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Receipted bill, John Vernon to Benjamin White
Date:
1794
Object Number:
MSS.3

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Nursery Tiles Ilustrated by BOZ
1883
Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Medal
1905
Apple parer
1800-1830
Box/ Collar
1866-1910
Bottle/ shoe polish
1940-1950
Tobacco premium
1890-1920
Pinback button
1998
Button
ca. 1971
Presidency of Ulysses S. Grant Medal
ca. 1873
Dexterity game
ca. 1920
Stud (button)
Squeak toy (rabbit)
1875-1900
Sausage stuffer
1800-1850
Calendar/Books
1943
Can/ Food
1906-1930
Display cabinet
1890-1920
Toy rocking chair
1875-1915
Box
1900-1930
Historical novelty
1980-2000
Washington Inaugural Centennial Commemorative Medal
1889
Political button
Display sign
ca. 1973
Wendell Will For Prosperity
Walking-stick
19th century
Ladle
ca. 1840-1860
Dr. Jekyll of Hyde Park
Medal
ca. 1898
Pin
1980-1985
Paint Samples
1950-1970
Cigarette holder
1890-1920
Collar or cuff stud
1896-1920
Tercentenary of the Purchase of Manhattan Island Medal
1926
Sekku
ca. 1960-1980
Police Department Command and Control Center badge
2001
Trade sign
1850-1870
Cake board
1825-1835
Game of Race Around the World
1898
Paperweight
1890-1920
Pinback button
1930-1960
Swizzle stick
1950-1990
Commemorative glass in case.
ca. 1901
Pinback button
1952-1956
Political novelty
1997
Daniel Parish, Jr. Award Medal
1890
Ration tokens (99)
ca. 1941-1945
Republican County Committee Ribbon
1850-1900
Spike from the U.S.S. Niagara on wooden mount w/label
ca. 1813
Coat
1940-1945
Miniature chair
1875-1900
Paperweight
1890-1920
Watch Face
1880-1940
Tin/ Food
1890-1910
Mask
1980-2000
Knife
1920-1940
Button
State Department Lifesaving Medal
1862
Matchbook
ca. 1965
Franco-American Jeton: Token with envelope
1751
Doll: woman in black dress w/velvet trim on stand
1860-1890
Needle case
1790-1830
Scrimshaw (whale's tooth)
1910-1940
Instantaneous Transformation Picture: Landscape of Ancient Rhymes
ca. 1890
Button
ca. 1975
Shopping bag
1990-2000
Musical instrument
1915-1930
Collar or cuff stud
1896-1920
"Draped Bust" dollar
1796
Schenectady Sunday School Celebration Ribbon
1800-1850
Cane
ca. 1900
Apothecary bottle with stopper
1880-1920
Peter Coddle's Trip to the World's Fair
1939
Pretty Picture Blocks
ca. 1890
Gorget
1796-1825
Solidarity with Vietnam Build the Children's Hospital
1960-1970
Box/ Candy
1906-1930
Box
1939-1940
Elevated train sign
1870-1955
Badge
1906
Battle of Marengo Medal
1800-1804
Needle work tool
1790-1830
Mandarin House
Medal w/ribbon: Cleveland Hendricks...March 4,1885
Musket worms (2) excavated at West Point
1760-1783
Apothecary bottle with stopper
1850-1900
State quarters (2)
2001
Paperweight
ca. 1880-1920
Pinback button
1918-1920
Medicine
1950-1960
Miniature Furniture, Smoker's Stand
ca. 1983
Button
1980-1985
Pinback button
1980-2000
New-York Historical Society Centennial Medal
1904
Silk ribbon from the Croton Aqueduct Celebration, New York City, 1842
1842
Set of tea caddies in box
1750-1810
Coin: East India Co.1804
1804
Walking-stick
1880-1910
christening bottle w/ribbons
1943
Sword
1770-1820
Badge w/pin
Lost in the Woods
ca. 1890
Medicine
1900-1920
Shopping bag
1980-1995
Glasses
1940-1960
Pinback button
1896-1910
Hard Times token: Buckin's Book Keeping
1835
Ribbon
ca. 1930
Campaign cane
ca. 1976
Hat box
1890-1920
Miniature fire box
1930-1940
Sewing Supplies
1950-1990
Watch Face
1880-1940
Sewing Supplies
1880-1890
Miniature Furniture, Tilt-top Table
ca. 1983
Spoon, scoop
ca. 1750-1850
Plate
1910-1930
Office supply
1890-1920
Souvenir fireman's helmet
1900-1940
Gallagher's Steak House
Fireman's belt fragment: Columbia
1850-1900
Coin: U.S.:One Cent, 1851
Walking-stick
1840-1860
Horse pull toy
1860-1890
Coat with belt
1898-1900
Paperweight
1890-1920
Box/ Food
1900-1920
Bottle/Can Opener
1910-1940
Tobacco canister
1880-1910
Button
ca. 1975
Campaign pin
1888
Chuck's Steak House
ca. 1960-1980
Mold
ca. 1825-1875
Lady's costume: 1675
ca. 1966
Lock plate assembly and hammer for percussion rifle
1862
Needle case
1840-1880
Nightstick
1830-1840
The Limited Mail and Express Game
1894
Dairy thermometer and case
ca. 1920
Shopping bag
1940-1950
Badge/ medal
1919
Pinback button
1896-1910
U.S. Merchant token
ca. 1860
Political ribbon
ca. 1870
Waist belt badge
1760-1783
Miniature pitcher
1875-1900
Doll's coat
1910-1940
Powder horn
1800-1840
Box
1906-1940
Comic book
1897
Cue stick
Plate
1911
Upholstery supply
1910-1940
Badge on block in envelope: N.Y.F.D. 25
1839-1865
Postage Cent
Miniature armchair
1875-1900
Powder flask
1840-1870
Overseas cap
1917-1918
Lucky Lindbergh token
1927
Box/ Candy
Food bag
1998
Thimble/ sewing
1900-1940
Pinback button
1990
Pin-back button
La Vieille Auberge
ca. 1980-1995
THE WORKING THEATER NEW YORK CITY LABOR CHORUS, Fight for the Arts
1991-2000
Gentleman's costume: 1914
ca. 1962
Walking-stick
1860-1870
Tongs
1776-1783
Shackles
1750-1850
Coin in box: half dollar: New Rochelle 250th Birthday, 1938
Coin: half dollar, Illinois State Centennial, 1918
The Merry Game of Country Auction
1880-1890
Mug/Shaving
1890-1930
Shopping bag
1990-2000
Medicine
1940-1960
Beer premium
1930-1950
U.S. Merhant token
1854-1857
Convention ribbon
1888
Dexterity game
ca. 1920
Ribbon
1830-1850
Miniature chimney sweep and fireplace brush
1900-1930
Puzzle
1890-1910
Bookbinding Supplies
1920-1950
Pin-back button
1896-1910
Doll
1830-1860
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Tin
1940-1960
Coin/ pendant
1923
Medallion in case: 50th Anniversary NY Public Library
1961
Political button
Aerial camera equipment
We like Ike
Doll
1830-1860
Forage cap
1885-1893
Necktie
1935-1945
Pin
ca. 1989
Fan
1940-1960
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Pin-back campaign button
1980
Pinback button
1896-1910
Museum of the American Indian medal
1947
Nanni
ca. 1960-1980
Pin-back gay pride button
ca. 2000
Coin: half dollar, Sesquicentenneal, 1776-1926
Umbrella frame: w/carved dog head
1850-1880
Wall paper printing block (2)
1780-1830
Game of Musical Authors
1882
Box
1950-1970
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Tercentenary of the Purchase of Manhattan Island Medal
1926
Button hook
1890-1930
Musical recording
1910-1920
Civil War token
1863
1900 Paris Universal Exposition Medal
1900
Ruler
ca. 1960
National Day of Mourning Abraham Lincoln Ribbons
1865
Jumping jack
1800-1820
Dollhouse furn.: standing mirror
1920-1940
Mangle board
1791
Paperweight
ca. 1880-1920
Packet
1906-1920
Pen
1980-2000
Pinback button
1890-1920
Medallion
1900
Herbert Hoover Presidential Campaign Medal
1928
G.B. McClellan pin
Pillow
2016
Marquis de Lafayette Medal
ca. 1789 or later
Miniature baby carriage
1960-1980
Bell crown cap
ca. 1833
Souvenir mug
2001
Medicine
1990-2000
Medallion
1920-1950
Thimble/ political
1900-1960
Pinback button
1896-1910
Souvenir shot glass
2001
Card holder
2003
Lapel pin
ca. 2010
Child's plate
1825-1875
The Circle of Friends of the Medallion 6th Issue
1912
Parasol: black w/carved handle w/floral motif
1850-1880
The Home Fish Pond
ca. 1890
Box
1908-1930
Bottle/ food
1960-1990
Button hook
1890-1930
Political pocket mirror
1940
Match box
1930-1950
Horse blanket
1898-1938
Captain Thomas Truxtun Naval Medal
ca. 1880
Harmonie Club New York
Thomas Jefferson Indian Peace Medal
1801 or later
Seal w/tag: Argencia Commercial del Ymperio Mexicano
ca. 1867
Pull toy (horse)
1850-1900
Trousers
1898
Paperweight
1876
Fan
1910-1930
Miniature mold
1875-1900
Pen wipe/ tobacco
1890-1920
Pinback button
1960
Pinback button
1896-1910
Child's dress
1905
HALLEY
1951
INV.7400
Captains Creighton, Low, and Stouffer Life Saving Medal
1861
Gentleman's costume: 1850
ca. 1961
Spectacles
ca. 1840
Coat
1860-1870
Token: One cent, Steam-Boat Company 1815
ca. 1815
The Fire Engine Picture Puzzle
ca. 1920
Ashtray
1920-1950
Souvenir token
1939
Pen wipe/ tobacco
1890-1920
Pinback button
1896-1910
Civil War token
ca. 1863
Ribbon
1887
Cane
2006
Safe
1750-1775
2000 World Series ticket for game 5
2000
Box
1900-1930
Tin/ washing supplies
1910-1940
Sword and scabbard in case
ca. 1862
Machine gun stock grip
1945-1955
Campaign thimble: Coolidge and Dawes
1924
Pinback button
1944
Button
1996
Campaign medal
1948
Lindy's
Miniature Furniture, Settee
ca. 1983
Nicholas Roerich Medal
1929
Walking-stick
1780-1820
Miniature goblets (pair)
1900-1940
Hand saw
1800-1850
Campaign badge
ca. 1868-1872
Key tag/ Clothes
1980-2000
Napkin
1980-2000
Thimble
1900-1940
Pinback button
1899
Truman Barkley
The Morgan Bank
ca. 1960-1980
Paper doll
1830-1860
Warren G. Harding Presidential Medal
1923
Dollhouse furn.: bird in birdcage
1920-1940
Miniature easy chair
1920-1940
Automatic pen/pencil
1740-1795
Brass object excavated at Fort Washington
1760-1783
Game of the Telegraph Boy
ca. 1888
Button
1972
Toy
1955-1990
Tobacco/ fairs
1940
Pinback button
1896-1910
Civil War token
ca. 1863
Ribbon
ca. 1909
Matchbook
1940-1945
Le Petit Architecte Parisien
1860-1900
Doll
1920-1935
Sword belt (2)
1850-1870
Can
1910-40
Bottle/ food
1950-1970
Pen wipe/ tobacco
1890-1920
Pinback button
1901
Lantern slide
1924-1930
Chapeau bras
1850-1870
Pacific Railroad Commemorative Medal
1869
"The Ultimate Stimulus Package, Obama Condoms"
2009
Game pieces (132)
1850-1900
Hat: bolero style, black
1900-1950
Telegraph Messenger
ca. 1890
Fabric Samples
1950-1970
Watch Face
1880-1940
Box
1940-1960
Travel
1910-1960
Pinback button
1896-1920
Pin
ca. 1952
Shun Lee West
ca. 1975-2007
Pin-back button
1972
Lady's costume: the mid-18th century
ca. 1957
Doll: on stand in black coat
ca. 1913
Snuff jar
1850-1900
Coin: half dollar, California's Diamond Jubilee, 1925
Token/coin: Lucky Penny Pocket Piece, Pan-Amer. Expo.1901
1936-1943
Premium Game Logomachy or War of Wars
1875
Button
1965-1975
Ink bottle
1880-1930
Pen wipe/ tobacco
1890-1920
Pinback button
1896-1910
Hard Times token: Ilustrious Predecessor, Executive Experiment,1837
1837
Theodore Roosevelt Badge
ca. 1897
Dexterity game
ca. 1950
Ribbon
1888
Box with four forms and packet of gold leaf
1775-1795
Package of cartridges (12)
1855-1865
Button
1996
Box/ Food
1930-1960
Doll's armchair
1910-1913
Bottle
1940-1960
Sign
1873
Store display
1940-1960
Pin-back button
Political button
1964
Doll mittens (pair)
Button: Viva McGovern/Shriver
ca. 1972
Still bank
1932-1934
American Red Cross War Council Medal
1920
Chapeau bras
1820-1825
Civil War token
1863
Spring Clip
1880-1920
Intercom
Tobacco/ cigar ribbon
1880-1920
Collar or cuff stud
1896-1920
Postcard
ca. 1956
Sakura of Japan
ca. 1960-1980
Islanders Club membership badge on chain
ca. 1983
Captains Creighton, Low, and Stouffer Life Saving Medal
ca. 1875
Milestone
1822-23
Straight pin
1850-1900
Butter mold
1825-1875
Picture puzzle
ca. 1895
Box/ Collar
1866-1910
Peso coin: Medal, Maximiliano Emporador...1866
Box
1890-1920
Tobacco premium
1890-1920
Pinback button
1944-1948
Button
1964
Memorial ribbon
1880-1920
The Slipperyslabs Puzzle
1930-1950
Bust
Fragment of Washington's coffin
1799
Dollhouse furn: display cabinet
1920-1940
Cover for dress hat
1943-1945
Paperweight
ca. 1880-1940
Pinback button
1945-1960
Needlework picture
1880-1900
Decoy
1910-1930
Swizzle stick
1920-1960
Hudson-Fulton Celebration Official Commemorative Medal
1909
Medal
Pin-back button
2017
Washington Irving Plaquette
1912
Doll
1900-1930
Helmet
1917-1918
Collection of 35 N.Y.tokens from State Hist. Soc. of Colorado
Button
1976
Hardware/ household
1920-1940
Pennant
1953
Souvenir
1890-1920
Campaign medal: Major General W. H. Harrison
Cigarette promotional textile
ca. 1911
Clam shucking knife
1850-1910
Purse
1850-1900
Pan
ca. 1904
Ribbon
ca. 1900
Nutcracker
1775-1875
Grandmama's Geographical Game
1900
Wine bottle
1910-1940
Tin/ food
1900-1930
Swizzle stick/ food spear
1940-1960
Insignia
1910-1920
Rake
ca. 1850
The World Says No to War/United for Peace and Justice
2003
Marshal Foch Commemorative Medal
1921
Rue Des Gourmets
New-York Historical Society Centennial Medal
1904
2 ribbons
Baluster fragment from Dutch church
1700-1800
Tailcoat
1860-1875
Paperweight
1900-1920
Printer's block
1880-1910
Carved lion
1850-1900
Trade Sign
1880-1910
Plate
1900-1930
SEIU/32B-32J/AFL-CIO
ca. 1985
New-York Historical Society Centennial Medal
1904
FREEDOM DAY/FEB. 3/NO SCHOOL
1948
Fotted beaker
1800-1850
Hard Times Token: Coin: Van Boren Metalli currency.1837
1837
Collection of five toy tents w/flags
1870-1910
Spectacles and case
1790-1800
Badge: NY Veteran Fireman's Assn...Oct. 3, 1888
1888
Shako with pompon
1868-1871
Christmas Blocks, Picture Stories and Rhymes
1890
Sewing Supplies
1890-1920
Bookmark/ ticket
1927
Photographic equipment
1920-1960
Cuff or collar stud
1896-1920
Civil War token
1863
Union League Club Presidential Reception Ribbon
ca. 1897
Souvenir cane
ca. 1939
Octant in case
1850-1870
Ladies & Gentlemen's Conversation Cards
ca. 1890
Sewing Pins
1910-1930
Coll. of 3 coins: US. half cent, 1807, 1809, 1828
Hammer lock
1846
Pencil/ Food
1930-1950
Playing card
1940-1960
Tin
1986
Ribbon
1869
Amerigo Vespucci Commemorative Plaquette
1903
THREE CROWNS RESTAURANT
Snuffbox
1800-1850
3 coins: Chalmer's Annapolis,2-Shilling,1 Sixpence, 1783
Badge
Medicine bottle with stopper
1860-1890
Uniform fragments (15 pieces)
1860-1887
Paperweight/Calendar
1892
Box/ Food
1890-1930
Tin/ Food
1906-1920
W.A.R.N.
1988-1989
Pinback button
1896-1910
INV.13710.6
Badge
Child's plate
1830-1880
Daniel Webster Commemorative Medal
1852 or later
Dollhouse furn: medicine cabinet
1920-1940
Colllection of marbles in box
1800-1920
Needle case
late 18th-early 19th Century
Delftware fragment excavated at Fort Washington
1740-1783
Game of Pussy and Three Mice
1890
Medicine/Soap
1920-1940
Skin softener
1954
Cane with seat
1939
Pin
1920-1930
Hard Times token
1837
Doll brushes and comb
1870-1880
Commemorative cane
2004
Sewing box
1860-1900
Humpty Dumpty Circus
1903-1935
Powder horn
1780-1850
Box
1862-1900
Pinback button
1992
Cup
1980-2000
Tin
1894-1920
Pin
1940
Tercentenary of Connecticut Commemorative Medal
1935
La Cote Basque
Curling iron
1775-1795
Doll: girl in white dress w/peach ribbons and hat
ca. 1894
Chest of drawers
1825-1875
Driving lamp
1880-1910
Paperweight
ca. 1880-1920
Baton
1889
Coaster
1940-1970

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