Brass stencil plate. Rectangular sheet w/ cut-out letters at center and hole in upper left corner for hanging.
Date: 1890-1920
Maker: unknown
Material: brass (alloy)
GUSN: 20230
Accession Number: 1998.3393
Wrought iron hook. Large loop at top for hanging or grasping. Deep hook w/ prominent point at the tip.
Date: 1850-1880
Material: iron (metal), wrought
GUSN: 20231
Accession Number: 1998.3394
Cast iron staple. Three sides constructed from one piece of iron. Staple ends are tapered at bottom.
Date: 1860-1890
Material: casting (process), iron (metal)
GUSN: 20232
Accession Number: 1998.3395
GUSN: 20233
Accession Number: 1998.3396
Iron spike. Widest at top w/ large hole through center of top. Narrow at bottom. Square edges.
GUSN: 20234
Accession Number: 1998.3397
Hand-held iron shovel for gathering ashes. Shovel scoop has scalloped edges. Handle is smooth w/ raised sides. Hole at top of handle for hanging.
GUSN: 20235
Accession Number: 1998.3398
Tin shoe horn. Slightly bent on handle. Hole through center of handle tip for hanging.
Date: 1860-1900
Material: tin (metal)
GUSN: 20236
Accession Number: 1998.3399
Three-sided iron strap, shaped like a curtain rod. Two holes at either end. Appendage screwed to front of rod: a thin tin plate w/ curved edges.
Date: 1880-1930
Material: iron (metal)
GUSN: 20237
Accession Number: 1998.3400
Cast iron staple. Three sides constructed from one piece of iron. Staple ends are uneven, as one end is broken at the tip.
GUSN: 20238
Accession Number: 1998.3401
Cast iron hook. Looped closure at top for hanging. Hook in the shape of a "J".
GUSN: 20239
Accession Number: 1998.3402
Collapsible iron wire coat hanger. Collapses at center beneath hook by folding one side into the other. Each side is 2 wires thick and has circular loop at end.
Date: 1920-1940
GUSN: 20240
Accession Number: 1998.3403
Misc. cast steel fragment w/ handle and 2 pronged(?) end; handle w/ indentation.
Date: 1880-1920
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
GUSN: 20293
Accession Number: 1998.3454
Trowel w/ rounded handle; rounded arrow shaped head; handle w/ incised ring.
GUSN: 20294
Accession Number: 1998.3453
Digger; fish tail shaped digger w/ rounded wooden handle.
Material: steel (alloy)
GUSN: 20295
Accession Number: 1998.3455
Mallet; handle flattened at end and attached to cylinder shape mallet.
Date: 1870-1900
Material: wood (plant material)
GUSN: 20296
Accession Number: 1998.3456
Claw w/ rounded wooden handle; claw w/ 5 steel fingers-- middle finger higher than others.
Date: 1880-1910
GUSN: 20297
Accession Number: 1998.3457
Edger w/ rounded handle; steel piece triangular shaped w/ 4-pronged end.
GUSN: 20298
Accession Number: 1998.3458
Splitter; nail-head shaped top w/ thin triangular shaped bottom.
GUSN: 20299
Accession Number: 1998.3459
Tack hammer w/ rounded wooden handle and iron head.
Material: iron (metal), wood (plant material)
GUSN: 20300
Accession Number: 1998.3460
Hand-drill; knob-like wooden handle atop steel drill piece; steel piece w/ bent section in middle to form handle; opening at bottom.
GUSN: 20301
Accession Number: 1998.3461
Chisel; long, flat steel piece connected to rounded handle; handle painted black; 1/2 of handle missing.
GUSN: 20302
Accession Number: 1998.3462
Corkscrew w/ steel screw and wooden rounded handle.
GUSN: 20303
Accession Number: 1998.3463.1
GUSN: 20304
Accession Number: 1998.3463.2
GUSN: 20305
Accession Number: 1998.3463.3
Table knife; no serrated edge; wooden handle.
GUSN: 20306
Accession Number: 1998.3464
Table knife; no serrated edge; celluloid handle.
Material: celluloid (cellulosic), steel (alloy)
GUSN: 20307
Accession Number: 1998.3465
Button hook w/ flattened handle, turned stem and hook at end.
Maker: J.D. Larkin & Co. (Maker)
GUSN: 20308
Accession Number: 1998.3466
Chisel w/ steel tip and pear-shaped wooden handle.
GUSN: 20309
Accession Number: 1998.3467
Chisel w/ steel tip and pear-shaped wooden handle; handle painted black.
GUSN: 20310
Accession Number: 1998.3468
GUSN: 20311
Accession Number: 1998.3469
GUSN: 20312
Accession Number: 1998.3470
GUSN: 20313
Accession Number: 1998.3471
GUSN: 20314
Accession Number: 1998.3472
Tool w/ rounded wooden handle; steel part is a toothbrush shape w/o bristles.
GUSN: 20315
Accession Number: 1998.3473
Can opener w/ rounded wooden handle; pointed blade at end w/ flat metal piece across for prying; incised ring around handle.
GUSN: 20316
Accession Number: 1998.3474
Chisel blade; appears to have remnants of paint; one end w/ flat rectangular blade; other end w/ tooth-like shape (3 teeth).
GUSN: 20317
Accession Number: 1998.3475
Wrought iron grips; two handles attached to mouth-like end which opens and closes.
GUSN: 20318
Accession Number: 1998.3476
Cardboard pattern possibly for woodwork on side porch; rectangular shaped w/ one side rounded; pieces cut from shipping boxes.
Date: 1890-1930
Material: cardboard
GUSN: 20319
Accession Number: 1998.3477.1
GUSN: 20320
Accession Number: 1998.3477.2
GUSN: 20321
Accession Number: 1998.3477.3
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)
GUSN: 20322
Accession Number: 1998.903.1B
Black painted divided box w/ rectangular handle containing hatchets and pintels; rectangular shaped.
GUSN: 20323
Accession Number: 1998.3478
Hammer head w/ 2-tailed back end.
GUSN: 20324
Accession Number: 1998.3479
Chisel head; rectangular and flat w/ rounded handle.
GUSN: 20325
Accession Number: 1998.3480
Chisel head; thin and flat w/ indented sides.
GUSN: 20326
Accession Number: 1998.3481
Axe head; flat blade w/ remnants of wooden handle.
GUSN: 20327
Accession Number: 1998.3482
Spike. Long and thin; iron.
GUSN: 20328
Accession Number: 1998.3483
Spike. Long and thin; iron. Circular head. Cylinder shaped piece on back of head.
GUSN: 20329
Accession Number: 1998.3484