County Committee's Captain Badge
ca. 1900
Matchbook
1940-1945
Mechanical pen
1840-1880
Collection of buildings: 3
1870-1910
Lady of 1875
1950-1970
Seal
1840-1850
Scoop
ca. 1775-1850
Pin tray
1890-1920
Bottle/ food
1962-1990
Tobacco premium
1890-1920
Medallion
1930
Stereoscope
ca. 1858
Jenny Lind Commemorative Medal
1850
Medal
1909
Coll. of 7 tokens: Talbot, Allum & Lee, One Cent, 1794
Button
Collection of coins in box
1780-1820
Miniature food mold
1900-1940
Percussion musket
1840-1860
Paperweight
ca. 1880-1920
Fan
1900-1930
Cocktail shaker
1940-1960
Postcard
2001-2002
Pinback button
1896-1910
5 loose buttons
1920-1970
China Club
ca. 1980-1997
Pin-back button
1970-1980
Doll's shoulder head
1840-1870
Mechanical box: organ grinder
ca. 1850
Fireman's belt: ocean engine
1850-1900
Game of Trip 'Round the World
1897
Button
1972-1973
Perfume Sample
1970-2000
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Pinback button
1896-1910
Lady's costume: the late 19th century "Gibson Girl era"
ca.1957
Civil War token
ca. 1863
Henry Hudson Commemorative Medal
1909
Pencil sharpener
1930-1948
Fork
1790-1825
Apple parer
1820-1850
Pipe tomahawk
1790-1820
Ceramics (3) excavated at a British and Hessian Revolutionary War fort and camp
1760-1783
Model 1763 French Infantry Musket
1763-1766
Hair Grooming
1890-1920
Wallet/ Food
1960-1990
Trade sign
1880-1900
Ribbon/ medal
1900-1940
Pinback button
1994
Original box for electric iron
1946-1954
Political button
1968
Doll shoes (pair)
Beam fragment from Dutch church
1700-1800
Winston Churchill
1950-1970
Squeak toy (swan and cygnets)
1875-1900
Chapeau bras
1825-1842
Apothecary jars with lid
1850-1900
Plaque
1890-1930
Box/ Collar
1866-1910
Tobacco/ cigar ribbon
1880-1920
Collar or cuff stud
1896-1920
Sign
ca. 1940
Hayato
ca. 1960-1980
Advertising notepad
1910
Doll
1860-1900
Walking-stick
1870-1890
Stamp
1840-1870
The Premium Game of Logomachy or War of Words
1889
Edge piece from unidentified fire vehicle
Inkwell
1890-1920
Swizzle stick
1920-1970
Gumball machine
1920-1940
Civil War token
ca. 1860
The Circle of Friends of the Medallion 1st Issue
1909

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