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- Sony "Sportsband FM Stereo" Walkman, 1986 -

- 1986
- Collections - Artifact
Sony "Sportsband FM Stereo" Walkman, 1986
- Instructions for Use of the "HOYA Coated Close-up Lens," 1941-1971 - In the mid-1970s, John Margolies began to assemble a visual record of America's built roadside landscape. Over the following three decades, he traveled thousands of miles to photograph the overlooked and often quickly vanishing structures that had grown out of American automobile culture and main street commerce. His photographs celebrate a unique chapter of American history. He used this equipment on his travels.

- 1941-1971
- Collections - Artifact
Instructions for Use of the "HOYA Coated Close-up Lens," 1941-1971
In the mid-1970s, John Margolies began to assemble a visual record of America's built roadside landscape. Over the following three decades, he traveled thousands of miles to photograph the overlooked and often quickly vanishing structures that had grown out of American automobile culture and main street commerce. His photographs celebrate a unique chapter of American history. He used this equipment on his travels.
- Sony Headphones, circa 1993 -

- circa 1993
- Collections - Artifact
Sony Headphones, circa 1993
- Sony Headphones, 1999 -

- 1999
- Collections - Artifact
Sony Headphones, 1999
- Annaka Wireless Works Electron Tube, 1916-1917 - Dr. Lee De Forest was an inventor, engineer, and the self-styled "Father of Radio." In 1906, De Forest invented the Audion tube, allowing the detection and amplification of weak radio signals. As the first triode vacuum tube, the Audion revolutionized radio broadcasting--and made it more practical. By the late 1920s, vacuum tube radios were the widespread in people's homes.

- 1916-1917
- Collections - Artifact
Annaka Wireless Works Electron Tube, 1916-1917
Dr. Lee De Forest was an inventor, engineer, and the self-styled "Father of Radio." In 1906, De Forest invented the Audion tube, allowing the detection and amplification of weak radio signals. As the first triode vacuum tube, the Audion revolutionized radio broadcasting--and made it more practical. By the late 1920s, vacuum tube radios were the widespread in people's homes.
- Sony Compact Disc Player, 1999 -

- 1999
- Collections - Artifact
Sony Compact Disc Player, 1999
- TWA Lighter, 1965-1975 - Diane Beers joined TWA as a flight attendant in 1965 but left to marry Richard Hill a year later -- a time when many airlines employed only single women in that job. Beers Hill continued her interest in the airline industry and assembled an impressive collection of promotional items, models, toiletries, and advertisements from various air carriers.

- 1965-1975
- Collections - Artifact
TWA Lighter, 1965-1975
Diane Beers joined TWA as a flight attendant in 1965 but left to marry Richard Hill a year later -- a time when many airlines employed only single women in that job. Beers Hill continued her interest in the airline industry and assembled an impressive collection of promotional items, models, toiletries, and advertisements from various air carriers.
- SPRZ NY "Alphabet" T-Shirt by Jason Polan for Uniqlo, 2016 - Jason Polan was a Michigan-born, New York-based illustrator whose visual storytelling sought to elevate the everyday—with humor and care. This collection documents Polan's life and prolific art practice, spanning childhood to adulthood; he was also a convener of creative communities. Inspiration, ideation, and completed projects are represented in preparatory material, printed matter, publications, product design, artwork, and personal collecting.

- 2016
- Collections - Artifact
SPRZ NY "Alphabet" T-Shirt by Jason Polan for Uniqlo, 2016
Jason Polan was a Michigan-born, New York-based illustrator whose visual storytelling sought to elevate the everyday—with humor and care. This collection documents Polan's life and prolific art practice, spanning childhood to adulthood; he was also a convener of creative communities. Inspiration, ideation, and completed projects are represented in preparatory material, printed matter, publications, product design, artwork, and personal collecting.
- Giraffe Cushion by Jason Polan for Uniqlo, 2021 - Jason Polan was a Michigan-born, New York-based illustrator whose visual storytelling sought to elevate the everyday—with humor and care. This collection documents Polan's life and prolific art practice, spanning childhood to adulthood; he was also a convener of creative communities. Inspiration, ideation, and completed projects are represented in preparatory material, printed matter, publications, product design, artwork, and personal collecting.

- 2021
- Collections - Artifact
Giraffe Cushion by Jason Polan for Uniqlo, 2021
Jason Polan was a Michigan-born, New York-based illustrator whose visual storytelling sought to elevate the everyday—with humor and care. This collection documents Polan's life and prolific art practice, spanning childhood to adulthood; he was also a convener of creative communities. Inspiration, ideation, and completed projects are represented in preparatory material, printed matter, publications, product design, artwork, and personal collecting.
- Strike-off Sample for Uniqlo Apparel with Illustration by Jason Polan, 2021 - Jason Polan was a Michigan-born, New York-based illustrator whose visual storytelling sought to elevate the everyday—with humor and care. This collection documents Polan's life and prolific art practice, spanning childhood to adulthood; he was also a convener of creative communities. Inspiration, ideation, and completed projects are represented in preparatory material, printed matter, publications, product design, artwork, and personal collecting.

- 2021
- Collections - Artifact
Strike-off Sample for Uniqlo Apparel with Illustration by Jason Polan, 2021
Jason Polan was a Michigan-born, New York-based illustrator whose visual storytelling sought to elevate the everyday—with humor and care. This collection documents Polan's life and prolific art practice, spanning childhood to adulthood; he was also a convener of creative communities. Inspiration, ideation, and completed projects are represented in preparatory material, printed matter, publications, product design, artwork, and personal collecting.