Yale and Holmes

Description (Brief):

Two sheets of celluloid fastened together over three rotating discs that display numbers. One disc displays in a window marked "Points," one in "Games" and the other in "Trumps." There is advertising on one side, and the other is printed with an image of a monkey with windows in its eyes and mouth. As the wheels turn, different styles of eyes and mouth appear on the monkey's face.

Description (Brief)

This advertising piece for Yale and Holmes Union Suits of Malden, Mass., features an image of a man wearing long underwear.

Date Made: 1905

Maker: Whitehead & Hoag Company

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: New Jersey, Newark

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

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2006.0098.0644Accession Number: 2006.0098Catalog Number: 2006.0098.0644

Object Name: game counter

Physical Description: cellulose nitrate (overall material)metal (fasteners material)Measurements: overall: 5.5 cm x 7.8 cm x .1 cm; 2 3/16 in x 3 1/16 in x 1/16 inoverall: 2 7/16 in x 3 1/8 in x 1/16 in; 6.19125 cm x 7.9375 cm x .15875 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-4c5b-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1325814

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