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- Set of Surgical Instruments, circa 1860 -
- circa 1860
- Collections - Artifact
Set of Surgical Instruments, circa 1860
- Bookplate of Richard Evelyn Byrd, 1893-1906 - Bookplates show ownership, but they can also tell us more. Often pasted on the inside of a book's front cover or endpaper, these printed labels contain the owner's name and sometimes the words "ex-libris" (Latin for "from the library of"). Coats of arms, crests, other decorative images, poems, mottoes, and even font type provide insight into the beliefs, passions, and interests of the book's owner.
- 1893-1906
- Collections - Artifact
Bookplate of Richard Evelyn Byrd, 1893-1906
Bookplates show ownership, but they can also tell us more. Often pasted on the inside of a book's front cover or endpaper, these printed labels contain the owner's name and sometimes the words "ex-libris" (Latin for "from the library of"). Coats of arms, crests, other decorative images, poems, mottoes, and even font type provide insight into the beliefs, passions, and interests of the book's owner.
- "70 Years of Good Eating," H. J. Heinz Company, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1939 - This booklet from 1939 provides readers with a history of the evolution of the H.J. Heinz Company's product line from exclusively selling horseradish to selling ready-to-serve foods like Heinz Cooked Spaghetti. It also features "behind the scenes" photographs of the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, factory and a look at the various Heinz factory plants from around the world.
- 1939
- Collections - Artifact
"70 Years of Good Eating," H. J. Heinz Company, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1939
This booklet from 1939 provides readers with a history of the evolution of the H.J. Heinz Company's product line from exclusively selling horseradish to selling ready-to-serve foods like Heinz Cooked Spaghetti. It also features "behind the scenes" photographs of the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, factory and a look at the various Heinz factory plants from around the world.