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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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Box
Object Number:
2002.1.2156
Date:
1880-1920
Medium:
Paper
Dimensions:
4 1/8 x 4 1/8 x 2 1/2 in.
Description:
This faded square cardboard box is covered on the sides with red paper and contains several paper collars. The top has a paper label printed in black with a large factory or public building and reads "Manufactured By / The Albany Paper Collar Co./ At Albany , N.Y." The side is printed "Albany/ Garrote. 16". The bottom is printed with a list of patent dates and "Licensed to the/ Union Paper Collar Co./ Of New York".
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
