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
Maker: Schneider, B. B. (Maker)
GUSN: 21228
Accession Number: 1998.4165
GUSN: 21229
Accession Number: 1998.4166
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 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
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
GUSN: 21232
Accession Number: 1998.4174
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.
GUSN: 21233
Accession Number: 1998.4175
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.
Material: cotton (textile)
GUSN: 21234
Accession Number: 1998.4176
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
GUSN: 21235
Accession Number: 1998.4177
Lids to canning jars, mostly clear glass, some tinted blue. All round, varying sizes.
Date: 1860-1930
GUSN: 21236
Accession Number: 1998.4178
Frosted glass chimney. Round w/ small flared rim at top and frosted design of circles and grape clusters.
Material: frosting, glass (material)
GUSN: 21237
Accession Number: 1998.4179
Frosted glass chimney. Round w/ thin neck and flared and scalloped rim. Frosted in floral pattern.
GUSN: 21238
Accession Number: 1998.4180
Frosted glass chimney. Round w/ straight rim and frosted in floral medallions.
GUSN: 21239
Accession Number: 1998.4181
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.
Material: straw (plant material)
GUSN: 21240
Accession Number: 1998.4182
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
Material: casting (process), glass (material), iron (metal)
GUSN: 21241
Accession Number: 1998.4183
Kerosene lamp, clear glass painted green and covered w/ small floral medallions. Slender fluted base and a slender oval globe w/ a hole in top for attaching a burner.
Material: glass (material), painting (coating)
GUSN: 21242
Accession Number: 1998.4184
Pierced pine board. Two piercings at center of board: shaped like long rods w/ circular ends. Pine unfinished.
Material: piercing, pine (wood)
GUSN: 21243
Accession Number: 1998.4185
GUSN: 21244
Accession Number: 1998.4186
GUSN: 21245
Accession Number: 1998.4187
Milk glass light shade, 3/4 of a circle. Rimmed circular piece at top through which light bulb is inserted.
Date: 1920-1940
GUSN: 21246
Accession Number: 1998.4188
Flat wooden board to which sign can be attached. Unfinished wood set at bottom into a notch in ceramic ball-shaped stand.
Date: 1890-1920
Material: wood (plant material)
GUSN: 21247
Accession Number: 1998.4189
Two identical cast iron objects, possibly legs to a stove or other object. Incised line around edges and at bottom that resembles a cabriole foot. Flat top w/ a handle-like protruding end.
Material: casting (process), iron (metal)
GUSN: 21248
Accession Number: 1998.4190AB
Turned treen fragment. Cylindrical wooden piece w/ open ends. Molding at center where piece narrows.
Material: turning (shaping process), wood (plant material)
GUSN: 21249
Accession Number: 1998.4191
Cast iron wrench. Handle w/ concave middle connected to hook (V-shaped). Wrench w/ grooved pieces for operating.
GUSN: 21250
Accession Number: 1998.4192
Cast iron wrench. Handle w/ concave middle connected to semi-circular wrench head w/ hollow center into which an iron grooved piece w/ side clasp is fixed.
GUSN: 21251
Accession Number: 1998.4193
Tall and narrow wooden box. No lid. Dove-tail joinery visible at sides.
Date: 1850-1880
GUSN: 21252
Accession Number: 1998.4194
Wooden box, rectangular, advertising dairy tablets on its painted sides. Joinery visible at sides. No lid.
Date: 1900-1930
Material: painting (coating), wood (plant material)
GUSN: 21253
Accession Number: 1998.4195
Wooden box, constructed of unfinished planks secured by nails and bracing pieces (wooden) at sides. Gap where front and back pieces meet bottom. No lid.
GUSN: 21254
Accession Number: 1998.4196
Wooden box. long and narrow. No lid. Product information painted on sides, but now illegible.
GUSN: 21255
Accession Number: 1998.4197
Low and rectangular paper box (actually once a lid to another box) filled w/ smaller boxes of lids and rubber rings for canning jars.
Date: 1950-1970
Maker: Ball Brothers Company (Maker) Julius Garfunkel & Co. (Maker)
Material: aluminum (metal), paper (fiber product), rubber (material)
GUSN: 21256
Accession Number: 1998.4198
Paper box filled w/ solid chunks of white wac for sealing canning jars. Box is white w/ blue lettering and illustrations. 1 wax bar.
Date: 1965-1975
Maker: Gulf Oil Corporation (Maker)
Material: paper (fiber product), wax
GUSN: 21257
Accession Number: 1998.4199
Paper box filled w/ solid chunks of white wac for sealing canning jars. Box is white w/ blue lettering and illustrations. 4 wax bars.
GUSN: 21258
Accession Number: 1998.4200
Small clear glass jar w/ cork top. Narrow neck w/ raised bands and rim.
GUSN: 21259
Accession Number: 1998.4201
Circular stove pipe cover, embossed paper painted gold. Bust of man at center; banded rim w/ foliate detail. Nail hole in top.
Material: embossing, paper (fiber product)
GUSN: 21260
Accession Number: 1998.4202
Clear glass lamp shade. Circular dome w/ smaller openings for base and rim. Rim opening is fitted w/ a cork covered in white cotton.
GUSN: 21261
Accession Number: 1998.4203
Paper sign advertising ice, nailed on top of wooden plank. Paper is white w/ black letters.
Material: paper (fiber product), wood (plant material)
GUSN: 21262
Accession Number: 1998.4204
Low and rectangular wooden box. Joinery visible at sides. Grooves in top of sides for sliding lid. Lid no longer intact.
GUSN: 21263
Accession Number: 1998.4205
Wooden cigar box. Rectangular w/ a hinged lid. Edges covered in paper in geometric pattern.
GUSN: 21264
Accession Number: 1998.4206
Wooden cigar box. Rectangular w/ a hinged lid. Paper border around edges w/ brand information painted on wood.
Date: 1901
Maker: Ward Roberts Inc. (Maker)
GUSN: 21265
Accession Number: 1998.4207
Square wooden box. Joinery visible at sides. No lid.
GUSN: 21266
Accession Number: 1998.4208
Small wooden cigar box w/ a removable lid. Box exterior and interior lid covered in paper detailing brand information. Small metal hinge on box lid.
GUSN: 21267
Accession Number: 1998.4209
Wooden cigar box. Rectangular w/ a (once-hinged) removable lid. Paper labels w/ brand information on box.
GUSN: 21268
Accession Number: 1998.4210
Airway sanitary system. Consists of a metal canister w/ knob at top and shaft at bottom. Shaft open-ended at one end and wire mesh at the other. Stored in original cardboard box.
Date: 1900-1920
Maker: Air-Way Electric Appliance Corp. (Maker)
Material: cardboard, steel (alloy)
GUSN: 21269
Accession Number: 1998.4211
Wooden cigar box. Rectangular w/ high sides and a (once-hinged) removable lid. Paper labels w/ brand information on box.
Maker: Hull Grummond & Co. (Maker (Design))
GUSN: 21270
Accession Number: 1998.4212
Section of fishing line w/ hook at end. Wound into ball around folded piece of paper.
Material: string (fiber product)
GUSN: 21271
Accession Number: 1998.4213
Section of fishing line w/ hook at end. Wound into ball around piece of wood.
GUSN: 21272
Accession Number: 1998.4214
Plastic (celluloid?) and brass fishing reel w/ line wound inside. Small handle at side and straight bar at bottom.
Material: brass (alloy), plastic (organic material)
GUSN: 21273
Accession Number: 1998.4215
Rectangular box w/ printed label on cover for "ONE DAY/ BEE ALARM"
Date: 1885-1900
Maker: Ansonia Clock Co. (Maker)
GUSN: 21274
Accession Number: 1998.5445
Bug sprayer. Metal cylinder w/ pump handle at end. Top of cylinder has attached glass or metal canister that holds spray.
Date: 1925-1960
GUSN: 21375
Accession Number: 1998.4653
Maker: The E. C. Brown Co. (Maker)
GUSN: 21376
Accession Number: 1998.4654