Postcard with movable parts
Postcard with movable parts
- 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
- Object Name
- postcard
- post card
- place made
- Germany
- 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 in
- overall: 5 1/2 in x 3 1/2 in x 1/2 in; 13.97 cm x 8.89 cm x 1.27 cm
- ID Number
- 2006.0098.0100
- accession number
- 2006.0098
- catalog number
- 2006.0098.0100
- subject
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- Medicine and Science: Chemistry
- Celluloid
- Communications
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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