lead

1906

Period or Date: 1906. Description: piece of molten lead picked up from a building after the San Francisco fire.

1860-1940

History: China; Opium set; two opium pipes of wood, 19" and 20" long. 1 1/2" diam.; one is of bamboo, other is of light wood. Three opium bowls, 2 to 3" in diam. 2 ceramic and one metal. One...

ca. 1900

Model of sailing vessel. Description: Model of the "Young America" a clipper ship built for trade from N.Y. to San Francisco. Built in New York, N.Y. Launched 4/30/1853. History: The...

1875-1925

Group of artifacts excavated from and found at the site of the Old Oakland Project of Storek & Storek. Objects formerly exhibited at the Oakland Museum Storefront Museum. A - lead pipe...

c.1937

A-EE: Thirty-one toy soldiers, each with a back pack and a gun, made of lead and cast by Herbert Towler as a child in Oakland. "...Although molds came in various versions: Boy Scouts, airplane,...

c.1937

A cast toy cannon, made of lead and cast by Herbert Towler as a child in Oakland. "...Although molds came in various versions: Boy Scouts, airplane, foot soldier and soldier on horseback, I...

c.1937

A-D: Cast toy ships, made of lead and cast by Herbert Towler as a child in Oakland. "...Although molds came in various versions: Boy Scouts, airplane, foot soldier and soldier on horseback, I...

c.1937

A-E: Cast toy soldiers, cavalry, all on horseback. Made of lead and cast by Herbert Towler as a child in Oakland. "...Although molds came in various versions: Boy Scouts, airplane, foot soldier...

1964

Redwood and lead sculpture of eight semi-abstract elephants. The composition has a rectangular wooden base with seven lead elephants positioned around the outer perimeter and one at center. A...

1982

This is a mixed media painting with a flat rectangular surface that transitions from light gray at the top to white at the bottom. A small groove surrounds the white rectangular area separating...

1984
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