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- Pipe Tongs, 1800-1900 - Before matches were widely available, smokers used tongs like this one to light their pipes. Closing the handles extended the flattened ends of the tongs toward the fire and helped them pick up an ember and hold it steady. Blacksmiths made the tongs from durable wrought iron that withstood the heat of the fire.
- 1800-1900
- Collections - Artifact
Pipe Tongs, 1800-1900
Before matches were widely available, smokers used tongs like this one to light their pipes. Closing the handles extended the flattened ends of the tongs toward the fire and helped them pick up an ember and hold it steady. Blacksmiths made the tongs from durable wrought iron that withstood the heat of the fire.
- Ember Tongs - Before matches were widely available, smokers used tongs like this one to light their pipes. The flattened ends of the scissor-like tongs let a person pick up an ember and hold it steady. Blacksmiths made the tongs from durable wrought iron that withstood the heat of the fire.
- Collections - Artifact
Ember Tongs
Before matches were widely available, smokers used tongs like this one to light their pipes. The flattened ends of the scissor-like tongs let a person pick up an ember and hold it steady. Blacksmiths made the tongs from durable wrought iron that withstood the heat of the fire.
- Tobacco Pipe Used by James Forman - Dr. Sullivan Jackson and his wife, Richie Jean Sherrod, opened their home in Selma, Alabama, to Civil Rights leaders as they planned the 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery marches. James Forman, Executive Secretary of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), came and met Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at the Jackson home. Forman left this pipe, which Richie Jean kept.
- 1933-1937
- Collections - Artifact
Tobacco Pipe Used by James Forman
Dr. Sullivan Jackson and his wife, Richie Jean Sherrod, opened their home in Selma, Alabama, to Civil Rights leaders as they planned the 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery marches. James Forman, Executive Secretary of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), came and met Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at the Jackson home. Forman left this pipe, which Richie Jean kept.
- Hallmark "Santa" Christmas Ornament, 1982 - 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.
- 1982
- Collections - Artifact
Hallmark "Santa" Christmas Ornament, 1982
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.
- Ember Tongs, 1790-1830 -
- 1790-1830
- Collections - Artifact
Ember Tongs, 1790-1830
- Pipe Tongs, 1800-1900 - Before matches were widely available, smokers used tongs like this one to light their pipes. Closing the handles extended the flattened ends of the tongs toward the fire and helped them pick up an ember and hold it steady. Blacksmiths made the tongs from durable wrought iron that withstood the heat of the fire.
- 1800-1900
- Collections - Artifact
Pipe Tongs, 1800-1900
Before matches were widely available, smokers used tongs like this one to light their pipes. Closing the handles extended the flattened ends of the tongs toward the fire and helped them pick up an ember and hold it steady. Blacksmiths made the tongs from durable wrought iron that withstood the heat of the fire.
- Pen and Ink Drawing by Thomas Nast, circa 1885, Santa Claus Telephoning - Thomas Nast is best known for the creation of our modern image of Santa Claus. Nast's late 19th-century illustrations popularized the depiction of a rotund, bearded, fur-clad Santa in Americans' imaginations. His drawings not only defined Santa's appearance, but also enhanced other symbols, traditions and events now associated with Christmas and the holiday's jolly old elf.
- circa 1885
- Collections - Artifact
Pen and Ink Drawing by Thomas Nast, circa 1885, Santa Claus Telephoning
Thomas Nast is best known for the creation of our modern image of Santa Claus. Nast's late 19th-century illustrations popularized the depiction of a rotund, bearded, fur-clad Santa in Americans' imaginations. His drawings not only defined Santa's appearance, but also enhanced other symbols, traditions and events now associated with Christmas and the holiday's jolly old elf.
- "Ghost Pipe" by Vernon Brejcha, 1996 -
- 1996
- Collections - Artifact
"Ghost Pipe" by Vernon Brejcha, 1996
- Hallmark "Santa Pipe" Christmas Ornament, 1985 - 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.
- 1985
- Collections - Artifact
Hallmark "Santa Pipe" Christmas Ornament, 1985
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 "LOONEY TUNES Sylvester and Tweety: Bubble Bath" Christmas Ornament, 2003 - 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.
- 2003
- Collections - Artifact
Hallmark "LOONEY TUNES Sylvester and Tweety: Bubble Bath" Christmas Ornament, 2003
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.