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Description (Brief):

A blow-molded rattle. Its handle is cream celluloid. The rattle is half a sphere made of multicolored celluloid with a clear plastic cover. Inside are some small plastic pellets to make the rattle sound and two plastic chicks.

Date Made: ca 1950

Location: Currently not on view

See more items in: Medicine and Science: Chemistry, Celluloid, Domestic Furnishings

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2006.0098.1486Catalog Number: 2006.0098.1486Accession Number: 2006.0098

Object Name: rattle

Physical Description: cellulose nitrate (overall material)Measurements: overall: 16.5 cm x 7.3 cm x 3 cm; 6 1/2 in x 2 7/8 in x 1 3/16 inoverall: 1 1/2 in x 3 in x 6 5/8 in; 3.81 cm x 7.62 cm x 16.8275 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-b743-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1346573

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Celluloid Rattle