Collection Highlights
American Ornithology; or The Natural History of the Birds of the United States
Date:
1880
Object Number:
LIB.Y1808.W
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Luce Center
Ash tray/ tip tray
Object Number:
2002.1.2574
Date:
1880-1900
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
5 x 3 3/8 x 1/4 in.
Description:
A rectangular metal tip or ash tray with a scalloped edge printed with a geometric border in red and blue around a central image of a red and blue buck board wagon. It reads in black "The Bettendorf/ Steel Gear Wagon/ Manufactured By Bettendorf Axle". Bettendorf Axle Co. was listed in Davenport, Iowa in a 1905 directory.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
