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Note: The collections that are currently on view in the Oakland Museum of California’s galleries are subject to change. At this time, the Natural Sciences Galleries are under renovation, limiting the representation of science artifacts to those on view in the Art and History Galleries. The list was last updated on May, 25th 2011.

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product container Ca. 1931 Product container. Description: Rectangular tinned steel gallon can. Wire bail handle and snap on, off cap on pouring spout. Lithographed label on front and back: Graphic of purple grapes with...	screen 1901-1903 Screens (2). Description: Paper mounted on grass cloth with chinese writing - stamped in red ink on the panel is Wong Chung, 12 Waverly Place San Francisco, CA Secretary of the 6 Companies, 1901...
thimble c. 19th century thimble. Description: thimble, of "gold" metal (possibly copper or brass), with embossed floral sprays and scrollwork as outer design; has space for engraving initials or name on both sides has...	court brief 1925 Brief for Appellant. Description: U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 4346, Jung Sir Kwai, Appellant, vs. John D. Nagle, as Commissioner of Immigration, Port of San...
print 1853 print. Description: One framed print from The Illustrated News for 1853, showing a California botanist with his traveling paraphenalia and a miner from California, tinted. Dimensions: 9-1/2" x...	sauce dish 1942-1945 Sauce dishes. Description: (a-e) White ceramic, round with slightly curved edge, multicolored floral-abstract design in center outlined with metallic gold. Center of bottom marked: Made in Japan...
pan 1920's Pan. Description: Enamel (porcelain) over steel, white with medium blue rim edging. Large and heavy duty. Straight sided with flaring rim. Dimensions: 20" x 24" From the History...	can label 1920's Can label. Description: Glazed paper, rectangular, full color lithograph: Gold Dust Brand...Peaches...California Packing Co. successor to Sacramento Packing Company. Gold background, vignette of...
The Chinese in America. A National Question. 1880 Booklet. Description: pale blue/grey/green paper cover, printed in black "The Chinese in America. A national Question. An address delivered in Metropolitan Temple, San Francisco, Dec. 29, 1879...	fork tong turner c. 1960's ? Barbeque tool set. Description: all three pieces have dark wood handles with horizontal grooves, single handle items have artificial leather strips at the top; a: long handled tonges;...
berth key 1937 Berth Key. Description: "T"-shaped implement of brass, with steel ends at bottom and one crossbar ends of "T". Narrower steel end has square socket, larger steel end has "-O-" - shaped socket...	key key ring 1937 Keyring with keys. Description: Spring steel keyring (1-3/8" 0) with 8 keys thereon. Five keys are of the "skeleton" variety, two for tumbler locks, and one a simple straight brass wire with a...
sign 1920's Sign. Description: Baked enamel over steel: diamond shaped, yellow background, octagular red shape in center with white letters: Stop Boulevard, blue letters on yellow: Calif. State Auto Ass'n...	tumbler c. 1948 Glass tumblers. Description: a set of seven glass tumblers, all are tall, clear glass, with slightly weighted bases and floral designs done in different color schemes; a: red flowers with...
tumbler c. 1948 Glass tumblers. Description: a set of seven glass tumblers, all are tall, clear glass, with slightly weighted bases and floral designs done in different color schemes; a: red flowers with...	tumbler c. 1948 Glass tumblers. Description: a set of seven glass tumblers, all are tall, clear glass, with slightly weighted bases and floral designs done in different color schemes; a: red flowers with...
toy horn late 1930's Toy. Description: metal horn, with oval shaped loop handle, wooden mouth piece; red with assorted full color animals printed on the outside of the horn, blue on the inside. Dimensions: 6...	salt and pepper shaker c. 1938 Salt and pepper shakers. Description: ceramic fish-shaped salt and pepper shakers; a: aqua glaze with two holes at noes; b: yellow glaze with three holes at nose; both embossed on...
beret twentieth century Beret. Description: black wool beret, covered with cat hairs, leather inside edge with red and yellow trim, paper tag inside says, "C22 1119" Condition: leather worn and partially...	hat c. 1950 Hat. Description: white cotton plain weave chef's hat, 3 3/4" band at bottom, with gathered mushroom-like top; blue and white label with donor's name and address stitched on the...
sack hook Sack hook. Description: metal hook w/wooden handle; "HACK" carved on handle; Dimensions: handle 2 3/4" (W) 1" dia. 3 1/2" (L) History: Used by Charles Hackett in various dock...	ball c. 1941-1945 Ball. Description: "silver" colored tin foil, with bits of magenta and red, rolled into a ball Dimensions: approx. 2 7/8" diam History: Tin foil was collected as scrap metal....
poster 1960 Poster. Description: "the Jazz Cellar Quartet ... Poetry and Jazz ...". Blue letterpress on white posterboard. Discolored at all edges, some scattered soiling, UL and LR corners creased,...	How to Cook with California Wines 1956 Cookbook. Description: "Kingsford Bar-B-Que Book: Show how easy it is to cook on spit or grill," photograph of meat barbecuing on front and back covers, wire bound, cover stiff cardboard, cover...