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- Waste Management Ride-Along Halloween Costume, Worn by Simon Morland in 2022 -
- 2022
- Collections - Artifact
Waste Management Ride-Along Halloween Costume, Worn by Simon Morland in 2022
- Chamber Pot, 1840-1880 -
- 1840-1880
- Collections - Artifact
Chamber Pot, 1840-1880
- Toy Garbage Truck, circa 1952 -
- circa 1952
- Collections - Artifact
Toy Garbage Truck, circa 1952
- Child's Rocking Commode Chair, 1775-1800 - A potty seat on rockers? Does this design tempt fate? Unlike an adult's pot chair of the 18th century, this one makes no pretense about its purpose.
- 1775-1800
- Collections - Artifact
Child's Rocking Commode Chair, 1775-1800
A potty seat on rockers? Does this design tempt fate? Unlike an adult's pot chair of the 18th century, this one makes no pretense about its purpose.
- Milk Bottle Paper Cap from Puerto Rico, 1950 -
- 1950
- Collections - Artifact
Milk Bottle Paper Cap from Puerto Rico, 1950
- Postage Stamp Vending Machine, 1945-1955 - Around the turn of the 20th century, when the theory that microscopic germs transmitted infectious diseases began to take hold in the public's mind, Americans became concerned about licking stamps--and any accompanying germs. Buying stamps in sealed "sanitary folders"--like the ones dispensed from this machine--alleviated this fear. Only later would further research assure Americans that licking stamps posed only limited risk.
- 1945-1955
- Collections - Artifact
Postage Stamp Vending Machine, 1945-1955
Around the turn of the 20th century, when the theory that microscopic germs transmitted infectious diseases began to take hold in the public's mind, Americans became concerned about licking stamps--and any accompanying germs. Buying stamps in sealed "sanitary folders"--like the ones dispensed from this machine--alleviated this fear. Only later would further research assure Americans that licking stamps posed only limited risk.
- Chamber Pot, 1875-1890 -
- 1875-1890
- Collections - Artifact
Chamber Pot, 1875-1890
- Reprinted Article about Paper Milk Cartons from Parents Magazine, April 1951 -
- April 01, 1951
- Collections - Artifact
Reprinted Article about Paper Milk Cartons from Parents Magazine, April 1951
- I Am a Man: Photographs of the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Strike and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., 1993 -
- 1968
- Collections - Artifact
I Am a Man: Photographs of the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Strike and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., 1993
- Hotel Toilet Sanitary Seal, 1970-1985 - This "Sanitary for Your Protection" strip announced that the motel management was concerned about the traveler's need for clean accommodations.
- 1970-1985
- Collections - Artifact
Hotel Toilet Sanitary Seal, 1970-1985
This "Sanitary for Your Protection" strip announced that the motel management was concerned about the traveler's need for clean accommodations.