Hand Mirror with Celluloid Handle and Frame
date: label: date made
content: 1884-1890
notes: label: Description
content: The “Zylonite 40” inscription on the back of this hand mirror probably refers to the American Zylonite Co., a firm in North Adams, MA., that was established in 1881 by Emil Kipper, a German chemist, and L. L. Brown, an American paper manufacturer.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
setName: label: See more items in
content: Medicine and Science: Chemistry
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2006.0098.1690
label: catalog number
content: 2006.0098.1690
label: accession number
content: 2006.0098
objectType: label: Object Name
content: hand mirror
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: cellulose nitrate (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: glass (mirror material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 23 cm x 8.5 cm x .5 cm; 9 1/16 in x 3 3/8 in x 3/16 in
label: Measurements
content: overall: 9 in x 3 1/4 in x 1/4 in; 22.86 cm x 8.255 cm x .635 cm