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- Pantry Box, 1870-1885 -
- 1870-1885
- Collections - Artifact
Pantry Box, 1870-1885
- Film Buffer Memory Used on the Sperry Rand UNIVAC 1107 Computer, 1962 -
- 1962
- Collections - Artifact
Film Buffer Memory Used on the Sperry Rand UNIVAC 1107 Computer, 1962
- Burroughs B5000 Core Memory Plane, 1961 - Core memory is an early form of computer memory. Small rings of magnetic material strung on a wire grid were programmed to represent a binary "one" or "zero." Core planes were individually woven (typically by women) under a microscope. It was the standard form of computer memory from 1955-1975, until displaced by the integrated circuit, which could be mass produced.
- 1961
- Collections - Artifact
Burroughs B5000 Core Memory Plane, 1961
Core memory is an early form of computer memory. Small rings of magnetic material strung on a wire grid were programmed to represent a binary "one" or "zero." Core planes were individually woven (typically by women) under a microscope. It was the standard form of computer memory from 1955-1975, until displaced by the integrated circuit, which could be mass produced.
- IBM 1405 Disc Storage Unit Model, circa 1960 -
- circa 1960
- Collections - Artifact
IBM 1405 Disc Storage Unit Model, circa 1960
- Milk Can -
- Collections - Artifact
Milk Can
- Scott-Powell Aristocrats Dairy Milk Jug, 1937 -
- 1937
- Collections - Artifact
Scott-Powell Aristocrats Dairy Milk Jug, 1937
- Vegetable Storage Room in a Ford Motor Company Cafeteria Kitchens, May 18, 1931 -
- May 18, 1931
- Collections - Artifact
Vegetable Storage Room in a Ford Motor Company Cafeteria Kitchens, May 18, 1931
- Advertising Layout Showing a "Heinz Girl" Labeling Jars of Heinz Apple Butter, circa 1909 - Before complete mechanization of the manufacturing process, many tasks at the Heinz factory were done by hand. Photographs of this process were often taken and then modified for advertising and publications. Pictured here is a female employee placing labels on the crocks of Heinz fruit butters and preserves.
- circa 1909
- Collections - Artifact
Advertising Layout Showing a "Heinz Girl" Labeling Jars of Heinz Apple Butter, circa 1909
Before complete mechanization of the manufacturing process, many tasks at the Heinz factory were done by hand. Photographs of this process were often taken and then modified for advertising and publications. Pictured here is a female employee placing labels on the crocks of Heinz fruit butters and preserves.
- Shipping Box for Tobacco, 1880-1920 - Workers at Will Currier's shoe shop in Newton, New Hampshire, used a variety of tools, fasteners and bits of leather, wood, and metal to make shoes. Small wooden boxes, like this one, helped organize the shop and kept needed material close at hand.
- 1880-1920
- Collections - Artifact
Shipping Box for Tobacco, 1880-1920
Workers at Will Currier's shoe shop in Newton, New Hampshire, used a variety of tools, fasteners and bits of leather, wood, and metal to make shoes. Small wooden boxes, like this one, helped organize the shop and kept needed material close at hand.
- Parlor Cabinet, Attributed to Alexander Roux, 1860-1875 - Wealthy Victorians showcased their expensive possessions -- vases, sculptures, candelabra or other finery -- on this equally showy piece of furniture. This mid-18th-century parlor cabinet combines a mixture of elaborate design elements -- a large Sevres porcelain plaque, floral marquetry, ebonized wood, ormolu and gilded accents among others. What better place to flaunt your wealth?
- 1860-1875
- Collections - Artifact
Parlor Cabinet, Attributed to Alexander Roux, 1860-1875
Wealthy Victorians showcased their expensive possessions -- vases, sculptures, candelabra or other finery -- on this equally showy piece of furniture. This mid-18th-century parlor cabinet combines a mixture of elaborate design elements -- a large Sevres porcelain plaque, floral marquetry, ebonized wood, ormolu and gilded accents among others. What better place to flaunt your wealth?