Postcard with movable parts

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Description (Brief):

A postcard made of paper and decorated with movable celluloid parts on the front. The celluloid parts are a pot of flowers set on a stand with a hen, chicks, and eggs folding out from the stand. All celluloid parts are hand-painted. The back has a message and addressee, but was not stamped.

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: Germany

Subject: Mail

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See more items in: Medicine and Science: Chemistry, Celluloid, Communications

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2006.0098.0100Accession Number: 2006.0098Catalog Number: 2006.0098.0100

Object Name: postcardpost card

Physical Description: cellulose nitrate (overall material)paper (overall material)silk (decoration material)Measurements: overall: 13.8 cm x 8.8 cm; 5 7/16 in x 3 7/16 inoverall: 5 1/2 in x 3 1/2 in x 1/2 in; 13.97 cm x 8.89 cm x 1.27 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-173a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1316827

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