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  • Collection: Objects

Envelopes

Stack of pre-stamped white envelopes 6 1/2" x 3 3/4". one envelope: Ovular stamp violet color United States Postage four cents with white silhouette of Benjamin Franklin on plain white envelope. two envelopes: U.S. Air Mail 7-cent stamp in blue color…

Slip

Off-white silk slip; full-length with scallped hem and red rose embroidery. Tank style top with opening and two snaps under right armhole. Two-tone red embroidered rose with long stem and six leaves in each front bottom corner. Slip is straight-lined…

Nightgown

Commercially manufactured full-length off-white cotton nightgown with long sleeves ruffles and floral ribbon trim. Label in the neckline reads "Jonley 34" in blue script. Sqared neck is lines with ruffles and trimmed with ribbon as is the front…

Printing Plate

Copper printing plate 3 3/4" x 1" attached to wood block two Chinese characters one on each side rest written in English "Modern Co. $10000 Limit written on plate. Window opening before the 000 indicates number could be changed. Used for gambling…

Printing Plate

Copper printing plate 2 7/8" x 2 3/8" attached to wood block Chinese characters on both sides of center line with space for writing two horizontal lines at top sidewise "V" cut on right side. Possible business form.

Wooden Stamp

Wooden stamps 1" x 1 1/4" carved Chines characters for Tai Tung.

Wooden Stamp

Wooden stamp 1" x 1 1/4" calipers and a G in the middle probably a lodge emblem carved.

Wooden Stamp

Wooden stamp 3 3/4" x 1 1/4" engraved 4 Chinese characters in vertical alignment on gray background.

Plate, Lithograph

Copper printing plate 6 1/4" x 4 1/2" attached to wooden block Chong Wah Benevolent Association Building at Maynard Avenue and Weller Street

Plate, Lithograph

Copper printing plate 5 1/4" x 6 3/4" picture of Sun Yat Sen wearing Western suit has moustache.