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
Porcelain footed bowl w/ blue and white decoration; fluted w/ 3 feet at bottom; blue floral banded rim; blue and white flying turkey at center w/ flowers on interior and exterior of bowl.
Material: glazing (coating), painting (coating), porcelain, tin (metal)
GUSN: 19642
Accession Number: 1998.596
Porcelain, unglazed water pitcher w/ sheaves of wheat relief decoration; criss-cross decoration behind wheat relief; leaf decoration around top rim; ribbed handle.
Material: molding (forming), porcelain
GUSN: 19643
Accession Number: 1998.647
Teaspoon; raised foliate detail around handle edges. Engraved w/ a "T" on top of handle.
Date: 1891-1900
Material: silver (metal)
GUSN: 19644
Accession Number: 1998.597.1
GUSN: 19645
Accession Number: 1998.597.2
Teaspoon; silver. Dense foliate detail and small floral rosettes along handle. Plain medallion at tip of handle inscribed "PT". Inscribed "Gt. Grandma" on back.
Date: 1883
GUSN: 19646
Accession Number: 1998.598.1
Nut service spoon. Hammered sterling silver plate w/ pierced bowl in quatrefoil and diamond patterns. Tip of handle cut in similar quatrefoil design.
Date: 1900-1910
Maker: Shreve & Co. (Maker)
Material: plating (metal coating), silver (metal)
GUSN: 19647
Accession Number: 1998.599
GUSN: 19648
Accession Number: 1998.598.2
GUSN: 19649
Accession Number: 1998.598.3
GUSN: 19650
Accession Number: 1998.598.4
GUSN: 19651
Accession Number: 1998.598.5
GUSN: 19652
Accession Number: 1998.598.6
Dessert spoon, silver. Aesthetic design at middle of handle--bird and urn surrounded by flowers. Floral deisgn on back of handle.
Date: 1840-1950
Maker: Reed & Barton (Maker)
GUSN: 19653
Accession Number: 1998.600.1
GUSN: 19654
Accession Number: 1998.600.2
GUSN: 19655
Accession Number: 1998.600.3
GUSN: 19656
Accession Number: 1998.600.4
GUSN: 19657
Accession Number: 1998.600.5
GUSN: 19658
Accession Number: 1998.600.6
GUSN: 19659
Accession Number: 1998.600.7
GUSN: 19660
Accession Number: 1998.600.8
GUSN: 19661
Accession Number: 1998.600.9
GUSN: 19662
Accession Number: 1998.600.10
Small teaspoon, silver. Ribbon border around edge of lower handle, crossing near tip to wrap around engraved medallion at top. Small incised lines around interior edge of ribbon.
GUSN: 19663
Accession Number: 1998.601.1
GUSN: 19664
Accession Number: 1998.601.2
GUSN: 19665
Accession Number: 1998.601.3
GUSN: 19666
Accession Number: 1998.601.4