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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.
Sulfanilamide Packet and Ointment Tin
Status: Available for Loan Consideration for exhibition, institutional study, military history interpretation, or medical history research. U.S. Military First Aid Group (Pouch, Sulfanilamide Packet, and Ointment Tin) United States c. 1940s (World War II era) Canvas, paper, steel, medicinal compound residue Dating This three-part grouping dates to the World War II period (circa 1940s) . The olive drab canvas pouch stamped “U.S.” is characteristic of standard-issue American mi
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
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
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