Button hook
Classification:
Date:
1890-1930
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
3 3/4 x 7/8 x 1/8 in.
Description:
A gray metal button hook with a peanut shaped loop at the handle end embossed "Endicott Johnson,/Good Shoes."
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.2625
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1930
eMuseum Object ID:
50419
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Button hook
Classification:
Date:
1890-1930
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
5 x 1 x 1/8 in.
Description:
A rusted metal button hook with a tear-drop shaped loop at the handle end embossed "H. A. Martin,/ Saratoga, New York".
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.2624
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1930
eMuseum Object ID:
50418
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Shoe horn
Classification:
Date:
1890-1930
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
6 3/4 x 1 5/8 x 1/4 in.
Description:
A silver colored metal shoe horn with a folding button hook at the handle end engraved "J.& J. Slater/ New York".
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.2623
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1930
eMuseum Object ID:
50417
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Shoe horn
Classification:
Date:
1920-1950
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
4 x 1 3/4 in.
Description:
A silver colored metal shoe horn engraved "The Coward Shoe".
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.2622
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1950
eMuseum Object ID:
50416
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Glass cutter
Classification:
Date:
1900-1940
Medium:
Wood, metal
Dimensions:
7 x 5/8 x 7/8 in.
Description:
A metal glass cutter with a black wood handle, five variously spaced metal teeth for breaking the pane and and a block of metal on the end that rocks back and forth and has a diamond tip mounted on the end. The metal toothed part is engraved "Shoemaker/ Philadelphia", and the end block "Extra".
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.2621
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1940
eMuseum Object ID:
50415
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Boot rubber sample
Classification:
Date:
1920-1940
Medium:
Rubber
Dimensions:
4 1/2 x 3 1/4 x 1/8 in.
Description:
A black sample of rain boot rubber made to look like part of the sole of a shoe. It is debossed with tiny raindrops and the word "Rainettes" repeated horizontally across the sample.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.2620
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1940
eMuseum Object ID:
50414
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Whistle
Classification:
Date:
1920-1940
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
2 5/8 x 7/8 in.
Description:
A small metal whistle with a figure if a man in a green jerkin, red tights and a green peaked hat with a bow and arrow on a yellow background and in black the words "Robin Hood Shoes/ For Boys and Girls".
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.2618
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1940
eMuseum Object ID:
50413
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Advertising kerchief
Classification:
Date:
1910-1940
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
20 x 20 in.
Description:
White silk kerchief printed in red, black and rust with sixteen different pairs of women's shoes, including high button shoes, lace up boots and pumps surrounded by a border of numbers and letters indicating shoe sizes such as "6D 4B 7A". Signed "Brooke Cadwallader".
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.2619
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1940
eMuseum Object ID:
50412
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tray
Classification:
Date:
1964-1965
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
11 x 8 x 1 in.
Description:
A gold-colored metal serving tray with a black border and a print of the 1964 World's Fair "Unisphere" in the center of the front marked "New York World's Fair 1964-65". The back reads in black on gold "Unisphere/ Presented By United States Steel/ As Seen From The Plaza Of The Astronauts With The Heroic Statue Of The 'Rocket Thrower' in the Foreground/ This Beautiful Unisphere is the Symbol of the 1964-1965 New York World's Fair, and is dedicated to man's aspirations toward 'Peace Through Understanding' and symbolizes his achievements in an expanding universe. It is the largest representation of our planet ever attempted-140 feet (thirteen stories) high, 1,000,000 lbs. of Shining Stainless Steel, the open grids representing the latitudes and longitudes supporting the land masses of the World- all dramatically set in a 310 foot reflecting pool."
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.2465
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1965
eMuseum Object ID:
50409
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tiptray/coin tray
Classification:
Date:
1964-1965
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
7 x 5 x 1/2 in.
Description:
A gold-colored metal tip tray or coin tray with a black border and a print of the 1964 World's Fair "Unisphere" in the center of the front marked "New York World's Fair 1964-65". The back reads in black on gold "Unisphere/ Presented By United States Steel/ As Seen From The Plaza Of The Astronauts With The Heroic Statue Of The 'Rocket Thrower' in the Foreground/ This Beautiful Unisphere is the Symbol of the 1964-1965 New York World's Fair, and is dedicated to man's aspirations toward 'Peace Through Understanding' and symbolizes his achievements in an expanding universe. It is the largest representation of our planet ever attempted-140 feet (thirteen stories) high, 1,000,000 lbs. of Shining Stainless Steel, the open grids representing the latitudes and longitudes supporting the land masses of the World- all dramatically set in a 310 foot reflecting pool."
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.2464
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1965
eMuseum Object ID:
50408
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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