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- Lunch Box, 1910-1956 -
- 1910-1956
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Lunch Box, 1910-1956
- Bandbox, circa 1835 - In the early 1800s, Americans used bandboxes to store clothing, accessories, and other small items. Bandboxes were handy containers in the home or when traveling by stage, boat, or rail. Manufacturers covered these inexpensive pasteboard or wooden boxes with colorful papers. W. R. Hitchcock, a Connecticut bandbox maker, covered this bandbox with a paper depicting the 1835 hot-air balloon ascent by Richard Clayton.
- circa 1835
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Bandbox, circa 1835
In the early 1800s, Americans used bandboxes to store clothing, accessories, and other small items. Bandboxes were handy containers in the home or when traveling by stage, boat, or rail. Manufacturers covered these inexpensive pasteboard or wooden boxes with colorful papers. W. R. Hitchcock, a Connecticut bandbox maker, covered this bandbox with a paper depicting the 1835 hot-air balloon ascent by Richard Clayton.
- "Monarch Coffee" Thermos, circa 1931 - "Good pilots deserve good coffee." So says the label on this promotional vacuum flask given to airplane pilots by Reid, Murdoch & Company -- manufacturers of Monarch-brand foods. Monarch's sales force was quick to capitalize on aviation's growth. The brand not only distributed bottles like this, it operated its own Ford Tri-Motor airplane as a flying showroom for its products.
- circa 1931
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"Monarch Coffee" Thermos, circa 1931
"Good pilots deserve good coffee." So says the label on this promotional vacuum flask given to airplane pilots by Reid, Murdoch & Company -- manufacturers of Monarch-brand foods. Monarch's sales force was quick to capitalize on aviation's growth. The brand not only distributed bottles like this, it operated its own Ford Tri-Motor airplane as a flying showroom for its products.
- "Common Sense; Addressed to the Inhabitants of America," February 1776 - Thomas Paine had tried many different jobs in England, but jumped at the chance to work in the printing business over in the American colonies. And there he found his voice. Not being a politician, he had nothing to lose with his little pamphlet. Although he made them sound like just "common sense," his arguments for independence were extremely radical at the time.
- February 14, 1776
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"Common Sense; Addressed to the Inhabitants of America," February 1776
Thomas Paine had tried many different jobs in England, but jumped at the chance to work in the printing business over in the American colonies. And there he found his voice. Not being a politician, he had nothing to lose with his little pamphlet. Although he made them sound like just "common sense," his arguments for independence were extremely radical at the time.
- Lunchbox with Space Theme, 1963 - The first pictorial lunchboxes, introduced in 1950, featured Hopalong Cassidy. Since then, generations of children have proudly sported pictorial images of their favorite interests on the sides of their school lunchboxes. The 1960s were an age of space exploration, beginning with the Soviet Union's launch of Sputnik in 1957 through the landing of Apollo 11 on the moon in 1969.
- 1963
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Lunchbox with Space Theme, 1963
The first pictorial lunchboxes, introduced in 1950, featured Hopalong Cassidy. Since then, generations of children have proudly sported pictorial images of their favorite interests on the sides of their school lunchboxes. The 1960s were an age of space exploration, beginning with the Soviet Union's launch of Sputnik in 1957 through the landing of Apollo 11 on the moon in 1969.
- "Lost in Space" Lunchbox and Thermos, 1967 - Generations of children have proudly sported pictorial lunchboxes of their favorite television shows since they were first introduced in 1950. <EM>Lost in Space</EM> was a science fiction series from the late 1960s that centered on the Robinson family and an evil castaway. On their way to colonize Alpha Centauri, they were knocked off course, and crash-landed on an alien world.
- 1967
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"Lost in Space" Lunchbox and Thermos, 1967
Generations of children have proudly sported pictorial lunchboxes of their favorite television shows since they were first introduced in 1950. Lost in Space was a science fiction series from the late 1960s that centered on the Robinson family and an evil castaway. On their way to colonize Alpha Centauri, they were knocked off course, and crash-landed on an alien world.
- Tall Case Clock, Made by Thomas Harland, 1773-1806 -
- 1773-1806
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Tall Case Clock, Made by Thomas Harland, 1773-1806
- Lunchbox, Used by J.J. Fornnarino, circa 1950 -
- circa 1950
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Lunchbox, Used by J.J. Fornnarino, circa 1950
- Jug, 1841-1850 - This jug was made at the Julius Norton pottery in Bennington, Vermont, in the 1840s. The ovoid-shaped jug, impressed with the name of the pottery owner, is made of stoneware--a durable, leak-proof pottery. Potters threw handfuls of common rock salt into a white-hot kiln during the piece's firing to create the orange-peel-like outer glaze.
- 1841-1850
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Jug, 1841-1850
This jug was made at the Julius Norton pottery in Bennington, Vermont, in the 1840s. The ovoid-shaped jug, impressed with the name of the pottery owner, is made of stoneware--a durable, leak-proof pottery. Potters threw handfuls of common rock salt into a white-hot kiln during the piece's firing to create the orange-peel-like outer glaze.
- Ice Skates, 1863-1870 - In the 1860s, manufacturers in the United States produced skates of various sizes, with lacquered wood platforms, tempered steel blades, leather straps and buckles, and metal spikes in the heels. Douglas, Rogers & Co., originally a manufacturer of steam engine parts, added skates to their line of products in 1863.
- 1863-1870
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Ice Skates, 1863-1870
In the 1860s, manufacturers in the United States produced skates of various sizes, with lacquered wood platforms, tempered steel blades, leather straps and buckles, and metal spikes in the heels. Douglas, Rogers & Co., originally a manufacturer of steam engine parts, added skates to their line of products in 1863.