Collection Highlights
Mrs. Pierre Toussaint (ca. 1786-1851)
Date:
ca. 1825
Object Number:
1920.5
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Hardware/ household
Object Number:
2002.1.1612
Date:
1920-1940
Medium:
Paper, metal
Dimensions:
4 x 1 1/2 x 1/4 in.
Description:
This light green box contains aluminum patches for mending leaks. The top is printed in blue "Mendets/ Mend All Leaks Instantly/ without the use of heat, solder, cement or rivet/ In Graniteware, Aluminum, Hot Water Bags/ tin, copper, brass, sheet iron, all cooking untensils and rubber goods.../ Collette Mfg. Co./ Amsterdam, N.Y.". The back and sides have instructions for use.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
