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This collection brings together museum grade historical objects prepared for visual storytelling. Rooted in Detroit’s industrial and domestic past, each artifact is curated within a larger material system and preserved for camera ready use. Objects are available for editorial, stage, film, and institutional loan, offering authenticity that cannot be replicated.
Office Mechanization
1908 Banking Documents
Status: Available for Loan Consideration for exhibition, institutional study, research on early twentieth-century banking practices, or approved placement. 1908 Banking Documents Ohio Savings Bank & Trust Co. Check and Cleveland Trust Company Receipt United States, 1908 Printed bank forms with handwritten ink entries Dating & Attribution This grouping consists of two original banking documents dating to 1908 , representing routine financial and administrative transactions in
Harry Blide Check Protector
Status: Available for Loan Consideration for exhibition, institutional study, research on early twentieth-century financial security systems, or approved placement. Harry Blide Check Protector Machine United States, c. 1920–1940 Enamel-coated metal housing, mechanical stamping system, numeric dial plate, paper feed tray Dating & Attribution This object is identified as a Harry Blide check protector machine , dating approximately to circa 1920–1940 , within the early to mid-tw
Rite-a-Note
Status: Available for Loan Consideration for exhibition, institutional study, research, or approved placement. Rite A Note Pocket Memorandum Case United States c. 1910s–1930s Brass, Notepad, Pencil Object Description and Materials This object is a Rite A Note pocket memorandum case , a compact, portable writing tool designed to carry paper and pencil together within a protective metal enclosure. The case is constructed from pressed brass or brass-plated steel , evident in it
Safe-Guard Check Writer — Model S
Status: Available for Loan Consideration for exhibition, institutional study, research on financial security devices, or approved placement. Safe-Guard Check Writer — Model S (The Todd Company) United States, c. late 1920s–mid 1930s Cast metal housing with enamel finish, steel internal mechanism, mechanical numbering dial, hand-crank embossing lever Serial Number: 162914 Dating & Attribution This object is identified as a Safe-Guard Check Writer, Model S , manufactured by Th
Bausch Lomb Tripod Magnifier
Status: Available for Loan Consideration for exhibition, institutional study, research on optical instruments and scientific education, or approved placement. Bausch & Lomb Tripod Magnifier United States: Rochester, New York c. 1930-1940s Object Description and Dating This object is a tripod magnifier manufactured by Bausch & Lomb , an American optical company central to the development of precision lenses and scientific instruments in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
American Red Cross Press Photograph
Status: Available for Loan Consideration for exhibition, institutional study, research on mid-century relief coordination systems, or approved placement. American Red Cross Press Photograph “General View of Operations at Red Cross” Detroit News Staff Photograph, March 7, 1958 Object Description and Dating This object is a press photograph documenting American Red Cross operations , stamped on the reverse with Detroit News staff markings and dated March 7, 1958 . The handwri
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