Historic New England

Box

Low and rectangular wooden box. Joinery visible at sides. Grooves in top of sides for sliding lid. Lid no longer intact.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21263

Accession Number: 1998.4205

Cigar box

Wooden cigar box. Rectangular w/ a hinged lid. Edges covered in paper in geometric pattern.

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21264

Accession Number: 1998.4206

Cigar box

Wooden cigar box. Rectangular w/ a hinged lid. Paper border around edges w/ brand information painted on wood.

Date: 1901

Maker: Ward Roberts Inc. (Maker)

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21265

Accession Number: 1998.4207

Box

Square wooden box. Joinery visible at sides. No lid.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21266

Accession Number: 1998.4208

Cigar box

Small wooden cigar box w/ a removable lid. Box exterior and interior lid covered in paper detailing brand information. Small metal hinge on box lid.

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21267

Accession Number: 1998.4209

Cigar box

Wooden cigar box. Rectangular w/ a (once-hinged) removable lid. Paper labels w/ brand information on box.

Date: 1901

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21268

Accession Number: 1998.4210

Insect control appliance

Airway sanitary system. Consists of a metal canister w/ knob at top and shaft at bottom. Shaft open-ended at one end and wire mesh at the other. Stored in original cardboard box.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: Air-Way Electric Appliance Corp. (Maker)

Material: cardboard, steel (alloy)

GUSN: 21269

Accession Number: 1998.4211

Cigar box

Wooden cigar box. Rectangular w/ high sides and a (once-hinged) removable lid. Paper labels w/ brand information on box.

Date: 1901

Maker: Hull Grummond & Co. (Maker (Design))

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21270

Accession Number: 1998.4212

Fishing line

Section of fishing line w/ hook at end. Wound into ball around folded piece of paper.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: string (fiber product)

GUSN: 21271

Accession Number: 1998.4213

Fishing line

Section of fishing line w/ hook at end. Wound into ball around piece of wood.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: string (fiber product)

GUSN: 21272

Accession Number: 1998.4214

Fishing reel

Plastic (celluloid?) and brass fishing reel w/ line wound inside. Small handle at side and straight bar at bottom.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), plastic (organic material)

GUSN: 21273

Accession Number: 1998.4215

Box

Rectangular box w/ printed label on cover for "ONE DAY/ BEE ALARM"

Date: 1885-1900

Maker: Ansonia Clock Co. (Maker)

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21274

Accession Number: 1998.5445

Cigar box

Cigar box w/ coat hooks and cover w/ paper hinge; paper labels and internal revenue stamp on box; black label from label maker on side: "OLD STYLE CLOTHES HOOKS"

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21275

Accession Number: 1998.5446

Cigar box

Cigar box w/ hooks inside; printed labels and internal revenue stamp; cover held w/ paper hinge; green label from label maker on side: "BLACK CLOTHES HOOKS"

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: American Cigar Co. (Maker)

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21276

Accession Number: 1998.5447

Cigar box

Cigar box w/ hooks; paper hinged cover; internal revenue stamp and other paper labels on box; black label from label maker on side: "MEDIUM CLOTHES HOOKS"

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: Alles & Fisher J. A. (Maker)

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21277

Accession Number: 1998.5448

Cigar box

Cigar box w/ curtain ring and w/out cover--see inscription for paper labels.

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: Las Palmas Cigar Factory (Maker)

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21278

Accession Number: 1998.5449

Box

Wooden box; rectangular shaped w/o cover.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21279

Accession Number: 1998.5450

Box

Wooden box; rectangular shaped w/o cover.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21280

Accession Number: 1998.5451

Cigar box

Cigar box; rectangular w/out cover; printed label on bottom: "LA UNION DE FABRICANTES DE TABACOS Y CIGARROS/ DE LA/ ISLA DE CUBA"; customs label on side.

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21281

Accession Number: 1998.5452

Cigar box

Cigar box covered w/ paper label; paper hinged cover on top--see inscription for printing on box.

Date: 1900-1930 ?

Maker: Possibly American Cigar Co. (Maker)

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21282

Accession Number: 1998.5453

Cigar box

Cigar box; slide on cover; rectangular in shape.

Date: 1908

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21283

Accession Number: 1998.5454

Cigar box

Cigar box; rectangular in shape.

Date: 1908

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21284

Accession Number: 1998.5455

Cigar box

Cigar box w/ coat hooks; metal hinged lid; stamped on cover and side--see inscription.

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21285

Accession Number: 1998.5456

Cigar box

Cigar box w/ curtain rings; paper labels and internal revenue stamp on box; paper hinged lid; black label from label maker on front: "BRASS CURTAIN RINGS..NEW"

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21286

Accession Number: 1998.5457

Cigar box

Cigar box with wire and cover with paper hinge; paper labels on box; green label from label maker on side: "FINE WIRE"

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: Bustillo Bros. & Diaz Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21287

Accession Number: 1998.5458

Cigar box

Cigar box w/ drawer pulls and paper hinged lid; paper labels and internal revenue stamp on box; green label from label maker on side: "DRAWER PULLS"

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21288

Accession Number: 1998.5459

Cigar box

Cigar box w/ window locks and cover w/ paper hinge; paper labels and internal revenue stamp on box; black label from label maker on side: "WINDOW LOCKS"

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: American Cigar Co. (Maker)

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21289

Accession Number: 1998.5460

Cigar box

Cigar box with door and shutter hooks; cover with paper hinge; paper labels and internal revenue stamp on box; green label from label maker on side: "DOOR & SHUTTER HOOKS & SKEWERS"

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: L. E. Neuman & Co. (Maker)

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21290

Accession Number: 1998.5461

Punch set for 12 in radiating raised square pattern; stemware has stippled ball stem: punch bowl and liner, 24 punch cups, 12 luncheon plates, 12 sherbets, 12 water goblets, 8 juice glasses, plate and footed bowl; ladle may not be original to set.

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: A. H. Heisey & Co. (Maker)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 20891

Accession Number: 1998.5916.73

Box

Cardboard box w/ blue lid and white lettering.

Date: 1950-1970

Maker: East Smithfield Farms, Inc. (Maker)

Material: cardboard

GUSN: 20892

Accession Number: 1998.3891AB

Toothpick Holder

Goblet-shaped toothpick holder made of pressed vaseline glass. Pressed in tree of life pattern.

Date: 1865-1885

Maker: Possibly Portland Glass Company (Maker)

Material: pressed glass

GUSN: 20893

Accession Number: 1998.5917

Bottle opener

Bottle opener, steel w/ triangular handle and squared opener w/ 3 ridges for gripping.

Date: 1930-1960

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy)

GUSN: 20894

Accession Number: 1998.3892

Can opener/ corkscrew

Can opener/ corkscrew. Steel piece w/ corkscrew hinged under rounded handle. Can opener at tip w/ blade shaped object extending from side.

Date: 1930-1960

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy)

GUSN: 20895

Accession Number: 1998.3893

Spatula

Rubber spatula w/ plastic yellow handle.

Date: 1930-1960

Maker: Rubbermaid (Maker)

Material: plastic (organic material), rubber (material)

GUSN: 20896

Accession Number: 1998.3894

Can opener

Can opener, steel w/ 2 grips on top connected to red plastic wheel which moves blade below. 3 steel ridges to connect to can.

Date: 1910-1930

Maker: Possibly Vaughan (Maker)

Material: plastic (organic material), steel (alloy)

GUSN: 20897

Accession Number: 1998.3895

Epergne

Clear glass epergne consisting of a small bowl with hollow footed base and fluted vase rising from the bowl's center. Bowl and vase attach at threaded socket in base stem. Etched foliate sprays decorate sides of bowl and vase.

Date: 1868-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 20898

Accession Number: 1998.5918

Sculpture of a Dog

Cast bronze figure of reclining dog. The dog (a greyhound or related breed) wears a collar and has its front paws crossed, its head turned back to its left, and an upraised tail. Dog has overall black patina, worn to metal at high spots, and is mounted on rectangular black marble base with green fe...

Date: 1920

Maker: unknown

Material: bronze (metal), marble (rock), casting (process)

GUSN: 20899

Accession Number: 1998.5919

Pipe cleaner

Brush on wire twisted handle w/ ring at base. Black bristles set in coiled fashion.

Date: 1910-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: bristle, wire

GUSN: 20900

Accession Number: 1998.3896

Print

Steel engraving of Roman domestic interior of seated woman and children; central figure shows off a strand of beads, woman at left, flanked by children, has papers on her lap and raises one hand; matted and framed in wide gold and black frame with incised design.

Date: ca. 1880

Maker: After Shopin (Maker) Noyes & Blake (Framer)

Material: engraving (printing process)

GUSN: 20901

Accession Number: 1998.5920

Cleaning brush

Brush on wire twisted frame w/ plastic maroon handle in triangular shape. Yellow bristles set on wire.

Date: 1920-1950

Maker: Fuller Brush Co. (Maker)

Material: bristle, plastic (organic material), wire

GUSN: 20902

Accession Number: 1998.3897

Jar and bottle opener

Jar opener, steel w/ oblong red wooden handle which twists to turn gears below steel frame. Gear system includes two side grips which come togtehr when gear turns.

Date: 1920-1960

Maker: Edlund Co. (Maker)

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

GUSN: 20903

Accession Number: 1998.3898

Can opener

Can opener w/ green wooden handle and steel body and 3 blades extending from tip.

Date: 1920-1960

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 20904

Accession Number: 1998.3899

Spatula

Spatula, steel. Hook at end of handle for hanging. Spatula piece is bent and has perforations in a star pattern.

Date: 1910-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy)

GUSN: 20905

Accession Number: 1998.3900

Spatula

Spatula, steel. Wire handle. Flat spatula piece is triangular in shape.

Date: 1910-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy)

GUSN: 20906

Accession Number: 1998.3901

Corkscrew

Corkscrew w/ oblong wooden handle. Steel bottleneck frame at top of screw shaft.

Date: 1900-1940

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 20907

Accession Number: 1998.3902

Corkscrew

Corkscrew w/ oblong wooden handle. Steel bottleneck frame at top of screw shaft.

Date: 1900-1940

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 20908

Accession Number: 1998.3904

Corkscrew

Corkscrew w/ oblong wooden handle. Steel bottleneck frame at top of screw shaft.

Date: 1900-1940

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 20909

Accession Number: 1998.3905

Corkscrew

Corkscrew w/ oblong wooden handle. Tin band in center of wooden handle.

Date: 1900-1940

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 20910

Accession Number: 1998.3903

Can opener

Can opener, steel. Turned wooden handle. Single blade-like tip and squared fitting.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 20911

Accession Number: 1998.3906

Can opener

Can opener, steel. Single blade-like tip and squared fitting. Steel handle has concave backside.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy)

GUSN: 20912

Accession Number: 1998.3907

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