The Cat's Meow
Title
The Cat's Meow
Subject
1920s America
Description
Objects in this collection were exhibited in The Cat's Meow: The Lehigh Valley in the Age of Art Deco in 2017.
Creator
Various
Source
From the NCHGS Collection, unless otherwise noted
Publisher
N/A
Date
Various
Contributor
Various
Rights
Usage rights apply. Contact NCHGS for information.
Relation
Fashion and Accessories, 1900-1949
Format
Various
Language
English
Type
Various
Identifier
Various
Coverage
Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania
Northampton County, Pennsylvania
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Easton, Pennsylvania
Northampton County, Pennsylvania
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Easton, Pennsylvania
Collection Items
Jiffy Kodak V.P.
The Jiffy Kodak Vest Pocket or V.P. (pictured on left) was capable of producing eight photographs per film roll. In the 1920s, it retailed for around $5.00, or roughly $69.99 in today’s currency.This Kodak was made of a revolutionary material called…
Kodak Six-20 Brownie Junior
Kodak designed their Brownie cameras to function as snapshot-takers, requiring little to no focus or aperture adjustments by the user. This Art Deco model was a bestseller, retailing for only $2.25, or $41.72 in 2017 dollars.
Art Deco Flower Frog
German Art Deco porcelain 12-hole flower frog vase with scarf-draped woman dancing freely with a hoop.
Mecidinal Liquor Prescription
During Prohibition, the Treasury Department gave doctors permission to write prescriptions for medicinal liquor, like the one issued here to Ray Sterling of South Fourth Street, Easton, Pennsylvania. Physicians prescribed alcohol to their patients…
Parsons Taylor House
Black and white photograph of the Parsons-Taylor House at Fourth and Ferry Streets in Historic Downtown Easton.