Mirror with Celluloid Frame

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Description:

Small mirror with celluloid frame. The inscription on the metal support reads “. . . CELLULOID / MAKER / PATENTED / NOV. 2 ’97.”

Ref: Horace E. Miller, “Mirror Construction,” U.S. Patent 592,877 (Nov. 2, 1897), assigned to the Celluloid Company of New York.

Date Made: 1897-1920

Location: Currently not on view

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2006.0098.1709Accession Number: 2006.0098Catalog Number: 2006.0098.1709

Object Name: mirror

Physical Description: cellulose nitrate (mirror back material)glass (mirror material)ferrous metal (prop material)Measurements: overall: 12.5 cm x 8.2 cm x 1 cm; 4 15/16 in x 3 1/4 in x 3/8 inoverall: 5 in x 3 3/8 in x 5/8 in; 12.7 cm x 8.5725 cm x 1.5875 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-a13c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1348505

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