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- Herr & Company Trade Catalog, circa 1926 -
- circa 1926
- Collections - Artifact
Herr & Company Trade Catalog, circa 1926
- Postcard of Cross Keys Diner, New Oxford, Pennsylvania, 1940 -
- circa 1940
- Collections - Artifact
Postcard of Cross Keys Diner, New Oxford, Pennsylvania, 1940
- Four-Patch Crib Quilt, circa 1890 -
- circa 1890
- Collections - Artifact
Four-Patch Crib Quilt, circa 1890
- Schick Super Speed Electric Shaver, 1962-1966 - Jacob Schick patented the first successful electric razor in 1930 and began manufacturing his invention. The razors removed facial hair without lather or water, relying on an electric motor to move the cutting blades. Innovations and modern designs followed. Schick's company contracted with Mel Boldt and Associates to design the distinctive look of this razor from the 1960s.
- 1962-1966
- Collections - Artifact
Schick Super Speed Electric Shaver, 1962-1966
Jacob Schick patented the first successful electric razor in 1930 and began manufacturing his invention. The razors removed facial hair without lather or water, relying on an electric motor to move the cutting blades. Innovations and modern designs followed. Schick's company contracted with Mel Boldt and Associates to design the distinctive look of this razor from the 1960s.
- Toy Circus Wagon, 1900-1910 -
- 1900-1910
- Collections - Artifact
Toy Circus Wagon, 1900-1910
- Display Wrist Watch, 1950-1959 -
- 1950-1959
- Collections - Artifact
Display Wrist Watch, 1950-1959
- Settee, 1830-1860 - This settee is eye-catching. Americans during the first half of the 19th century -- including German-Americans in Pennsylvania, where this piece originates -- prized exuberantly painted furniture and other "fancy" things. This brightly colored settee with its gilded accents and hand-painted floral forms was part of a set that included six chairs. Would you decorate your parlor or other public room with such a bold set of furniture?
- 1830-1860
- Collections - Artifact
Settee, 1830-1860
This settee is eye-catching. Americans during the first half of the 19th century -- including German-Americans in Pennsylvania, where this piece originates -- prized exuberantly painted furniture and other "fancy" things. This brightly colored settee with its gilded accents and hand-painted floral forms was part of a set that included six chairs. Would you decorate your parlor or other public room with such a bold set of furniture?
- Merry-Go-Round Bank, 1900-1920 - Still banks provide a simple way to save money. You place your coin in the slot then let it drop--there are no mechanical devices. Still banks came in a variety of interesting and decorative shapes. This bank looks like a merry-go-round or carousel--and it even spins.
- 1900-1920
- Collections - Artifact
Merry-Go-Round Bank, 1900-1920
Still banks provide a simple way to save money. You place your coin in the slot then let it drop--there are no mechanical devices. Still banks came in a variety of interesting and decorative shapes. This bank looks like a merry-go-round or carousel--and it even spins.
- Conestoga Wagon, circa 1840 - Conestoga wagons first appeared in Pennsylvania's Conestoga River valley about 1750. Designed for freight, the Conestoga's curved body tended to keep the load in the center, rather than shifting it toward the rear. The Conestoga's popularity peaked in the first half of the 19th century -- before railroads replaced it for hauling agricultural products and manufactured goods.
- circa 1840
- Collections - Artifact
Conestoga Wagon, circa 1840
Conestoga wagons first appeared in Pennsylvania's Conestoga River valley about 1750. Designed for freight, the Conestoga's curved body tended to keep the load in the center, rather than shifting it toward the rear. The Conestoga's popularity peaked in the first half of the 19th century -- before railroads replaced it for hauling agricultural products and manufactured goods.
- Toy Circus Wagon, 1919-1926 -
- 1919-1926
- Collections - Artifact
Toy Circus Wagon, 1919-1926