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- 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
- 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.
- 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
- Atomic Energy Lab by A.C. Gilbert Co., 1950 -
- 1950
- Collections - Artifact
Atomic Energy Lab by A.C. Gilbert Co., 1950
- Bigelow Stationary Steam Engine, circa 1865 -
- circa 1865
- Collections - Artifact
Bigelow Stationary Steam Engine, circa 1865
- 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.
- Documentary Photograph of Noah Webster Home before Dismantling and Relocation to Greenfield Village, 1936 - This is textbook pioneer and spelling reformer Noah Webster's home on its original site in New Haven, Connecticut. Henry Ford admired Webster and recognized his house as an important piece of American history. Ford had the building moved to Greenfield Village - his historical outdoor museum in Dearborn, Michigan. This side view documents later additions not moved with the house.
- 1936
- Collections - Artifact
Documentary Photograph of Noah Webster Home before Dismantling and Relocation to Greenfield Village, 1936
This is textbook pioneer and spelling reformer Noah Webster's home on its original site in New Haven, Connecticut. Henry Ford admired Webster and recognized his house as an important piece of American history. Ford had the building moved to Greenfield Village - his historical outdoor museum in Dearborn, Michigan. This side view documents later additions not moved with the house.
- Polar Cub Electric Hair Dryer, circa 1925 -
- circa 1925
- Collections - Artifact
Polar Cub Electric Hair Dryer, circa 1925