Wooden potato slicer w/ adjustable blade; flat rectangular shape w/ blade in middle; metal nut(?) on side for adjusting blade; hole at top for hanging on wall.
Date: 1870-1910
Maker: Disston & Morss (Maker)
Material: wood (plant material)
GUSN: 20268
Accession Number: 1998.3429
Rat trap; paper label attached on back w/ directions for bating; rounded flat piece on bottom w/ perpendicular wooden piece w/ hook to secure metal wire; springs on back behind perpendicular piece; hole in bottom for bait.
Date: 1890-1920
Maker: unknown
GUSN: 20269
Accession Number: 1998.3430
Cast iron bracket w/ 4 holes; long rectangular shape w/ rounded handle.
Date: 1860-1880
Material: casting (process), iron (metal)
GUSN: 20270
Accession Number: 1998.3431
Small portable kerosene stove; base w/ 4 feet; 2 miniature tin burner units w/ knobs attached for controlling the flame; 2 iron burners on top.
Date: 1870-1890
Maker: O.O. & G.S. Co. (Maker)
Material: iron (metal), tin (metal)
GUSN: 20271
Accession Number: 1998.3432
Rufkote (plastic stone for walls) package; instructions inside for mixing; printed picture on front of hallway w/ trade name; also printed pictures of use and printed history inside.
Date: 1880-1920
Maker: H.B. Wiggin's Sons Co. (Manufacturer) The Weaver Mailing Env. & Box Co. (Manufacturer)
Material: paper (fiber product), printing (process)
GUSN: 20272
Accession Number: 1998.3433
Package of "Lovell Cycle" ball bearings of various sizes; addressed to Miss J.A. Tucker; two stamps postmarked from Boston, Mass.; printed picture of bicycle on package.
Maker: John P. Lovell Arms Co., Manufacturers (Manufacturer) The Weaver Mailing Env. & Box Co. (Manufacturer)
Material: lead (metal), paper (fiber product)
GUSN: 20273
Accession Number: 1998.3434
Package of "Lovell Cycle" ball bearings of various sizes; addressed to Miss J.A. Tucker; printed picture of bicycle on package.
GUSN: 20274
Accession Number: 1998.3435
Grained shelf; shelf has two shelves inside; rounded edges on front top of sides.
GUSN: 20275
Accession Number: 1998.3436.1
GUSN: 20276
Accession Number: 1998.3436.2
"Servelle" paper floor mop w/ instructions on package and illustration showing use--printed in green.
Date: 1910-1940
Maker: Household Paper Products, Inc. (Maker)
Material: paper (fiber product)
GUSN: 20277
Accession Number: 1998.3437
Removable comb in wrapper w/ instructions on front of wrapper; long metal comb w/ short teeth and sliding metal pieces at ends to attach to dust pan.
Material: paper (fiber product), steel (alloy)
GUSN: 20278
Accession Number: 1998.3438
Box of misc. hardware; various sizes and shapes; brackets, hooks, blades, screws, etc.
Date: 1860-1900
Material: copper (metal), iron (metal), metal, steel (alloy)
GUSN: 20279
Accession Number: 1998.3439
Box of different lengths of chain; also various thicknesses.
Material: metal
GUSN: 20280
Accession Number: 1998.3440
Chicken band; cylindrical wooden piece w/ brass wire through center; wire bent upwards at ends like a flexed arm.
Material: brass (alloy), wood (plant material)
GUSN: 20281
Accession Number: 1998.3441
GUSN: 20282
Accession Number: 1998.3442
Maker: New York Package Handle Co. (Maker)
GUSN: 20283
Accession Number: 1998.3443
Wooden box w/ high handle filled w/ misc. tools (mallets, hammers, trowels, punches, etc.); unfinished and rugged looking.
GUSN: 20284
Accession Number: 1998.3444
Spade blade; diamond shaped w/ partial handle.
Date: 1860-1890
Material: steel (alloy)
GUSN: 20285
Accession Number: 1998.3445
Chisel handle; pear-shaped w/ brown stained ring around bottom; broken at top where chisel is missing.
GUSN: 20286
Accession Number: 1998.3446
Chisel blade; long rectangular shape w/ rounded handle.
Material: iron (metal)
GUSN: 20287
Accession Number: 1998.3447
GUSN: 20288
Accession Number: 1998.3448
GUSN: 20289
Accession Number: 1998.3449
Axe head w/ slot for handle and pointed back.
GUSN: 20290
Accession Number: 1998.3450
Misc. cast steel fragment w/ handle and 2 pronged(?) end; handle w/ indentation.
Maker: Hawke, H. (Maker)
Material: casting (process), steel (alloy)
GUSN: 20291
Accession Number: 1998.3451
Trowel w/ rounded handle; diamond shaped head; handle w/ incised ring.
Material: steel (alloy), wood (plant material)
GUSN: 20292
Accession Number: 1998.3452
GUSN: 20293
Accession Number: 1998.3454
Trowel w/ rounded handle; rounded arrow shaped head; handle w/ incised ring.
GUSN: 20294
Accession Number: 1998.3453
Digger; fish tail shaped digger w/ rounded wooden handle.
GUSN: 20295
Accession Number: 1998.3455
Mallet; handle flattened at end and attached to cylinder shape mallet.
Date: 1870-1900
GUSN: 20296
Accession Number: 1998.3456
Claw w/ rounded wooden handle; claw w/ 5 steel fingers-- middle finger higher than others.
Date: 1880-1910
GUSN: 20297
Accession Number: 1998.3457
Edger w/ rounded handle; steel piece triangular shaped w/ 4-pronged end.
GUSN: 20298
Accession Number: 1998.3458
Splitter; nail-head shaped top w/ thin triangular shaped bottom.
GUSN: 20299
Accession Number: 1998.3459
Tack hammer w/ rounded wooden handle and iron head.
Material: iron (metal), wood (plant material)
GUSN: 20300
Accession Number: 1998.3460
Hand-drill; knob-like wooden handle atop steel drill piece; steel piece w/ bent section in middle to form handle; opening at bottom.
GUSN: 20301
Accession Number: 1998.3461
Chisel; long, flat steel piece connected to rounded handle; handle painted black; 1/2 of handle missing.
GUSN: 20302
Accession Number: 1998.3462
Corkscrew w/ steel screw and wooden rounded handle.
GUSN: 20303
Accession Number: 1998.3463.1
GUSN: 20304
Accession Number: 1998.3463.2
GUSN: 20305
Accession Number: 1998.3463.3
Table knife; no serrated edge; wooden handle.
GUSN: 20306
Accession Number: 1998.3464
Table knife; no serrated edge; celluloid handle.
Material: celluloid (cellulosic), steel (alloy)
GUSN: 20307
Accession Number: 1998.3465
Button hook w/ flattened handle, turned stem and hook at end.
Maker: J.D. Larkin & Co. (Maker)
GUSN: 20308
Accession Number: 1998.3466
Chisel w/ steel tip and pear-shaped wooden handle.
GUSN: 20309
Accession Number: 1998.3467
Chisel w/ steel tip and pear-shaped wooden handle; handle painted black.
GUSN: 20310
Accession Number: 1998.3468
GUSN: 20311
Accession Number: 1998.3469
GUSN: 20312
Accession Number: 1998.3470
GUSN: 20313
Accession Number: 1998.3471
GUSN: 20314
Accession Number: 1998.3472
Tool w/ rounded wooden handle; steel part is a toothbrush shape w/o bristles.
GUSN: 20315
Accession Number: 1998.3473
Can opener w/ rounded wooden handle; pointed blade at end w/ flat metal piece across for prying; incised ring around handle.
GUSN: 20316
Accession Number: 1998.3474
Chisel blade; appears to have remnants of paint; one end w/ flat rectangular blade; other end w/ tooth-like shape (3 teeth).
GUSN: 20317
Accession Number: 1998.3475