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Fete to Lafayette
Date:
1824
Object Number:
PR.022.9
Medium:
Engraving

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New-York Historical Society centennial medal
1904
Marshal Foch Commemorative Medal
1921
Wood fragment of the "Florida"
1850-1900
Snuffbox with lid
ca. 1800-1850
My Darling's Pictoral ABC
ca. 1890
Spiro Our Hero
ca. 1968
Shopping bag
1990-2000
Tobacco bag
1890-1920
Pinback button
1896-1920
Button
2003
Stash
1992
Cane
ca. 1920's
Coll. of figures: standing, running, 1 mounted, carriage
1870-1910
Miniature Furniture, Provincial Desk
ca. 1983
Whistle on ribbon
1750-1825
Game of Star Authors
ca. 1890
Button
1980-1992
Box/ Candy
1940-1960
Tray
1964-1965
Sign/ liquor
1980-1990
Pencil
1980-2000
Badge mounted: Exempt, L.E.
1880-1920
FALA
Wood fragment from ship "Tennessee"
1850-1864
Waist belt
1880-1900
Plate buffer
1840-1860
Sewing clamp
ca. 1850-1900
Paperweight
ca. 1882-1900
Watch Face
1880-1940
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Eclectic Authors
ca. 1890
Thermometer
1890-1930
Coaster
1940-1970
Ribbon
1888-1892
HUMPHREY/ FOR/ PRESIDENT
1968
Nutmeg grater/tobacco shredder
ca. 1650-1750
Funnel
ca. 1725-1825
Hat cover
1944
Bottle
1860-1890
Pitcher excavated at Revolutionary War barracks
1740-1783
Coin: Massachusetts,1787, Common Wealth
Fine Parlor Croquet
ca. 1880
Souvenir Tray
1907
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Bar Tray
1900-1930
Pinback button
1896-1910
Medal
1949
Pair of doll shoes
1870-1880
Commemorative cane
ca. 1880's
Barrel
1850-1900
Toy train
1900-1910
Collection of straight pins (qty. 8)
1758-1830
Dish
1960-1980
Tea Strainer
1910-1940
Watch sign
1940-1960
Sewing Needles
1890-1930
Measuring cup
1890-1930
Office supply
1935-1950
4 loose buttons
ca. 1940
Downing Square
Ribbon
1940
Sword Cane
1780-1820
Chest with drawers
1800-1850
Tinderbox
1816-1830
Miniature Bottle
1920-1950
Pencil
1962-1990
Wrapper
1980-2000
Tobacco
1880-1920
Tobacco tag
1870-1930
Campaign pin
Dunhill
ca. 1960-1980
Pastry jagger/crimper
ca. 1800-1850
Hard Times token: Half cent worth of Pure Copper
1837
Coin Purse
1833
Pull toy (elephant)
1860-1890
Nightstick
1835-1850
Twenty-five Soldiers on Parade
ca. 1900
Lens cloth
1930-1960
Match case
1893
Badge/ medal
1895
Pinback button
1896-1910
Hard Times token
1837
Ribbon
ca. 1890
Waist belt badge
1760-1783
Cigarettes in box (10)
1919
Cart
1890-1930
Needle case
ca. 1815
Coin: half dollar, Wisconsin Terr. Centennial, 1936
Sword belt
1850-1870
Employee identification badge for Paul R. Wysocki
Watch movement
1890-1930
Tip tray/ coin plate
1930-1950
Plate
1909
Historical memorabilia
1930-1960
French and British War Commissions New York Visit Medal
1917
"Official New York World's Fair 1964-1965 3 Minute Timer"
1964-1965
Ribbon
1900
Pin w/ ribbon and photo
Miniature brazier
1890-1930
Model 1840 U.S. Flintlock Musket
1842
Button
1972
Box/ Candy
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Travel
1930-1960
Medal
1904
Button
The Sign of the Dove
ca. 1963-1998
Set illustrating the process of raising a silver cup
2012
Coin:...1627
Miniature basket
1800-1900
Cottage (9 pieces)
1875-1925
Lantern
1850-1900
The Amusing Game of Innocence Abroad
ca. 1888
Music Box Record
1880-1920
Puzzle
1881
Medicine
1930-1960
Bottle stopper
1940-1960
SUPPORT CORE SIT-INS
ca. 1961
Merritt Haviland Smith Medal
1926
Dexterity game
ca. 1920
Coin: Lion dollar
Pins on Chain: John H.Rapp C.A.H 1906
Umbrella frame: top w/carved fist
1850-1880
Cartridge box and belt (2)
1855-1862
Leather Samples
1958
Stop The Bombing/Out Now
1972
Easel
1850-1900
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Plate
1909
Premium/ restaurant
1991
Gold medal flanked by monograms "MDA" and "YCS," 1870.
1870
Political button
1964
Doll coat
Scrimshaw (whale's tooth)
1910-1940
Fire Engine, Protection Engine Co. No. 5, Melrose, Morrisania, N.Y.
1857
Squeak toy (rooster)
1875-1900
Tailcoat
Ca. 1850
Rook
1910
Stop the Arms Race/ 1 in a Million
1980-1985
Calendar
1948
Travel
1940-1960
Campaign token
ca. 1933
Nixon Lodge
1960
Barbizon Plaza Library
ca. 1960-1980
Clockwork airplane with original key
1945-1949
Toy rocking chair
1870-1890
Child's Cart
1865-1895
Die
1830-1880
Portrait Authors
1873-1876
Sewing Needles
1890-1930
Letter opener
1980-2000
Shoe horn and button hook
1890-1930
Plate
1959
Civil War token
1863
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Centennial Medal
1927
Butter knife
mid 20th Century
Badge in case
Carved bear
1850-1925
Butter mold
ca. 1785
Colt bullet mold
1855-1865
Model 1757 Marine Militia Musket
1757-1765
Coin
1775
Box
1910-1930
Bottle Cap
1920-1960
Pinback button
1890-1920
Frame
1940-1960
Hudson-Fulton Celebration Official Commemorative Medallion
1909
Long May It Wave American Flag pin-back button
Mason jar
ca. 1920
Hetchel
ca. 1820-1850
Hard Times token: W.P. Haskins Troy, NY, 1834
1834
Toy naval cannon
1850-1900
Sash in box
1855-1865
Fire helmet
1982
Printer's Block
1890-1940
Personal item
1890-1930
Pinback button
1896-1910
Button
1968
Ribbon
ca. 1900
Lincoln Tunnel wind-up toy
ca. 1945
Miniature armchair
1915-1935
Soldier
1840-1870
Framed set of British military buttons (29)
1770-1783
Game of Frog Pond
1890
Box
1920-1950
Bank
1940-1960
Tobacco premium
1890-1920
Pinback button
1950-1960
Sign
1900-1940
Southern Railway System Centennial Medal
1930
Rainbow Room
William Pitt Medal
ca. 1766
Nightstick w/ strap
1840-1860
Eureka Sanitary Copying Cloth Bath
1898-1910
Rack of spools
1820-1860
Paperweight
1890-1910
Box/ Food
1890-1930
Game of Authors
ca. 1900
Pen wipe/ tobacco
1890-1920
Canister
1881-1920
Pinback button
1896-1910
Major General Winfield Scott Military Medal
1850
WIN WITH/WAGNER
1954
Medicine bottle
1830-1860
Fireman's trumpet
1838-1842
Shoulder belt
1900-1938
Game
1870-1880
Medal: relief of Lincoln
1868-1895
Dress hat
1858-1865
Nesting alphabet blocks
ca. 1900
Clock part
1871
Souvenir token
1933
Tobacco
1996
Insignia
1898
Civil War token
1863
Ribbon
ca. 1900
Commemorative cane
ca. 1892
Figurine
1850-1900
Cane
1880-1920
Iron artifacts (14) excavated at Revolutionary War sites
1760-1783
Excursion to Coney Island
1875-1900
Tin
1880-1910
Washing supplies
1920-1940
Tobacco premium
1890-1920
Coin/ fairs
1926
YES I MIND IF YOU SMOKE
1988
Medal in box: St.John of Divine
1911
Harvey's Chelsea Restaurant
Badge w/ribbon & pin
1903
Badge
Box
1800-1830
Pistol holster
1855-1870
Pin-back campaign button
1896
Watch Face
1880-1940
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Promotional medallion
1939
Pinback button
1896-1910
Pin-back campaign button
1928
New Deal
ca. 1960-1980
Goat pulling cart
1870-1890
Hard Times Token: Bentonian Currency. Mint Drop 1837
1841
Doll: white gown
1890-1910
Bottle
1821-1850
Belt buckle excavated at Fort Washington
1760-1783
American Wizard Instructor
ca. 1870
Button
1980
Advertising ribbon
ca. 1909
Toy
1955-1990
Photographic equipment
1892-1910
Bush Bombs His Future/We are an international coalition of millions
2003
U.S. Merchant token
ca. 1860
Doll's petticoat
1870-1880
Matchbook
1940-1945
Baseball players (8)
1900-1935
Doll
1870-1910
Needle case
late 18th-early 19th Century
Butter mold
ca. 1825-1875
Tin
1906-1940
Bottle/ food
1910-1940
Tobacco premium
1890-1920
Plate/ plaque
1920-1950
Lantern slide
1924-1930
Jenny Lind Commemorative Medal
1850
Medal
1927
Mourning ribbons
1865
Badge
Miniature cup
1850-1900
Ax head
1500-1700
Paperweight
ca. 1882
Fan
1920-1950
Box
1940-1960
Good Bye
2001-2002
Watch
2001-2002
Card of buttons
1930-1980
Le Vert-Galant
ca. 1960-1988
Pin-back button
1970-1980
George F. Robinson Personal Medal
1873
Miniature brazier
1890-1930
Doll's petticoat and knickers
1860-1890
Cartridge-box badge
1777-1783
Spedem Auto Race Game
1929
Support Nixon
1972-1973
Perfume Sample
1970-2000
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Pinback button
1896-1910
Civil War token
1863
Campaign ribbon
1904
Pencil sharpener
1930-1948
Apple parer
1800-1830
The House That Jack Built
1891
Purse
1800-1850
Officer's cap
ca. 1862
Universal Unconditional Amnesty/VVAW-WSO
1975
Thimble/ Food
1930-1960
Zachary Taylor Indian Peace Medal
After 1860
Trade sign
1880-1910
Badge/ medal
1925
Historical memorabilia
1930-1960
Chock full o' Nuts New York Decaf Coffee can
2001
Political button
1974
Doll shoes (pair)
Badge
Doll: carved wood
1800-1850
Squeak toy (bird in cage)
1875-1900
Sections of the Atlantic telegraph cable (930) in original packing crates (8)
1850-1860
Pin-back campaign button
1972
Tool
1890-1940
Collar box
1880-1920
Tobacco/ cigar ribbon
1880-1920
Collar or cuff stud
1896-1920
For Freedom 4 FDR Four Freedome Re-elect Roosevelt
Shinbashi
ca. 1960-1980
Advertising notepad
1902
World War I Plaquette
ca. 1914
Miniature scale
1890-1920
Cane
1900-1910
Seal stamp: Sanitary Commission
1861-1878
Games of Cats and Mice, Gantalope and Lost Diamond
ca. 1875
Box/ Collar
1866-1910
Box/ Clothes
1910-1940
Tobacco premium
1890-1920
Pinback button
1944-1948
Civil War token
1863
Holland Society Medal
1904
Supermarket
1930-1950
Button: photo of Franklin D.Roosevelt
Trousers
1944
Diaphragm mimeograph
1887-1900
Looking glass
1850-1865
Paperweight
1880-1910
Pinback button
1932
Trade Sign
1880-1900
Plate
1909
Swizzle stick
1950-1990
Epaulet
ca. 1777
Holland Society Medal
1904
"ROOSEVELT/FOR/EX/PRESIDENT"
Kennedy/King
1968
Walking-stick
1860-1880
Coin: half dollar, Battle of Bennington 1777-1927
ca. 1927
Doll
1850-1900
Model of Delaware and Hudson canal boat
1950-1951
Dominoes
1930-1950
Support/Abortion/Rights/Action/Week/Oct.22-29, 1979
1979
Hardware/ household
1920-1960
Button
1968
Pendant
1896-1920
Match box from Dorlon's Oyster House
1899-1912
Ribbon
late 19th - early 20th century
Watch fob
ca. 1914-1918
Miniature table
1915-1935
Miniature telephone
1960-1980
Sash
1910-1920
Soldier Ten-Pins
ca. 1890
Powder Box
1920-1940
Coaster
1980-2000
Bottle/ medicine
1910-1940
Elevated train sign
1870-1955
Button
City of Lachine Municipal Centenary Medal
1948
The University Club New York
Vote Willkie Prosperity
1940
George Washington commemorative coat button
1811-32
Doll's bed and bedding
1875-1925
Bowl
ca. 1750-1850
Paperweight
1900-1920
Pinback button
1906
Gentleman's costume: 1797
ca. 1962
Medicine
1940-1960
Bar Tray
1890-1920
Pinback button
1970-2000
George Washington Military and Civil Career "Wright & Bale" Medal
1834
Medal
1945
Moulding Plane
ca. 1850-1900
St. Nicholas Series Game of Snap
ca. 1900
Matchbox
1800-1850
Apothecary bottle
1850-1925
Medal: Lincoln and Hamilton 1861
1861 or later
Helmet and (2) armbands
1942-1945
Games of Ambuscade, Constellations and Bounce
ca. 1875
Sewing Supplies
1890-1920
Makeup Compact
1930-1960
Coffee cup
1927
Collar or cuff stud
1896-1920
Pinback button
1944
Y.M.D.C. Campaign Badge
1870 or later
Cane
ca. 1917
Miniature mold
1875-1900
Gentleman's costume: 1620
ca. 1961
Souvenir New Years token: heart-shaped
1880-1900
The Game of Tiddledy Winks
ca. 1890
Sewing Pins
1890-1930
Pencil/ Food
1930-1950
Playing card
1940-1960
Peanut jar
1900-1930
Button
1952-1956
Hudson-Fulton Celebration Official Commemorative Medal
1909
Village Barn
Campaign ribbon
1892
Erie Canal Celebration Medal
1826
Radio
ca. 1924
Apple parer
ca. 1882
Badge
1896
Tag/ Clothes
1953-2000
Can/ Food
1890-1920
Box: Brandy Eau de Toilette
2002
Coin: USA, 1867 lll
1867
Treasury Department - Second Class Life Saving Medal (1876)
1879
Half Pounds tobacco advertisement
Still bank
1870-1880
Medal in case: Prince Albert President...Society of Arts Man
ca. 1860
Sternboard
1850-1880
Bottle: Equeru's codliver oil jelly
1860-1890
Sword w/scabbard: U.S.N.
1852-1863
Cycling: A Fascination Game
ca. 1900
Medicine
1900-1930
Medallion: ...America
Shopping bag
1980-1995
Tobacco
1910
Pinback button
1896-1910
Hard Times token
1837
Ribbon
ca. 1875
Commemorative cane
ca. 1880's
Miniature tea set and pitcher
1875-1925
Doll
1950-1970
Military buttons
1775-1783
Bullet mold
ca. 1776
Box
1930-1950
Pinback button
1994-2000
Sewing Supplies
1880-1900
Iron
1880-1920
Clothing hanger
1920-1940
Chicago Century of Progress Exposition Medal
1933
The Magic Pan Creperie
Commemorative ribbon with envelope
ca. 1845
Waistcoat
1860-1875
Miniature spoons (pair)
1880-1920
Tailcoat
1895-1898
Paperweight
1890-1920
Paperweight
1890-1920
Token
1837(?)
Tobacco/ cigar ribbon
1880-1920
Pinback button
1980-2000
George Washington Military and Civil Career "Manly" Medal
1790
F-Stop Cafe
ca. 1982-1989
Bobbin
1780-1820
Collection of 2 coins: General Washington
Miniature urn
1850-1900
Beaded ball
1900-1970
Nightstick
1840-1860
The Railroad Game
ca. 1900
Mug/Shaving
1900-1930
Bell
1920-1950
Hair Grooming
1907-1930
Pinback button
1990-2000
Civil War token
1863
Campaign ribbon
1896
Tinkertoy
1930-1959
Butter mold
ca. 1815-1850
Lady's costume: 1650
ca. 1967
Knife blade fragment excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
1760-1783
Waist belt with pouch (2)
1914-1918
Paperweight/ plaque
1890-1910
Coin in box: half dollar: Bridgeport Conn.Centennial, 1936
Pin-back button
1910-1940
Hardware/ household
1900-1930
Plate
1927
Whistle
ca. 1960
College of the City of New York Commemorative Medal
1947
Political button
1984
Doll dress
Button: MacArthur
Campaign ribbon
1884
Locomotive
1870-1890
Chapeau (bicorne)
1835-1860
Buttons
1952-1956
Packet/ Candy
1997
Food bag
1980-2000
Thimble/ laundry
1900-1940
Pinback button
1896-1910
Aero Club of America Balloon Competition Plaquette
ca. 1910
Fraunces Tavern Restaurant
ca. 1960-1980
Advertising matchsafe
1903
Denarius in envelope: Antoninus Pius
Doll's nightgown
1870-1920
Bottle: H. Lake's Indian Specific
1840-1880
Stereoscope
1890-1910
When My Ship Comes In
ca. 1888
Sachet
1900
Swizzle stick
1950-1990
Medicine
1922-1940
Cigar box
1950-1960
Civil War token
1863
The Circle of Friends of the Medallion 12th Issue
1915
Trap a Sap
ca. 1941-1945
Pin
Pipe
1900-1957
Mug
ca. 1750
Groom's Overcoat
1914
Souvenir Tile/Calendar
1892

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