Collection Highlights
Fire engine condenser case of the Clinton Fire Company No. 41
Date:
ca. 1842
Object Number:
1937.1631
Medium:
Wood, oil paint, gilding
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Pinback button
Object Number:
2002.1.4010
Date:
1896-1920
Medium:
Celluloid, metal, paper
Dimensions:
1/8 x 7/8 in. diameter
Description:
A beige pinback button printed with an eagle on a shield marked "National", over a bicycle spoke pattern encircled by the words "A National Rider Never Changes His Mount/ National Cycle Manufacturing Co./ Bay City, Mich." One of an extensive collection of bicycle themed buttons, studs, stick pins and pendants, 2002.1.3948 through 2002.1.4038
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
