Collection Highlights
"Columbia Demands Her Children"
Date:
1864
Object Number:
PR.010.1864.30
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Game token
Object Number:
2002.1.3359
Date:
1920-1940
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
1/8 x 1 1/4 in. diameter
Description:
A bright gold colored metal token embossed on one side with a can marked "Sterno" with flames coming out of it encircled by the words "Sterno Canned Heat/ For Instant Service". On the reverse is an arrow marked "You Pay", with a deep dimple in the center and the words "Round & Round/ She Goes/ Where She Stops/ Nobody Knows". The coin was to be placed on a nail and spun with the arrow indicating a random price.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
