Collection Highlights
Chatelaine
ca. 1761
1954.179a-d
Silver gilt, gold, enamel, ivory, chalcedony, glass, paint
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Bissell's Midget
Title
Bissell's Midget
Object name
Miniature floor sweeper
Date
ca. 1890
Medium
Wood, metal
Dimensions
Overall: 29 x 7 x 5 in. ( 73.7 x 17.8 x 12.7 cm )
Description
Wood and metal miniature "Bissell's Midget" floor sweeper with four wheels, a spinning wire brush cleaner attatched to the base of a trapazoidal box; long cylindical wooden handle; top of box printed, "THIS TOY WILL REMIND YOU OF BISSELL'S FULL SIZED/ BISSELL'S / MIDGET/ CYCO BALL BEARING [?] FOR THE HOME".
Credit Line
The Liman Collection
Object Number
2000.772
Marks
printed: on the top of the vacuum: "THIS TOY WILL REMIND YOU OF BISSELL'S FULL SIZED/ BISSELL'S / MIDGET/ CYCO BALL BEARING [?] FOR THE HOME".
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
