Historic New England

Chisel

Chisel w/ steel tip and pear-shaped wooden handle.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 20311

Accession Number: 1998.3469

Chisel

Chisel w/ steel tip and pear-shaped wooden handle.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 20312

Accession Number: 1998.3470

Chisel

Chisel w/ steel tip and pear-shaped wooden handle.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 20313

Accession Number: 1998.3471

Chisel

Chisel w/ steel tip and pear-shaped wooden handle.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 20314

Accession Number: 1998.3472

Tool

Tool w/ rounded wooden handle; steel part is a toothbrush shape w/o bristles.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 20315

Accession Number: 1998.3473

Can opener

Can opener w/ rounded wooden handle; pointed blade at end w/ flat metal piece across for prying; incised ring around handle.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 20316

Accession Number: 1998.3474

Chisel blade

Chisel blade; appears to have remnants of paint; one end w/ flat rectangular blade; other end w/ tooth-like shape (3 teeth).

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy)

GUSN: 20317

Accession Number: 1998.3475

Grip

Wrought iron grips; two handles attached to mouth-like end which opens and closes.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 20318

Accession Number: 1998.3476

Cardboard pattern

Cardboard pattern possibly for woodwork on side porch; rectangular shaped w/ one side rounded; pieces cut from shipping boxes.

Date: 1890-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard

GUSN: 20319

Accession Number: 1998.3477.1

Cardboard pattern

Cardboard pattern possibly for woodwork on side porch; rectangular shaped w/ one side rounded; pieces cut from shipping boxes.

Date: 1890-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard

GUSN: 20320

Accession Number: 1998.3477.2

Cardboard pattern

Cardboard pattern possibly for woodwork on side porch; rectangular shaped w/ one side rounded; pieces cut from shipping boxes.

Date: 1890-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard

GUSN: 20321

Accession Number: 1998.3477.3

Food cover

Tin cover for bread drawer of Hoosier Cabinet (1998.903). Flat rectangular cover w/ thin piece of metal sticking up as handle and diamond formation of holes.

Date: 1920

Maker: The Hoosier Manufacturing Co. (Maker)

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 20322

Accession Number: 1998.903.1B

Box

Black painted divided box w/ rectangular handle containing hatchets and pintels; rectangular shaped.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 20323

Accession Number: 1998.3478

Hammer head

Hammer head w/ 2-tailed back end.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy)

GUSN: 20324

Accession Number: 1998.3479

Chisel head

Chisel head; rectangular and flat w/ rounded handle.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 20325

Accession Number: 1998.3480

Chisel head

Chisel head; thin and flat w/ indented sides.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy)

GUSN: 20326

Accession Number: 1998.3481

Ax head

Axe head; flat blade w/ remnants of wooden handle.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 20327

Accession Number: 1998.3482

Spike

Spike. Long and thin; iron.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 20328

Accession Number: 1998.3483

Spike

Spike. Long and thin; iron. Circular head. Cylinder shaped piece on back of head.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 20329

Accession Number: 1998.3484

Spike

Spike. Long and thin; iron. Circular head.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 20330

Accession Number: 1998.3485

Stake

Stake. Drastically bent; squared edges.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 20331

Accession Number: 1998.3486

Stake

Stake. Rounded edge.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 20332

Accession Number: 1998.3487

Iron fragment

Iron fragment; long rectangular shape slightly cut at bottom and top edges on one side.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 20333

Accession Number: 1998.3488

Base

Iron base; circular w/ hole in middle.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 20334

Accession Number: 1998.3489

Base

Iron base; circular w/ hole in middle.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 20335

Accession Number: 1998.3490

Base

Iron base; circular w/ pole sticking up out of middle.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 20336

Accession Number: 1998.3491

Fork

Fork w/ wooden handle and 3 steel prongs; wax remnants on prongs.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 20337

Accession Number: 1998.3492

Plane

Small plane; remnants of red paint on sides; rectangular shape w/ thin handle on top and blade on bottom.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy)

GUSN: 20338

Accession Number: 1998.3493

Shovel

Shovel (for trenching?); cylindrical handle w/ 2 steel branched arms on either side; arms connected to two flat pieces of metal which form a 90 degree angle; one end curved for scooping.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 20339

Accession Number: 1998.3494

Ax

Axe w/ wooden handle; flat curved blade, circular middle where handle is attached; stump-like back end.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 20340

Accession Number: 1998.3495

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

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

Footstool

Four turned wooden leg, painted bright blue, with stepped ankle and bulbous feet; top upholstered in needlepoint design of swag and medallion in shades of green and brown; short brown fringe around bottom edge taked with metal studs.

Date: 1868-1933

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood), upholstering

GUSN: 5413

Accession Number: 1971.734

Canopy Bed

Rectangular form; turned foot posts terminate in Marlborough feet; plain side rails; domed and chamfered headboard; new bolt caps.

Date: 1770-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: birch (wood), oak (wood)

GUSN: 5414

Accession Number: 1971.735

Commode

Mahogany and veneer case with bracket feet; molded apron supporting straight rectangular case; facade composed of coup d'oeil lower two door cabinet with string inlay around rectangular veneer; the two coup d'oeil drawers with stringing and original oval brasses hinged to fold-out or "fall" forward,...

Date: ca. 1820

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), mahogany (wood), veneering

GUSN: 5415

Accession Number: 1971.736

Stool

Painted dark green; rectangular toped with rectangular skirts; bootjack feet; loop of twill tape tacked to one edge of top (handle?).

Date: 1800-1833

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 5416

Accession Number: 1971.737

Sofa

Sofa with acanthus carved scrolled frontal feet and legs enclosing a serpentine apron; curvilinear body has pink and black overshot upholstery.

Date: 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), cotton (textile), mahogany (wood), upholstering, veneering

GUSN: 5417

Accession Number: 1971.738

Silhouette

Reverse set of silhouettes. Shows negative-cut facial profile of young boy cut out of center and mounted on black paper. It has a gilded oval ring surrounding image; black mat and plain black painted wooden frame.

Date: ca. 1865

Maker: King (Maker)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 5418

Accession Number: 1971.739.1

Silhouette

Reverse set of silhouettes. Shows same face in positive cut-out of white paper, and mounted on black. It has a gilded oval ring surrounding image; black mat and plain black painted wooden frame.

Date: ca. 1865

Maker: King (Maker)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 5419

Accession Number: 1971.739.2

Silhouette of James Rundlet May

Positive cut silhouette of young child cut out of white paper and mounted on black paper; ovoid double mat with black over gold; frame under glass with simple wooden frame painted black.

Date: ca. 1865

Maker: King (Maker)

Material: cardboard, glass (material), paper (fiber product), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 5420

Accession Number: 1971.740

Silhouette of Jane Rundlet May

Silhouette of young child with curl at nape of neck; image negative-cut from white paper mounted on black; set in oval reserve black mat with gilt edge; simple black painted wood frame.

Date: ca. 1865

Maker: King (Maker)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 5421

Accession Number: 1971.741

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