Historic New England

Boy's Clubs of America Medal

Boy's Clubs of America commemorative medal. There is a seperate bar for fifteen years, twenty years, and for every five years until forty. At the bottom is a round medal hanging that has the crest of the Boys' Clubs of America. Behind the medals is a long red ribbon.

Maker: Dieges and Clust (Manufacturer)

Material: metal, cloth

GUSN: 222597

Accession Number: 2006.44.2701

Postage stamps

Two postage stamps adhered to a piece envelope. The stamps are printed in green ink. There is the profile of a man in military dress.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 222598

Accession Number: 2006.44.2697

Box

Blue oval box with a lid and handle. The object is light blue with a with a white flour in the center and white fleur-de-lise around the edges of the lid and bottom. The handle has white waves on its light blue background.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), paint (coating), cloth

GUSN: 222599

Accession Number: 2006.44.2710AB

Checkbook

Green rectangular travelers checkbook with gold writing on it. On the front cover, there is a black string attatched that can be use to wrap around the book. On the inside, there is one pocket on the right proper side.

Maker: Cook's and Wagons - Lits (Maker)

Material: paper (fiber product), cloth

GUSN: 222604

Accession Number: 2006.44.2700

Thumbtacks

Green rectangular piece of wood with nine holes and three silver headed thumbtacks.

Maker: SOLIDHED (Manufacturer)

Material: wood (plant material), paint (coating), metal

GUSN: 222605

Accession Number: 2006.44.2706

Salt glazed stoneware jar with lid

Salt-glazed stoneware jar with lid. Two-gallon capacity, with blue-painted floral and leaf decoration on side.

Date: 1855-1874

Maker: A.E. Smith's Sons Pottery Co. (Maker)

Material: stoneware (pottery)

GUSN: 222606

Accession Number: 2010.14.1AB

Salt glazed stoneware crock

Salt-glazed stoneware jar. Two-gallon capacity, with stamped maker's mark and painted floral decoration in blue.

Date: 1855-1874

Maker: A.E. Smith & Sons (Potter)

Material: stoneware (pottery)

GUSN: 222607

Accession Number: 2010.14.2

Salt glazed stoneware crock with handles

Salt-glazed stoneware jar with handles. Six gallon capacity with stamped maker's mark and painted floral decoration in blue.

Date: 1855-1874

Maker: A.E. Smith & Sons (Potter)

Material: stoneware (pottery)

GUSN: 222608

Accession Number: 2010.14.3

Salt glazed stoneware jar

Salt-glazed stoneware jar. One and a half gallon capacity, with stamped maker's mark and painted floral decoration in blue.

Date: 1855-1874

Maker: A.E. Smith & Sons (Potter)

Material: stoneware (pottery)

GUSN: 222609

Accession Number: 2010.14.4

Salt glazed stoneware churn

Salt-glazed stoneware churn with handles. Three gallon capacity, with stamped maker's mark and painted floral decoration in blue.

Date: 1855-1874

Maker: A.E. Smith & Sons (Potter)

Material: stoneware (pottery)

GUSN: 222610

Accession Number: 2010.14.5

Salt glazed stoneware crock

Stoneware crock with ear-shaped handles. Gray salt-glazed exterior, brown glazed interior. Stamped maker's mark and painted floral decoration in blue.

Date: 1855-1874

Maker: unknown

Material: stoneware (pottery), glazing (coating)

GUSN: 222611

Accession Number: 2010.14.6

Albany slip glazed earthenware chamber pot

Earthenware chamber pot with handle, brown slip glaze.

Date: 1883

Maker: Attributed to A.E. Smith's Sons Pottery Co. (Potter)

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 222612

Accession Number: 2010.14.7

Buttons

Two gold buttons with crests. The crest starts with a crown on top and two men standing alongside the shield. Beneath the shield is a banner with writing on it.

Maker: unknown

Material: gold (metal)

GUSN: 222615

Accession Number: 2006.44.2708

Shirt studs

Lot of black and white shirt studs. All but one of the studs have small rounded heads, tapering necks, and broad bottoms. The one that is different is black and has no rounded head. All of them have smooth bottoms, except for a white one. That one white stud has a ridged bottom.

Maker: unknown

Material: plastic (organic material), metal

GUSN: 222616

Accession Number: 2006.44.2707

Sash

Blue silk sash. At the shoulder corner there is a gold fabric that is sown on. The edges of the sash are scalloped

Maker: unknown

Material: cloth

GUSN: 222620

Accession Number: 2006.44.2764

Netsuke

Ivory netsuke in the shape of a wood carver, working on a plank of wood. The man is in motion; he has already smoothed the board several times and the remnants can be seen on the board and on the ground. He wears a headband and is dressed in Japanese traditional clothes.

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 222622

Accession Number: 2006.44.2666

Napkin ring

Metal napking ring. On the part that would have faced upward is a leaf, and in the leaf a name is inscribed. The edges of the ring are raised.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 222623

Accession Number: 2006.44.2677

Napkin ring

Metal napkin ring. The edges are rounded and there is a raised, flat oval on the top. In the center of the oval are initials. The sides have been etched with feather greenery.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 222624

Accession Number: 2006.44.2678

Mercury Head dime

1924 Mercury Head dime.The obverse has the head of liberty with the word "liberty" arching around the edge. The reverse has a fasces with an olive branch.

Date: 1924

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal), copper (metal)

GUSN: 222626

Accession Number: 2006.44.2688.1

Penny

1952 Wheat penny. The obverse has the head of President Lincoln in the center and words at the top of his head. The reverse has two ears of wheat on either side, and words are between the two ears of wheat.

Date: 1952

Maker: unknown

Material: copper (metal)

GUSN: 222627

Accession Number: 2006.44.2688.2

Mercury Head dime

1944 Mercury Head dime. The obverse has the head of liberty with the word "liberty" arching around the edge. The reverse has a fasces with an olive branch.

Date: 1944

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal), copper (metal)

GUSN: 222628

Accession Number: 2006.44.2688.3

Penny

1915 Wheat penny The obverse has the head of President Lincoln in the center and words at the top of his head. The reverse has two ears of wheat on either side, and words are between the two ears of wheat.

Date: 1915

Maker: unknown

Material: copper (metal)

GUSN: 222629

Accession Number: 2006.44.2688.4

Columbian Exposition Half Dollar

1893 Columbus half dollar commemorating the Columbian Exposition. On the obverse side is a bust of Columbus, and the outer edge of the coin has words. The reverse has Columbus's flag ship ontop of two spheres of the world. There are also words on the outer edge.

Date: 1893

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal), copper (metal)

GUSN: 222630

Accession Number: 2006.44.2688.5

Sixpence

1922 British sixpence. It is a first design under King George V. On the obverse is the head of George V and a motto around his head on the outer edge of the coin. On the reverse side is a lion on top of a crown that is seperateing the date in half.

Date: 1922

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 222632

Accession Number: 2006.44.2688.6

Coin

Foreign coin. On one side is the figure of a horse.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 222633

Accession Number: 2006.44.2688.7

Bar pin

Gold bar pin. The design on the outer edge is several lines and periodically they bend in to create a diamond and bend out again.

Maker: unknown

Material: gold (metal)

GUSN: 222634

Accession Number: 2006.44.2667

Case

Small leather case. On the left side is a button to push that unlocks the case. On the front is a curly design of gold and black. The back has a hexagonal design, with three flowers in each hexagon. The inside has only two pockets, one on each half.

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, metal, paint (coating)

GUSN: 222635

Accession Number: 2006.44.2668

Figurine

Stone dog figurine perched on top of a rectangular block, looking over its right shoulder

Maker: unknown

Material: stone (rock)

GUSN: 222638

Accession Number: 2006.44.2665

Store card

Metal store coin. On the front is a curl design at the top and bottom and the number of the Phillips' account. There is a hole in the top

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 222639

Accession Number: 2006.44.3368

Filene's Boston store card

Metal store card. On the front is a wreath of floweers and a crown over the store name. The back is the Phillips' account number.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 222640

Accession Number: 2006.44.3369

Store card

Metal store card. The front design is three letters intertwined to form the initials of the store. The outline of the coin is raised. The back has the Phillips' credit number.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 222641

Accession Number: 2006.44.3370

Store card

Metal store card. The top of the front has the credit number and the rest of the coin is dominated by three letters.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 222642

Accession Number: 2006.44.3371

Store card

Metal store card. The front is plain and has the credit account number.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 222643

Accession Number: 2006.44.3372

Store card

Metal store card. In the center is the credit number. On top and bottom are curly designs.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 222644

Accession Number: 2006.44.3373

Store cards

Set contains two store cards, one note of permision, and an envelope.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 222646

Accession Number: 2006.44.2690

Store card

Store card used by Mrs. Stephen H. Phillips. It is white and the top is labeled with a company's initials and Mrs. Phillips' name.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 222647

Accession Number: 2006.44.2690.1

Store card

White store card with the initials of a company at the top and the name of the owner. On the back are two towers and the tower on the left proper is flying the American Flag. Both buildings are labled "Chandler & Co."

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 222648

Accession Number: 2006.44.2690.2

Calling card

Calling card. In the center is printed the person's name and in the lower left proper corner is the address of the person.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 222649

Accession Number: 2006.44.2690.3

Envelope

Envelope holds two store cards, anad a calling card. The envelope is mostly white with black borders, and the back is the same.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 222650

Accession Number: 2006.44.2690.4

Medal

Broken medal with part of it remaining on a ribbon. The piece on the ribbon has a center circle face that has the face of a man in it and words around his face. The broken piece has a wreath of leaves around the edge and the top corners curl inwards.

Maker: unknown

Material: bronze (metal)

GUSN: 222652

Accession Number: 2006.44.2676AB

Sword

Straight iron blade; sharkskin handle wrapped with brass rope wire; hilt has eagle and shield design.

Date: ca. 1870

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), brass (alloy), sharkskin

GUSN: 222656

Accession Number: 2003.5

Souvenir

Miniature Statue of Liberty souvenir; painted metal - base is light gray and statue is gold.

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, paint (coating)

GUSN: 222668

Accession Number: 2003.7

Souvenir Pin

Rectangular tin-plated iron frame with stand surrounding celluloid with image of American flag in color with "United States" inscribed under flag.

Date: ca. 1940

Maker: unknown

Material: iron and iron alloy, celluloid (cellulosic)

GUSN: 222669

Accession Number: 2003.6

Toy cannon

Miniature toy cannon, painted metal; on four wheels; gold-painted eagle on sides; cannon swivels up and down.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, paint (coating)

GUSN: 222670

Accession Number: 2003.8

Pencil Holder

Pencil holder in the shape of a bullet. If the tip is pulled on, the bullet comes apart and reveals the pencil. The pencil is green.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 222671

Accession Number: 2006.44.2683AB

Third Liberty Loan button

Round Third Liberty Loan blue and white button with red trim. Button has image of cracked Liberty Bell surrounded by text and a pin fastener.

Date: 1914-1918

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 222672

Accession Number: 2006.44.3391

Vase

Clear glass vase with bulbous body, narrow neck, and flared rim.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 222673

Accession Number: 2006.44.1660

Pencil holder

Pencil holder with a flat design and two seperating rims toward the top. The pencil is brown.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, sterling silver, wood (plant material), lead (metal)

GUSN: 222674

Accession Number: 2006.44.2684AB

Vase

Green glass vase with fluted sides. Vase has a bun shaped bottom and a cup shaped top.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 222675

Accession Number: 2006.44.1661

Goblet

Large clear glass goblet with ribbed stem and wide circular foot.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 222676

Accession Number: 2006.44.1662

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