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The American Bond Detector

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The American Bond Detector
  • Publisher: The American Bond and Currency Detector Company
  • Published in: Washington
  • Date: 1869
  • Medium: Letterpress and engraving
  • Dimensions: 9 1/2 × 13 1/8 × 1 in. (24.2 × 33.3 × 2.5 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
  • Object Number: 51.512
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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