- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Used by
- Elks Rendezvous, American, ca. 1930 - 1945
- Date
- 1930 - 1945
- Medium
- paint on wood
- Dimensions
- L x W: 7 × 3/4 in. (17.8 × 1.9 cm)
- Description
- An Elk's Rendezvous cabaret table knocker in the shape of a small mallet. The head is a small wooden cylinder with several incised lines running around the circumference. The head is painted red. The handle, a simple straight stick, has the words "Elks Rendezvous / Harlem's Foremost Cabaret / 133rd St. & Lenox Ave. NYC / 3 Shows Nightly AU -8111" is stamped lengthways along it. Stamped on either side of the text is a geometric pattern in orange ink.
- Place used
- New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
- Movement
- Harlem Renaissance (New Negro Movement)
- Topic
- Amusements
- Jazz (Music)
- Music
- Musical Theatre
- Nightlife
- Popular music
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Vicki Gold Levi
- Object number
- 2013.223.70
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




