Title: | Armored knight |
Description: | Studio portrait of smiling boy with toy sword, breast plate, and plumed helmet; apparently publicity photo for toy sale at Abraham & Straus department store on Fulton Streets. Caption: "ARMORED KNIGHT: This lightweight aluminum armor, imported from Italy, comes with breast and back plates, attached by leather straps, hip guards, a plumed helmet with visor, and a sword-in-sheath that is attached by a leather belt to the wearer's waist. Armor is priced at $19.95. . . ." |
Date: | 1953 |
Location: | Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) [2] |
Creator: | Brooklyn eagle. |
More Details: |
Title from caption on verso. On verso: date stamped: Nov. 2, 1953; Brooklyn Eagle stamp. Retouched; grease pencil cropping marks. |
Collection: | Department Stores [3]
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Subject: |
Abraham & Straus. [4] Boys [5] Toys [6] |
Institution: | Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn Collection. |
Medium: |
Gelatin silver prints. Photographic prints. |
Rights: | Copyright restrictions apply to the use of this image. For more information or to obtain a photographic reproduction of this image, contact the Brooklyn Collection at Brooklyn Public Library. |
ID: | DEPT 0060 |
Links:
[1] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/sites/default/files/imagecache/fullsize/externals/a7cc9f52e4c5d62453428a8c9e6817b8&ext=.jpg
[2] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/location/Brooklyn+%28New+York%2C+N.Y.%29
[3] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/collection/Department+Stores
[4] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/subjects/a/Abraham %26 Straus.
[5] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/subjects/b/Boys
[6] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/subjects/t/Toys