Carving
- Object Name:
- Carving
- Object ID:
- 2006.001
- Date:
- circa 1930
- Description:
- Pair of miniature carved wooden shoes, souvenir of Benson's Wild Animal Farm, Hudson, NH, c. 1930.
A. Right shoe, imprinted (branded) on right side, "Bensons / Wild Animal Farm / Nashua, N.H.", with "B" overpainted in red. Image of Dutch boy branded on top front.
B. Left shoe, image of Dutch girl branded on top front.
Yellow paper shipping tag tied to shoes, imprinted "Greetings / From", with spaces for mailing address and sender's name. Printed in top right corner, "This novelty / can be mailed / anywhere as / it is without / wrapping or / folding. Post- / age 1 1/2 cents." Printed in bottom left corner, in circle, "THE QUALITY LINE / TOKEN OF REMEMBRANCE" / B B Co", with image of a beehive. - Material:
- Wood
Paper - Dimensions:
- H-1.1 W-1 L-2 inches
- Provenance:
- Probably purchased by donor's mother at Benson's c. 1930.
Benson's Wild Animal Farm opened in 1922 and closed in 1987. - Credit Line:
- Gift of Patricia Stark
- People:
- Benson, John T. ( -1943)
- Subjects:
- Zoos, Animal shows, Animal acts, Beehives, Souvenirs
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