Collection Highlights

Masonic apron
Date:
1780-1800
Object Number:
1951.523ab
Medium:
Silk, metal

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Bar tray
1900-1930
Pinback button
1896-1910
Amateur Athletic Union of the United States - 440 yard Relay
1950
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
American Labor Party
Medal
ca. 1848
Globe
1800-1850
Spoon rack
ca. 1800-1875
World's Columbian Exposition Souvenir Medal
1893
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
Token: City Hall, NY.; 1856
1856-1939
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
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
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
New York City "Lucky Penny"
1949
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
Coin: Collection of American Pennies ...
Game of Black Cat
ca. 1885
Music Box Record
1880-1920
Puzzle
1880-1900
Medicine
1930-1960
Pinback button
1896-1910
Chalice
2002
Merritt Haviland Smith Medal
1926
Dexterity game
ca. 1920
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
Gentleman's costume: 1914
ca. 1962
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
The Society of Medalists 5th Issue
1932
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
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
Bell crown cap and shoulder cord
1820-1840; 1870-1890
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
Coin: half dollar, Sesquicentenneal, 1776-1926
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
Coin: Gold; Par.Cres. Tra. Concordia, 1802
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
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
Picture blocks
ca. 1900
Hat
1700-1800
Little Pet's Picture Blocks
ca. 1885
Clock part
1871
Souvenir token
1939
Tobacco pipe
1900-1960
Insignia
1890-1920
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
Badge w/ribbon and pin
1898
Collection of buttons: Wings for Willkie
Indian woman
1850-1875
Medallion: Free Academy...1853
1853 or later
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
Medal in box: Peace 1936
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
Toy
1955-1990
Photographic equipment
1892-1920
Button
2003
Token
ca. 1863
Doll's shift
1870-1880
Matchbook
1940-1945
Collection of barrels,crates,and bags
1800-1900
Doll
ca. 1895
Needle case and sharpener
1840-1880
Scoop
ca. 1775-1850
Tip Tray
1910-1930
Bottle/ food
1930-1960
Tobacco premium
1890-1920
Medallion
1930
Stereograph viewer
1860-1880
Jenny Lind Commemorative Medal
1850
Medal
CA. 1900
National Day of Mourning Abraham Lincoln Ribbons
1865
Conquest of St. Christopher Medal
1666
Miniature bowl
1850-1900
Coat
1899
Paperweight
ca. 1892
Fan/ invitation
1884
Powder horn
1834
Box
1940-1960
9-11-2001 Remember
2001-2002
Pinback button
1896-1910
Card of buttons
1940-1980
Iridium
ca. 1994-2007
Pin-back button
1970-1980
Doll's coat
1910-1940
Mechanical box: woman dancer
ca. 1850
1876 U.S. Centennial Exposition Medal
1876
Pothook excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
1776-1783
The Horseless Carriage Race
1900
Button
1972-1973
Perfume Sample
1970-2000
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Pinback button
1896-1910
Civil War token
ca. 1863
Ribbon
1906
Pencil sharpener
1930-1948
Apple parer
1800-1830
Queen Victoria
1950-1970
Document case with two primed canvases that belonged to Asher B. Durand
1850-1880
Sword belt
1855-1870
Button
ca. 1975
Stamp/ Food
1950
Trade sign
1880-1900
Badge/ medal
1925
Pinback button
1992
Electric iron
1946-1954
Political button
1964
Doll shoes (pair)
Insignia
Doll: man
1850-1900
Squeak toy (cat and bird)
1875-1900
Lady's costume: the mid-18th century
ca. 1957
Chapeau bras
1875-1883
Lapel pin
1980-1995
Plaque
1890-1930
Box
1880-1920
Tobacco/ cigar ribbon
1880-1920
Collar or cuff stud
1896-1920
Our next president Wendell Lewis Willkie
ca. 1940
Nippon
ca. 1960-1980
Adertising note cards
1923
New-York Historical Society Medal for Achievement in History
ca. 1931
Doll
1830-1860
Sword cane
ca. 1900
Key to Washington Arch in case
1895
India: An Oriental Game
ca. 1895
Box
1866-1910
Inkwell
1866-1890
Tobacco premium
1890-1920
Display jar
1920-1940
Civil War token
1863
Twin Towers/Pentagon/PA Flight 93/Sept. 11, 2001/God Bless America
2001
The Bomber
ca. 1941-1945
Campaign button: photo of F.D Roosevelt
Blunderbuss
1760-1790
Sewing case
1898
Spur; belonged to Abner Doubleday
1855-1865
Paperweight
ca. 1882
Pinback button
1928
Carton/ Food
1980-2000
Plate
1912
Swizzle stick
1950-1990
Medallion: Kings County Hist. Soc. 1911
1911
Medal with ribbon
1916
Viewfinder key chain
1968
Stool
1900-1930
Walking-stick
1880-1930
Coin: half dollar, Fort Van Couver Centennial, 1925
Toy bookcase and books (24)
1863-1885
Plate (14) excavated at a Revolutionary War military camp
1760-1783
FDNY badge
Button
1976
Captains Creighton, Low, and Stouffer Life Saving Medal
ca. 1875
Hardware/ household
1920-1960
Button
1968
Pendant
1896-1920
Store display
1890-1930
Campaign ribbon
ca. 1888
Ribbon
ca. 1890-1900
Dollhouse furn.: standing mirror
1920-1940
Miniature chair table
1960-1980
Token: A Government Dollar Contains...Sept 1896
Bullet mold
1760-1775
The New Folding Doll House
1894
Inkwell
1880-1920
Coaster
1980-2000
Bottle/ medicine
1880-1910
Elevated train sign
1870-1955
Match safe
1902
Medal Commemorating Dutch Recognition of the United States
1782
The Park Lane Hotel
Button
1904
Catskill Aqueduct Medal
1917
Doll's four-post bedstead with hangings
1820-1830
Pie crimper
ca. 1775-1850
Damaged front door of Rescue Copmany #2 rig
Hearing horn
1870-1890
Thermometer
1890-1930
Button
1989
Theodore Roosevelt Ribbon
1900
Carving set
19th century
Moulding Plane
1850-1900
The Circle of Friends of the Medallion 6th Issue
1912
Darning egg
1840-1880
Pestle
ca. 1800-1850
Elevated railway sign
1900-1950
Games of Checkers, Backgammon and Toussel
ca. 1875
Sewing Supplies
1948-1990
Makeup applicator
1970-2000
Travel/ mug
1893-1900
Collar or cuff stud
1896-1920
Pin-back button
Doll's necklace
1870-1880
Cane
ca. 1918
Miniature mold
1875-1900
Gentleman's costume: 1928
ca. 1962
Thimble excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
1750-1783
Game of Sailor Boy
1889
Pins
1890-1930
Tray/ Food
1950-1970
Playing card
1940-1960
Relic
1890-1940
Bodkin
ca. 1890
Admiral Vernon "Porto Bello and Carthagena" Commemorative Medal
1739
Cavanagh's
Ribbon
Frits Holm Medal
1921
Coin: quar.dollar, Columbian Board of Lady Managers, 1893
Pincushion
1800-1900
Apple parer
1820-1830
Street sign from Christopher Street
ca. 1990
Box/ Clothes
1980-2000
Can/ Food
1906-1920
Thimble
1900-1940
Pinback button
1980-2000
James Madison Indian Peace Medal
1814 or later
Buchanan & Lyall tobacco advertisement
Stamp
1890-1910
Transportation Tokens: Brookyn & Queens Transit Corp., Transfer
Sword and scabbard in case
ca. 1862
Apothecary bottle with cap
1880-1920
Framed set of buttons and sleeve-links (89) excavated at Fort Washington
1760-1783
Game of College Boat Race
1900
Medicine
1900-1930
Shopping bag
1992
Tobacco
1945
Pinback button
1896-1910
Hard Times token
1837
Ribbon with paper mount
ca. 1875
Commemorative cane
ca. 1880's
Collection of oriental figures
1875-1925
Lady's costume: 1812
ca. 1958
Sewing book
1840-1880
Powder horn
ca. 1836
Box
1930-1950
Pinback button
1994-2000
Sewing Supplies
1880-1890
Bottle
1972
Clothing hanger
1920-1940
The International Industrial Exhibition Souvenir Medal
1851
Quo Vadis
Ribbons
1800-1850
The Historiscope Panorama and History of Americas
ca. 1875
Miniature vases (pair)
1880-1920
Uniform shoes (pair)
1940-1945
Paperweight
1890-1920
World's Columbian Exposition Administrative Building Medal
1893
Paperweight
1950-1970
Noisemaker
1935
Tobacco/ cigar ribbon
1880-1920
Saidel/City Controller
ca. 1975
George Washington Inaugural Centennial Medallion
1889
Azabu Jujuen Barbecue House
ca. 1960-1980
Bobbin
1780-1820
Doll
1920-1935
Steam pumper
ca. 1870
Coin: Rexivba
Picture Puzzle Steamship
1896
The Game of Jolly Tars
ca. 1895
Mug/Shaving
1900-1930
Cup
1980-2000
Hair Grooming
1890-1920
Pouring spout/ liquor
1940-1960
Civil War tokens (2)
1863
Ribbon
ca. 1900
Hubert H. Humphrey campaign blouse
1968
Butter mold
ca. 1825-1875
Doll
1750-1800
The Yacht Puzzle
1870-1890
Haversack
1914-1918
Ashtray
1929-1940
Pin-back button
1910-1940
Hardware/ household
1900-1930
Plate
1920
Jack knife key chain
ca. 1970s
College of the City of New York Commemorative Medal
1947
Political button
1996
Doll hat
Ribbon badge: Firemen's Assn. Trenton, N.J.
1880-1920
Ribbon with Photo of Woman
late 19th century
Miniature Furniture; Inlaid Drum Table
ca. 1980
Miniature tea set
1900-1930
Chapeau (bicorne)
1879-1900
Token
ca. 1827
Packet/ Candy
1998
Food bag
1980-2000
Thimble/ laundry
1900-1940
Pinback button
1896-1910
It's in the bag if we get out the vote Look inside to find out how...
ca. 1956
Mitali Restaurant
ca. 1960-1980
Razor and case
1870-1875
J. Gordon Bennett Aeronautical Cup Plaquette
ca. 1910
Doll's armchair
1910-1913
Bottle: Warner's safe kidney & liver cure...
1860-1880
Stamp
1775-1850
Yankee Peddler or What Do You Buy?
1865-1870
Pitcher
1880-1910
Swizzle stick
1950-1990
Medicine label
1880-1920
Cigar box
1953
Civil War token
ca. 1860
The Circle of Friends of the Medallion 4th Issue
1911
Dexterity game
ca. 1930
Pin
German set trigger bolt action needle gun
Busk
1750-1850
Jodhpurs
1917-1918
Souvenir Tile/Calendar
1911
Fan/ invitation
1884
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Collar or cuff stud
1895
Pencil
1940-1960
Hudson-Fulton Celebration Official Commemorative Medal
1909
Pin-back button
Shopping bag
Wood fragment from the "Merrimac" w/document
ca. 1862
Walking-stick with removable sword
1860-1880
Whale's tooth
1860-1867
Puzzle
1850-1900
Riding boots (pair)
1900-1940
Pin-back campaign button
1992
Happy Harry Ring Toss
ca. 1920
Hair Grooming
1890-1930
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Pinback button
1896-1910
Button
Fugio cent
1787
Box of crayons
1909-1940
Dollhouse furn: display cabinet
1920-1940
Gentleman's costume: 1620
ca. 1968
Stevenson Taylor Commemorative Medallion
1926
Doll house furniture: ribbon used as stair carpet w/rods
1875-1925
The Hand of Fate Fortune Telling Game
1901
Button
1980-1985
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Shoe horn
1890-1930
Insignia
1910-1950
Pencil
1950-1960
Christopher Columbus Medal
1892
Chateau Madrid
Red lapel button on paper
Uncle Sam Scroll Game
ca. 1888
Theatre Imperial
1888
Pestle
ca. 1800-1850
Paperweight
1890-1920
Fan
1900-1930
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Pinback button
1992

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