Game

Date: 
1946
Medium: 
Metal, leather
Dimensions: 
Case: 2 x 2 x 1/2 in.; game: 1/4 x 1 1/2 in. diameter
Description: 
A tiny dark brown leather case with a snap closure containing a tiny gold colored metal carnival wheel like gambling toy. The case is stamped in gold "Bonne Chance Corp./ 15 Park Row/ New York City". The metal game is round and has a ridged edge like a quarter coin. The top has an attached spinning arrow and is divided into sections marked in red and black with numbers and the words "Win", "Lose" and "O-Boy/ Win All". The back is embossed " 'O-Boy', patent pending".
Credit Line: 
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number: 
2002.1.2079
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1946
eMuseum Object ID: 
49344
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Game

Date: 
1946
Medium: 
Paper
Dimensions: 
5 1/4 in. diameter
Description: 
A circular paper game piece divided into wedge sections with each section printed with true and false statements. Probably was spun to select the player's question. One side is marked "Geography" with statements like "Africa is the second largest continent." and "A peninsula is a small bay." The reverse is marked "Transportation", and has statements like "Subway trains run underground." and "Motor busses have steam engines.". Made by Saxon Toy Co., New York.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number: 
2002.1.2078
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1946
eMuseum Object ID: 
49343
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Game

Date: 
1890-1910
Medium: 
Paper, wood
Dimensions: 
6 1/4 x 2 1/4 x 1 3/8 in.; each domino 1 3/4 x 7/8 x 1/4 in.
Description: 
A gray cardboard box filled with twenty seven wood dominoes with black printed dots. Every domino is both a game piece and an advertisment; the back of each is printed in black "Hood's Sarsaparilla purifies the Blood, strengthens the Nerves, sharpens the Appetite, and cures That Tired Feeling."
Credit Line: 
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number: 
2002.1.2077
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1910
eMuseum Object ID: 
49342
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Puzzle

Date: 
1880-1900
Medium: 
Paper, wood
Dimensions: 
7 1/4 x 5 3/4 x 1 7/8 in.
Description: 
A wooden box with a sliding lid with a paper label on the top printed with an ornate central drawing of an Asian boat with a pagoda-like cabin and a dragon masthead. Around the central drawing are smaller scenes of Asian people and the words "The Progress of Tea/ A Dissected Puzzle". Inside are many wood jigsaw pieces with paper applied that can be arranged to form a picture that tells the story of the tea trade.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number: 
2002.1.2076
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1900
eMuseum Object ID: 
49341
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Puzzle

Date: 
1881
Medium: 
Paper, wood
Dimensions: 
4 1/4 x 4 1/4 x 1/2 in.
Description: 
A cardboard box containing eleven wood pieces that can be arranged to form a 4 inch by 4 inch square. The top cover reads in black "The Great/ Eleven Block Puzzle,/ Beats any Puzzle of the Age./ Presented by/ Hill, Moynan & Co./ Dry Goods,/ Broadway and 10th Street,/ New York./ The Puzzle Is To Make A Square/ Can be made by either 10 or 11 pieces placed in position, forming a four inch square. Try It!" Inside the bottom "Hill, Moynan & Co./ 787 & 798 Broadway, N.W. cor. Tenth St.,/ Season 1880-81. Positive Bargains in/ New Fall Dress Goods, Silks, Satins/ and Velvets, Dress Trimmings, Lace Goods,/ Ladies and Misses' Suits and Wraps, Hosiery, Gloves and Fancy Goods, and/ House- Keeping Dry Goods of/ Every Description, at Popular Prices."
Credit Line: 
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number: 
2002.1.2075
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1881
eMuseum Object ID: 
49340
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Pen

Date: 
1970-2000
Medium: 
Plastic, metal
Dimensions: 
5 1/4 x 3/8 in. diameter
Description: 
This black plastic retractable pen has a gold metal collar connecting the top and bottom half of the barrel and a gold pocket clip. It reads in gold "Omni Berkshire Place/ 1-800-The Omni".
Credit Line: 
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number: 
2002.1.1732
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
2000
eMuseum Object ID: 
49320
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Pen

Date: 
1970-2000
Medium: 
Plastic, metal
Dimensions: 
6 1/4 x 3/8 in. diameter
Description: 
This black plastic pen has a gold metal collar connecting the top and bottom half of the barrel. It reads in gold "The New York Hilton and Towers".
Credit Line: 
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number: 
2002.1.1731
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
2000
eMuseum Object ID: 
49319
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Swizzle stick

Date: 
1920-1970
Medium: 
Glass
Dimensions: 
6 x 1/4 in. diameter
Description: 
This cobalt blue glass swizzle stick has a large bulb on one end as a handle and a smaller bulb on other for stirring a cocktail. The shaft is acid etched with a chubby man in a tophat holding a cocktail glass and reads "Ambassador Hotel/ Washington D.C./ The Hi-Hat Cocktail Lounge".
Credit Line: 
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number: 
2002.1.1730
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1970
eMuseum Object ID: 
49318
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Swizzle stick

Date: 
1920-1970
Medium: 
Glass
Dimensions: 
5 7/8 x 1/4 in. diameter
Description: 
This cobalt blue glass swizzle stick has a rectangular block on one end as a handle and a bulb on other for stirring a cocktail. The shaft is acid etched with a flame design and reads "Gallagher's Steak House/ Air Conditioned/ 228 West 52nd Street, New York/ Broiled Over Hickory Logs". See also 2002.1.1728
Credit Line: 
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number: 
2002.1.1729
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1970
eMuseum Object ID: 
49317
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Swizzle stick

Date: 
1920-1970
Medium: 
Glass
Dimensions: 
5 7/8 x 1/4 in. diameter
Description: 
This cobalt blue glass swizzle stick has a rectangular block on one end as a handle and a bulb on other for stirring a cocktail. The shaft is acid etched with a flame design and reads "Gallagher's Steak House/ Air Conditioned/ 228 West 52nd Street, New York/ Broiled Over Hickory Logs". See also 2002.1.1729
Credit Line: 
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number: 
2002.1.1728
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1970
eMuseum Object ID: 
49316
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

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