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- Ice Cream Freezer, circa 1923 -
- circa 1923
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Ice Cream Freezer, circa 1923
- "Old Charles River" Locomotive, South Sudbury, Massachusetts, 1881 - Railroad workers posed with a 4-4-0 American-type steam locomotive for this photograph taken in Massachusetts in 1881. The locomotive sat in front of a two-stall engine shed. "Roundhouse" became the common name on American railroads for any building in which locomotives were serviced and maintained -- whether the building was round or not.
- 1881
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"Old Charles River" Locomotive, South Sudbury, Massachusetts, 1881
Railroad workers posed with a 4-4-0 American-type steam locomotive for this photograph taken in Massachusetts in 1881. The locomotive sat in front of a two-stall engine shed. "Roundhouse" became the common name on American railroads for any building in which locomotives were serviced and maintained -- whether the building was round or not.
- Patent Model of Lantern Guard, 1855 - From 1790 to 1880, the U.S. Patent Office required applicants to submit a miniature model along with diagrams and written descriptions detailing the operation of their invention. Patent models could be no larger than 12" by 12" by 12". Though they were usually not operational, these models helped explain an inventor's idea and protect it from competitors.
- December 25, 1855
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Patent Model of Lantern Guard, 1855
From 1790 to 1880, the U.S. Patent Office required applicants to submit a miniature model along with diagrams and written descriptions detailing the operation of their invention. Patent models could be no larger than 12" by 12" by 12". Though they were usually not operational, these models helped explain an inventor's idea and protect it from competitors.
- Trade Card for Hall's Vegetable Sicilian Hair Renewer, 1870-1900 - In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers, armed with new methods of color printing, bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and often saved the vibrant little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.
- 1870-1900
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Trade Card for Hall's Vegetable Sicilian Hair Renewer, 1870-1900
In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers, armed with new methods of color printing, bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and often saved the vibrant little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.
- W.V. Gilman with High-Wheel Bicycle, circa 1885 - W. V. Gilman poses in front of his high-wheel bicycle. Gilman, from Nashua, New Hampshire, served as treasurer and corresponding secretary for the League of American Wheelmen in the 1880s. League members were early advocates of good roads and the rights of cyclists.
- circa 1885
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W.V. Gilman with High-Wheel Bicycle, circa 1885
W. V. Gilman poses in front of his high-wheel bicycle. Gilman, from Nashua, New Hampshire, served as treasurer and corresponding secretary for the League of American Wheelmen in the 1880s. League members were early advocates of good roads and the rights of cyclists.
- Producers Dairy Coffee Drink Carton - The quest for a shatter-proof milk container prompted John Van Wormer to patent a paper carton in 1915. Many processors and distributors continued to use breakable glass bottles, but, after 1937, mechanized production made the disposable, wax-coated folded cartons inexpensive and indispensable liquid containers. The iconic design, a box with a gable-end top that, when opened, creates a pouring spout, remains the industry standard today.
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Producers Dairy Coffee Drink Carton
The quest for a shatter-proof milk container prompted John Van Wormer to patent a paper carton in 1915. Many processors and distributors continued to use breakable glass bottles, but, after 1937, mechanized production made the disposable, wax-coated folded cartons inexpensive and indispensable liquid containers. The iconic design, a box with a gable-end top that, when opened, creates a pouring spout, remains the industry standard today.
- Hillsboro County Agricultural and Mechanical Fair Badge, 1852 - Beginning in the early 1800s, communities throughout the United States held fairs to showcase local agricultural products and mechanical inventions. These fairs promoted new crop varieties and animal breeds and spread news about innovative farming techniques and machinery. Citizens looked forward to the festive atmosphere of these harvest-time exhibitions. A fair official in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, probably wore this printed silk badge.
- September 30, 1852
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Hillsboro County Agricultural and Mechanical Fair Badge, 1852
Beginning in the early 1800s, communities throughout the United States held fairs to showcase local agricultural products and mechanical inventions. These fairs promoted new crop varieties and animal breeds and spread news about innovative farming techniques and machinery. Citizens looked forward to the festive atmosphere of these harvest-time exhibitions. A fair official in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, probably wore this printed silk badge.
- Ice Cream Freezer, 1900-1930 -
- 1900-1930
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Ice Cream Freezer, 1900-1930