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Table knocker from the Elk's Rendezvous nightclub — still image

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Table knocker from the Elk's Rendezvous nightclub

Unidentified manufacturer · 1930-1945

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Table knocker from the Elk's Rendezvous nightclub

Small wooden table knocker from Elk's Rendezvous, a Harlem cabaret/nightclub.

Maker
Unidentified manufacturer
Date
1930-1945
Place
Americas and Oceania
Material
Pigment on wood
Dimensions
L x W: 7 x 3/4 in. (17.8 x 1.9 cm)
Current collection
National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
Source: Smithsonian 3D / National Museum of African American History and Culture ↗

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Maker
Unidentified manufacturer
Date
1930-1945
Place
Americas and Oceania
Material
Pigment on wood
Dimensions
L x W: 7 x 3/4 in. (17.8 x 1.9 cm)
Current collection
National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
Source
Smithsonian 3D / National Museum of African American History and Culture ↗
Rights
CC0 1.0

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