Bottle/Medicine
Classification:
Date:
1930-1950
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
7 5/8 x 2 3/4 in. diameter
Description:
This amber glass bottle has a machine finished metal screw top and a paper label that reads, in part, "Solution of Hydrogen Peroxide/ U.S.P./ A Most Efficient Antiseptic and Styptic/ When Used Undiluted.../ Zelart Drug Co. Inc./ New York, N.Y.".
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.743
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1950
eMuseum Object ID:
47874
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Optical
Classification:
Date:
1880-1920
Medium:
Metal, glass, wood, laquer
Dimensions:
Box: 3 1/4 x 2 7/8 x 1/2 in.; Glasses: 4 1/4 x 2 in.
Description:
This small black laquered wood box contains a pair of gold folding 'pince-nez' glasses. The case has gold writing on it that reads "Meyrowitz Bros./ 416 Nicollet Ave./ Minneapolis".
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.499
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
47856
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Optician's trade sign
Classification:
Date:
1880-1920
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
18 x 4 5/8 x 3/4 in.
Description:
Metal trade sign advertising an optician; shaped like a pair of octagonal gold-framed eye-glasses with eyes hand-painted on the lenses. In black on the frames: "Optical Goods".
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.498
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
47855
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Chewing gum vending machine
Classification:
Date:
1908
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
16 1/2 x 6 1/5 x 5 1/2 in.
Description:
This bright yellow metal box dispensed chewing gum for a penny. The front reads in black "Zeno Chewing Gum/ Drop One Cent Here/ Buy Zeno Package Gum From Dealers/ Zeno Mfg. Co. Chicago" with a drawing of a hand indicating the coin slot. On each side "Zeno Chewing Gum/ Zeno Package Gum/ Sold By All Leading Dealers". On the right side " Patented/ Aug. 1 1893, May 21, 1895/ July 15, 1902, May 5, 1908".
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.497
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1908
eMuseum Object ID:
47844
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tool
Classification:
Date:
1880-1930
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
16 x 6 x 5 1/2 in.
Description:
This heavy metal tool has a broken handle and a chopping blade operated by a toothed gear. A ruler marked in inches protrudes from one side of the chopping base. Perhaps for cutting lengths of leather or paper.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.496
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1930
eMuseum Object ID:
47843
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Music Box Record
Classification:
Date:
1880-1920
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
1/8 x 11 7/8 in. diameter
Description:
This large metal record is perforated all over to operate in a mechanical music box. Printed in yellow on brown in the center "Loreley/ Popular Song/ by Silcher/No. 3050/ Brevete/ Patent S.G.D.G. Patented", with the song title also in French and German. An arrow marks the beginning of the song.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.495
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
47842
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Music Box Record
Classification:
Date:
1880-1920
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
1/8 x 11 7/8 in. diameter
Description:
This large metal record is perforated all over to operate in a mechanical music box. Printed in yellow on brown in the center "La Paloma (The Dove)/ Mexican Popular Song/ by Yradier/No. 3094/ Brevete/ Patent S.G.D.G. Patented", with the song title also in French and German. An arrow marks the beginning of the song.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.494
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
47841
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Music Box Record
Classification:
Date:
1880-1920
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
1/8 x 11 7/8 in. diameter
Description:
This large metal record is perforated all over to operate in a mechanical music box. Printed in yellow on brown in the center "The Marseillaise/No. 3011/ Brevete/ Patent S.G.D.G. Patented", with the song title also in French and German. An arrow marks the beginning of the song.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.493
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
47840
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Music Box Record
Classification:
Date:
1880-1920
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
1/8 x 11 7/8 in. diameter
Description:
This large metal record is perforated all over to operate in a mechanical music box. Printed in yellow on brown in the center "Rosemary/ Habanera/ No. 3101/ Brevete/ Patent S.G.D.G. Patented", with the song title also in French and German. An arrow marks the beginning of the song.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.492
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
47839
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Lithograph Stone
Classification:
Date:
1880-1920
Medium:
Stone
Dimensions:
6 x 5 x 2 1/4
Description:
This brown stone is etched in reverse with a horse's head as a lithographic plate. It has a paper label that reads "An original Currier & Ives lithographic stone with a sketch of a horse's head by Louis Maurer (1832-1932). Presented to me by his daughter Mrs. Eugenia Maurer Fuerstenberg, Feb. 28, 1934."
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.347
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
47838
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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