Hardware/ household
Classification:
Date:
1940-1960
Medium:
Wood fiber
Dimensions:
6 x 6 x 1/4 in.
Description:
This pressed wood fiber board sample is printed in blue on one side with fir trees and scenes of people building homes and refinishing rooms around the words "Cornell Fibre Boards/ Build Now!/ You can line your garage, transform an unsightly kitchen, add a play room, finish off the garret- easily and economically with/ Cornell Fibre Boards/ Manufactured by Cornell Wood Products/ 230 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Ill." The reverse has a scene of a square-rigged sailing ship by a beach where men are carrying crates and sacks. Possibly a trivet or plaque as well as a sample.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.2558
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1960
eMuseum Object ID:
50140
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Hardware/ household
Classification:
Date:
1940-1960
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
9 x 3 1/2 x 3/8 in.
Description:
This wood sample is printed in blue on one side "American Balsa Company, Inc./ 50 East 42nd Street New York, N.Y., U.S.A./ This is a sample of / Encysted Balsa Wood/ (Patented)/ Used in aeroplane construction/ for fuselages, pontoons, streamlining of struts, etc./ One third lighter than cork. The only heat insulation material having structural strength." A company symbol of a leaf with the logo "A.B.C. Inc." decorates the left front.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.2557
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1960
eMuseum Object ID:
50139
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Watches/Tin
Classification:
Date:
1888-1900
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
5 1/4 x 2 7/8 x 1/2 in.
Description:
This light green tin box with a gold and dark green geometric border on the edges opens on a hinge. In the center of the lid is a print of a huge factory complex surrounded by the words, in black and gold, "1 Doz. Waltham Main Springs 2222 18 Size Vanguard. Resilient/ Factory of The American Waltham Watch Co., Waltham, Mass." On the bottom "Waltham Poineer/ Resilient Main Springs/ Patented Feb. 7th 1888."
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.2556
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
50138
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Food tin
Classification:
Date:
1890-1920
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
3 3/4 x 2 1/2 in. diameter
Description:
This silver colored metal tin is shaped like a paint can with a handle and is embossed on the side and lid "John P. Squire & Co./ Pure Leaf Lard/ Boston".
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.2555
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
50137
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tin/ food
Classification:
Date:
1950-1960
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
3 3/8 x 7/8 in. diameter
Description:
This white tubular metal tin has a green cap and is printed in green "Five Herb-Ox/ Chicken Bouillon Cubes/ Add Zest And Flavoring to Your Soups, Main Dishes, Gravies/ Pure Food Company/ Mamaroneck, N.Y." with instructions for use and serving suggestions.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.2554
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1960
eMuseum Object ID:
50136
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Trade sign
Classification:
Date:
1880-1910
Medium:
Metal, wood, paper, cotton
Dimensions:
47 x 23 1/2 x 3/4 in.
Description:
A cardboard sign with a black wood frame that advertises nails and tacks. No manufacturer is evident on the display but different size and gauge metal nails and tacks are stitched with cotton thread onto the white cardboard and grouped by function such as "Shoe Tacks", "Carpet Tacks", "Round Head Copper Tacks", "Coffin, Lining and Saddle Nails", "Brass Shoe Nails", "Hoe Nails", "Finishing Nails", "Brads", and "Clout Nails". The tacks, now dark gray or black with age and oxidation, were once bright silver, presenting a clearer and more impressive sign than is evident by the current appearance. Formerly F-26.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.2204
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
50135
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Trade sign
Classification:
Date:
1880-1910
Medium:
Wood, metal
Dimensions:
29 3/4 x 40 3/4 x 1 1/4 in.
Description:
Chromolithographed tin sign in ornate gilt wood frame, printed with four scenes, one in each corner, of fields each with a different type of cow and a machine, and a central oval frame with a scene of a young woman in a blue dress and white bonnet with her arm around a brown cow. At top in gold: "De Laval Cream Separators/ Save $10 to $15 Per Cow Every Year Of Use". Left top corner scene labeled: "Ayrshire", the right "Guernsey"; the bottom left "Holstein", and the right "Dutch Belted". The lower area reads "De Laval Cream Separator Comapny/ 165 Broadway, New York" and has a list of dealers in various cities in the U.S. and Canada. Formerly F-28.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.2203
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
50134
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Display cabinet
Classification:
Date:
1890-1920
Medium:
Metal, wood, paper, glass
Dimensions:
24 x 18 x 2 1/2 in.
Description:
A wood cabinet with a glass front that acts as a display case. The front door has a reverse painted glass panel that is gold with black lettering that reads "S.R. Van Duzer & Co.'s/ Fruit Flavoring Extracts/ Sold By Van Sickle, APGAR & Co.", above two wooden shelves that hold 16 bottles of various extracts including Lemon, Celery, Nutmeg, Cloves, Orange, Raspberry and Ginger. Formerly F-29.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.2202
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
50133
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Trade sign
Classification:
Date:
1900-1930
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
31 x 40 3/4 x 5/8 in.
Description:
A sign chromolithographed on tin with a molded tin frame with a scene of the inside of a domed, very ornately decorated bank with a marble floors and staircase, dark mahogany tellers' booths and white globe lamps. It is labeled on the frame "The National Park Bank/ Of New York". Formerly F-30.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.2201
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1930
eMuseum Object ID:
50132
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Trade Sign
Classification:
Date:
1890-1920
Medium:
Wood, metal, glass
Dimensions:
23 3/4 x 16 x 3/4 in.
Description:
A sign reverse painted on glass. A dark teal border surrounds a black central frame with white trim. The sign reads in gold with applied foil "All Goods Given For Premium Stamps". Formerly F-31.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.2200
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
50131
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
















