Historic New England

Mop handle

Wooden mop handle w/ steel tip for securing a mop head. Top consists of a flat tongue-like piece and a matching plate fitted together by an adjustable screw.

Date: 1890-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21404

Accession Number: 1998.4683

Dust pan

Tin dust pan (once japanned) attached to slender wooden handle w/ hook at end for hanging. Vertical ribbed grooves in pan. Used for coal and ashes.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: Cutter & Evans (Maker)

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

GUSN: 21405

Accession Number: 1998.4684

Fire grill

Fire grill. Consists of two steel rectangular grill racks of evenly-spaced slender rods. Racks connected at bottom and are attached at top to 2 handles w/ rounded tips.

Date: 1890-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy)

GUSN: 21406

Accession Number: 1998.4685

Dust broom

Dust broom w/ a long wooden handle. Whisks are set into groove in wooden bar and are secured by a thin wire strip.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 21407

Accession Number: 1998.4686

Stove poker

Cast iron poker for use w/ a stove. Handle end has spiral piece over the central pole. Tip is hooked for poking. Loop at top of handle for hanging.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), iron (metal)

GUSN: 21408

Accession Number: 1998.4687

Basket

Round basket, wooden, w/ high bail handle fixed at center. Vertical reeds are the widest; horizontal reeds at mid-section of basket are very thin.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), weaving

GUSN: 21409

Accession Number: 1998.4688

Ladder

Wooden extension ladder in 2 sections. 7 turned rungs on each section. Framing consists of 2 solid vertical planks on each section. Adjusts via metal braces.

Date: 1950-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21410

Accession Number: 1998.4564

Sawhorse

Wooden sawhorse. Consists of a solid plank fixed horizontally between two legs at each side. Legs are further secured by square stretchers.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21411

Accession Number: 1998.4565

Sawhorse

Wooden sawhorse. Consists of a solid plank fixed horizontally between two legs at each side. Legs are further secured by square stretchers.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21412

Accession Number: 1998.4567

Sawhorse

Wooden sawhorse. Consists of a solid plank fixed horizontally between two legs at each side. Legs are further secured by square stretchers.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21413

Accession Number: 1998.4568

Sawhorse

Wooden sawhorse. Consists of a solid plank fixed horizontally between two legs at each side.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21414

Accession Number: 1998.4566

Saddle

Women's style horse saddle. Brown leather w/ white leather seat and has leg support at front. Pouch below arm support.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 21415

Accession Number: 1998.4569

Side Saddle

Women's style horse saddle. Brown leather w/ white leather seat and has leg support at front. Seat is stitched in a circular pattern.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 21416

Accession Number: 1998.4570

Door

Solid wooden door w/ 6 panels in center. Panels have molded edges. Door is painted gray w/ panels white on one side. White earthenware knob. Door grain painted on other side.

Date: 1807-1860

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 21417

Accession Number: 1998.4571

Cart

Iron cart frame. Two wheels w/ radiating spokes at center attached to a central frame consisting of a 3-sided bar-like piece and a semi-circular piece to which hitching posts (or arms) are attached.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 21418

Accession Number: 1998.4572

Wooden work bench, painted brown. Canvas cover nailed to top. Sides of skirt (front and back) cut in an S-curve. Legs are wide planks w/ gothic arches cut into center of bottom to create 2 separated feet.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 21419

Accession Number: 1998.4573

Doorframe

Wooden door frame, painted light blue. Consists of a central door w/ vertical planks set into a larger rectangular frame that includes 3-paned side lights, tall and narrow, at either end.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 21420

Accession Number: 1998.4574

Linoleum Fragments

Three linoleum fragments, uneven edges. Patterned in squares with floral detail, in clustered bouquets. Shades of yellow, brown, green and red.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 21421

Accession Number: 1998.4575A-C

Wheelbarrow

Wooden wheelbarrow, 3 sided. Painted brown w/ gray detail. Handles curved upward to facilitate gripping. One wooden wheel at front--spokes radiating from center.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 21422

Accession Number: 1998.4576

Door

Wooden door w/ 4-paned glass panel at center. door painted yellow; trim around panes painted white. Cast iron thumb latch at center of side.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 21423

Accession Number: 1998.4577

Door

Solid wooden door w/ 4 recessed panels at center. Top two panels are longer than bottom two. Small round white earthenware knob at center of one side. Painted a faded yellow.

Date: 1807-1860

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 21424

Accession Number: 1998.4578

Barrel

Round tin barrel w/ removable domed lid. Barrel has 2 tin side handles, tin hoop at center and vertical wooden slats evenly spaced around exterior. Handle at center of lid. A: Barrel B: Lid

Date: 1890-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 21425

Accession Number: 1998.4579AB

Bed frames

Two bed frames both single size. Both consist of plain pine planks providing frame for metal springs. .4580a has turned legs on casters and square-shaped springs. .4580b has fine circular mesh springs and no legs.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21426

Accession Number: 1998.4580AB

Box

Wooden box constructed of solid planks for sides and bottom. No lid. Once painted white; blue letters advertise product.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21427

Accession Number: 1998.4581

Urn cover

Wooden octagonal domed urn cover. Exterior painted gray, interior painted white. Circular tin piece at center of dome. Metal braces w/ 2 screws each visible at side seams.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 21428

Accession Number: 1998.4594

Whetstone

Whetstone set in a wooden frame. Stone is round w/ a shaft fitted through its center; handle attached to one end of shaft. Frame top consists of 2 horizontal beams w/ a flat board connecting them at either end. Four roughly-turned flared legs.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: stone (rock), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21429

Accession Number: 1998.4582

Tub

Round tin tub. Horizontal grooved molding near rim and rim that is rounded. 2 tin bail handles at sides.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 21430

Accession Number: 1998.4584

Tub

Round tin tub. Horizontal grooved molding near rim and rim that is rounded. Metal handles that extend above rim and are painted black.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 21431

Accession Number: 1998.4585

Lawn mower

Manual lawn mower. Circular blade mechanism flanked by wheels; all steel painted red. Fastened to a wooden pole w/ molded edges; pole fastened to turned handles.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 21432

Accession Number: 1998.4586

Broom

Broom w/ wooden handle and straw head. Consists of straw and thin wooden reeds held together by 3 horizontal rows of stitching and fastened to handle by string.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 21433

Accession Number: 1998.4587

Broom

Broom w/ wooden handle and straw head. Consists of straw held together by 2 horizontal rows of stitching at center and by wide tin covering at top near handle.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 21434

Accession Number: 1998.4588

Trellis

Trellis, wood painted dark green. Constructed of two vertical beams w/ pointed tips flanking 3 horizontal slats. Thin pieces fitted between slats for ornamentation. Top of trellis is 2 beams fitted diagonally and joined at tips to form a triangle.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 21435

Accession Number: 1998.4589

Bushel basket

Round wooden basket w/ rounded bottom and 2 looped handles fixed at sides. Constructed of wide vertical staves overlapped so that no space is visible between them. Hoops at mid-section and at top to form rim.

Date: 1870-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21436

Accession Number: 1998.4590

Bushel basket

Round wooden basket w/ rounded bottom and movable wire bail handle w/ a turned wooden grip at top. Basket constructed of wide vertical staves overlapped so that no space is visible between them. Hoops at mid-section and at top to form rim.

Date: 1870-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21437

Accession Number: 1998.4591

Rock bar

Iron rock bar used as lever for prying rocks or stumps. Simple rod tapered near handle w/ rounded handle cap. Forks at bottom through a V-shaped notch cut into center.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 21438

Accession Number: 1998.4592

Rock bar

Iron rock bar used as lever for prying rocks or stumps. Simple rod tapered near handle w/ rounded handle cap. Tapers into a point at bottom.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 21439

Accession Number: 1998.4593

Floorcloth fragments

Package of five floorcloth fragments. Differing patterns on each. All are geometric and floral patterns, including: leaves, quatrefoil petals, squares and pointed stars. Shades of brown, blue and red. Wrapped in brown pattern.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 21440

Accession Number: 1998.3043

Linoleum

Piece of linoleum. Geometric pattern of pointed stars and diamonds in tan, green and maroon.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 21441

Accession Number: 1998.3044

Linoleum

Two pieces of linoleum. Patterned in squares with floral detail, in shades of yellow, brown, green and red.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 21442

Accession Number: 1998.3045AB

Stand

Grain painted stand, blockish shape. Faded oil cloth over top, molded skirt and front and 2 sides w/ molded paneling at center. Wider base. Back is exposed, no board, perhaps for resting against wall.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: graining, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21443

Accession Number: 1998.3046

Print

Colored lithograph from a magazine. Image of 17th century Dutch in "Old New York". At foreground is man tipping his hat while bending to kiss a woman. People and houses visible in background. On reverse side--"The Graphic Christmas Number, 1882"

Date: 1882

Maker: Boughton, George Henry (American painter and illustrator, 1833-1905) (Artist)

Material: lithography, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 21444

Accession Number: 1998.3047

Print

Colored lithograph from a magazine. Image of a genteel woman standing outside the home of a poor woman who stands in the doorway. Genteel woman has an arm around one of the two children in the scene. Horse and dog in background. Printed on reverse side:--"The Graphic Christmas Number, 1886"

Date: 1886

Maker: Charlton, John (Artist)

Material: lithography, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 21445

Accession Number: 1998.3048

Bristle brush

Bristle brush, rectangular w/ a wooden top. Metal hook through center of top for hanging. Bristles are tightly spaced.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: bristle, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21446

Accession Number: 1998.3049

Hanging shelf

Grain-painted wooden hanging shelf that fits into corner. Two triangular shelves and top piece. Mounted to wall by nails in 2 back pieces.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: graining, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21447

Accession Number: 1998.3050

Toaster

Electric toaster. Steel. Rectangular base and top w/ exposed coils at center and slotted bread supports on hinges. Cord covered in black cloth.

Date: 1914-1930

Maker: Landers, Frary & Clark (Maker)

Material: steel (alloy)

GUSN: 21448

Accession Number: 1998.3051

Alarm clock

Wind-up alarm clock. Round steel frame w/ paper dial. White w/ black numbers. Round bells w/ loop hooks for carrying at top. Set on small turned steel feet. Glass over dial.

Maker: A. G. Page & Co. (Maker)

Material: steel (alloy)

GUSN: 21449

Accession Number: 1998.3052

Wrench

Cast iron wrench. Handle w/ concave middle connected to hook (V-shaped). Wrench w/ grooved pieces for operating.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), iron (metal)

GUSN: 21250

Accession Number: 1998.4192

Wrench

Cast iron wrench. Handle w/ concave middle connected to semi-circular wrench head w/ hollow center into which an iron grooved piece w/ side clasp is fixed.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), iron (metal)

GUSN: 21251

Accession Number: 1998.4193

Box

Tall and narrow wooden box. No lid. Dove-tail joinery visible at sides.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 21252

Accession Number: 1998.4194

Box

Wooden box, rectangular, advertising dairy tablets on its painted sides. Joinery visible at sides. No lid.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 21253

Accession Number: 1998.4195

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