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- Microwave Oven Cookware, 1977-1982 -
- 1977-1982
- Collections - Artifact
Microwave Oven Cookware, 1977-1982
- Alphabet Blocks, 1873-1880 -
- 1873-1880
- Collections - Artifact
Alphabet Blocks, 1873-1880
- Toy Circus Railroad Car, 1878-1880 -
- 1878-1880
- Collections - Artifact
Toy Circus Railroad Car, 1878-1880
- Machine -
- Collections - Artifact
Machine
- "Lucky Lindy!," 1927 - Charles Lindbergh gained international fame with his solo transatlantic flight from New York to Paris. The reluctant celebrity was praised in several popular songs, with none more successful than "Lucky Lindy" written by Abel Baer and L. Wolfe Gilbert. Singer Jack Kaufman recorded the tune for Harmony Records on May 25, 1927 -- a mere four days after Lindbergh's flight!
- 1927
- Collections - Artifact
"Lucky Lindy!," 1927
Charles Lindbergh gained international fame with his solo transatlantic flight from New York to Paris. The reluctant celebrity was praised in several popular songs, with none more successful than "Lucky Lindy" written by Abel Baer and L. Wolfe Gilbert. Singer Jack Kaufman recorded the tune for Harmony Records on May 25, 1927 -- a mere four days after Lindbergh's flight!
- Tissue Box Cover, circa 1963 - This tissue box cover from the early 1960s blends traditional and modern styles into a simple and functional household item. The star-and-diamond-molded plastic imitates the cut-glass trend popular at that time -- perfect for an upper-middle-class home.
- circa 1963
- Collections - Artifact
Tissue Box Cover, circa 1963
This tissue box cover from the early 1960s blends traditional and modern styles into a simple and functional household item. The star-and-diamond-molded plastic imitates the cut-glass trend popular at that time -- perfect for an upper-middle-class home.
- The Game of Politics: Race for the Presidency Board Game, 1887-1890 - Two teams race for the presidency in this late-1880s board game published by the W. S. Reed Toy Company. The would-be politicians must first get elected to various offices before running for president. Vote cards help teams capture the nomination and later a state's electoral vote. The team receiving the majority of the Electoral College votes (just like today's elections) wins!
- 1887-1890
- Collections - Artifact
The Game of Politics: Race for the Presidency Board Game, 1887-1890
Two teams race for the presidency in this late-1880s board game published by the W. S. Reed Toy Company. The would-be politicians must first get elected to various offices before running for president. Vote cards help teams capture the nomination and later a state's electoral vote. The team receiving the majority of the Electoral College votes (just like today's elections) wins!
- Toy Calliope Railroad Car, 1878-1880 -
- 1878-1880
- Collections - Artifact
Toy Calliope Railroad Car, 1878-1880
- Toy Circus Railroad Car, 1878-1880 -
- 1878-1880
- Collections - Artifact
Toy Circus Railroad Car, 1878-1880
- Toy Steamboat, 1878-1890 - Numerous kinds of toys have been produced to look like and simulate the action of real-life modes of transportation. Most of these were designed to be pushed or pulled, such as this steamboat. W. S. Reed Toy Company, founded in 1875, became well-known in the late 1800s for its wooden transportation toys that were covered with brightly colored chromolithographed paper.
- 1878-1890
- Collections - Artifact
Toy Steamboat, 1878-1890
Numerous kinds of toys have been produced to look like and simulate the action of real-life modes of transportation. Most of these were designed to be pushed or pulled, such as this steamboat. W. S. Reed Toy Company, founded in 1875, became well-known in the late 1800s for its wooden transportation toys that were covered with brightly colored chromolithographed paper.