Historic New England

Powder Horn

Powder horn painted with images of dogs, attached leather strap [broken].

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: horn (animal material)

GUSN: 310834

Accession Number: 2015.62.129

Pants Hanger

Jon-Jon brand wooden pants hanger with two clothespin-like clips.

Date: 1940-1955

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), metal

GUSN: 310835

Accession Number: 2015.62.130

Loom Shuttle

Wooden loom shuttle. Made by Seth Peabody for Sally Shaklee.

Date: 1780-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 310836

Accession Number: 2015.62.131

Hair

Box containing curls of hair. Cut from Lura Burgess Woodside (1887-1982) in December 1892.

Date: 1892

Maker: unknown

Material: human hair

GUSN: 310843

Accession Number: 2015.62.138

Bedwarmer

Pierced brass bedwarmer with etched flower design, flat metal handle. Used at Highfields, Byfield, MA.

Date: ca. 1785

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 310846

Accession Number: 2015.62.140

Camera

Kodak Signet 35mm camera with Kodak Ektar Lens [.1] in brown leather Kodak Field Case [.2] with woven black strap.

Date: 1951-1958

Maker: Eastman Kodak Company (Manufacturer)

Material: leather, metal

GUSN: 310847

Accession Number: 2015.62.141.1-.2

Portable Record Player

Portable Record Player in white plastic case [no latch]. Plays 16, 33, 45, and 78 speed records.

Date: 1955-1970

Maker: General Electric Company (Manufacturer)

Material: plastic by composition or origin

GUSN: 310848

Accession Number: 2015.62.142

Boston Fire Department Badge in Case

Boston Fire Department badge belonging to Charles H. Watkins (1886-1957) [.1]. The badge allowed Watkins to pass fire lines. The badge is gold-plated and bears the seal of the city of Boston. In brown leather case [.2] with two snap closures.

Date: 1910-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, leather

GUSN: 310849

Accession Number: 2015.62.143.1-.2

Comb in Case

Narrow comb with black-painted wood back and black and white bristles in leather case. Case has snap closure and is stamped with the owner's initials "CMW". The case is also stamped "W.E. Blanchard" a retailer in Gloucester, Massachusetts.

Date: 1940-1980

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), leather

GUSN: 310850

Accession Number: 2015.62.144.1-.2

Upholstery Clips

Twelve upholstery clips stamped with an abstract floral pattern. Stored inside of an old pocket watch case [see 2015.62.145.2].

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 310851

Accession Number: 2015.62.145.1.1-.12

Nesting Dolls

Set of four wooden nesting dolls painted with the figure of a young boy.

Date: 1910-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 310852

Accession Number: 2015.62.146.1-.4

Baby Rattle

Plastic rattle in form of young girl crying, twisted loop handle.

Date: 1910-1920

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 310853

Accession Number: 2015.62.147

Baby Rattle

Rubber, ivory-colored baby rattle with molded floral design.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: rubber (material)

GUSN: 310854

Accession Number: 2015.62.148AB

Light Exposure Meter\n

Watkins Bee Exposure Meter [.1]with instructions [.2] in original box [.3]. Metal actinometer resembles pocket watch case, with disc inserts.Retailer: Burke & James, Inc., Chicago, IL. Manufacturer: Watkins Meter Co. Hereford, England.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 310856

Accession Number: 2015.62.150.1-.3

Lace Shawl

Black lace shawl embellished with jet beads. Belonged to Charles Malcolm Watkins' grandmother Lura Burgess Thomas.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: lace (needlework)

GUSN: 310857

Accession Number: 2015.62.151

Needlework Case and Pattern Booklets

Needlework case [.1] and two needlework pattern booklets. One pattern booklet has a purple cover [.2] printed with the title "Needlework Copy Book Toilette Present for Ladies. I". The second booklet [.3] has a green cover with printed text "No. 102 / Collection Choisier / des / Dessins D'ouvrages /...

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 310858

Accession Number: 2015.62.152.1-.3

Milady's Hosiery Kits\n

Two "Milady's Hosiery Kits" for fixing runs in silk hose. Real Silk Hosiery Mills, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 310859

Accession Number: 2015.62.153.1-.2

Hosiery Mending Kit

Hosiery mending kit.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 310860

Accession Number: 2015.62.154

Hosiery Mending Kit

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 310861

Accession Number: 2015.62.155

Sewing Needle Packet

Paper packet of sewing needles. Manufacturer: Henry Wilkes & Co. England.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), metal

GUSN: 310862

Accession Number: 2015.62.156

Sewing Needles in Box\n

Set of sewing needles in a small black box. T. Harper Manufacturer.

Date: 1890

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 310863

Accession Number: 2015.62.157

Measuring Tape

Cloth measuring tape. Marked "Crescent Workbasket Measure." Advertising printed on one side, measurements on the other.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: cloth

GUSN: 310864

Accession Number: 2015.62.158

Wall Hook with Nails

Cast iron wall hook [.1] with three small, hand wrought nails [.2-.4]. The wall hook has a narrow, rectangular wall plate with three nail holes. An L-shaped hook extends form low on the plate.

Date: 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: cast iron

GUSN: 310756

Accession Number: 2015.62.51.1-.4

Petticoat Lamp

Small, tin hand lamp with side handle, painted black.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 310757

Accession Number: 2015.62.52

Whale Oil Lamp

Brass oil lamp with egg-shaped body, long stem, and circular foot. Labeled "C.L. Woodside" for Charles L. Woodside (1859-1934).

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 310758

Accession Number: 2015.62.53

Whale Oil Peg Lamp

Tin whale oil peg lamp. Dome shape with stem.

Date: 1830-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 310759

Accession Number: 2015.62.54

Whale Oil Chamber Lamp

Pewter whale oil chamber lamp with circular loop handle and tray base. Pewter hand lamp with cylindrical body, small circular loop handle, a stem with a single central knop, and a circular tray base. Bottom stamped "A. Porter" for pewterer Allen Porter, Westbrook, Maine.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: Porter, Allen, 1799-1862 (Pewterer)

Material: pewter (tin alloy)

GUSN: 310760

Accession Number: 2015.62.55

Whale Oil Chamber Lamp

Black-painted tin lard lamp with circular tray base, tall cylindrical stem, and small looped finger-handle on base.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 310761

Accession Number: 2015.62.56

Whale Oil Chamber Lamp

Pewter whale oil chamber lamp with circular tray base, tall cylindrical stem, and small loop finger-handle.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: pewter (tin alloy)

GUSN: 310762

Accession Number: 2015.62.57

Crusie Lamp

Wrought iron grease or crusie lamp. Lamp bowl is triangular in shape with a flattened, upright handle topped with two decorative loops.

Date: 1780-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought iron (iron alloy)

GUSN: 310763

Accession Number: 2015.62.58

Candle Extinguisher

Conical tin extinguisher with a ball at the pointed tip and small L-shaped handle on the side of cone.

Date: 1810-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 310764

Accession Number: 2015.62.59

Candle Bracket

Wooden, tri-fold candle bracket.

Date: 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 310765

Accession Number: 2015.62.60

Whale Oil Lamp

Glass whale oil lamp with circular foot. Circular tin burner.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), tin (metal)

GUSN: 310766

Accession Number: 2015.62.61

Peg Lamp with Stand

Clear glass whale oil peg lamp with tin burner. Lamp has globe-shaped, molded body. Lamp peg is inserted into a circular, wooden base.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), tin (metal), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 310767

Accession Number: 2015.62.62AB

Whale Oil Lamp

Colorless glass whale oil lamp tin burner insert. The lamp has a slightly elongated, spherical body; turned stem; and concave, circular dish base.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), tin (metal)

GUSN: 310768

Accession Number: 2015.62.63AB

Whale Oil Lamp

Colorless glass, bulb-shaped whale oil lamp with turned stem and circular foot. Circular tin burner.

Date: 1830

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), tin (metal)

GUSN: 310769

Accession Number: 2015.62.64AB

Whale Oil Hand Lamp

Colorless glass oil lamp with tin burner insert. Body of the lamp is the shape of an upside-down teardrop with applied handle on a short turned stem and concave, circular dish base.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), tin (metal)

GUSN: 310770

Accession Number: 2015.62.65AB

Pair of Whale Oil Lamps

Pair of colorless glass oil lamps with tin burner inserts. Both lamps have spherical bodies atop a short, turned stem and slightly concave, circular dish base with upturned rim.

Date: 1830

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), tin (metal)

GUSN: 310771

Accession Number: 2015.62.66.1AB-.2AB

Whale Oil Hand Lamp

Clear glass oil lamp with cylindrical tin burner insert in top. The lamp body is shaped like a teacup, including ear-shaped side handle, on stem and flat, round base.

Date: ca. 1830

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), tin (metal)

GUSN: 310772

Accession Number: 2015.62.67

Whale Oil Hand Lamp

Hand-blown glass whale oil lamp. Glass is clear with a slight pink tint. The lamp is spherical with a long stem on a flat, round base. There is a saucer-shaped drip catcher between the lamp and stem. A handle with thumb rest is attached to the stem below the saucer.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 310773

Accession Number: 2015.62.68

Trunk

Dome-topped trunk with wallpapered lining.

Date: 1780-1820

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 310774

Accession Number: 2015.62.69

Cresset. Curved cast iron bars attached to a wood handle with leather strap. Inventory #72. United States, 1780-1820

Flaming log holder or cresset. Curved cast iron bars attached to a wood handle with leather strap.

Date: 1780-1820

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 310775

Accession Number: 2015.62.70

Pistol Grip Tinderbox

Pistol grip lighter with brass and steel fittings, wood handle. Purchased at William K. Mackay Co. Bosworth St., Boston, MA, February 28, 1925 for $15.00.

Date: 1800-1815

Maker: Savige, John (Manufacturer)

Material: wood (plant material), brass (alloy), steels (firearm components), iron (metal)

GUSN: 310776

Accession Number: 2015.62.71

Hogscraper Candlestick

Candlestick made of sheet metal on a convex disc base with a straight tubular stem bearing a round drip catcher at the top. Slot in the side of the stem accommodates a finger grip for operating the interior candle adjuster / ejector.

Date: 1750-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 310777

Accession Number: 2015.62.72

Oil Hand Lamps

Pair of brass oil hand lamps. Free-swinging, cup-shaped burners are hinged on top of tall baluster stems with strap handles. Concave circular bases

Date: 1790-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 310778

Accession Number: 2015.62.73.1-.2

Candlestick

Brass candlestic with baluster stem. Squared base with rounded, flower pettle pattern edges. Soldering repair between stem and base.

Date: 1760

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 310779

Accession Number: 2015.62.74

Hogscraper Candlestick

Candlestick made of tin sheet on a convex disc base with a straight tubular stem bearing a round drip catcher at the top. Slot in the side of the stem accommodates a finger grip for operating the interior candle adjuster / ejector.

Date: 1750-1770

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 310780

Accession Number: 2015.62.75