Paper Cutter
date: label: date made
content: ca 1920
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: A cream celluloid combination paper cutter and bookmark, with an elephant charm attached to one end. The blade is decorated with bamboo leaves, an Asian motif..The object is in its original box, which shows an image of a woman reading and the following verse: "An elephant to mark your place, Within a book for you, And it is useful anytime, As a paper cutter too."
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Books
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content: Medicine and Science: Chemistry
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content: Celluloid
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content: Domestic Furnishings
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2006.0098.1570
label: catalog number
content: 2006.0098.1570
label: accession number
content: 2006.0098
objectType: label: Object Name
content: paper cutter
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: cellulose nitrate (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: cardboard (box material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 15.5 cm x 1 cm x .3 cm; 6 1/8 in x 3/8 in x 1/8 in
label: Measurements
content: overall; in box: 3/4 in x 6 7/8 in x 2 1/4 in; 1.905 cm x 17.4625 cm x 5.715 cm