Collection Highlights
Get off the track! : a song for Emmancipation, sung by the Hutchinsons, respectfully dedicated to Nath.l P. Rogers, as a mark of esteem for his intrepidity in the cause of human rights
Date:
1844
Object Number:
LIB.M1622a.Hutchinson
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Hardware/ household
Object Number:
2002.1.1627
Date:
1940-1960
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
4 3/4 x 2 7/8 x 1/4 in.
Description:
This wood sample has a white paper label on one side that reads in black and red "Compo-Board/ Compo-Board is the best lining you can use for your walls and ceilings./ Compo-Board makes dry germ-proof walls and ceiling. As warm as a plaster wall a foot thick. Can be put on quickly by anyone who can drive a nail....".
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
