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American Bastille
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LIB.E458.8.M36.1870F.XL

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Psychology of the Hand
1919
Model of New York World's Fair, 1939
ca.1939
Ribbon
ca. 1886
Glove Commemorating 1824 Visit of General Lafayette
ca. 1824
Child's cup
1820-1850
Tools (8)
Paperweight
1892-1910
Fan
1890-1920
Pen wipe/ tobacco
1890-1920
Tin advertising figure
1890-1920
Pencil
1930-1960
Jenny Lind Commemorative Medal
1847
Framed image of Nelson's death with wood fragment from flagship Victory
1800-1900
Deck of playing cards
2016
Coin: US. 2 cents, 1867, (Bronze)
Medals (2)
1906
Piece of wood from the "Treaty Oak"
ca.1654
Tobacco box
late 18th century
The Golden ABC
ca. 1875
Button
1992
Shopping bag
1990-2000
Tobacco bag
1902
Pinback button
1896-1910
Button
1968
Souvenir
2001-2002
Campaign cane
ca. 1888
Collander
1975-1925
Toy settee, rocking chair, and side chairs(4)
1880-1920
Perfume bottle
1840-1880
Dry Land Fish Pond game
ca. 1880
Pin-back button
1970-1980
Box/ Candy
1970-1990
Advertising kerchief
1910-1940
Sign/ liquor
1950-1970
Pencil
1940-1960
Joseph Hodges Choate Commemorative Medal
1922
Beatrice Inn
Fireman's trumpet
1838-1842
Roosevelt - Wallace
Button
1948
Camera
1902-1906
Hetchel
19th century
Paperweight
ca. 1882-1900
Watch Face
1880-1940
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Thermometer
1890-1930
Coaster
1940-1970
Campaign ribbon
1888
LABOR/ FOR/ CAREY
1974
Nutmeg grater/tobacco shredder
ca. 1675-1775
Cartridge belt
1890-1898
Peter Coddle's Trip
ca. 1905
Saucer
1740-1783
Lotto
ca. 1890
Tray
1910-1930
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Bar tray
1900-1930
Pinback button
1896-1910
Amateur Athletic Union of the United States - 440 yard Relay
1950
Doll hat
1870-1880
Commemorative cane
ca. 1880's
Coin: half dollar, Rhode Island 1636-1936
Basket
1900-1950
Toy train
1900-1910
Tape measure
1840-1880
Rough Rider Ten-Pins
ca. 1898
Medallions/Coffee
1910-1940
Fan
1890-1940
Sewing Needles
1890-1930
Pinback button
1944
Office supply
1940-1960
Women's Roosevelt Memorial Association Medal
1920
Pen & Pencil
Hard Times Token: Bentonian Currency. Mint Drop 1837
1841
American Labor Party
Medal
ca. 1848
Globe
1800-1850
Spoon rack
ca. 1800-1875
Miniature Bottle
1920-1950
Token
1890-1920
Wrapper
1980-2000
Tobacco
1880-1920
Tobacco tag
1870-1930
Buffalo Historical Society George Washington Indian Peace Medal
1902
Berkshire Place
ca. 1960-1980
Spoon
1825-1875
Box lock cannon barrel flint pistol
1760-1780
Bottle: Dr D.Jayne's Alternative...
1850-1860
Sword and scabbard
1780-1790
Coin (twenty dollars)
1857
Lens cloth
after 1962
Souvenir
1939
Novelty fan
1920-1950
Pinback button
1896-1910
Hard Times tokens (4)
1837
Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Campaign Badge
1904
Cartridge box badge
1760-1783
Alaska-Yukon Pacific Exposition Medal
1909
Apple parer
1825-1850
Steam pumper
1900-1920
Needle case
1830-1870
Sword belt and buckle
1855-1865
Model
1920-1950
Watch movement
1890-1930
Tip tray/ coin plate
1920-1940
Sign: Gallery of the Fine Arts
1930-1960
Historical memorabilia
1930-1960
Free Academy of the City of New York Award Medal
1853 or later
"Official New York World's Fair 1964-1965 Perpetual Calendar"
1964-1965
George F. Robinson Personal Medal
1873
Book binding fragments
Ribbon
1800-1900
Miniature pot with lid
1900-1920
Whale's tooth
Early 19th century
Button
1968-1973
Wrapper/ Candy
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Travel
1989-1992
Tobacco
1890-1920
Pin
ca. 1952
Waldorf-Astoria Peacock Alley
ca. 1960-2001
Matchsafe of Francis Lewis (1837-1878)
ca. 1870
Toy gun
ca. 1869
Doll trunk
1860-1900
Spurs and case
ca. 1900
Game of Black Cat
ca. 1885
Music Box Record
1880-1920
Puzzle
1880-1900
Medicine
1930-1960
Pinback button
1896-1910
Chalice
2002
Model for elevated railroad 1871
1871
Merritt Haviland Smith Medal
1926
Dexterity game
ca. 1920
Pocket telescope
ca. 1820
Marquis de Lafayette Commemorative Medal
1781
Lath from Nelson House, Yorktown, VA
ca. 1770
Basket w/lid
1880-1920
Leather Samples
1958
Fan
1900-1930
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Sign
1890-1940
Utensil
1940-1960
Major General Ulysses S.Grant Military Medallion
1865
Political button
1964
Doll hat
World War I Plaquette
ca. 1914
Scrimshaw
1910-1940
Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Campaign Medal
1872
Squeak toy
1875-1900
Pit
Button
1980-1995
Calendar
1939
Cigarette holder
1890-1920
Premium
1900-1930
Car plate
ca. 1936
Paul & Jimmy's
ca. 1960-1980
Child's tea set
ca. 1750
Toy rocking chair
1875-1915
Doll's bedding
1850-1860
Printing roller
1780-1830
The New Game of Pictorial Authors
1889
Sewing Needles and Pins
1895-1910
Pencil
1980-2000
Button hook
1890-1930
Plate
1965
U.S. Merchant token
1850
Holland Society Plaquette
1913
Salad fork
mid 20th Century
'Round the World Joe
ca. 1890
Badge & plaque in case
Powder horn
1750-1800
Container
1850-1890
Tooth brush: Margaret A. Babcock
1850-1900
Civil War Token
1863
Box/ Food
1900-1930
Bottle Cap
1920-1960
Tin
1910-1940
Ruler
1910-1930
Hudson-Fulton Celebration Official Commemorative Medallion
1909
Navy badge
Mason jar
Hotel Association of New York City 75th Anniversary Medal
1953
Umbrella: black w/red stripes & tassel
1880-1910
Hard Times token: Union Steam Washing, N.Y. 1837
1837
Jointed wooden soldier
ca. 1876
Campaign hat
1898
Collection of 2 coins: Philippine 1 peso and 50 cts.1947
Printer's Block
1890-1940
Puzzle
1952
Personal item
1940-1960
Pinback button
1896-1910
Fan
1911-1914
Ribbon
ca. 1907
Advertising paperweight
1882-1900
Miniature chair
1875-1900
Soldier
1840-1870
Humidor with tobacco press
1860-1890
Bulls and Bears: The Great Wall Street Game
1883
Box with tin
1900-1930
Mug
1996-2000
Tobacco premium
1890-1920
Insignia
1910-1920
Sign
1900-1940
Captain John Ericsson 121st Birthday Anniversary Plaquette
1924
Hotel Astor
St. Nicholas Series Game of Snap
ca. 1900
Pin: American Insitute...
Nightstick
1830-1835
Makeup kit
ca. 1887
Sewing clamp
1800-1850
Paperweight
1900-1940
Box/ Food
1890-1930
Pen wipe/ tobacco
1890-1920
Canister
1881-1920
Pinback button
1896-1910
Lieutenant-colonel Francois Louis Tessiedre DeFleury
1880
HUMPHREY
1968
Medicine bottle
1880-1890
Joseph Francis Life Saving Medallion
1890
Pretty Picture Blocks
ca. 1890
Medicine bottle
1830-1870
Hat
1700-1800
Little Pet's Picture Blocks
ca. 1885
Clock part
1871
Souvenir token
1939
Tobacco pipe
1900-1960
Insignia
1890-1920
Civil War token
ca. 1863
Doll purse
1870-1880
Commemorative cane
ca. 1892
Miniature Furniture, Smoker's Stand
ca. 1983
Walking-stick
1910
Needle case
1875-1900
Card game
ca. 1900
Jar
ca. 1870
Tin/ washing supplies
1910-1940
Tobacco premium
1890-1920
Medal
1983
Button
Queens subway system commemorative medal
1913
IMPERIALE RESTAURANT
Medal in case: Prince Albert President...Society of Arts Man
ca. 1860
Badge w/ribbon and pin
1898
Collection of buttons: Wings for Willkie
Indian woman
1850-1875
Trousers
1895-1900
Paperweight/Game
1890-1920
Tailor's chalk
ca. 1930
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Travel/ medallion
1939
Pinback button
1896-1910
Smith of President
Sapporo East
ca. 1960-1980
Pull toy (elephant)
1860-1890
Miniature Furniture, Tilt-top Table
ca. 1983
Sword belt
1865-1885
Knee-breech buckles (4) excavated at Fort Washington
1760-1783
Fascination
ca. 1890
Button
ca. 1985
Toy
1955-1990
Photographic equipment
1892-1920
Button
2003
Token
ca. 1863
Doll's shift
1870-1880
Matchbook
1940-1945
Miniature Furniture, Large Corner Cabinet
ca. 1983
Yellow dog w/basket with star cart
1860-1890
Grapeshot (52) excavated at Fort Washington
1760-1783
Checker taxi cab
1982
Button
ca. 1975
Sewing supply
1910-1940
Advertising clock
1890-1900
Pinback button
1890-1920
Memorial Mass Program: Robert Kennedy
1970
Republican County Committee's Captain Badge
ca. 1900
Matchbook
1940-1945
Franklin Pierce Indian Peace Medal
1870-1892
Collection of buildings: 3
1870-1910
Lady of 1875
1950-1970
Seal
1840-1850
Scoop
ca. 1775-1850
Pin tray
1890-1920
Bottle/ food
1962-1990
Tobacco premium
1890-1920
Medallion
1930
Stereoscope
ca. 1858
Jenny Lind Commemorative Medal
1850
Medal
1909
Walking-stick
1850-1900
Button
Collection of coins in box
1780-1820
Miniature food mold
1900-1940
Percussion musket
1840-1860
Paperweight
ca. 1880-1920
Fan
1900-1930
Cocktail shaker
1940-1960
Postcard
2001-2002
Pinback button
1896-1910
5 loose buttons
1920-1970
China Club
ca. 1980-1997
Pin-back button
1970-1980
Doll's shoulder head
1840-1870
Mechanical box: organ grinder
ca. 1850
Fireman's belt: ocean engine
1850-1900
Game of Trip 'Round the World
1897
Button
1972-1973
Perfume Sample
1970-2000
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Pinback button
1896-1910
Miniature dog
1900-1920
Civil War token
ca. 1863
Henry Hudson Commemorative Medal
1909
Pencil sharpener
1930-1948
Miniature box
1875-1900
Apple parer
1820-1850
Pipe tomahawk
1790-1820
Ceramics (3) excavated at a British and Hessian Revolutionary War fort and camp
1760-1783
Model 1763 French Infantry Musket
1763-1766
Hair Grooming
1890-1920
Wallet/ Food
1960-1990
Trade sign
1880-1900
Ribbon/ medal
1900-1940
Pinback button
1994
Original box for electric iron
1946-1954
Political button
1968
Doll shoes (pair)
Dupondius in envelope: of Maximinianus
Beam fragment from Dutch church
1700-1800
Winston Churchill
1950-1970
Squeak toy (swan and cygnets)
1875-1900
Chapeau bras
1825-1842
Apothecary jars with lid
1850-1900
Plaque
1890-1930
Box/ Collar
1866-1910
Tobacco/ cigar ribbon
1880-1920
Collar or cuff stud
1896-1920
Sign
ca. 1940
Hayato
ca. 1960-1980
Advertising notepad
1910
Doll
1860-1900
Walking-stick
1870-1890
Stamp
1840-1870
The Premium Game of Logomachy or War of Words
1889
Edge piece from unidentified fire vehicle
Inkwell
1890-1920
Swizzle stick
1920-1970
Gumball machine
1920-1940
Civil War token
ca. 1860
The Circle of Friends of the Medallion 1st Issue
1909
Cootie Game
1930-1950
Native American pestle
1500-1700
Reception Ribbon
1800-1900
Section of water pipe
1800-1840
Garrison cap
1940-1945
Paperweight
ca. 1882
Watch Face
1880-1940
Measuring Cup/ food
1910-1930
Plate
1911
French Medal won by Anna Attas
1922
Great Seal Centennial Commemorative Medal
1882
Marechal Foch Medal
1918
Viewfinder key chain
1968
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Campaign Medal
1860
Walking-stick
1850-1900
Coin: half dollar, Long Island Tercentennial 1936
Pieces of a picture game (2)
1890-1910
Hat
1942-1946
FDNY badge with purple bunting
Button
1978
Hardware/ household
1920-1960
Button
1968
Pin
1896-1920
Information kit
1940-1960
Ribbon
1879 or later
Box of crayons
ca. 1915
Dollhouse furn.: upright piano "ritz playerette"
1920-1940
Miniature Furniture, Winthrop Desk
ca. 1983
Sword guard excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
1760-1775
Little Folks Color Kit
ca. 1890
Bottle
1910-1930
Napkin
1980-2000
Bottle/ medicine
1880-1910
Elevated train sign
1870-1955
Lighter
1910-1930
American Friends of Lafayette Commemorative Medal
1934
Cafe Pierre
Stamp
1840-1870
Roosevelt and Relief Wilkie and Work
Abraham Lincoln Medal
1864
Doll's bassinet and bedding
1880-1900
Apple parer
ca. 1863
Souvenir letter opener
1985
Pinback button
1919
Medicine
1870-1890
U.S. OUT of Salvador/ Cispes
1980-1992
Pinback button
1940-1970
Campaign ribbon
1908
Save Grand Central: No more bited out of the Big Apple!
Goodwill Delegation Members Medal
1923
The Society of Medalists 3rd Issue
1931
Apothecary bottle with stopper
1850-1925
Grenadier cap
1740-1770
The World's Educator
1887
Sewing Supplies
1990-2000
Makeup tissues
1930-1950
Trade sign
1900-1930
Collar or cuff stud
1896-1920
Horatio Gates Military Medal
1787
Girl Scout badges
2001
Cane
ca. 1918
Cake mold
1850-1900
Rifle
1894
Cartridge belt
1918
Madame Le Normand's Cards of Fortune
ca. 1882
Button
1960-1970
Box/ Food
1980-2000
Playing card
1940-1960
Coffee mill
1880-1910
Case
ca. 1890
Gilbert Stuart Medal
1848
Asti
Waist belt with bayonet scabbard
1860-1865
World War I Medals
Prudential Insurance Company of America 50th Anniversary Medal
1925
Noah's ark
1850-1900
Apple parer
ca. 1800-1830
Pendant
1896
Box/ Clothes
1980-2000
Tin/ food
1900-1930
Photographic equipment
1880-1920
Pinback button
1980-2000
Pin-back button
2000-2002
Orient Insurance Co. advertisement, 1886
1866
Stamp
1890-1910
Shoe form
1800-1850
Medicine bottle
1840-1895
Glove buttons in box
1900-1930
Baseball tickets (3)
2000
Medicine
1940-1970
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Photographic equipment
1892-1920
Pinback button
1896-1910
Hard Times token
1837
Badge
ca. 1916
Campaign cane
ca. 1868
Coin: half dollar, Sesquicentenneal, 1776-1926
Doll's toilet set
1890-1930
Lady's costume: 1797
ca. 1962
Sewing book
1840-1880
Tobaco Container w/lid
ca. 1886
Box
1950-1970
Watch movement
1890-1930
Sewing Supplies
1880-1890
Bottle
1930-1960
Clothing hanger
1920-1940
World's Columbian Exposition Souvenir Medal
1893
Le Moal
Campaign pin
National Day of Mourning Abraham Lincoln Ribbons
1865
Civilian medicinal canteen with document (SHOULD BE REMOVED AND STORED WITH SILVER COLLECTION)
1940-1960
Cobbler's bench
1825-1860
Cut Fowler,percussion musket
1800-1830
Paperweight
1890-1920
Box/ jewelry
1910-1940
Noisemaker
1930-1940
Tobacco/ cigar ribbon
1880-1920
Pinback button
1980-2000
George Washington Inaugural Centennial Medallion
1889
Nakagawa
ca. 1980-1995
Bobbin
1780-1820
Doll: boy in waist coat
1930-1940
Independence Hall Tower
1870-1880
Fire helmet frontpiece: Morrisania, 1
1850-1900
Game of To the North Pole By Airship
1897
Lithograph stone
1890-1900
Cup and Saucer
1920-1950
Hair Grooming
1833-1990
Pouring spout/ liquor
1940-1960
Pen
1973
Civil War token
1863
Ribbon
1900
Matchbooks (2)
ca. 1960
Medallion
ca. 1865
Butter mold
ca. 1825-1875
Band wagon
1919-1926
Dinner fork
ca. 1950
Sword belt (2)
1860-1865
Tray
1900-1940
Pin-back button
1910-1940
Tip tray/ coin tray
1890-1920
Plate
1909
Shoe horn
ca. 1970
Prince Henry of Prussia commemorative medal
1902
Political button
1972
Doll body suit
Judean denarius in envelope: Imperial Rome
Zachary Taylor Rosette Badge
ca. 1848
Lapel button: B. and L., 1884
1884
Anvils (6)
1775-1795

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