Ten Year Calendar, "Caught in the Act"

Description (Brief):

Calendar with celluloid front and paper back. The calendar contains a rotating disc visible through windows cut into the plastic. By rotating the dial, one can find dates for the years 1898-1912. An image of a young girl in bonnet holding trowel and flowers is opposite the calendar. Black print on reverse advertises "Superior Flower Seeds."

Date Made: 1898

Advertiser: Mandeville & KingMaker: Whitehead & Hoag Company

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: New Jersey, NewarkReferenced: United States: New York, Rochester

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2006.0098.0738Accession Number: 2006.0098Catalog Number: 2006.0098.0738

Object Name: calendar

Physical Description: cellulose nitrate (overall material)paper (overall material)Measurements: overall: 3 3/4 in x 4 3/4 in x 5/16 in; 9.525 cm x 12.065 cm x .762 cmoverall: 3/16 in x 4 3/4 in x 3 13/16 in; .47625 cm x 12.065 cm x 9.68375 cm

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

Record Id: nmah_1328545

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