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  1. 82.7.20 - Kit, Shaving

    Laminated wooden box has hour glass - curved sides and a hinged top with braid - like design on it's rim. Inside the lid are the remains of a mirror. The box contains a 7 compartment, removeable tray and has storage space beneath the tray. Included in the kit are 20 straight razors, a shaving dish and brush, a strap and one double - sided razor. Brush: Strong Set, Reg USA, Sterilized, Pine Bristles Dish top: Babit's Pathliston Shaving Cream,...

    Record Type: Object

  2. 82.7.3 - Mug, Shaving

    White mug is shaped like a fish Y has green, blue, & orange floral design on one side. BOTTOM: 5030

    Record Type: Object

  3. 82.7.4 - Mug, Shaving

    White mug has heart-shaped mouth & pink, green, gold floral design on both sides.

    Record Type: Object

  4. 82.7.5 - Mug, Shaving

    Tan & white mug has pink, blue, green, & gold floral design on sides. BOTTOM: Crown design on bottom Crown Devon Fieldings Stoke-on-Trent, England RoNo 653216 Spring

    Record Type: Object

  5. 82.8 - Medicine Vial

    Yellow label marked - BYRD - Liver pills; also tells dosage, symtoms, and name of distributor. 29 small, round, yellow pills inside. Cork stopper. Pamphlet accompanies vial; description of this drug and others, from the Blue Ridge Chemical Corp.

    Record Type: Object

  6. 82.9.1 - Grinder, Coffee

    Funnel and hand-turned mill attached to flat board which in turn in joined to part an old beam. Mill crank has wooden handle board and beam have been varnished. Side mounted.

    Record Type: Object

  7. 82.9.2 - Butter Mold

    Wooden mold consists of bell-shaped piece with plunger in center for pressing butter or margarine. Plunger has flower-shaped design on bottom.

    Record Type: Object

  8. 82.9.3 - Scoop

    Half-circle scoop has galvanized tin body nailed to wooden back, which has broomstick piece protruding for handle.

    Record Type: Object

  9. 82.9.5 - Fiddle

    Homemade cigar box fiddle has board neck and 4 nails at either end for attaching string. Painted.

    Record Type: Object

  10. 82.9.6 - Rafter Hook

    Carved "S" shaped stick was hung on rafter, used as a hanger.

    Record Type: Object

  11. 82.9.7 - Pick, Hoof

    Homemade hoof pick made by putting triangle file in wood handle. Pointed end is ben slightly.

    Record Type: Object

  12. 82.9.8 - Mattock

    Grubbing mattock has cast iron head and wooden handle.

    Record Type: Object

  13. 82.9.9 - Rouge Case

    Small, round, brass case has scrolled design on top, which is opened with a button on side. Inside is well for rouge. Mirror top.

    Record Type: Object

  14. 83.1.1 - Sleigh

    Small one seat sleigh. 2 runners painted black with iron along bottom. Top of runners are made of wood. Cart part held to runners with 3 wooden trust and 4 iron. Shafts are curved at the base & are wood painted. _______ attached to the cross section of the shafts with an iron bar & leather straps. Shafts have an rion loop 1/3 distance from tip of shaft. Front of sleigh is open with ______ made of wood/iron. Outside of sleigh is yellowish brown. S...

    Record Type: Object

  15. 83.1.2 - Lure

    Live bait was placed inside the glass container. The glass container is a bullet shaped bottle which could have a screw cap (threaded) but which has a cork. The glass bottle has a small lip on each end which allows the bottole to be held by wiles. One end has a wile with hook; the hook has three prongs. The other end has wire with swivel and a wire loop to attach the line. says: "Welch & Graves Pat Jan 393 Natual Bridge NY"

    Record Type: Object

  16. 83.12 - Carving

    Carving, Man & Goat Two wooden figures (man and goat) on a thin wooden base. Man has cane and pipe and is bending over slightly, goat is behind, getting ready to but the man. Man's arms and legs are nailed to figure, and legs of goats are nailed to body of goat. Goat tail is starched white cotton strings. Signed on bottom: Roy T. Hodges 3/83

    Record Type: Object

  17. 83.15.2 - Quilt

    Red & white stripes. White stripes 1/16" in width & red stripes 1/2" in width. Stripes run horizontal. The under side of quilt is brown plaid, different shades of brown. The quilting is done in a fan tail design using brown thread. Homespun Quilt.

    Record Type: Object

  18. 83.15.3 - Quilt

    Patchwork, with patches of blue, black reds, brown, etc. It also has knots done in black thread throughout one side. Across the length there is black and white checker with a flower arrangement on one side. Across the width there is a stripe pattern of blue and grey. On the other side of the width, a section of tan and white stripes and a section of white and brown and blue strips. In the center large squares of various colors with black stripes....

    Record Type: Object

  19. 83.15.4 a&b - Andiron

    Two wroughtiron andirons with a 17th century design, one is broken.

    Record Type: Object

  20. 83.15.5 a&b - Andiron

    17th century design.

    Record Type: Object

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