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Bar Pin
Bar Pin

Bar Pin

Original OwnerOriginally owned by Albert G. Walker American, 1836 - 1902
Date1858
MediumSilver-plated yellow metal
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width x depth): 1 1/8 x 2 15/16 x 5/16in. (2.9 x 7.5 x 0.8cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
DescriptionSilver-plated metal bar pin with a curving, undulating shape. The pin has an engraved border with swirling lines and crosshatching. Engraved in the middle of the pin is, "A. Walker/ Magician Ventriloquist". A hinged clip on the back of the pin would enable it to be attached to clothing.
Object number2007.4.1.37
InscribedEngraved in the middle of the pin is, "A. Walker/ Magician Ventriloquist".
Subject Terms
    On View
    Not on view
    Plaque
    Albert G. Walker
    1858
    The Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund, 2007.4.1, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undet…
    Albert G. Walker
    1858
    Gift of Gennaro J. Capobianco, 2005.180.133  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Ciriaco A. Capobianco
    mid 20th century
    Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William Savitt, 1990.51.1837-.1847 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Socie…
    William Myron Savitt
    about 1970
    Tin Canister Trick
    Albert G. Walker
    1858
    Bar Pin
    Unknown
    possibly 1850s
    Gift of Mrs. Bernard Schiro, 1986.213.16  © 2008 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Beatrice Fox
    1920-1968
    The Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund, 2007.4.6  © 2009 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Albert G. Walker
    1870-1902
    Brackets
    Albert G. Walker
    1858