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The Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant
Date:
1885-1886
Object Number:
LIB.XL.CT.G763.A3

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Medallion: Hebrew Technical Institute...
1912 or later
Apothecary bottle with stopper
1850-1900
Award medal: Van Wert, Paulding, and Williams
ca. 1930
Snuff box w/sticker: gem stone inlaid
1800-1850
Medicine bottle
1840-1900
Medicine
1906-1930
Tissues
1970-2000
Tray
1891-1910
Pinback button
1896-1910
Sash
1910-1920
Ribbon
ca. 1900
Commemorative cane
2003
Scale
1885-1900
Collection of domestic figures
1870-1910
Lid from a needle case
1825-1875
Railroad Old Maid
ca. 1890
Sewing Supplies
1920-1960
Watch Face
1880-1940
Souvenir
1876
Sign/ liquor
1940-1960
Office supply
1900-1920
George Washington Seasons Medal
1798
THE COFFEE MILL
Warren G. Harding Presidential Medal
1923
Ribbon
ca. 1900
Martin Van Buren Indian Peace Medal
1837-1839
Pins (4)
1800-1820
Cape
1912-1918
Paperweight
1890-1920
Pinback button
1900-1920
Pen wipe/ tobacco
1890-1920
Transportation token
1930-1960
Tobacco tag
1870-1930
Nixon Agnew
Transfer wagon
ca. 1894-1939
Nutcracker
1775-1875
Woolworth Building 75th Anniversary Medallion
1988
Bottle w/irredescent petina: blue, J.and A.
1840-1860
Framed set of buttons (43) excavated at Fort Haldimand
1770-1802
Robbing the Miller
1888
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Photographic equipment
1890-1920
Pinback button
1896-1910
Hard Times token
1837
Ribbon
ca. 1926
Campaign cane
ca. 1888
Fly crop
Miniature rocking chair
1915-1935
Needle sharpener
1840-1880
American Cities
1893
Powder Box
1940-1970
Token
1890-1910
Sewing Needles
1870-1890
Plate
1910-1930
Clothing hanger
1900-1940
Jenny Lind Commemorative Medal
1941
Maud "Chez Elle"
Coin: Ancient w/Arabic-like Symbols
Coin in box: half dollar: Long Island Tercentenary 1936
Bust
Lieutenant-Colonel Francois Louis Tesseidre DeFleury Military Medal
After 1880
Miniature chest
1875-1900
Epaulet
1900-1930
Fabric Samples
1930-1950
Ruler
1890-1930
Plaque
1900-1930
Tobacco/ cigar ribbon
1880-1920
Tobacco tag
1870-1930
Badge
Ichiban
ca. 1980-1995
Advertising/Landauer paperweight
1885-1890
Sand toy
ca. 1850
Doll trunk
1860-1900
bridle
1855-1863
Birdie Blocks
1898
Music Box Record
1880-1920
Paperweight/ medallion
1893
Printing
1890-1910
Pinback button
1896-1910
Hard Times token
1834
McKinley Tariff Object Lesson
ca. 1893
Kaleidoscope
2009
Gorget
1796-1825
The Comical Game of Snap
ca. 1910
Walking-stick
1896
Miter
1850-1900
Comb
1760-1783
Plaque
1869-1900
Stamp
1995
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Sign
1890-1910
International Ladies Garmet Workers Union
ca. 1950-1960
Hudson-Fulton Celebration Official Commemorative Medal
1909
Political button
20th c.
Doll top
Token: Major Gen. H.G. Berry
1863-1900
United behind the President
Dollhouse furn: wash stand
1920-1940
Medal: Abraham Lincoln for President 1864
1864
Screwdrivers (7)
1775-1795
Model 1766 French Infantry Musket
1766-1770
Civil War token
1863
Watch Face
1880-1940
Food bag
1990-2000
Button
2003
Ribbon/ medal
1938-1945
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Medal
1886
Le Petit Robert
ca. 1960-1980
Baby carriage blanket clips (pair)
ca. 1900-1920
Spoon
1875-1925
Bottle
1770-1785
Framed set of bale seals (18)
1775-1783
Mansion of Happiness
1894
Sewing Needles and Pins
1895-1910
Advertising token
1937-1950
Medicine
1940-1960
Button
1970-1975
SUPPORT THE HARRISBURG DEFENSE
1971-1972
Pair of doll shoes
1870-1880
Cootie Game Junior
1930-1950
Spoon, scoop
ca. 1750-1850
Butter mold
ca. 1825-1875
Miniature table
1915-1935
Gloves
1895-1901
Sword belt
1850-1870
Paperweight
ca. 1880-1910
Pin-back button
1962
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Store dispenser
1890-1920
Souvenir
1940-1960
United States Bicentennial Commemorative Medallion
1976-1977
Buttons
Early 20th century
Shopping bag
ca. 1996
John Quincy Adams Indian Peace Medal
After 1861
Cross section of branch from battle of Gettysburg
1863-1870
Miter with case
1850-1900
Folding store
1880-1920
Forage cap
1860-1865
Medal: Nature Study Exhibition July 1902
1902
Hair Grooming
1907-1930
Swizzle stick
1940-1970
Thimble/ insurance
1940-1960
Pinback button
1896-1910
Campaign ribbon
ca. 1860
Surf Club
ca. 1960-1980
Box of crayons
ca. 1915
Miniature pitcher
1910-1940
Miniature rugs (2)
1960-1980
Campaign necktie
1952
Game of Dr. Busby
ca. 1890
Button
1965-1975
Plaque
1910-1940
Tobacco premium
1890-1920
Stud/ military
1910-1950
Bush 5 America 4
2003
Peace of Versailles Medal
1919
Toothpicks
1945-1959
Hard Times Token: Coin: Van Boren Metalli currency.1837
1837
Button
Lieutenant-Colonel William Washington Military Medal
1862
Child's plate
1825-1875
Jigsaw puzzles (2)
1825-1875
Campaign pin
1864
Tin/ Medicine
1920-1950
Pen wipe/ tobacco
1910-1930
Tin
1881-1920
Political novelty
1980-2000
Medal: Abr'm Lincoln, May the Union Flourish
1861 or later
1964-1965 World's Fair Souvenir Spoon
1964-1965
Clapper noise maker
probably 1960s
General Motors 25th Anniversary Medal
1933
Edward Everett Bartlett Plaquette
1926
Metal plate taken from U.S.S. Maine, 1898
1890-1898
Bell crown cap with plume
1820-1840
Pin-back button
1976
Ashtray
1950-1980
Key
1940
Thimble case
1900-1960
Clapper noise maker
probably 1960s
Rhode Island Revolutionary War Medal
1779
Log wagon
ca. 1901
Lorraine's Vegetable and Cathartic Pills
1850-1900
Dress helmet
ca. 1888
Pin-back button
1984
Ashtray
1950-1980
Key
1940
Travel/ pin
1890-1920
Insignia
1860-1900
Cigarette box filled with change
2001
Ohio State Tramway Association Banquet Card and Menu
ca. 1889
Commemorative cane
2002
Stereoscope
1870-1880
The College Boy's Room
1940-1950
One millionth dressing made by N-YHS unit of the Red
1943
A New Dissected Map of the United States
ca. 1887
Ashtray Box
1937
Fan
1890-1920
Tobacco premium
1890-1920
Insignia
1910-1920
Button
ca. 1991
Benjamin Franklin Medal
1777
"EL MOROCCO"
ID Tags: Tl. Col. Jim Wainwright, 27 Dv.
Button
1900
George Washington Indian Peace Medal
1903
Paddy and the Pig
1882-1890
Calipers
1750-1870
Paperweight
ca. 1880-1920
Watch Face
1880-1940
Hair Grooming
1852-1900
Tobacco
1890-1920
Pinback button
1896-1910
Button
Bookmark
1893
Sand caster
ca. 1848
Renaissance revival sofa
1850-1870
Miniature tray
1930-1950
Sword: P.S. Justice, Philadelphia
1860-1885
The Game of Tight Rope
1870
Pin
ca. 1990
New York City Monopoly
1994
Pen wipe/ tobacco
1910-1930
Pin
1880-1920
Medal
1947-1953
Ribbon
ca. 1910
Campaign cane
ca. 1908
Toy armchair
1750-1800
Mechanical bank: William Tell
ca. 1896
Grain scale in case
1826-1850
Flax wheel
1750-1850
Lt. John P. Napolitano FDNY Rescue 2
2002
Wrapper/ Food
1988
Tobacco premium
1890-1920
Pin
1930-1960
Pin-back button
Hudson-Fulton Celebration Commemorative Medal
1909
Delsomma
James A. Garfield Presidential Medal
1882
Chapeau bras
1840-1870
Ribbon
ca. 1905
Blanket
1860-1865
Cannon.
1750-1800
Dolls' house wardrobe
1920-1960
Watch Face
1880-1940
Box
1940-1960
Travel/ medallion
1934
Pendant
1890-1910
The Friends of Franklin Roosevelt
Rikyu
ca. 1960-1990
Hay fork
Mug with hinged lid
1850-1900
Butter mold
1825-1875
Pearlware fragment excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
1770-1783
Rival Policemen
1896
Button
ca. 1975
Perfume Sample
1970-2000
Tobacco
1920-1950
Pinback button
1990-2000
Hard Times tokens (4)
1837
Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Campaign Ribbon
ca. 1868
Buckle
1775-1783
Parasol: green & pink plaid w/ carved handle
1850s
Badge: guest of central hose no.1...Oct. 26, 1898
1893
Doll
1900-1930
Bird pin cushion w/clamp
1830-1880
Fire patrol
1890-1900
Printer's Plate
1880-1910
Toy/ Food
1940-1970
Billiard rack
ca. 1880
Ribbon/ medal
1938-1945
Historical memorabilia
1930-1960
Hudson-Fulton Celebration Official Commemorative Medal
1909
Barbie button
Coin: New Brunswick Half Penny Currency 1854
Milestone
ca. 1813
Oyster shells (2)
1740-1783
Badge
ca. 1883
Electric foot warmer
1915-1940
Shako with pompon
1851-1858
Badge
1960
Letter Opener
1900-1930
Box/ Collar
1866-1910
Tobacco/ cigar ribbon
1880-1920
Pinback button
1896-1910
Ribbon
1830-1850
H Moulino
ca. 1960-1980
MARCH ON WASHINGTON, AUGUST 28, 1963, FOR JOBS & FREEDOM
1963
Carved wooden horse
1875-1900
Doll w/drum
1820-1860
Fire helmet
1870-1900
Yankee Doodle: A Game of American History
1895
Box/ Collar
1866-1910
Ink bottle
1880-1930
Tobacco premium
1890-1920
Pinback button
1998
Civil War token
1863
United States Centennial Medal
1876
Dexterity game
ca. 1920
Knives
1850-1900
Fire helmet: NY Exempt Assn. WOS
1854-1880
Dollhouse furn: vanity table
1920-1940
Fan: sequined ornate design inlaid
1870-1900
Alphabet chips (set)
ca.1800
Souvenir Tile/Calendar
1914
Packet/ Food
1980-2000
Trade Sign
1890-1920
Badge
1915-1920
Spoon
1950-1990
Independence Day Commemorative Medal
1918
Political button
Sugar Daddy caricature printing gel
1973
Coin: half dollar, Oregon Trail Memorial 1926
Pie crimper
1840-1860
Model of the "Mary Powell"
1947
Collection of carved dogs (11) and sheep (6)
1850-1925
Scrimshaw (whale's tooth)
1910-1940
Pin-back button
1989
Printer's Block
1890-1940
Plastic samples
1950-1970
Cigarette holder
1890-1920
Collar or cuff stud
1896-1920
New-York Historical Society commemorative medal
1857
Cinqvanta
ca. 1960-1980
Artifacts excavated from the James Brown house, 326 Spring Street
1750-2000
Miniature umbrella
1920-1940
Walking-stick
1860-1900
Ribbon
1840
Badge w/button: Somerville Fire Dept...Wallace House...
ca. 1907
Bottle/Liquor
1920-1930
Box
1890-1930
Swizzle stick
1950-1990
Plate
1910
Political novelty
1997
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Medal
1945
Dexterity game
ca. 1900
Token: Williams Iowa Supply Iowa City IA 25c.
1900-1940
Republicans for McGovern
1972
Mechanical bank: Organ
ca. 1881
Child's cup
1820-1840
Tailor's shears
1859
Paperweight
1900-1920
Keys on keyring
ca. 2001
Tin/ Food
1940-1960
Relic
1864
Can opener
1910-1940
Medallion: Carnegie Hero Fund 1904
1900-1920
Medal
1913
Matchbook
ca. 1965
Tiddledy Winks
1890
Fire Engine of Nereid Engine Co. No. 1, Wakefield, New York.
1889-96
Piece of wood siding from building in which Major André was confined
1750-1780
Scrimshaw
1910-1940
Rosa Isabella, the Spanish Maiden
1840-1870
Sewing Supplies
1878-1900
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Tin lid
1910-1940
Pinback button
1896-1920
Captain John Paul Jones Naval Medal
after 1840
Badge
ca. 1892
Commemorative cane
ca. 1950
molding plane
1850-1900
Gentleman's costume: 1778
ca. 1960
Brown leather pocket book
ca. 1839
An Account of Peter Coddle's Visit to New York
ca. 1890
Pin-back button
1965-1985
Cleaning supplies
1910-1950
Handkerchief
1898-1900
Tin
1920-1950
Ribbon
1900
Yale University Award Medal
ca. 1956
Patio
Tetradrachme of Ptolemy in envelope
Campaign Button w/ribbons: Welcome -photo of Wilson
c. 1918
Escape map, WWII,in envelope
1944
Trade sign
1800-1850
Greatcoat
1865-1875
Paperweight
1890-1920
Pinback button
1939-1945
Medicine
1950-1960
Foil wrapper in form of subway token
1970-1995
Pinback button
1980-2000
Benjamin Harrison Indian Peace Medal
1889
Hillary Clinton
2008
Spice box
ca. 1858
Pull toy (soldier on horseback)
1850-1900
Apothecary bottle with stopper
1880-1920
Building blocks (set)
1890-1900
Game of Bang
1903
Medicine
1913-1920
Makeup Tin
1930-1960
Photographic equipment
1890-1910
Pinback button
1896-1920
Hard Times token
1837
Ribbon
1892
Commemorative cane
2005
block plane with saw teeth
1850-1900
Miniature chest with mirror
1920-1940
Needle case
1775-1825
Peter Coddle's Trip to New York
ca. 1890
Box
1890-1920
Watch Face
1880-1940
Playing card
1940-1960
Advertisement
ca. 1860-1870
Pinback button with ribbon
1904
Badge
ca.1904
Peter's Backyard Restaurant
Potter-Palmer Gold Medal
1910
Coin: half dollar, Pilgrim Tercentenary, 1620-1920
Ribbon
1800-1900
Ribbon
late 19th - early 20th century
Still bank
1870-1900
Bootjack
1800-1900
Paperweight
1890-1920
Box/ Food
1900-1920
Bottle/Can Opener
1910-1940
Tobacco canister
1890-1920
Pinback button
1995
Pin with photograph of McClellan
The Coach House
ca. 1960-1980
Model hand pump fire fighting cart
1874
Boy on Trapeze
ca. 1888
Badge: w/wheat on cloth
1870-1890
Doll's belt
1800-1900
Game of Ba-a Ba-a Black Sheep
1888
Box
1890-1920
Shopping bag
1990-1991
Advertising platter
1888-1900
Swizzle stick
1920-1960
Civil War tokens (2)
1863
Ribbon
1850-1900
Belt plate
1760-1783
Art Box that belonged to John Ramamge
1770-1790
Foot warmer
1800-1850
Lady's costume: 1914
ca. 1959
Set of (5) weights or measuring tools
1830-1880
Marbles (106) and container
1800-1920
Hair Grooming
1960-1990
Comic book
1897
Cue stick
Plate
1900-1930
Cane with September 11th imagery
ca. 2001
Thomas A. Edison Centennial Commemorative Medal
1947
Pin-back button
New York Regiment of Volunteers in Mexico Medal
After 1848
Badge
Master Commandant Thomas Macdonough
ca. 1878
Pin
1900
Miniature iron
1890-1920
Fireman's fatigue cap
1870-1900
Sewing box
1850-1900
Box/ Candy
Token
1834(?)
Thimble/ laundry
1940-1960
Pinback button
1985
Shirt stud
Penang
ca. 1991-2007
I AM A UNION MAN WHAT ABOUT YOU BUDDY? AFL-CIO
1950-1960
Horse on base w/wheels
1850-1900
Bottle
1760-1770
Lantern
1870-1900
The Golden Eagle Anagrams: A Prize game
1889
Shaving mug
1890-1930
Shopping bag
1990-2000
Box/ Candy
1896
Bottle opener
1930-1960
Hard Times token (2)
1837
Roosevelt Memorial Association Medallion of Honor
1920
Dexterity game
ca. 1920
Shako
1870-1900
Mourning badge on cardboard: Engine Co.5...
1856-1866
Painted egg ornament
1930-1970
Sewing clamp with drawer and pincushion
ca. 1820
Jackstraws (27)
1850-1900
Medallions/ books
1932
Pin-back button
1896-1910
Bowl
1970
Souvenir token
1920-1950
Metropolitan Life Insurance Exhibit Medal
1939
Political button
Aerial camera equipment
Spinette
1906
Scrimshaw (whale's tooth)
1910-1940
Campaign ribbon
1896-1908
Parasol: black
1870-1900
Chapeau bras with box
1873-1884
Button
1992
Button
1990-1995
Shopping bag
1940-1960
Thimble/ food
1900-1940
Pinback button
1896-1910
The Anglers' Club of New York Honor Medal
ca. 1970
Shun Lee Dynasty
ca. 1960-1980
Pin-back button
ca. 1960-1980
Dollhouse table
1920-1940
Miniature corner cupboard
1960-1980
Die
1853-1883
Game of Illustrated Authors
ca. 1885
Soap Box
1880-1910
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Medicine
1880-1920

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