metal

ca 1955

Television Set. Description: Television set, Philco black and white, top can be removed from base and set elsewhere; top is shaped like a picture tube with a skin of beige plastic edged with...

1959-1965

Pacific Telephone Co. push button phone, model "Princess," in turquoise blue plastic, used circa 1959 to 1965. It has a head set and base, and the push buttons are forsted plastic; the cord that...

1930-1935

"Soda King Syphon" Seltzer Bottle. Description: Designed by Norman Bel Geddes for Walter Kidde Sales Co., Inc., Bloomfiled, New Jersey. Chromium plate and blue enamel on alloy metal.

constructed 1960

The ship model was constructed at Spain's Museo Naval for Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Buttner. The original Atrevida, a corvette, served as flagship for Alejandro Malaspina on his scientific and...

c. 1959

Doll (Toy-Dolls). Description: Barbie doll with box; A" Doll, blonde and blue-eyed, "pearl" earrings, pony tail hair-do. B: Box lid with illustrations of Barbie; C: Box bottom. D: Metal stand;...

c. 1959

Doll (Toy-Dolls). Description: Barbie doll with box; A" Doll, blonde and blue-eyed, "pearl" earrings, pony tail hair-do. B: Box lid with illustrations of Barbie; C: Box bottom. D: Metal stand;...

c. 1959

Doll (Toy-Dolls). Description: Barbie doll with box; A" Doll, blonde and blue-eyed, "pearl" earrings, pony tail hair-do. B: Box lid with illustrations of Barbie; C: Box bottom. D: Metal stand;...

ca. 1892

Toy vacuum cleaner. Description: "Electric" vacuum cleaner. With cloth dust bag sewn onto metal mechanism. Upright. For doll house. History: Built in Hanford, CA, by a Mr. Lindsay....

ca. 1969

WHAT DO YOU CALL THE OBJECT? match box car or truck

BECAUSE: it's small and possibly fits into a match box

THE OBJECT REPRESENTS: play

EXPLAIN WHY (BELIEF OR FEELING):...

11-Dec-23

A: Metal canteen is silver colored, probably made from aluminum, with a ridged steel lid attatched to the throat of the canteen by a steel chain. Canteen is circular in shape, with a flattened...

1942

The ship model breaks down into many sections which are fitted into five packing crates. Henry Kaiser's construction company had built three enormous dams and the Bay Bridge in the 1930's, but...

1958

Vacuum cleaner by Hoover Company, "Constellation Satellite" model 84, composed of a round main unit, a plastic soft hose, a two part metal upright tube, and five attachments for the end of the...

1958

Vacuum cleaner by Hoover Company, "Constellation Satellite" model 84, composed of a round main unit, a plastic soft hose, a two part metal upright tube, and five attachments for the end of the...

1958

Vacuum cleaner by Hoover Company, "Constellation Satellite" model 84, composed of a round main unit, a plastic soft hose, a two part metal upright tube, and five attachments for the end of the...

1958

Vacuum cleaner by Hoover Company, "Constellation Satellite" model 84, composed of a round main unit, a plastic soft hose, a two part metal upright tube, and five attachments for the end of the...

c.1960

three cockade fans in boxes. Description: a: small cockade fan, paper printed on both side, same scene, Chinese, three wise gentlemen at the top, lady dancing near tree, lady at water, lady with...

c.1950

Used by Mr. Uchida. Clip-on sunglasses.

Date these to c.1950. (Claudia Kidwell, 5/12/1994)

Inez Brooks-Myers, June 24, 2008: Sunglasses (H90.73.41) are clip-on sunglasses and...

1957

Toaster by General Electric Company, "Toastmaster" model, made of metal with stainless steel finish, with two top loading compartments for bread; the handles are made of bakelite and the...

1950s

Electrical waffle iron made General Electric, 1950s, plus two grill plates. Waffle plates can be covered with the two detached sandwich grills. Appliance has bakelite handles. Appliance was...

1930's - 40's

sewing machine. Description: portable electric sewing machine and carrying case; a:sewing machine, green metal General Electric ; b: with cord; c: detachable foot (in operating condition), with 3...

1945-1950

A: Slide ruler

Slide ruler and box. Made by Faber-Castell, this duplex slidign scale is made of white plastic with several sets of numbers. It is in its original green cardboards box that...

ca. 1880-90?

Locker or trunk. Description: Wood, coveredwith cloth, painted tan, banded with wood and black metal, leather handles at either end "F.B.H. OAKLAND CALIFORNIA" painted below handles, interior...

1921

a. Typewriter (Corona) b. case. Description: non-standard keyboard, portable in case, carriage folds over aga. keyboard and cover of case then fits and locks, must be correctly lined up or will...

1860-1940

Pipes, metal

(D. Peterson 2/79) (2 spec.) (A: 1 pipe; B: 1 water chamber only) Date: L. 1800's - E. 1900's. A: Water pipe; brass alloy; base w/ chased all-over floral design w/ top and...

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