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Status: Available for Loan Consideration for exhibition, institutional study, research on United States and Cuba relations, congressional history, trade policy, or approved placement. Speech of Congressman William C. Lovering Hon. William C. Lovering United States February 17, 1902 Printed pamphlet extracted from the Congressional Record Dating & Attribution This document is a printed speech delivered by Congressman William C. Lovering of Massachusetts before the United State

Status: Available for Loan Consideration for exhibition, institutional study, research on Cuban American relations, Spanish American War history, political symbolism, patriotic material culture, or approved placement. United States and Cuba Solidarity Flag Pins United States and Cuba c. 1900–1910 Printed paper flag inserts under glass or celluloid, metal frames, wire stand backs Pair consisting of one United States flag pin and one Cuban flag pin Dating & Attribution This pai

Status: Available for Loan Consideration for exhibition, institutional study, research on Cuban American relations, Spanish American War history, humanitarian aid campaigns, turn of the century philanthropy, print culture, or approved placement. Cuban Orphan Society Children's National Easter Festival Program Metropolitan Opera House New York City, United States April 16–21, 1900 Printed paper fundraising program with illustrated cover, promotional advertisements, and event i

Status: Available for Loan Consideration for exhibition, institutional study, research on Cuban tourism, brewery history, postcard culture, advertising ephemera, travel souvenirs, or approved placement. Souvenir of Tropical Brewery Postcard Packet Cervecería La Tropical Havana, Cuba c. 1907 to 1915 Printed paper postcard packet with selected photographic views, bilingual Spanish and English cover text, divided postcard backs, printed in France Dating & Attribution This object

Status: Available for Loan Consideration for exhibition, institutional study, research, or approved placement. "A Life A Day" Personal Diary United States c. 1907–1910 Printed daily diary with leather or leatherette binding, gilt-stamped cover, handwritten ink entries Dating and Identification This small personal diary, titled A Life A Day, contains handwritten entries documenting daily activities between approximately 1907 and 1910. Internal inscriptions reference dates incl

Status: Available for Loan Consideration for exhibition, domestic life interpretation, or material culture study. Copper Wash Boiler (Laundry Boiling Tub) United States c. late 19th century–early 20th century (approximately 1880–1920) Copper body with tin or galvanized lid; iron handles with wooden grips Dating and Identification This object is best identified as a copper wash boiler, sometimes referred to as a laundry boiling tub, used for heating water and boiling textiles

Status: Available for Loan Consideration for exhibition, textile study, or domestic labor interpretation. Geneva Hand Fluter United States c. late 19th century–early 20th century (likely 1880s–1910s) Cast iron and metal components Dating and Identification This object is identified as a hand fluter, also known as a ruffling or crimping iron, used to create decorative pleats and fluted edges in fabric. The raised lettering visible on the body reads “GENEVA HAND FLUTER,” which

Status: Available for Loan Consideration for exhibition, domestic labor study, or industrial manufacturing interpretation. Simmons Hardware Company Sad Iron United States c. late 19th century–early 20th century (likely 1880s–1910s) Cast iron, wood Dating and Identification This cast iron “sad iron” is identifiable by the stamped text on the wooden handle reading “Simmons Hdw. Co. St. Louis,” referring to Simmons Hardware Company. The company was a major distributor of tools

Status: Available for Loan Consideration for exhibition, domestic technology study, or early household innovation interpretation. Bissell “Grand Rapids” Carpet Sweeper United States c. late 19th century–early 20th century (likely 1890s–1910s) Wood, metal, rubber, and internal brush mechanism Provenance: None documented Dating and Identification This manually operated carpet sweeper is identifiable as a product of Bissell through the gold lettering reading “Bissell’s Grand R

Status: Available for Loan Consideration or exhibition, institutional study, research on commercial measurement systems, or approved placement. Standard Computing Scale (The Standard Computing Scale Company) United States, c. 1907–1925 Cast iron body with enamel finish, brass and steel internal mechanism, glass display window, metal weighing plate Dating & Attribution This object is identified as a Standard Computing Scale , manufactured by The Standard Computing Scale Comp

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

Status: Available for Loan Consideration for exhibition, institutional study, research on early banking systems and financial record-keeping, or approved placement. Market National Bank Ledger and Check Record Market National Bank, Cincinnati, Ohio, c. 1908 Paper ledger book with handwritten entries and printed bank check forms Dating & Attribution This object can now be more precisely dated to November 3, 1908, based on the clearly legible handwritten entries visible in the

Status: Available for Loan Consideration for exhibition, institutional study, research on early perfumery and personal grooming culture, or approved placement. Colgate’s Lilac Imperial Perfume Bottle Colgate & Company, New York, USA, c. 1900–1920Glass bottle with paper label, metal atomizer stopper, commercial fragrance product Dating & Attribution This object is identified as a Colgate’s “Lilac Imperial” perfume bottle , produced by Colgate & Company , dating approximately t

Status: Available for Loan Consideration for exhibition, institutional study, research on early personal hygiene and consumer advertising, or approved placement. Toilet Powder Box The Spiro Powder Company, Niagara Falls, New York, c. 1900–1915 Printed paperboard box, commercial packaging, cosmetic hygiene product Dating & Attribution This object is identified as a Spiro Powder toilet powder box , produced by The Spiro Powder Company of Niagara Falls, New York, dating to app

Status: Available for Loan Consideration for exhibition, institutional study, research on Victorian mourning culture and memorial jewelry, or approved placement. Gilded Mourning Bracelet England, c. 1850–1875 Gilded metal, hinged filigree links, oval portrait locket setting, safety chain Dating & Attribution This object is identified as a Victorian mourning bracelet , dating approximately to circa 1850–1875 , within the mid-nineteenth century period when mourning jewelry bec

Status: Available for Loan Consideration for exhibition, institutional study, research on Victorian and early twentieth-century domestic culture and miniature decorative objects, or approved placement. Miniature Vanity Toilet Set Europe or United States, c. 1890–1920 Mixed materials including metal, porcelain, and stone or alabaster base, applied decorative elements Dating & Attribution This object is identified as a miniature vanity toilet set , dating approximately to circ

Status: Available for Loan Consideration for exhibition, institutional study, research on nineteenth-century optical instruments and leisure culture, or approved placement. Chevalier Opera Glasses with Case Attributed to the Chevalier Family of Opticians, Paris France, c. 1850–1880 Brass optical barrels, leather-wrapped body, central focus mechanism, original fitted case Dating & Attribution This object is identified as a pair of Chevalier opera glasses , attributed to the r

Status: Available for Loan Consideration for exhibition, institutional study, research on early photographic processes and nineteenth-century portrait culture, or approved placement. Ambrotype Portrait in Case United States or Europe, c. 1855–1870 Glass plate ambrotype (collodion positive), gilt metal mat, hinged case with velvet lining and clasp closure Dating & Attribution This object is identified as an ambrotype portrait , a photographic format widely used between approxi

Status: Available for Loan Consideration for exhibition, institutional study, research on early twentieth-century medical devices, or approved placement. DeVilbiss Medical Atomizer Set United States, 1905–1925 Glass reservoir, rubber bulb, metal spray nozzle, printed cardboard packaging, instructional ephemera Dating & Attribution This object is identified as a DeVilbiss medical atomizer set , commonly referred to as “The DeVilbiss Outfit,” produced in the United States duri

Status: Available for Loan Consideration for exhibition, institutional study, research on early twentieth-century domestic music culture, or approved placement. Hudson–Fulton Special Zither Harp Manufactured by Oscar Schmidt Company Marketed through Chickering & Sons United States, c. 1909–1915 Stained wood body, steel strings, decorative transfer ornament, printed instructional ephemera Dating & Attribution This instrument is identified as a Hudson–Fulton Special Zither Ha