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- Bigelow Stationary Steam Engine, circa 1865 -
- circa 1865
- Collections - Artifact
Bigelow Stationary Steam Engine, circa 1865
- Atomic Energy Lab by A.C. Gilbert Co., 1950 -
- 1950
- Collections - Artifact
Atomic Energy Lab by A.C. Gilbert Co., 1950
- Silhouettes of Noah and Rebecca Webster by Samuel Metford, 1842 -
- July 27, 1842
- Collections - Artifact
Silhouettes of Noah and Rebecca Webster by Samuel Metford, 1842
- Postcard, "Chief's Auto, Waterbury Fire Dept.," 1912 - Fire departments, eager to eliminate the costs and complications of horses, were quick to adopt motor vehicles. In addition to motorized pumpers and trucks, many departments purchased automobiles for use by fire chiefs. With a car, a fire chief and staff could travel swiftly to the scene of a fire.
- February 28, 1912
- Collections - Artifact
Postcard, "Chief's Auto, Waterbury Fire Dept.," 1912
Fire departments, eager to eliminate the costs and complications of horses, were quick to adopt motor vehicles. In addition to motorized pumpers and trucks, many departments purchased automobiles for use by fire chiefs. With a car, a fire chief and staff could travel swiftly to the scene of a fire.
- A.C. Gilbert Company Hair Dryer with Stand, circa 1950 -
- circa 1950
- Collections - Artifact
A.C. Gilbert Company Hair Dryer with Stand, circa 1950
- Soundscriber Dictation System, 1960-1965 -
- 1960-1965
- Collections - Artifact
Soundscriber Dictation System, 1960-1965
- Teaspoon, circa 1790 -
- circa 1790
- Collections - Artifact
Teaspoon, circa 1790
- Erector Set, circa 1940 - A.C. Gilbert introduced Erector Sets in 1913, inspired by watching workers erect an electrical system along the railroad line between New Haven and New York City. Gilbert manufactured Erector Sets for fifty years, offering a range of sets each season, in several different sizes. This set, which retailed for about $10.00, contained an electric motor, gear box, electromagnet, and small steel building.
- circa 1940
- Collections - Artifact
Erector Set, circa 1940
A.C. Gilbert introduced Erector Sets in 1913, inspired by watching workers erect an electrical system along the railroad line between New Haven and New York City. Gilbert manufactured Erector Sets for fifty years, offering a range of sets each season, in several different sizes. This set, which retailed for about $10.00, contained an electric motor, gear box, electromagnet, and small steel building.
- Trade Card for Candee Boots, L. Candee & Co., 1870-1900 - In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and saved the often illustrated little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.
- 1870-1900
- Collections - Artifact
Trade Card for Candee Boots, L. Candee & Co., 1870-1900
In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and saved the often illustrated little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.
- Wrist Watch, 1927 -
- 1927
- Collections - Artifact
Wrist Watch, 1927