Celluloid Novelty

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Description (Brief):

Pocket card with ruler and calendar for 1935. The front of the card has an image of the Insurance Company of North America's "new building." Back reads: "Oldest American Fire and Marine Insurance Co. Founded 1792 A Philadelphia Institution"

One side of this celluloid card has a calendar for 1935, and ad for the “Oldest American Fire and Marine Insurance Co.” The other has an image of the “NEW BUILDING OF [the] INSURANCE COMPANY of North America / Philadelphia.”

Date Made: 1935

Advertiser: Insurance Company of North AmericaMaker: Bastian Bros Company

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: New York, RochesterReferenced: United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Subject: Insurance

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

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2006.0098.0572Accession Number: 2006.0098Catalog Number: 2006.0098.0572

Object Name: calendarCelluloid Novelty

Physical Description: cellulose nitrate (overall material)Measurements: overall: 5.7 cm x 9.5 cm; 2 1/4 in x 3 3/4 inoverall: 1/16 in x 2 1/4 in x 3 11/16 in; .15875 cm x 5.715 cm x 9.36625 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-3bcf-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1323225

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