Collection Highlights
Old Christmas : from the Sketch book of Washington Irving
Date:
1878
Object Number:
LIB.PS2069.C4
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Bissell's Midget
Object Number:
2000.772
Date:
ca. 1890
Medium:
Wood, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 29 x 7 x 5 in. ( 73.7 x 17.8 x 12.7 cm )
Marks:
printed: on the top of the vacuum: "THIS TOY WILL REMIND YOU OF BISSELL'S FULL SIZED/ BISSELL'S / MIDGET/ CYCO BALL BEARING [?] FOR THE HOME".
Description:
Wood and metal miniature "Bissell's Midget" floor sweeper with four wheels, a spinning wire brush cleaner attatched to the base of a trapazoidal box; long cylindical wooden handle; top of box printed, "THIS TOY WILL REMIND YOU OF BISSELL'S FULL SIZED/ BISSELL'S / MIDGET/ CYCO BALL BEARING [?] FOR THE HOME".
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
