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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.
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Taylor Meat and Poultry Thermometer
Status: Available for Loan Consideration for exhibition, institutional study, or domestic material culture interpretation. Taylor Roast Meat and Poultry Thermometer (Complete Set with Box and Insert) United States c. 1940s–1950s Metal, glass, printed paper, and cardboard Dating This example can be dated to the mid-twentieth century, most likely the 1940s to early 1950s , based on a combination of manufacturing details, company identification, and graphic design. The label id
Pyrex “Butterprint” Bowl Set
Status: Available for Loan Consideration for exhibition, institutional study, or decorative arts interpretation. Pyrex “Butterprint” Cinderella Bowl Set (Three-Piece Group) United States, Corning Glass Works c. 1957–1968 Opal (milk) glass with screen-printed enamel decoration Dating This set dates to the late 1950s through the 1960s , a period when Pyrex expanded beyond utilitarian kitchenware into highly stylized, mass-marketed consumer goods. The “Butterprint” pattern , int
Wood Recipe Holder
Status: Available for Loan Consideration for exhibition, institutional study, research on domestic culinary practices, or approved placement. Wooden Recipe Stand with Ring-Bound Recipe Cards United States, c. 1940–1970 Wood, metal rings, paper recipe cards, mixed handwritten and printed content Dating & Attribution This object is a wooden countertop recipe stand with ring-bound recipe cards , dating approximately to the mid-20th century (c. 1940–1970) . The construction (tur
Copy of Standard Computing Scale Co.
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
Willson Welding Goggles
Status: Available for Loan Consideration for exhibition, institutional study, research on industrial safety, occupational health, or approved placement. Willson Welding Goggles United States c. 1930s–1950s Plastic (early polymer), glass lenses, elastic or fabric strap, metal fittings Dating These goggles are best dated to the mid-twentieth century, circa 1930s–1950s , based on their materials and form. The use of molded plastic frames, rather than earlier leather or metal-on
General Electric Employee ID Tag
Status: Available for Loan Consideration for exhibition, institutional study, research on labor history, corporate identity systems, or approved placement . GE Employee Identification Tag United States c. 1940s–1950s Metal, paper photograph, celluloid or plastic covering, metal ball chain Dating This identification tag is best dated to the mid-twentieth century, circa 1940s–1950s , based on its materials, photographic style, and construction. The small circular format with a
Worker's Lunch Pale and Universal Thermos
Status: Available for Loan Consideration for exhibition, institutional study, research on industrial labor, working-class daily life, or approved placement. Worker’s Lunch Pail with Thermos United States c. 1940s–1960s Painted steel, aluminum, glass vacuum bottle (interior), plastic, enamel coating Dating This lunch pail and accompanying thermos are best dated to the mid-twentieth century, circa 1940s–1960s , based on their materials and construction. The pressed steel body
Universal Hand Pump Oiler
Status: Available for Loan Consideration for exhibition, institutional study, research on early twentieth-century domestic and industrial utility devices, or approved placement. Universal Hand Pump Oiler Manufactured by Universal (Saginaw, Michigan) United States, c. 1925–1945 Metal reservoir can, cylindrical pump body, internal piston mechanism, applicator rod Dating & Attribution This object is identified as a Universal hand pump oiler, manufactured in Saginaw, Michigan, a
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
The Market National Bank Ledger
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
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
Carpenter MFG Light
Status: Available for Loan Consideration for exhibition, institutional study, research on mid-twentieth-century industrial lighting systems and safety equipment, or approved placement. Carpenter-Light Industrial Signal Lamp Manufactured by Carpenter Mfg. Co., Boston, Massachusetts United States, c. 1950–1970 Cast metal base, red ribbed glass dome lens, wired electrical assembly, riveted manufacturer plate Dating & Attribution This object is identified as a Carpenter-Light ind
Johnson & Johnson First Aid Autokit
Status: Available for Loan Consideration for exhibition, institutional study, research on domestic medical preparedness, automotive safety culture, or approved placement. First Aid Autokit United States c. 1930s–1950s Painted metal tin, paper booklet, paper-wrapped gauze and bandages, glass bottles, plastic screw caps, mercurochrome antiseptic Dating & Attribution This object is identified as a Johnson & Johnson First Aid Autokit , a compact automobile first aid kit made in
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
American Red Cross Field Trunk
Status: Available for Loan Consideration for exhibition, institutional study, research on wartime and postwar relief systems, or approved placement. American Red Cross Field Trunk Issued to John W. Boomer, Field Director United States, c. 1940–1955 Painted steel trunk with stenciled identification Dating & Attribution This object is a mid-20th-century American Red Cross field trunk, clearly stenciled with the name John W. Boomer , identified as a Field Director within the or
Colgate’s Lilac Imperial Perfume Bottle
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
Spiro Powder
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
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