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MEMR-1996-01b Toil for Men Salt Shaker.jpg
This design was originally part of a set titled "Virago & Baby" created by Royal Doulton in 1909. The firm reissued the "Virago" in 1977 and again in 1996 as a salt and pepper shaker set.

The salt "Virago" is an old man standing with his arms…

MEMR-1996-01a Votes for Women Pepper Shaker.jpg
This design was originally part of a set titled "Virago & Baby" created by Royal Doulton in 1909. The firm reissued the "Virago" in 1977 and again in 1996 as a salt and pepper shaker set.

The pepper "Virago" is an old woman standing with her arms…

MEMR.1909.02.jpg
This was part of a set titled "Virago & Baby" created after the Women's Social and Political Union attempted to storm the House of Commons in 1908.

The "Virago" is an old woman standing with her arms tightly crossed and eyes closed. The slogan…

MEMR.1909.01.jpg
This was part of a set titled "Virago & Baby" created after the Women's Social and Political Union attempted to storm the House of Commons in 1908.

The "Virago" is an old woman standing with her arms tightly crossed and eyes closed. The slogan…

MEMR.1891.01.jpg
Silver demitasse spoon engraved with a bust of Susan B. Anthony on the handle. Anthony's name and the words "Political Equality" are inscribed just below the bust.

MEMR.1891.02.jpg
Silver slotted confection or bon bon spoon engraved with a bust of Susan B. Anthony on the handle. Anthony's name and the words "Political Equality" are inscribed just below the bust.

The bowl of the spoon is scalloped with a pierced pattern…

MEMR.1891.03.jpg
Silver grapefruit spoon engraved on the top of the handle with a bust of Susan B. Anthony. Embossed just below the bust are Anthony's name and the words "Political Equality."

MEMR-1915-05 Votes for Women Tag.jpg
Small round yellow paper circle with a small hole punched at the top above the slogan "Votes for Women" printed in black on both sides.

MEMR-1913-01-1 Fine Merchant Tailoring Giveaway Cover.jpg
Small pocket memo book containing an address book and blank lined pages for note taking. On the front: "Fine Merchant Tailoring August & Winter 1913-1914 E. Robinson Merchant Tailor 39 Albion Street Wakefield, Massachusetts"

Page 76 contains a…

MEMR.1915.04A.jpg
Mechanical paperweight with a mirror on one side and a celluloid calendar with a mechanical piece that moves to cover the years from 1916 to 1926. It was made in New York in 1915 as a souvenir of the Empire State Campaign.

A portion of the face…
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