Collection Highlights
Subway controller
Date:
1904
Object Number:
1922.103
Medium:
Silver, steel, ebony
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Coaster
Object Number:
2002.1.4491
Date:
1930-1950
Medium:
Paper
Dimensions:
1/8 x 5 1/2 x 3 3/4 in. oval
Description:
A natural beige oval pressed cardboard coaster shaped and printed in brown to resemble a barrel, marked on the side"Pilsen Urquell", and on the top "World's Berr Drinking Championship/ Harry's New-York Bar/ Paris/ Present Record: 17 Seconds-2 Litres". On the reverse, lines for an address and space for a note make this a postcard, as well as a coaster.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
