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- Bowl, 1910 - Social reformers in Boston, Massachusetts, organized the Saturday Evening Girls Club to educate and improve the lives of impoverished immigrant girls. In 1907, the club established a pottery. The Saturday Evening Girls created an array of remarkable Arts and Crafts wares, including children's dishes and sets. Some of these dishes were personalized with a child's name; others bore rhymes or simple phrases.
- 1910
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Bowl, 1910
Social reformers in Boston, Massachusetts, organized the Saturday Evening Girls Club to educate and improve the lives of impoverished immigrant girls. In 1907, the club established a pottery. The Saturday Evening Girls created an array of remarkable Arts and Crafts wares, including children's dishes and sets. Some of these dishes were personalized with a child's name; others bore rhymes or simple phrases.
- "The Cackling Red Hen" Pull Toy, 1954 -
- 1954
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"The Cackling Red Hen" Pull Toy, 1954
- Bandbox, Made by Hannah Davis, circa 1831 - Hannah Davis (1784-1863), a Jaffrey, New Hampshire, entrepreneur, created colorful, wallpaper-covered bandboxes. Davis sold many of her bandboxes to the young, migrant women who worked in the textile mills in the surrounding New England villages. Davis's attractive and affordable bandboxes were ideal for the millworkers. The boxes could hold clothing and accessories and they served as useful storage cases when the women traveled home.
- circa 1831
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Bandbox, Made by Hannah Davis, circa 1831
Hannah Davis (1784-1863), a Jaffrey, New Hampshire, entrepreneur, created colorful, wallpaper-covered bandboxes. Davis sold many of her bandboxes to the young, migrant women who worked in the textile mills in the surrounding New England villages. Davis's attractive and affordable bandboxes were ideal for the millworkers. The boxes could hold clothing and accessories and they served as useful storage cases when the women traveled home.
- Oil Painting, Landscape with Hens, by Jean Maurice Thibon, 1875-1900 - Chickens come in many shapes, sizes, and colors, as represented in this French genre painting. They scratch the dirt in search of worms and bugs for protein and seeds that add calories to their diets. Dust baths help them ward off lice and other pests. Nineteenth-century farm families kept flocks like this in and around barnyards as a source of protein-rich eggs.
- 1875-1900
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Oil Painting, Landscape with Hens, by Jean Maurice Thibon, 1875-1900
Chickens come in many shapes, sizes, and colors, as represented in this French genre painting. They scratch the dirt in search of worms and bugs for protein and seeds that add calories to their diets. Dust baths help them ward off lice and other pests. Nineteenth-century farm families kept flocks like this in and around barnyards as a source of protein-rich eggs.
- Horsehide Lap Robe, 1919 - The open-air car bodies that prevailed into the 1920s gave little protection from cold. Automobile blankets, or lap robes, were popular accessories for cool-weather motoring. These heavy blankets, typically of wool, plush, or horsehide, and often waterproofed with a chemical treatment or a rubber backing, usually measured around 60 inches by 80 inches -- large enough for passengers to share.
- 1919
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Horsehide Lap Robe, 1919
The open-air car bodies that prevailed into the 1920s gave little protection from cold. Automobile blankets, or lap robes, were popular accessories for cool-weather motoring. These heavy blankets, typically of wool, plush, or horsehide, and often waterproofed with a chemical treatment or a rubber backing, usually measured around 60 inches by 80 inches -- large enough for passengers to share.
- "Hen and Chicken" Mechanical Bank, 1901-1928 - Banks with ingenious mechanisms made saving fun and were perfect gifts for children whose parents wanted to promote thrift. When a child placed a coin in front of this hen and activated a lever, a small chick emerged to peck at the coin. The mother hen's head nodded as she watched her thrifty child; her beak also moved as if to cluck approval.
- 1901-1928
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"Hen and Chicken" Mechanical Bank, 1901-1928
Banks with ingenious mechanisms made saving fun and were perfect gifts for children whose parents wanted to promote thrift. When a child placed a coin in front of this hen and activated a lever, a small chick emerged to peck at the coin. The mother hen's head nodded as she watched her thrifty child; her beak also moved as if to cluck approval.
- "Night and Morning" Pitcher, 1929-1943 -
- 1929-1943
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"Night and Morning" Pitcher, 1929-1943
- Advertisement for Plymouth Voyager, 1984 - Chrysler introduced its all-new Plymouth Voyager and Dodge Caravan models for 1984. The minivan was something new in the family-car market -- larger than a station wagon, but smaller than a traditional van and able to fit into most garages. Chrysler's minivans handled like cars, too, with a front-wheel-drive layout that kept riders lower to the ground than full-size vans.
- 1984
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Advertisement for Plymouth Voyager, 1984
Chrysler introduced its all-new Plymouth Voyager and Dodge Caravan models for 1984. The minivan was something new in the family-car market -- larger than a station wagon, but smaller than a traditional van and able to fit into most garages. Chrysler's minivans handled like cars, too, with a front-wheel-drive layout that kept riders lower to the ground than full-size vans.
- Hallmark "Mom-to-Be" Christmas Ornament, 1992 - Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- 1992
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Hallmark "Mom-to-Be" Christmas Ornament, 1992
Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- Hallmark "Twelve Days of Christmas Series: Three French Hens" Christmas Ornament, 1986 - Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- 1986
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Hallmark "Twelve Days of Christmas Series: Three French Hens" Christmas Ornament, 1986
Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.