Historic New England

Shovel

Shovel (for trenching?); cylindrical handle w/ 2 steel branched arms on either side; arms connected to two flat pieces of metal which form a 90 degree angle; one end curved for scooping.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 20339

Accession Number: 1998.3494

Ax

Axe w/ wooden handle; flat curved blade, circular middle where handle is attached; stump-like back end.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 20340

Accession Number: 1998.3495

Garden trowel

Trowel; rolling-pin shaped handle w/ trowel of long arrow shape rounded on sides for digging and scooping.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 20341

Accession Number: 1998.3496

Hand hoe

Hand hoe w/ rounded wooden handle and flat triangular steel head.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 20342

Accession Number: 1998.3497

Hand hoe

Hand hoe w/ rounded wooden handle and flat triangular steel head; raised ring around handle.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 20343

Accession Number: 1998.3498

Hand hoe head

Hand hoe head w/ flat triangular top and partial rounded handle.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 20344

Accession Number: 1998.3499

Paint brush

Brush w/ wide bristles and flat wooden handle; remnants of white paint in bristles.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: horsehair, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 20345

Accession Number: 1998.3500

Paint brush

Brush w/ wide bristles and flat wooden handle; remnants of white paint in bristles.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: horsehair, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 20346

Accession Number: 1998.3501

Basket

Peach basket containing L-hooks; oval shape w/ rounded arch handle; binding around top and bottom.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 20347

Accession Number: 1998.3502

Basket

Peach basket w/ wrenches and squared metal handle; oval shape w/ binding around bottom and top.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 20348

Accession Number: 1998.3503

Basket

Peach basket w/ 4 stove lid lifters; oval shape w/ binding around top and bottom; rounded arch handle.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 20349

Accession Number: 1998.3504

Nine flat iron hinges for shutters. Most have holes at either end for nails. Some have narrow bar attached to top so that hinge resembles a "T". Stored in an oval peach basket made of thin wooden staves and a wire handle.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 20350

Accession Number: 1998.3505

Peach basket

Oval peach basket. Constructed of thin wooden sheets fastened to a top and bottom rim by thin nails. Arched wooden handle at center of basket.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 20351

Accession Number: 1998.3506

Cork floats

Four cork floats, circular w/ small holes at center. Resemble miniature grindstones. Stored in a cardboard peach basket, oval, w/ an arched wooden handle.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: cork (bark)

GUSN: 20352

Accession Number: 1998.3507

Hooks and staples

Misc. hooks and staples, wrought iron. Mostly 3-sided staples of varying sizes. Also ring hooks or pulls, spikes, and 4 short wooden dowels. Stored in a wooden box lid.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), iron (metal)

GUSN: 20353

Accession Number: 1998.3508

Tools and tool pieces

Misc. hardware pieces, mostly iron and steel. Including small hammer head and broken off handle, wrench, hooks and cast iron rings. Also one plane. Stored in a wooden box lid.

Date: 1860-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), steel (alloy)

GUSN: 20354

Accession Number: 1998.3509

Hedge clippers

Hedge clippers. Steel shears and turned wooden handles.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 20355

Accession Number: 1998.3510

Hedge clippers

Hedge clippers. Steel shears and handles joined at end by looped metal piece.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 20356

Accession Number: 1998.3511

Candlebox

Wooden candle box w/ a sliding lid. Painted red. Lid has beveled edges and cut-out notch at front for sliding.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 20357

Accession Number: 1998.3512

Cigar box

Cigar box. Wooden, w/ lid hinged w/ tiny ornate metal brackets on exterior. Interior lined in blue paper.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 20358

Accession Number: 1998.3513

Files and whetstones

Steel files and whetstones. Mostly files, flat and half-round. Both short and long whetstones. Stored in a cigar box w/o lid.

Date: 1860-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy), stone (rock)

GUSN: 20359

Accession Number: 1998.3514

Hooks

Six brass hooks. Ornate, curved brass w/ white earthenware knobs at either end. Foliate applique piece at mid-section w/ 2 holes at either side for nailing to surface. Stored in a cigar box w/ a lid.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), earthenware

GUSN: 20360

Accession Number: 1998.3515

Medicine chest

Medicine chest w/ hinged lid. Drawer at bottom pulls out. Dovetail joinery visible at sides. Keyhole at front center. Square compartments inside for storing medicine bottles. Stained a dark color to resemble mahogany or walnut.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 20361

Accession Number: 1998.3516

Scale pieces

Metal pieces to scales. Measured pieces, weights, and hooks. Stored in a wooden box w/ a sliding lid. Painted green. Lid has cut-out notch at front for sliding.

Date: 1873-1880

Maker: A. Gruber (Maker) Martin, W. N. (Maker)

Material: brass (alloy), steel (alloy)

GUSN: 20362

Accession Number: 1998.3517

Grocery box

Wooden box for groceries. Joinery visible at sides, no lid. Grocer's label affixed to front.

Date: 1890-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 20363

Accession Number: 1998.3518

Wooden box

Wooden box w/ sliding lid. Unpainted, but marked w/ brand information. Round hole cut-out of front of lid for sliding. Contains 6 sections of electrical cord, either brown or white.

Date: 1860-1920

Maker: National Starch Company (Maker)

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 20364

Accession Number: 1998.3519

Door and window lock

Misc. pieces to door and window locks. Gilded steel pieces to a door lock. Stored in original cardboard box. Two steel window locks w/ keys, one unopened from original package. All stored in wooden box w/ merchandise label on front.

Date: 1950-1980

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy)

GUSN: 20365

Accession Number: 1998.3520

Apple basket

Round apple basket. Constructed of thin wooden staves, w/ spaces between, fastened by a hoop at the rim and a hoop just below midsection.

Date: 1940-1960

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 20366

Accession Number: 1998.3521

Electric iron box

Cardboard box for an electric iron. Flip-up lid w/ front flap that folds into box and 2 flaps at the sides. Box painted blue and orange w/ product information.

Date: 1950-1965

Maker: Edison Gen. Electric Appliance Co. (Maker)

Material: cardboard

GUSN: 20367

Accession Number: 1998.3522

Thermometer

Three small thermometers set on scenic paper backgrounds, compliments of Wiscasset, Maine, businesses. Two are framed and depict cottages set on snowy hillsides; one is unframed gilted paper depicting a ship at sea. All stored in a low, rectangular wooden box w/ removable lid.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 20368

Accession Number: 1998.3523

Christmas tree candle holder

Tin holders for Christams tree candles. Some have triangular bases w/ simple cylindrical holders; others are tiny flower-shaped holders w/ thin stems connected to ceramic balls, either blue or yellow, at bottom. Also contains 2 door knockers and one knick-knack: a gilded tin umbrella on a round base...

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, tin (metal)

GUSN: 20369

Accession Number: 1998.3524

Picnic basket

Picnic basket. Rectangular, constructed of wooden strips interwoven in a checkered pattern. Strips secured at top by nails through the rim. Small tin latches at front indicate a now missing basket lid.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 20370

Accession Number: 1998.3525

Ice skates

Pair of ice skates. Wooden soles, iron blades, leather toe and ankle straps, brass ankle and heel supports. Foliate detail engraved on ankle support.

Date: 1860-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), iron (metal), leather, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 20371

Accession Number: 1998.3526AB

Wooden ice-cream maker

Wooden ice cream maker. Outer frame is wooden, interior compartment is galvanized tin. Separate wooden piece, once attached to perhaps side through handle.

Date: 1861-1870

Maker: Nourse, Mason & Co. (Maker)

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

GUSN: 20372

Accession Number: 1998.3527

Glass caster cup

Clear glass caster cups. Round w/ raised edges. Varying sizes. Some have ribbed lines on bottom for traction. Others have felt-covered bottoms. One is green glass. In a cardboard box.

Date: 1920-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 20373

Accession Number: 1998.3528

Glass caster cup

Clear glass caster cups. Round w/ raised edges. Varying sizes. Some have ribbed lines on bottom for traction. Others have felt-covered bottoms. One is green glass. In a paper box w/ removable lid.

Date: 1920-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 20374

Accession Number: 1998.3529

Boot scraper

Cast-iron boot scraper. Four-sided tray w/ scalloped band w/ open circles at rim. Scraper is fixed to center of tray and consists of flat bar flanked by scrolled edges. Openwork scroll and quatrefoil design beneath scraper bar.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), iron (metal)

GUSN: 20375

Accession Number: 1998.3530

Wooden box

Wooden box w/ a hinged lid, for biscuits. Box constructed of whole planks, lid has 2 thinner planks nailed at either side. Paper label on front is blue w/ white letters.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 20376

Accession Number: 1998.3543

Toilet plunger

Toilet plunger. Wooden handle and maroon rubber base. Base is simple round shape.

Date: 1960-1980

Maker: unknown

Material: rubber (material), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 20377

Accession Number: 1998.3544

Automobile jack

Automobile jack, steel. Consists of a flat base and a curved handle that operates a vertical shaft w/ grooved edges for adjusting the attached piece that fits under vehicle.

Date: 1910-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy)

GUSN: 20378

Accession Number: 1998.3545

Glass bottles

Misc. glass bottles of varying shapes and sizes. Clear, green and brown glass. Some have (partial) cork stoppers intact. Stored in wooden box.

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 20379

Accession Number: 1998.3546

Glass bottles

Misc. glass bottles of varying shapes and sizes. Clear, green and brown glass. Some have (partial) cork stoppers intact. Stored in tin box.

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), tin (metal)

GUSN: 20380

Accession Number: 1998.3547

Drawer

Tall narrow wooden drawer. Two round holes in both front and back at center. Joinery visible at all sides.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 20381

Accession Number: 1998.3548

Wooden box

Wooden box. Squarish shape consisting of 2 sides of 2 horizontal planks and of solid planks on other 2 sides. Solid planks are secured by 4 sided frames; horizontal planks fastened at sides by vertical wooden strips.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 20382

Accession Number: 1998.3549

Tin box

Rectangular tin pill box w/ hinged lid. Convex bottom and lid and slightly rounded edges. Small tongue clasp at center front of lid. No ornamentation.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 20383

Accession Number: 1998.3550

Tea box

Round tin box for tea. Removable lid. Two thin tin straps at one side, perhaps for hooking box onto surface. No ornamentation.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 20384

Accession Number: 1998.3551

Tobacco box

Low rectangular tin box w/ hinged lid. Painted yellow w/ brown strips to resemble wood. Interior of lid painted blue w/ dark blue letters explaining product.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), tin (metal)

GUSN: 20385

Accession Number: 1998.3552

Tin box

Rectangular tin box w/ removable lid, painted brown w/ black detail. Detail features comic scenes of stage coaches and one of 2 women being served at an inn.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), tin (metal)

GUSN: 20386

Accession Number: 1998.3553

Tin box

Low rectangular tin box w/ hinged lid, painted light green w/ dark green, blue and pink floral detail.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), tin (metal)

GUSN: 20387

Accession Number: 1998.3554

Iron staple

Cast iron staple. Three sides constructed from one piece of iron. Staple ends are uneven, as one end is broken at the tip.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), iron (metal)

GUSN: 20238

Accession Number: 1998.3401

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