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- Magazine, Emigre No. 12, "Press Time!," 1989 - Emigre is a digital type foundry established by Rudy VanderLans and Zuzana Licko. The company's history is linked with the introduction of the 1984 Macintosh computer, used to design their early bitmapped typefaces. Emigre's digital work gained notoriety -- defying visual communication standards with fractured, layered combinations of text and image. <em>Emigre</em> magazine showcased their fonts and promoted groundbreaking designers.
- 1989
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Magazine, Emigre No. 12, "Press Time!," 1989
Emigre is a digital type foundry established by Rudy VanderLans and Zuzana Licko. The company's history is linked with the introduction of the 1984 Macintosh computer, used to design their early bitmapped typefaces. Emigre's digital work gained notoriety -- defying visual communication standards with fractured, layered combinations of text and image. Emigre magazine showcased their fonts and promoted groundbreaking designers.
- Edison General Electric Company Type O Dynamo, 1889-1892 -
- 1889-1892
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Edison General Electric Company Type O Dynamo, 1889-1892
- Tapping Wrench, 1907 - A tapping wrench turns a tool called a "tap," which is used to create screw threads on the interior sides of a piece of wood or metal. This threading helps material fit securely. For example, a nut and a bolt have threaded areas: the nut has interior threading--created by a tap--while the bolt has exterior threading--created by a die.
- 1907
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Tapping Wrench, 1907
A tapping wrench turns a tool called a "tap," which is used to create screw threads on the interior sides of a piece of wood or metal. This threading helps material fit securely. For example, a nut and a bolt have threaded areas: the nut has interior threading--created by a tap--while the bolt has exterior threading--created by a die.
- Bottle of Bootleg "Old Jordan" Straight Bourbon Whiskey, 1925-1932 -
- 1925-1932
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Bottle of Bootleg "Old Jordan" Straight Bourbon Whiskey, 1925-1932
- 1917 Curtiss JN-4D "Canuck" Biplane - The Curtiss JN-4 "Jenny" was the U.S. Army's primary training aircraft in the World War I era. After the war, surplus Jennys formed the core of America's barnstorming fleet. The JN-4D variation employed a control stick rather than the wheel used in the standard version. The JN-4D originally was built for the Canadian market, explaining its "Canuck" nickname.
- 1917
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1917 Curtiss JN-4D "Canuck" Biplane
The Curtiss JN-4 "Jenny" was the U.S. Army's primary training aircraft in the World War I era. After the war, surplus Jennys formed the core of America's barnstorming fleet. The JN-4D variation employed a control stick rather than the wheel used in the standard version. The JN-4D originally was built for the Canadian market, explaining its "Canuck" nickname.
- School Reward of Merit Given to Eliza Ann Spalding by Her Teacher Eliza Lucas, circa 1832 - During the nineteenth-century, teachers recognized students with paper "rewards of merit." These small tokens commended a student's excellent work, perfect attendance, good behavior or other noteworthy accomplishments. Most were printed and colorful. Others like this one contained simple handwritten sentiments from the teacher to the pupil.
- circa 1832
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School Reward of Merit Given to Eliza Ann Spalding by Her Teacher Eliza Lucas, circa 1832
During the nineteenth-century, teachers recognized students with paper "rewards of merit." These small tokens commended a student's excellent work, perfect attendance, good behavior or other noteworthy accomplishments. Most were printed and colorful. Others like this one contained simple handwritten sentiments from the teacher to the pupil.
- Design Drawing by Car Enthusiast Mark, Received by Ford Motor Company, 1966 - Young automobile enthusiasts occasionally wrote to Ford Motor Company to share thoughts about, and perhaps even drawings of, their favorite Ford cars. In reply, correspondents usually received a letter from Ford's public relations department, along with brochures or press materials about the company's production vehicles and concept cars.
- 1966
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Design Drawing by Car Enthusiast Mark, Received by Ford Motor Company, 1966
Young automobile enthusiasts occasionally wrote to Ford Motor Company to share thoughts about, and perhaps even drawings of, their favorite Ford cars. In reply, correspondents usually received a letter from Ford's public relations department, along with brochures or press materials about the company's production vehicles and concept cars.
- Bottle of Bootleg "Seagram's Canadian Rye Whiskey," 1924 -
- 1924
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Bottle of Bootleg "Seagram's Canadian Rye Whiskey," 1924
- Royal Dairy Farm Cream Carton -
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Royal Dairy Farm Cream Carton
- Canadian General Electric Form B Indicator, circa 1903 -
- circa 1903
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Canadian General Electric Form B Indicator, circa 1903