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1. Chinese Bowl with Tray & Lid - Bowl, Serving

   Chinese Bowl with Tray & Lid. Low round bowl (A) made of plastic to look like lacquer. Gold on rim and outside, black on inside and bottom. Rim of bowl has 5 overlapping petals to look like a (lotus?) flower. Slightly tapered sides to the bottom. Bottom meets sides at a right angle. Sides are ribbed on the outside. Bottom has a small foot. Bottom has a small diamond-shaped sticker with a scalloped edge in gold with a black border and black letter...

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2. Chinese Candy Dish, n.d. - Dish, Candy

   Chinese Candy Dish, n.d. Ceramic dish, enameled, oval shaped with colored floral motif on dark green background on the body, and floral motif on light green background on the bottom of interior bowl which has a brown outline with white small raised dots. The top and base rims are gold-colored. The dark green background has blue tiny (smaller) raised dots and has floral motif in blue, red and yellow with blue and orange leafs with gold colored out...

   Record Type: Object

   
3. Chinese Decorative Firecrackers, 2019 - Hanging, Wall

   Chinese Decorative Firecrackers, 2019. Object is a hanging string of tube-shaped fire crackers tied to an octagonal box with red cord. The octagonal box is 1" thick and 3.75" wide with plain red sides covered in a velvet-like stiff fabric. The front and back (octagonal sides) are covered in the same velvet fabric (separated from the sides by a single visible seam) decorated with a Greek key border in gold, Chinese writing in gold running diagonal...

   Record Type: Object

   
4. Chinese Good Luck Sign, 2019 - Sign

   Chinese Good Luck Sign, 2019. Red sign printed on cardstock with embossed gold and black writing and black stamps. Card is portrait oriented. Card is printed on both sides with a red background - on the front side it has a very faint black cloud and dragon design. Down the center of the front is text in Chinese embossed from the the reverse and colored in gold. On the bottom of the card are three more blocks of embossed text running horizontally,...

   Record Type: Object

   
5. Chinese Puff Sleeve Iron, c. 1885-1889 - Iron

   Chinese Puff Sleeve Iron, c. 1885-1889. Iron egg-shaped piece attached by an iron rod to a wooden handle covered at end with an iron grip. There are two holes, approximately 1/8" in diameter on opposite sides of grip; bottom of grip is open--wood does not extend its entire length and there is currently cotton(?) inside; end of grip has a raised cylindrical cap attached to it; where iron rod and wooden piece meet there is a brass circle at end o...

   Record Type: Object

   
6. Chinese Red Paper Lantern, 2019 - Lantern, Paper

   Chinese Red Paper Lantern, 2019. Squat globe-shaped paper lantern, open at top and bottom, and held up by interior metal frame. Lantern is made of stiff red fabric to look like paper, pasted to a metal coil and held in shape by a metal wire rectangular frame, with a hook on the top for hanging and a yellow tassel on the bottom. The top and bottom rim protrude .5" and are each covered with a strip of metallic gold ribbon. The outside is separated...

   Record Type: Object

   
7. Chinese Red Table Runner, 2019 - Runner, Table

   Chinese Red Table Runner, 2019. Table runner with pointed ends and tassels, made of three red fabrics with gold details. Underside of runner is a plain, shiny red polyester. Presentation side is two fabrics. Two 3.5" wide borders running the length of the runner are made of a thick matte red brocade with a glossy gold geometric pattern. A 7.25" wide center panel through the length of the runner is a slightly glossy red brocade with gold details ...

   Record Type: Object

   
8. Chinese Shoulder Yoke - Yoke, Human

   Chinese Shoulder Yoke. Yoke made of medium- to dark-colored unfinished wood. Yoke is flat on the front and back and the top and bottom sides are curved like a very elongated football, widest in the center and tapering to points at the ends. At each end is a hole drilled through the wood, to attach loads. In the center at the bottom is a half-circle cutout, to fit around the back of the user's neck.

   Record Type: Object

   
9. Chinese Suitcase, c. 1947-1948 - Suitcase

   Chinese Suitcase, c. 1947-1948. Rectangular in shape with a primary textured, beige finish. The edges of the suitcase are stitched with tanned leather strips. The suit case has two silver and gold color locking mechanisms where a key is needed (key located inside suitcase). There is one, "C"-shaped handle attached to the suitcase by two gold pieces. The suitcase has brass covers where the leather strips meet the openings and four brass buttons on...

   Record Type: Object

   
10. Chinese Zodiac Wall Hanging, c. 2000 - Hanging, Wall

    Chinese Zodiac Wall Hanging, c. 2000. Hanging string of 12 Chinese Zodiac stuffed animals on cord with tassels. Braided red cord tied into a flat decorative knot of 2" x 3" with a light orange accent cord woven through, underneath a loop of the red cord for hanging. The animals hang down from this cord, separated by 1" of red cord with a .5" decorative round knot in yellow cord with a gold stripe in between them. The animals from top to bottom: r...

    Record Type: Object

    
11. Fluting Iron Heating Rod, c. late 1880s - Iron, Fluting

    Removable Heating Rods for Crimping Iron, c. late 1800s. One of three metal rods used interchangeably to provide heat to the rotary crimping machine. Rods are heated and inserted into the hollow centers of the rollers, using tongs. This provides heat to set the crimp created by the machine.

    Record Type: Object

    
12. Foochow Pole Junk Model Ship by Charles Parsons - Model, Instructional

    Foochow Pole Junk Model Ship by Charles Parsons at 1:64 scale. Wooden ship is a 3 masted sailing ship. Sails are parallel to ship length and have horizontal poles/supports running inside the sails (rear has 7 supports, center has 10, and the front has 9). The front sail is reversed from the other two. Center sail has 4 flags at top including a colorful lantern. Rear sail has a flag that is an animal with a white body, red tail and wire coiled an...

    Record Type: Object

    
13. Island: Poetry and History of Chinese Immigrants on Angel Island, 1910-1940 - Lai, Him Mark; Lim, Genny; Yung, Judy

    Island: Poetry and History of Chinese Immigrants on Angel Island, 1910-1940 edited by Him Mark Lai, Genny Lim, and Judy Yung, 1991.

    Record Type: Library

    
14. Plum Trinket Box, c. 1940s - Box, Food Storage

    Plum Trinket Box, c. 1940s. This Preserved Plum box was used to store trinkets in. It is a rectangular-shaped box with a lid that can be completely removed. The box appears to be made out of bamboo and is wrapped in a paper floral design of red with yellow flowers. There are two butterflies on the exterior of the box, as well as both Chinese and English writing. The butterflies are yellow, black, and white. At each corner of the box are blue, gre...

    Record Type: Object

    
15. Qing (Ch'ing) Dynasty Coin, c. 1736-1910 - Coin

    Qing (Ch'ing) Dynasty coin from a former Chinese Village site in Redwood City, c. 1736-1910. Coin was probably left on site between 1870 and 1910. Brass metal coin is round with a square opening in the center. There is an embossed outer rim on outer edge of both sides. Inside on one side are embossed Chinese Characters [see image for characters and translation].

    Record Type: Object

    
16. Qing (Ch'ing) Dynasty Coin, c. 1736-1911 - Coin

    Qing (Ch'ing) Dynasty coin from a former Chinese Village site in Redwood City, c. 1736-1910. Coin was probably left on site between 1870 and 1910. Brass metal coin is round with a square opening in the center. There is an embossed outer rim on outer edge of both sides. Inside on one side are embossed Chinese Characters [see image for characters and translation].

    Record Type: Object

    
17. Red Chinese Envelopes, c. late 1930s-1940s - Envelope, Money

    Chinese Red Envelopes, 1930s-1940s. Red paper envelopes in two sizes. Two envelopes (1-2) in smaller size. Printed on front in gold with image of carp in a pond under a twig and leaves with Chinese characters and a double border surrounding the image. The flap of the envelope is unbent and printed with the words "MADE IN HONG KONG" oriented 180 degrees from the image. The inside of the envelope and the exposed underside of the flap are white, wit...

    Record Type: Object

    
18. Red Chinese New Year's Envelopes, c. 1960s - Envelope, Money

    Chinese Red Envelopes, 1960s. 9 red paper envelopes, used to gift coins during Chinese New Year. Item 1: Smallest size. Made of textured paper. Image printed on front in gold, portrait oriented. At the top is a large diamond surrounding a Chinese character. Below the diamond are three men in flowing robes with long beards. The man in the center wears a large headdress and holds up a sword. The man on the left is old with a bald head and carr...

    Record Type: Object

    
19. Residents and Owners Vote by Hand - Photograph, Black-and-White

    Residents and Owners Vote by Hand, 1952. Black and white photograph shows a large group of people in a room sitting in rows of chairs, some with their arms lifted in the air. Three men stand at a table with a podium in the front of the room. The photograph was taken from the back of the room, and only a few faces in the group are visible from the side. Portions of the image are painted or outlined with ink for clarity when printing. An inscriptio...

    Record Type: Photo

    
20. Sleeve Iron, c. late 1880s - Iron

    Medium Spade-Shaped Sleeve Iron, c. late 1880s. Small tapered-front iron with elongated offset metal handle and wood grip. Iron is 2.5" long and .3125 (5/16)" thick. It has a pear shape with a rounded back and a tapered point. The thickness of the iron has a beveled edge. The iron is bolted to the metal handle with two rivets. The handle is very thin and long, with two bends to provide even pressure and control. At the end of the handle is a cyli...

    Record Type: Object

    
21. Tray of Togetherness - Tray, Food Service

    Tray & Dishes (Tray of Togetherness), n.d. Includes: .1 a,b circular display tray with glass top; 2 circular ceramic dish; .3-.8 identical trapezoidal interlocking dishes. The round tray is of red wood with a glossy lacquer finish, is "lazy Susan" style with dove-tail joints on the inside. The lid has a tempered glass top with a rim of the same wood as the tray. The lid has a center knob-style handle which looks like a crystal. Cups (1.5 inch ...

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22. Woman's Chinese Laboror Pajama Bottoms - Pajamas

    Woman's Chinese Laboror Pajama Bottoms. Blue cotton wide-legged pajama pants with a draw-string waist. Each leg is sewn from a single piece of fabric and then joined by a seam running front to back under the crotch. The hem of the pants have been altered to be about four inches shorter; original hem is still inside.

    Record Type: Object

    
23. Woman's Chinese Laboror Pajama Top - Pajamas

    Woman's Chinese Laboror Pajama Top. Blue cotton long sleeve top with simple frog closures down the front and a Chinese collar. Top has one chest pocket on the proper left and a hip pocket on either side. A light color seam, which appears to be a light green, runs parallel to the collar ~1.5 inches below and continue down the front. The sleeves are bisected around the elbow by a seam. A seam runs down the center of the back. There are short vents ...

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24. WWII Indo-China American Flag Armband, c. 1939-1944 - Armband, Political

    WWII Indo-China American Flag Armband, c. 1939-1944. From the Indo-China theater. Worn by local people to gain safe access to the American Forces. Tied around arm or carried in hands. Instructions are written on ties in Chinese, Burmese and Thai. Cotton American flag with 48 stars.

    Record Type: Object