Description: Wedding Quilt, hand embroidered squares cotton, hand sown together. Red embroidery. Center panel embroidered with date 1893. Flowers, birds, animals. Stitched by Addie Murphy. Redwork Embroidery.
Object, Medical, Medicine Container, Medicine Bottle
Date:
post 1963
Description: Polident denture cleanser tablet bottle, cylindrical, blue and white, Block drug company, inc., Jersey City, NJ 07302 (zip codes started 1963)
Object, Medical, Medicine Container, Medicine Bottle
Date:
2/12/1953
Description: Square, amber prescription bottle from Carroll Drug Store, Phillip T. Carroll, reg. pharm., Southwest Harbor, Maine. #39963, filled 2/12/1953. "Dissolve two in 1/2 glass hot water and use as a gargle every two hours." Prescribed by Dr. Black.
Description: Square tin container for "Vandyk's Persian filled sugared dates", sold by Van Dyk & Reeves, Brooklyn. Painted black with white, and red label and gold lettering. Has small vent holes on bottom of tin.
Description: Natural straw, wide brim, overall diameter 15.5", small crown, gray cloth decorative band on outside, sweat band on inside, 7 bands in brim, 7 on crown.
Description: 12" round overall; 9" round, thick glass mirror with a metal surround, florett and leaves pattern. Glass is bneveled to sides at 8" mark. Back has 9" metal holding section with a swivel base attached. Base 3.5"w, 5"h, in shape of yoke with screw fitting at top, and thumbscrews on either side to attach mirror. Mirror is attached to backing by 6 solder joints, patented stamped between yoke mount. Holding with patented word upright. [show more]
Description: String tag on it says M. (Marilyn) Dolliver. (she was a spinner and weaver in Manset so she or her estate probably donated it. Muriel Davisson)
Description: 6.5" x 6.5" x 2.5/8 thick in center; dark red fabric; bargello on top, afghhan stitch; 1 rusty needles and a number of common pins inserted; crocheted edge with loop for hanging label "pins 15 cents."
Description: Wooden butter mold/press. 3 pieces (2 L-shaped sides & 1 decorative inner piece with 2 screwed on base pieces); assembles with hooks (one attached to the nlong side of each L) that fall over screws (attached to short sides of each L). Design part has 2 4-petal flowers, .
Object, Medical, Medicine Container, Medicine Bottle
Date:
early 20th century
Description: Glass bottle with label, paregoric, by Maurice Baker & Company, Portland, Maine. Embossed on the glass is Baker's Pure Extracts, 2 oz. cork stopper
Description: Tin spice storage box, containing 6 round canisters with spices in them. Hinged metal box with carrying handle on top. Hinges cut into lid part of box lip removed. Lock closure on front (no lock), soldered to front of box. Painted black with gold decoration on front and two sides. Top where handle is is raised (stamped out/up portion approximately 5.25" x 8." Handle riveted to top. Six small containers with lids, painted black with and labeled on tops cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, ginger, allspice and mace.- worn and barely readable on the last can. [show more]
Object, Water Transporation, Ship's Compass, Box Compass
Date:
early 20th century
Description: Round compass gimbal-mounted in wood dove-tailed box. Made by Starfinder company in Milton MA. Liquid inside compass. Removable wooden cover. Compass brass and glass. Belonged to Russell Mitchell and donated by daughter Arlene Mitchell Bartlett
Description: Handmade lobster boat model, radar antenna on roof, pot/trap hauler and davit. White with buff/yellow trim, copper bottom, 2 cleats bow and stern, chock at bow. Interior color tan and white. Metal steering wheel. 2 gear shifts.
Description: Square box, John Middleton fine tobaccos since 1856, club mixture. One side: has more imported Latakia than other blends retailing at such a moderate price. One side: the blending of fine tobaccos has been a Middleton family tradition for over 3 generations, signed by Herbert Middleton, President.. Maroon with yellow printing: