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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.
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
George Bent Co. Sewing Stand Stool
Status: Available for Loan Consideration for exhibition, institutional study, research on early twentieth-century domestic labor and sewing culture, or approved placement. George Bent Co. Sewing Stand Stool Manufactured by George Bent Company, Gardner, Massachusetts United States, 1932 Turned wood construction, integrated storage compartment, upholstered lid Dating & Attribution This object is identified as a sewing stand stool manufactured by the George Bent Company , a well
Esquire Shoe Care Chest
Status: Available for Loan Consideration for exhibition, institutional study, design history research, or approved placement. Esquire Shoe Care Chest (with Brushes and Polish) United States, c. 1948–1958 Stained wood case with printed label, horsehair brushes, cotton polishing cloth, metal tin polish Note: Missing one original dauber (dobber); otherwise complete. Dating & Attribution This object is identified as an Esquire Shoe Care Chest , manufactured in the United States
Chicago Pencil Sharpener
Status: Available for Loan Consideration for exhibition, institutional study, research, or approved placement. Chicago Automatic Pencil Sharpener (Automatic Pencil Sharpener Company) United States (Chicago, Illinois), c. 1910–1935 Cast metal body with enamel finish, steel internal gearing, hand-crank mechanism Dating & Attribution This object is identified as a hand-cranked Chicago Automatic Pencil Sharpener , produced by the Automatic Pencil Sharpener Company (APSCO) of Ch
National Washboard co. Atlantic no. 510
Status: Available for Loan Consideration for exhibition, institutional study, research, or approved placement. Atlantic No. 510 Glass Washboard Date late 1940s–early 1950s United States; Wood and glass. Dating & Attribution This washboard is best dated to the late 1940s through early 1950s , based on branding, material choice, and manufacturing geography. The board is clearly marked “Atlantic No. 510 – National Washboard Co. – Chicago / Memphis.” The National Washboard Comp
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