EditorialThe "Cynophere", or dog-powered velocipede. It was invented by the French mechanic M. Huret and patented on December 14, 1875. It consisted of a three-wheeled vehicle, a kind of tricycle, weighing 80 kilograms and was moved by two dogs placed on the in...
EditorialAdvertisement for Cigar Maker's Union #97, Boston, Whitehead & Hoag Company, Plated metal, printed celluloid, Rectangular, rounded corners, featuring man with black hair in black suit, white shirt, blue tie; he stands behind glass counter, holding with...
EditorialSidewall, Machine-printed, mica, liquid, Tobacco brown ground with conventional leaf scrolls in silver and gilt. Mica finish. Marked: 'Process patented July 19, 1892.', USA, 18901900, Wallcoverings, Sidewall.
Editorial'Chuck Luck Pocket Match Safe and Dice Box', Plated brass, Oblong, with rounded corners, featuring central, raised decoration of two donkey heads, each facing the other, between them is inscription 'Three Of A Kind', all framed by twisted ropework. Pla...
EditorialFishing motif, Silver, brass, copper, Oblong, curved sides and corners; one side featuring incised and inlaid decoration of trout leaping out of water, situated horizontally on box body, its back a dark, oxidized color, its underside brass, fins and ey...
EditorialBorder, Block-printed, On white ground, entwined yellow ribbon, yellow and pink roses, between mustard-yellow edge lines. Printed in margin: 'Patented in USA Dec 5, 1895', USA, 1895, Wallcoverings, Border.
EditorialCompliments of National India Rubber Company, Whitehead & Hoag Company, metal, celluloid, Compliments of National India Rubber Company, Bristol, RI; Patented June 6, 1905, ca. 1905, containers, Decorative Arts, Matchsafe, Matchsafe.
Editorial'Modern Woodmen of America', Plated brass, Rectangular, curved top and bottom, featuring raised decoration, inscribed in circular reserve 'Modern Woodmen of America', the center of which displays a shield with a crossed malet and hatchet and monogram '...
EditorialChristopher Columbus, Plated brass, In the shape of Christopher Columbus' head in profile, identical on reverse. Lid, hinged on side, flips open at bottom when button on neck is depressed, inscribed 'Columbus' on one side of lid, 'Pat.d. Oct.25, '92' o...
Editorial'Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks', Simons Bros. & Company, Silver, enamel, Oblong, in the shape of an Elk's tooth, featuring a blue enameled clock dial with Roman numerals and set at 11:00, beneath which is a raised image of an elk's head, abov...
EditorialSpain, Madrid. Bus-tram with Canterac system, for passengers. This system, patented by Jose Canterac Dominguez (Count of Canterac), allowed the carriages to march through the streets and roads and adapt to the tram tracks without derailing. Urban trans...
EditorialBris? range of ivory, entirely painted with tempera over which a lacquer-like varnish, with a central cartouche in which 'the Triumph of Love' on the front and an Arcadian seascape at the back, surrounded by chinoiseries, whole painted with tempera ove...
EditorialThe "Cynophere", or dog-powered velocipede. It was invented by the French mechanic M. Huret and patented on December 14, 1875. It consisted of a three-wheeled vehicle, a kind of tricycle, weighing 80 kilograms and was moved by two dogs placed on the in...
EditorialSpain, Madrid. Bus-tram with Canterac system, for passengers. This system, patented by Jose Canterac Dominguez (Count of Canterac), allowed the carriages to march through the streets and roads and adapt to the tram tracks without derailing. Urban trans...
EditorialBris? range of ivory, entirely painted with tempera over which a lacquer-like varnish, with a central cartouche in which 'the Triumph of Love' on the front and an Arcadian seascape at the back, surrounded by chinoiseries, whole painted with tempera ove...
EditorialLace-up boot made of black box calf with patent noses, Right lace-up boot made of black calf leather with patented noses. Model: Sporty with a round toe and Viennese heel made of layers of leather. The nose piece is lacquered. Seams along this and on t...