Historic New England

Parlor stove

Large "Berkeley" parlor stove with decorative urn top and tin fire box cover.

Date: 1875

Maker: Walker, Pratt & Co (Maker)

Material: casting (process), iron (metal), tin (metal)

GUSN: 20565

Accession Number: 1998.5882

Clothes wringer

Clothes wringer. Wooden frame w/ 2 rollers inside and large iron handle on side to turn rollers. Iron flat piece on one side for clothes. 2 iron screw pegs on top and 2 on bottom for adjustments.

Date: 1888-1900

Maker: The American Wringer Co. (Maker)

Material: iron (metal), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 20566

Accession Number: 1998.3726

Dining Table

Extension dining table. Walnut. Seven leaves. Rests on six carved pillar legs on casters.

Date: 1884

Maker: Gilman, Tuttle & Co. (Maker)

Material: walnut (wood)

GUSN: 20567

Accession Number: 1998.5883AB

Sideboard, Eastlake style. Walnut, walnut veneer, velvet. Lower case consists of two top drawers with heavy molding, one lined and divided interior, three more drawers with bail handles at left, single cupboard with shelf at right, pink marble top. Upper case consists of two square reeded posts w...

Date: 1885

Maker: F.S. Jewett & Company (Maker)

Material: velvet (fabric weave), walnut (wood), veneer

GUSN: 20568

Accession Number: 1998.5884

Picture Easel

Table-top easel with 2 metal clips to hodl photograph or small painting. Wire back brace. Painted black and incised and painted white and gold delicate leaf pattern to simulate inlay.

Date: ca. 1885

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 20569

Accession Number: 1998.5885

Chest of Drawers

Four drawer chest with attached mirror. Fruit pulls, two hinged "hankerchief" boxes and two candlestands on mirror frame. Painted brown, ochre and black to simulate veneer panels.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 20570

Accession Number: 1998.5886

Chair

Pair of kitchen chairs; bent chrome-plated tubular steel with black seat and white back.

Date: 1942

Maker: Arvin Industries Incorporated (Maker)

Material: chromium, plate (material), steel (alloy)

GUSN: 20571

Accession Number: 1998.5887.1

Chair

Pair of kitchen chairs; bent chrome-plated tubular steel with black seat and white back.

Date: 1942

Maker: Arvin Industries Incorporated (Maker)

Material: chromium, plate (material), steel (alloy)

GUSN: 20572

Accession Number: 1998.5887.2

Kitchen Table

Small rectangular kitchen table, wooden base with straight legs and single drawer, painted tan, white enameled steel top.

Date: ca. 1940

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, steel (alloy), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 20573

Accession Number: 1998.5888

Kitchen Cabinet

Kitchen cabinet with wooden base, straight legs with casters, 1 cupboard, 1 tin-lined bread drawer and 2 drawers, painted tan, and stainless steel top.

Date: ca. 1940

Maker: Mutschler (Maker)

Material: stainless steel, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 20574

Accession Number: 1998.5889

Clothes wringer

Clothes wringer. Wooden frame w/ 2 rollers inside and large iron handle on side to turn rollers. Iron flat piece on one side for clothes. 2 iron screw pegs on top and 2 on bottom for adjustments.

Date: 1888-1900

Maker: The American Wringer Co. (Maker)

Material: iron (metal), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 20575

Accession Number: 1998.3727

Bench

Utility bench w/ 2 rounded supports, painted yellow. Front and back of bench have curved eaves.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 20576

Accession Number: 1998.3728

Steamer

Cast iron pot w/ arched handle, removable perforated iron basket, used for steaming. Basket's handle has hook which attaches to handle of base pot. Large perforations on sides and base of basket.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), steel (alloy)

GUSN: 20577

Accession Number: 1998.3729AB

Cake box

Tin cake box, painted white. Front flap on lid for hooking closed.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), tin (metal)

GUSN: 20578

Accession Number: 1998.3730AB

Box

White cardboard box w/ image of lamp and books on top in center.

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard

GUSN: 20579

Accession Number: 1998.3731

Box

Unfinished cardboard box w/ adhesive labels.

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard

GUSN: 20580

Accession Number: 1998.3732

Box

Unfinished cardboard box w/ adhesive labels.

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard

GUSN: 20581

Accession Number: 1998.3733

Box

Cardboard box w/ white bottom and gold top, image of irises on top, purple w/ green leaves.

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard

GUSN: 20582

Accession Number: 1998.3734

Box

White cardboard box w/ paper label covering; image of Abraham, Tad and Mary Lincoln and homestead.

Date: 1880-1890 ?

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard

GUSN: 20583

Accession Number: 1998.3735

Box

White cardboard box.

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard

GUSN: 20584

Accession Number: 1998.3736

Box

Cardboard box, white bottom, red top. Embossed triangles throughout top.

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard

GUSN: 20585

Accession Number: 1998.3737

Lemon squeezer

Broken lemon sqeezer, 2 wooden paddles which fit together. One has concave section w/ holes for placement of lemon. Hinge missing. Handle on each paddle. Other piece should have (but does not) convex piece.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 20586

Accession Number: 1998.3738AB

Rolling pin

Broken rolling pin, no handles.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 20587

Accession Number: 1998.3739

Kitchen Table

Kitchen table with wooden base, straight legs with caster, and drawer, painted tan; stainless steel top.

Date: ca. 1940

Maker: Mutschler (Maker)

GUSN: 20588

Accession Number: 1998.5890

Mold

Broken wooden mold, 2 paddles w/ handles, no hinge. Central mold image of bunch of grapes.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 20589

Accession Number: 1998.3740AB

Cake box

Tin cake box, painted yellow. Flap on lid for closure.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), tin (metal)

GUSN: 20590

Accession Number: 1998.3741AB

Garden trowel

Trowel; rolling-pin shaped handle w/ trowel of long arrow shape rounded on sides for digging and scooping.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 20341

Accession Number: 1998.3496

Hand hoe

Hand hoe w/ rounded wooden handle and flat triangular steel head.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 20342

Accession Number: 1998.3497

Hand hoe

Hand hoe w/ rounded wooden handle and flat triangular steel head; raised ring around handle.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 20343

Accession Number: 1998.3498

Hand hoe head

Hand hoe head w/ flat triangular top and partial rounded handle.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 20344

Accession Number: 1998.3499

Paint brush

Brush w/ wide bristles and flat wooden handle; remnants of white paint in bristles.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: horsehair, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 20345

Accession Number: 1998.3500

Paint brush

Brush w/ wide bristles and flat wooden handle; remnants of white paint in bristles.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: horsehair, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 20346

Accession Number: 1998.3501

Basket

Peach basket containing L-hooks; oval shape w/ rounded arch handle; binding around top and bottom.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 20347

Accession Number: 1998.3502

Basket

Peach basket w/ wrenches and squared metal handle; oval shape w/ binding around bottom and top.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 20348

Accession Number: 1998.3503

Basket

Peach basket w/ 4 stove lid lifters; oval shape w/ binding around top and bottom; rounded arch handle.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 20349

Accession Number: 1998.3504

Shutter hinges

Nine flat iron hinges for shutters. Most have holes at either end for nails. Some have narrow bar attached to top so that hinge resembles a "T". Stored in an oval peach basket made of thin wooden staves and a wire handle.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 20350

Accession Number: 1998.3505

Peach basket

Oval peach basket. Constructed of thin wooden sheets fastened to a top and bottom rim by thin nails. Arched wooden handle at center of basket.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 20351

Accession Number: 1998.3506

Cork floats

Four cork floats, circular w/ small holes at center. Resemble miniature grindstones. Stored in a cardboard peach basket, oval, w/ an arched wooden handle.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: cork (bark)

GUSN: 20352

Accession Number: 1998.3507

Hooks and staples

Misc. hooks and staples, wrought iron. Mostly 3-sided staples of varying sizes. Also ring hooks or pulls, spikes, and 4 short wooden dowels. Stored in a wooden box lid.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), iron (metal)

GUSN: 20353

Accession Number: 1998.3508

Tools and tool pieces

Misc. hardware pieces, mostly iron and steel. Including small hammer head and broken off handle, wrench, hooks and cast iron rings. Also one plane. Stored in a wooden box lid.

Date: 1860-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), steel (alloy)

GUSN: 20354

Accession Number: 1998.3509

Hedge clippers

Hedge clippers. Steel shears and turned wooden handles.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 20355

Accession Number: 1998.3510

Hedge clippers

Hedge clippers. Steel shears and handles joined at end by looped metal piece.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 20356

Accession Number: 1998.3511

Candlebox

Wooden candle box w/ a sliding lid. Painted red. Lid has beveled edges and cut-out notch at front for sliding.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 20357

Accession Number: 1998.3512

Cigar box

Cigar box. Wooden, w/ lid hinged w/ tiny ornate metal brackets on exterior. Interior lined in blue paper.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 20358

Accession Number: 1998.3513

Files and whetstones

Steel files and whetstones. Mostly files, flat and half-round. Both short and long whetstones. Stored in a cigar box w/o lid.

Date: 1860-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy), stone (rock)

GUSN: 20359

Accession Number: 1998.3514

Hooks

Six brass hooks. Ornate, curved brass w/ white earthenware knobs at either end. Foliate applique piece at mid-section w/ 2 holes at either side for nailing to surface. Stored in a cigar box w/ a lid.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), earthenware

GUSN: 20360

Accession Number: 1998.3515

Medicine chest

Medicine chest w/ hinged lid. Drawer at bottom pulls out. Dovetail joinery visible at sides. Keyhole at front center. Square compartments inside for storing medicine bottles. Stained a dark color to resemble mahogany or walnut.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 20361

Accession Number: 1998.3516

Scale pieces

Metal pieces to scales. Measured pieces, weights, and hooks. Stored in a wooden box w/ a sliding lid. Painted green. Lid has cut-out notch at front for sliding.

Date: 1873-1880

Maker: A. Gruber (Maker) Martin, W. N. (Maker)

Material: brass (alloy), steel (alloy)

GUSN: 20362

Accession Number: 1998.3517

Grocery box

Wooden box for groceries. Joinery visible at sides, no lid. Grocer's label affixed to front.

Date: 1890-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 20363

Accession Number: 1998.3518

Wooden box

Wooden box w/ sliding lid. Unpainted, but marked w/ brand information. Round hole cut-out of front of lid for sliding. Contains 6 sections of electrical cord, either brown or white.

Date: 1860-1920

Maker: National Starch Company (Maker)

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 20364

Accession Number: 1998.3519

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