Collection Highlights
Petition from Lydia Heckle to Marinus Willett, Mayor of New York, re: Miranda expedition, May 16, 1807
Date:
1807
Object Number:
MSS.NewYorkCity.Misc.1
Medium:
Paper
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The Lightning Dart Wheel: The Pet Game of the Day
Object Number:
2000.400
Date:
1874
Medium:
Wood, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/4 x 10 5/8 x 4 3/4 in. ( 5.7 x 27 x 12.1 cm )
Marks:
printed: on the label: "THE LIGHTNING DART WHEEL./ THE PET GAME OF THE DAY. Patented May 12, 1874...."
Description:
"The Lightning Dart Wheel: The Pet Game of the Day" table game with three painted wooden wheels driven by a wooden and cotton lash and ten painted wooden pins; in a wooden box with a sliding lid; lid has an applied paper label.
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
