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Beechies Spearmint Gum. c. 1963-1974 - Package, Product
Beechies Spearmint Gum. c. 1963-1974. Package of candy-coated gum from WWII C-Ration. Green box with white and black lettering: "Beechies / Spearmint / with other natural flavor / Candy / Coated / Gum" on both top and bottom. Oval logo in red and white with fruit image in center says "Beech nut / Quality." Ends of box say "2 Beechies" and on one side in black is "Life Savers, Inc, New York, N.Y. 10019."
Record Type: Object
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Bing Crosby Amaretto Decanter, 1980 - Decanter, Bar
Bing Crosby Amaretto Decanter, 1980. Polychrome painted ceramic decanter. The decanter shows a green leafy cypress tree at the back and a three dimensional figure of Bing Crosby at the center. The top of the ceramic tree can be removed to reveal a cork stopper. The figure of Crosby is positioned holding a golf club over his left shoulder. He is wearing a long sleeve blue-gray shirt and a blue-gray hat with a wide brim. He has a pipe in his mouth....
Record Type: Object
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Blacksmithing Tool Caddy, n.d. - Toolbox
Blacksmithing Tool Caddy, n.d.. Wooden tray for blacksmithing tools. Tool caddy is held together by nails and is divided into three sections: a top section and two side sections divided by a raised wooden handle.
Record Type: Object
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Brass-covered Cigarette Box - Box, Cigarette
Brass-covered Cigarette Box. Wooden box has a single piano hinge affixing the solid brass lid to the wooden base. Base is wrapped in brass. All the brass has a decorative paisley motif. There are four flattened round legs affixed to the bottom. Front of lid has a small clasp for lifting. Wood interior is unfinished.
Record Type: Object
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Bullet Pouch, 1847 - Pouch, Arms
Bullet pouch, 1847. Brown leather ammunition bag. Bag has a canvas strap for hanging over shoulder. Front flap tapers into a vertical piece with a pointed end. Canvas strap has four small, linen squares attached. Canvas strap has one small, leather circle with squared edges attached. Canvas strap is attached to ammunition pouch by leather string.
Record Type: Object
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Burley and Bright Half and Half Tobacco, c. 1940s-1950s - Tobacco
Burley and Bright Half and Half Tobacco, c. 1940s-1950s. Painted tin product container that once held loose leaf tobacco. Tin is green all over with both sides having a black triangle in the lower right corner with a white sash that says "HALF and HALF" intersecting the center. There is a red circle outlined in white and black at the top left with text that reads, "BURLEY and BRIGHT tobacco" and white and red lettering at bottom right that rea...
Record Type: Object
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Crock - Crock
Beige Stoneware Crock. Beige colored stoneware crock is cylindrical in shape with a wider rim at the top.
Record Type: Object
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Flannel Pouch - Pouch
Flannel Pouch. Tan colored flannel pouch is tall and narrow with a drawstring cord at top. Blue label sewn on the front has gold lettering that reads, "SHREVE, TREAT & / EACRET / SAN FRANCISCO." Contained 1963.116.001-007 which includes three knives, three forks and one tablespoon but does not appear to be original to these artifacts.
Record Type: Object
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Glass Bottle, c. 1912-1930 - Bottle, Apothecary
Glass Bottle, c. 1912-1930. Clear glass square shaped 5" bottle with narrow neck and flared rim. Machine made with side mold seams. Each side flattened with arched panels. Clear glass with straw cast date after 1912. Cork closures date prior to the 1930s. Bottle has no markings or bubbles in the glass.
Record Type: Object
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Glass Bottle, c. 1912-1930 - Bottle, Apothecary
Glass Bottle, c. 1912-1930. Small clear glass square bottle with narrow neck, flared rim and with cork residue still present. Machine made with side mold seams terminating at rim. Clear glass with straw tint dates after 1912. Cork closures date prior to 1930s. Cup molded bottom with air vents date 1880s-1920.
Record Type: Object
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Glass Bottle, n.d. - Bottle, Apothecary
Glass Bottle, n.d. Clear glass rectangular bottle with one rounded side. Machine made with side mold seams extending up neck to finish. Embossed "1" on bottom.
Record Type: Object
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Inlaid Wooden Box - Box, Accessory
Inlaid Wooden Box. Hinged wooden box with tiny inlaid triangles of ivory and metals and possibly jade or turquoise or oxidized copper. Triangles form multi-colored star patterns along the flat top, along the beveled band at the top outer edge of lid and along a horizontal band at the bottom. Top and side corners are lined with ivory strips. Outer wood has a dark stain and a clear lacquer finish. Interior has raised wooden sides in the interi...
Record Type: Object
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Japanese Travel Basket, c. 1915-1930 - Basket, Carrying
Japanese Travel Basket, c. 1915-1930. Large rectangular basket (A) with matching lid (B), probably made of woven bamboo. Weave is in a chevron pattern with a wrapped rim. Lid is slightly larger than the main basket in order to completely cover it and seal it closed but, open, both could be used as separate baskets. This travel basket is typical of those used by Japanese immigrants to carry the belongings with them to the U.S.
Record Type: Object
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Jerry Rice Collectors Edition Wheaties Box, 1994 - Box, Food Storage
Jerry Rice Collectors Edition Wheaties Box, 1994. Flattened box without interior bag of cereal. Front depicts three images of Jerry Rice in his #80 San Francisco 49ers uniform. Left side has two images of Rice and an image of a white autographed football with information on how to order one. Right side lists nutrition facts and ingredients. Back depicts three more images of Rice along with a brief synopsis of Rice's achievements as the all-t...
Record Type: Object
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Leslie Salt Bag, c. 1903-1924 - Bag
Leslie Salt Bag, c. 1903-1924. Flat, off-white muslin bag, sewn closed on three sides and unfinished on open, top end. This bag can be estimated to date from between 1903, when the Leslie Salt Company was established, and 1948, when the company was purchased by Cargill Salt. It is possible the bag dates from between 1903 and 1924, during which time the company was named "Leslie Salt Refining Company." After 1924, the name was modified to "Leslie-...
Record Type: Object
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Lucky Strike Cigarettes - Cigarette
Lucky Strike Cigarettes. c. 1939-1944. Unopened. Foil package covered with white paper with a red circle that says, "LUCKY / STRIKE / 'IT'S TOASTED'" in black letters in center. "CIGARETTES" is printed at bottom. Blue paper seal at top. All wrapped in clear celophane with a green stamp at the bottom.
Record Type: Object
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Milk Can, c. 1920s-1950s - Can, Milk
Milk Can, c. 1920s-1950s. Steel Milk Can has a cylindrical body that tapers inward to a narrower cylindrical spout. Spout has a curved lip. There is a handle soldered to spout and base of angled section of body. A chain is mounted to hole top inside curve of handle and also to hole in handle of lid. Lid has a cylindrical body that rests inside neck of can and a wider top that tapers inward on sides. Horizontal handle is soldered to tapered s...
Record Type: Object
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Parianware Vase, 1860 - Vase
Parianware Vase, 1860. Small porcelain vase with matte-white finish and decorative blue glaze. Oblong vase has flared base and bulbous body that is wider toward the top, tapering into a long narrow neck and flared, scalloped rim. Body of vase has embossed leaves and vines; two sculptured bunches of grapes are opposite each other on the vase shoulder, neck is decorated with vertical rows of blue dots, and both sides have a blue crest-shaped moti...
Record Type: Object
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PD & Co. Bottle, c. 1880-1920 - Bottle, Apothecary
PD & Co. Bottle, c. 1880-1920. Brown glass rectangular bottle with "PD&CO" embossed on base, narrow neck, and flared rim. Machine made with side mold seams up to shoulder but not on neck of bottle. Clup mold bottom.
Record Type: Object
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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
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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
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Shower and Bath Soap Box, c. 1941-1945 - Container, Soap
Shower and Bath Soap Box, c. 1941-1945. The box is composed of a rectangular bottom (B) and top (A) that is made of cardboard and covered with printed paper. The box has a rectangular lid (A) that the top is red and the middle has a chevron white stripe with painted faces and a blue bottom. There are five painted faces along front and three on each side. Each of the faces are wearing various hats and all have round eyes, rosy cheeks, and red lips...
Record Type: Object
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Sterling Silver Metal Case, c. 1900 - Case
Sterling Silver Metal Case, c. 1900. Sterling silver small metal container, probably an eyeglass or cigarette case. The top is oval shaped and is a lid, the body is long with two rounded edges, and the bottom is also oval shaped, but rounds out more. On the body of the container are two small metal circles that stick out horizontally, attached is a chain for the owner to use to carry the container. On the front, in the middle, the initials "FAM" ...
Record Type: Object
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Sugar Dispenser, 1925 - Shaker, Sugar
Sugar Dispenser, 1925. Dispenser has a cylindrical glass body (A) with diagonal ribbing on the outside. Lid (B) is silver with a small curved spout. Lid screws onto glass base. Stamped on the top of lid behind the spout is an emblem depicting an ark (boat) at sea with the word "NOAH'S" above it. Used at Noah's Ark Restaurant which opened in San Mateo in 1923.
Record Type: Object
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Tang Bake-a-Toy Apollo Nose Cone Container, c. 1969-1975 - Jar
Tang Bake-a-Toy Apollo Nose Cone Container, c. 1969-1975. Two white plastic containers show an expanded and recovered version of a Tang drink container that transforms its shape when heated from a cylindrical container into an Apollo spacecraft nose cone bank. The container was manufactured by the Raychem Corporation for General Foods. Raychem molded the plastic into the Apollo nose cone shape, irradiated the plastic to give the material a "shape...
Record Type: Object
