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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Turkish cigarette tin with marbles and doll, 1900s Hunterfly Road House |
| Reference | 1980.00.17 (blue marble); 1980.00.18 (cats eye marble); 1980.00.24 (doll). 1982.12.40 and 1982.14.43 (2 Brown Bennington type marbles). 1982.16.116 (large bisque marble). 1982.16.141 (small tan marble with no glaze). 2008.100.81 (Tin). |
| Library | 5th of July Resource Center for Self-Determination & Freedom, Weeksville Heritage Center |
| Date | 1907 |
| Description | On bed. The blue earthenware and the glass cats eye marbles were found in the privy behind the house. Four other marbles, 2 Brown Bennington type, one large bisque marble and one small tan marble with no glaze, undecorated. The porcelain or bisque Frozen Charlotte doll was found in the same place. The Murad Turkish Cigarette metal box was originally filled with nails and other metal items. It is dated about 1907. |
| Document Type | 360 Object |
| Theme(s) | Family and Daily Life |
| Keywords | household, leisure |
| Places | Weeksville, Brooklyn, New York |
| Additional Information | 1900s Hunterfly Road House, 1700 Bergen Street |
| Inscriptions/Markings | Inside of lead reads "Murad, the Turkish Cigarette is made especially for the discriminating and experienced smoker of high grade Turkish cigarettes. The Blending is exceptional. S. Anargyros, a corporation, makers of the highest grade Turkish and Egyptian cigarettes in the world." |
| Copyright | 5th of July Resource Center for Self-Determination & Freedom, Weeksville Heritage Center |