Historic New England

Cigar box

Cigar box w/ picture hangers and w/ cover w/ paper hinge; paper labels and internal revenue stamp on box; black label from label maker on side: "PICTURE HANGERS--MOLDING"

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: Gabarrot y Cia, E. (Maker)

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21292

Accession Number: 1998.5463

Cigar box

Cigar box with chalk and crayons; cover with paper hinge; paper labels and internal revenue stamp on box; black label from label maker on side: "CHALK & SCRATCH CRAYONS"

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: Possibly Celestino Palacio & Co. (Manufacturer) S. F. F. Heppenhiemer's Sons (Manufacturer)

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21293

Accession Number: 1998.5464

Cigar box

Cigar box w/ drawer pulls; cover w/ paper hinge; paper labels and internal revenue stamp; black label from label maker on side: "DRAWER KNOBS"

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21294

Accession Number: 1998.5465

Cigar box

Cigar box with shade pulls; cover with paper hinge; paper labels and internal revenue stamp on box; green label from label maker on side: "SHADE PULLS"

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: S. F. F. Heppenhiemer's Sons (Manufacturer)

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21295

Accession Number: 1998.5466

Cigar box

Cigar box w/ shade supports and cover w/ paper hinge; paper labels and internal revenue stamp on box; green label from label maker on side: "SHADE SUPPORT"

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: Possibly Alvarez, Julian (Maker)

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21296

Accession Number: 1998.5467

Cigar box

Cigar box w/ curtain pins; cover w/ paper hinge; paper labels and internal revenue stamp on box; green label from label maker on side: "CURTAIN PINS"

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: Possibly Upmann, H. (Maker)

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21297

Accession Number: 1998.5468

Cigar box

Cigar box w/ shutter hardware; cover w/ paper hinge; paper labels and internal revenue stamp; black label from label maker on side: "MSIDE SHUTTER HARDWARE"

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21298

Accession Number: 1998.5469

Cigar box

Cigar box w/ clothes hooks; cover w/ paper hinge; paper labels and internal revenue stamp on box; green label from label maker on side: "CLOTHES HOOKS. ODD"

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21299

Accession Number: 1998.5470

Cigar box

Cigar box w/ picture wire; cover w/ paper hinge; paper labels and internal revenue stamp on box; green label from label maker on side: "PICT WIRE--USED"

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: American Cigar Co. (Maker)

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21300

Accession Number: 1998.5471

Cigar box

Cigar box with door catches; cover with paper hinge; paper labels and internal revenue stamp on box; green label from label maker on side: "DOOR CATCHES"

Date: 1892-1900

Maker: Cortez Cigar Co. (Manufacturer) Schumacher & Ettunger (Printer)

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21301

Accession Number: 1998.5472

Cigar box

Cigar box with curtain rod supports; cover with paper hinge; paper labels and internal revenue stamp on box; green label from label maker on side: "ROD SUPPORTS"

Date: 1882-1900

Maker: Schumacher & Ettunger (Printer)

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21302

Accession Number: 1998.5473

Basket

Peach basket (now containing dirty rags); round w/ top rim wider than bottom; 3 bands holding vertical panels in place; panels w/ spaces between them.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21303

Accession Number: 1998.5474

Soil sifter

Soil sifter; square wooden frame w/ square patterned wire bottom; cylinder handle on back.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: wire, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21304

Accession Number: 1998.5476

Mallet

Wooden mallet; rounded handle w/ cylinder head; vertical incised rings around head.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21305

Accession Number: 1998.5477

Mallet

Wooden mallet; rounded handle w/ cylinder head; dark brown color.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21306

Accession Number: 1998.5478

Mixing bowl

Treen bowl; wooden; large cracks on side.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: treenware

GUSN: 21307

Accession Number: 1998.5479

Mixing bowl

Treen bowl; wooden; large cracks on side.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: treenware

GUSN: 21308

Accession Number: 1998.5480

Mixing bowl

Treen bowl; wooden.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: treenware

GUSN: 21309

Accession Number: 1998.5481

Mixing bowl

Treen bowl; wooden; large cracks on side; carved band around body 1 1/2" from rim.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: treenware

GUSN: 21310

Accession Number: 1998.5482

Bread pan

Tin bread pan; rectangular shaped.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 21311

Accession Number: 1998.5483

Bread pan

Tin bread pan; rectangular shaped.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 21312

Accession Number: 1998.5484

Spoon

Long wooden spoon w/ slightly curved handle and slanted spoon tip.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21313

Accession Number: 1998.5485

Commode chair, grain painted pine, Windsor form. Crest rail has curved edges and 8 spindles below. Curved arms w/ spindle supports. Round seat w/ circular piece at center serving as a lid to potty below. 4-sided skirt conceals potty; turned legs and stretchers. Thin gilt strip around turned pieces.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: graining, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21314

Accession Number: 1998.5486

Steam gauge

Steam gauge for measuring steam pressure on experimental steam ship. Round steel or tin base w/ dial painted white w/ black details. Wide base w/ nail holes. 1998.4155A is instrument, 1998.4155B is long metal shaft that tapers at the bottom.

Date: 1851-1870

Maker: Ashcroft, E. H. (Maker)

Material: steel (alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 21215

Accession Number: 1998.4155AB

Steam gauge

Steam gauge for measuring steam pressure on experimental steam ship. Round steel or tin base w/ dial painted white w/ black details. Glass over dial.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 21216

Accession Number: 1998.5475

Steam gauge

Steam gauge for measuring steam pressure on experimental steam ship. Round steel or tin base w/ dial painted white w/ black details. Wide base w/ nail holes. Glass over dial.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: Ashcroft Mfg. Co. (Maker)

Material: steel (alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 21217

Accession Number: 1998.4157

Shelves

Shelf unit for resting against wall. Three rows of shelves constructed of plain planks set into sides that are curved at the top much like the top of a boat rudder. All painted white.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 21218

Accession Number: 1998.4156

Croquet set box

Box for a croquet set. Low and rectangular box w/ hinged lid, painted black. Two hooks at sides for locking lid.

Date: 1869-1875

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 21219

Accession Number: 1998.4158

Smoke bell

Milk glass smoke bell. Tulip-shaped w/ edges scalloped in a ruffle pattern. Ruffle and top loop hook are green.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 21220

Accession Number: 1998.4159.1

Smoke bell

Milk glass smoke bell. Tulip-shaped w/ edges scalloped in a ruffle pattern. Ruffle and top loop hook are green.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 21221

Accession Number: 1998.4159.2

Smoke bell

Milk glass smoke bell. Tulip-shaped w/ edges scalloped in a ruffle pattern. Ruffle and top loop hook are green.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 21222

Accession Number: 1998.4159.3

Smoke bell

One milk glass smoke bell. Tulip-shaped w/ edges scalloped in a ruffle pattern. Ruffle and top loop hook are light blue.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 21223

Accession Number: 1998.4160

Lamp shade

Milk glass lamp shade. Shade narrow toward the top and flares out again at rim. Wide and open bottom.

Date: 1860-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 21224

Accession Number: 1998.4161

Lamp shade

Milk glass lamp shade. Shade narrow toward the top and flares out again at rim. Wide and open bottom.

Date: 1860-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 21225

Accession Number: 1998.4162

Lamp shade

Milk glass lamp shade. Shade narrow toward the top and flares out again at rim. Wide and open bottom.

Date: 1860-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 21226

Accession Number: 1998.4163

Lamp shade

Clear glass lamp shade. Low dome w/ cylindrical rim at top for fixing over lamp shaft. Seams visible at sides. Open bottom.

Date: 1882-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 21227

Accession Number: 1998.4164

Lamp shade

Clear glass lamp shade. Low dome w/ cylindrical rim at top for fixing over lamp shaft. Seams visible at sides. Open bottom.

Date: 1882-1890

Maker: Schneider, B. B. (Maker)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 21228

Accession Number: 1998.4165

Lamp shade

Clear glass lamp shade. Low dome w/ cylindrical rim at top for fixing over lamp shaft. Seams visible at sides. Open bottom.

Date: 1882-1890

Maker: Schneider, B. B. (Maker)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 21229

Accession Number: 1998.4166

Wind chime

Home-made scarecrow chime made of tin pot lids. Top is complete lid with handle and holes into which string is run. Ends of string are tied tin lids to tea canisters and wafers that rattle when moved.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: Probably Tucker, Jane Armstrong, 1866-1964 (Maker)

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 21230

Accession Number: 1998.4167

Kerosene lantern

Kerosene barn lantern, tin. Base is molded. Body of lantern is glass globe secured by tin framing arms. Tin cap set on top of globe; wire bail handle at center of top is adjustable.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: Dietz Tubular Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: glass (material), tin (metal)

GUSN: 21231

Accession Number: 1998.4168

Glass chimney

16 clear glass chimneys, of different sizes and shapes. Most have narrow bases, bulbous bodies and narrow rims. All stored in a cardboard box w/out a lid.

Date: 1880-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 21232

Accession Number: 1998.4174

Glass chimney

18 clear glass chimneys, of differing sizes and shapes. Most have narrow bases, bulbous bodies and narrow rims. All stored in a cardboard box w/out a lid.

Date: 1880-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 21233

Accession Number: 1998.4175

Wick

White cotton wicks for kerosene lamps, varying lengths and widths. Some have blue ticking down middle. All stored in a square cardboard box covered in white paper.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 21234

Accession Number: 1998.4176

Canning jar lid

Misc. parts to lids to canning jars. Some tin rims, mostly flat tin lids and tin lids w/ grooved sides. Some were pieces used to clamp lid shut.

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 21235

Accession Number: 1998.4177

Canning jar lids

Lids to canning jars, mostly clear glass, some tinted blue. All round, varying sizes.

Date: 1860-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 21236

Accession Number: 1998.4178

Glass chimney

Frosted glass chimney. Round w/ small flared rim at top and frosted design of circles and grape clusters.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: frosting, glass (material)

GUSN: 21237

Accession Number: 1998.4179

Glass chimney

Frosted glass chimney. Round w/ thin neck and flared and scalloped rim. Frosted in floral pattern.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: frosting, glass (material)

GUSN: 21238

Accession Number: 1998.4180

Glass chimney

Frosted glass chimney. Round w/ straight rim and frosted in floral medallions.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: frosting, glass (material)

GUSN: 21239

Accession Number: 1998.4181

Whisk broom

Whisk broom, hand-held. Straw secured by three horizontal stitchings near top. Straw gathered at top to form handle. Handle secured by wire. Tin cap at very top w/ hook for hanging. Cotton covering stitched over half of broom.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: straw (plant material)

GUSN: 21240

Accession Number: 1998.4182

Kerosene lamp

Kerosene lamp w/ round clear glass globe w/ embossed geometric and floral detail. Globe set into cast iron pedestal base w/ similarly embossed detail.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), glass (material), iron (metal)

GUSN: 21241

Accession Number: 1998.4183

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