Name/Title
Ring, KeyEntry/Object ID
2002.6.2Description
Key ring from Jacobson's Pharmacy. Metal ball-bearing chain to which is attached a white plastic container to hold coins. Lettering on container reads as follows, "30th Anniversary/ JACOBSON'S PHARMACY/ 2137 E. Chelten Ave./ LI 9- 1515."
Excerpt from donor letter reads as follows, " My Dad, Nathaniel Jacobson, opened his Drug Store in June of 1929. He sold the business 47 years later, as I recall it remained a viable concern for some years, maybe it still is. The order pad post dates zip codes, but not all numerical phone exchanges as you can see. The plastic device on the keychain can hold four nickels, used at the time for parking meters and I believe, still were tender for public telephones."Dimensions
Height
3/8 inWidth
1 inDepth
2-1/8 inProvenance
Notes
Excerpt from donor letter reads as follows, " My Dad, Nathaniel Jacobson, opened his Drug Store in June of 1929. He sold the business 47 years later, as I recall it remained a viable concern for some years, maybe it still is. The order pad post dates zip codes, but not all numerical phone exchanges as you can see. The plastic device on the keychain can hold four nickels, used at the time for parking meters and I believe, still were tender for public telephones."
Letter can be found in object file.