Historic New England

Silhouette of a Girl Holding a Candle

Fabric silhouette portrait of a girl with a candle in wooden frame. Girl is holding a doll with a cat by her feet. Picture is made from various pieces of cotton.

Date: 1950-1980

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), wood (plant material), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 273961

Accession Number: 2013.27.3

Rag Cutter

Rag/strip cutter for making rag strips of fabric for rag rugs. Directions on how to use the device are located on the box cover along with an image of the cutter.

Date: 1920-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 273962

Accession Number: 2013.27.4

Bulldog Tidy Pins in original package. Twelve pins for 15 cents. Package is paper in red, black, and white. Pins are metal. Package includes a bulldog face and image of a living room chair, nightstand, and lamp. Package prints says, will keep tidies smooth and straight. And For fastening tidies a...

Date: 20th century

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, cardboard, printing (process)

GUSN: 273963

Accession Number: 2013.27.5

Fabric glue

Jiffy Sew package and liquid container in original packaging (box). Box is printed in blue and red on a white background. Each side of box has printed text and images. Box includes directions, images of objects to use product on, and advertisement/logo.

Date: 20th century

Maker: Jiffy Products, Inc

Material: cardboard, printing (process)

GUSN: 273964

Accession Number: 2013.27.6

Children's Mug

Children's mug with a transfer-printed design of the sign language alphabet. Handle has a pink streak of paint for decoration.

Date: 1825

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 273965

Accession Number: 2013.27.7

Crocheted Pincushion

Pincushion with several pins in it. Cushion is crocheted with pink and green yarn with a flat navy base. Pincushion is created resemble a cupcake.

Date: 20th century

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, acrylic (plastic), yarn, cloth, crocheting

GUSN: 273966

Accession Number: 2013.27.8

Mixer

Champion Model G electric mixer by Heinze Electric Company. Original mixer in original packaging (box). Appliance has wooden handle with metal mixer. Appliance has attached electrical plug.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, wood (plant material), plastic (organic material), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 273967

Accession Number: 2013.27.9

Toy Nativity

Expandable nativity set in original box. Box sides show nativity set opened and closed to demonstrate expansion feature. Set was made in Hong Kong and is plastic, painted. All pieces are attached to one another.

Date: 1930-1980

Maker: unknown

Material: acrylic (plastic), hand-painted

GUSN: 273968

Accession Number: 2013.27.10

"Gadget Master Cooky Press"

"Gadget Master Cooky Press", in original box, Popeil Brothers, Chicago, IL, 1950-1960, No. 10. Made in U.S.A.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, plastic by production method, printing (process)

GUSN: 273969

Accession Number: 2013.27.11

St. Regis Universal Atomizer, No. 100

Atomizer, "St. Regis Universal Atomizer No. 100", In original box, United States, 1930-1950. For spraying oily, aqueous, and alcoholic solutions.

Date: 1930 - 1950

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), metal, rubber (material), cardboard

GUSN: 273970

Accession Number: 2013.27.12

Box of "Crescent Mapleine" Maple flavoring

Maple flavoring, Crescent Mapleine Imitation Maple Flavor [.1], 2 Fluid Ounces, Crescent Mfg Co., Seattle, WA, Original glass in original box [.2].

Date: 1930-1960

Maker: Crescent Manufacturing Company

Material: cardboard, glass (material), tin alloy

GUSN: 273971

Accession Number: 2013.27.13

Box of "Dainty Dot Cream of Tartar"\n

Cream of Tartar, Dainty Dot Cream Tartar, 4 oz, First National Stores, Inc, Somerville, MA. In original box.

Date: 20th century

Maker: First National Stores, Inc.

Material: cardboard, tin alloy

GUSN: 273972

Accession Number: 2013.27.14

Box of "Kre-Mel Instant chocolate pudding"

Instant pudding, Kre-Mel Dessert, Chocolate Flavor, 4 ½ oz, Corn Products Refining Company, Argo, IL and New York, NY, In original unopened box.

Date: 20th century

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard

GUSN: 273973

Accession Number: 2013.27.15

Box of "Minute Tapioca"

One of two boxes of Minute Tapioca, 8 oz, General Foods Corporation, New York, NY. In original unopened box.

Date: 20th century

Maker: General Foods Corp.

Material: cardboard

GUSN: 273974

Accession Number: 2013.27.16

Box of "Minute Tapioca"

Second of two boxes of Minute Tapioca, 8 oz, General Foods Corporation, New York, NY, In original unopened box.

Date: 20th century

Maker: General Foods Corp.

Material: cardboard

GUSN: 273975

Accession Number: 2013.27.17

Double Package of Betty Crocker Pie Crust Mix

Pie Crust Mix, Two-Package Unit with Daisy Salt and Pepper Shakers inside, Betty Crocker, United States, In original unopened box.

Date: 20th century

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard

GUSN: 273976

Accession Number: 2013.27.18

Box of "Junket Brand" Frosting Mix

Frosting mix, Junket Brand Quick Fudge and Frosting Mix, Penuche flavor, ¾ lb, Chr. Hansen's Laboratory, Inc., Little Falls, NY. In original unopened box.

Date: 20th century

Maker: Junket

Material: cardboard

GUSN: 273977

Accession Number: 2013.27.19

Box of "Junket Sherbet Mix"

Sherbet mix, Junket Sherbet Mix, Imitation Raspberry Flavor, 5 oz, Chr. Hansen's Laboratory, Inc., Little Falls, NY, In original unopened box.

Date: 20th century

Maker: Junket

Material: cardboard

GUSN: 273978

Accession Number: 2013.27.20

Box of "Junket Danish Dessert" mix

Dessert mix, Junket Danish Dessert, 4 ¾ oz, Chr. Hansen's Laboratory, Inc., Little Falls, NY. In original unopened box.

Date: 20th century

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard

GUSN: 273979

Accession Number: 2013.27.21

Box of "Jell-O Coconut Cream" Pudding Mix

Pudding mix, Jell-O Brand Pudding and Pie Filling, Coconut Cream Style, 3¼ oz, General Foods Corp., New York, NY. In original box.

Date: 1930-1960

Maker: General Foods Corp.

Material: cardboard

GUSN: 273980

Accession Number: 2013.27.22

Box of "Jell-O Vanilla pudding mix"

Pudding mix, Jell-o Brand Pudding and Pie Filling, Vanilla Flavor, 3 ¼ oz, General Foods Corp., New York, NY, In original box, 1930-1960.

Date: 20th century

Maker: General Foods Corp.

Material: cardboard

GUSN: 273981

Accession Number: 2013.27.23

Box of Jell-O Lemon Pudding and Pie Filling

Pudding mix, Jell-o Brand Pudding and Pie Filling, Lemon Flavor, 3 ¼ oz, General Foods Corp., New York, NY, In original box, 1930-1960

Date: 20th century

Maker: General Foods Corp.

Material: cardboard

GUSN: 273982

Accession Number: 2013.27.24

Box of Jell-O Instant Shake Mix

Instant shake mix, Jell-O Brand Life Style Weight-Control Food, Rich Instant shake mix, Jell-o Brand Life Style Weight-Control Food, Rich Strawberry Shake, 3 ½ oz, General Foods Corp., White Plains, NY, In original box, 1930-1960.

Date: 20th century

Maker: General Foods Corp.

Material: cardboard

GUSN: 273983

Accession Number: 2013.27.25

Box of "Sure-Jell Fruit Pectin"

Fruit Pectin, Sure-Jell, 3 oz, General Foods Corporation, Le Roy, NY, In original box, 1930-1960.

Date: 20th century

Maker: General Foods Corp.

Material: cardboard

GUSN: 273984

Accession Number: 2013.27.26

Tin of Sweeco, " A Sweet Milk Cocoa"

Cocoa powder, Sweeco, "A Sweet Milk Cocoa It's Cooked Instant", 8 oz, Durkee-Mower, Inc., Lynn, MA, In original tin. Made by the makwers of Marshmellow Fluff.

Date: 20th century

Maker: Durkee-Mower, Inc.

Material: tin alloy, paper by composition or origin

GUSN: 273985

Accession Number: 2013.27.27

Gravy Sauce

La Choy Brown Gravy Sauce Bead Molasses Type in original glass jar, 5 oz. Made by La Choy Food Products in Archbold, OH.

Date: 1930-1960

Maker: LaChoy Food Products, Inc.

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

GUSN: 273986

Accession Number: 2013.27.28

Jar of Olive Oil

Elena Brand Pure Italian Olive Oil in original glass jar, 1 ½ oz. This oil is used for all medical purposes. Label is red, black, and white and includes an image of an angel.

Date: 1930-1960

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), paper (fiber product), tin alloy, printing (process)

GUSN: 273987

Accession Number: 2013.27.29

Jar of Mineral Oil

Eatons American Mineral Oil Heavy, glass jar with original label. Used as an internal lubricant for use in the treatment of constipation and intestinal ailments.

Date: 1930-1960

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 273988

Accession Number: 2013.27.30

Janie Spot Cleaner

Janie Spot Cleaner by R.S. Cowen of New York, New York. Product is in original container.

Date: 1930-1960

Maker: R.S. Cowen Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 273989

Accession Number: 2013.27.31

Box of Dry Shampoo

Minipoo brand ten minute dry shampoo in a 5 oz, container in original box with brush and directions.

Date: 1930-1960

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, plastic (organic material), nylon

GUSN: 273990

Accession Number: 2013.27.32

Vicks VA-TRO-NOL

Vick's brand cold medicine in a blue glass jar inside the original mint-colored box.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), cardboard

GUSN: 273991

Accession Number: 2013.27.33

Tube of Actephedrin

Actephedrin tube in original box by Ayerst, McKenna, and Harrison. Made in Montreal, Canada. Reduces congestion in the treatment of head colds, Hay fever, and Catarrh.

Date: 1930-1960

Maker: Ayerst, McKenna, and Harrison, Ltd.

Material: tubes (object forms), printing (process), cardboard

GUSN: 273992

Accession Number: 2013.27.34

Unguentine Ointment for Burns

Tube of unguentine in original box. "The First Thought in Burns" by the Norwich Company, Norwich, New York. An antiseptic soothing ointment for burns, sunburn, cuts, and skin irritations. Printed in U.S.A.

Date: 1930-1960

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), plastic (organic material)

GUSN: 273993

Accession Number: 2013.27.35

Box of Cold Tablets

Bromo Quinine Cold Tablets, The Grove Laboratories, Inc. St. Louis, MO. Tablets are laxative analgesic antipyretic and tablets are in original box.

Date: 1935-1952

Maker: The Grove Laboratories, Inc.

Material: paper (fiber product), printing (process)

GUSN: 273994

Accession Number: 2013.27.36

Jar of Vaseline\n

Vaseline Petroleum Jelly, 1 ¾ oz, in glass jar. Made by Chesebrough MFG Company in New York. In original glass jar.

Date: 1930-1960

Maker: Chesebrough Manufacturing Company

Material: glass (material), paper (fiber product), tin alloy, printing (process)

GUSN: 273995

Accession Number: 2013.27.37

Container of Boric Acid

Rexall Boric Acid, 8 oz. By the Rexall Drug Company, USA. In original container with blue label and packaging.

Date: 1930-1960

Maker: Rexall Drug Company

Material: paper (fiber product), cardboard, printing (process)

GUSN: 273996

Accession Number: 2013.27.38

Sewing Basket

Round woven sweet grass basket and cover, with a pink woven design throughout the basket. Basket includes handles. Contains sewing notions, thread spools, tin container, a small box, and projects.

Date: 20th century

Maker: unknown

Material: sweetgrass (material), weaving

GUSN: 273997

Accession Number: 2013.27.39AB

Sewing Basket

Round sweet grass and ash flat basket. Contains sewing related items, needle cases, wooden spools, corticelli silk, ivory knitting needles. Basket does not have a cover, opening is smaller than base.

Date: 20th century

Maker: unknown

Material: sweetgrass (material), ash (wood), weaving

GUSN: 273998

Accession Number: 2013.27.40

Sewing basket\n

Round woven basket with cover. Contains crochet and lace projects, a Pattern from the Royal Society of Embroidery and Crochet, Belt buckle with a Jordan Marsh tag, and a umbrella shaped ivory needle case.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood by composition or origin, weaving

GUSN: 273999

Accession Number: 2013.27.41

Sewing Basket

Woven basket with cover. Cover has attached purple silk tassels and a bangle [may have been the handle at one point]. Contains a Queen embroidery hoop.

Date: 20th century

Maker: unknown

Material: wood and wood products, weaving

GUSN: 274000

Accession Number: 2013.27.42

Mug

Earthenware mug (mochaware). Shaped base with loop handle and leaf terminals. Horizontal twig pattern in black, light blue, and tan on beige ground, with light blue and black bands above and below. Reeded band at rim, overpainted with light green.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, mocha ware

GUSN: 274082

Accession Number: 1970.398

Mug

Earthenware mug. Slightly barrel shaped with ear-shaped handle. Body covered with vertical sponged bands, alternating blue and orange. Brown line around rim.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 274084

Accession Number: 1970.411

Wallpaper

Two wallpaper fragments. Modernistic or early Art Deco style large-scale floral pattern. Highly stylized floral sprigs made with geometric shapes and color blocking. Roller-printed in two reds, mustard yellow, pink, two blues, two grays, green, and black. Background patterns consist of right ang...

Date: 1915-1923

Maker: United Wallpaper Crafters of N. Am. (Typesetter)

Material: paper (fiber product), embossed wall coverings

GUSN: 283300

Accession Number: 2001.281.228AB

Wallpaper

Two fragments of unused wallpaper. Novelty paper with pattern of animals, birds and trees. Roller-printed in salmon, aqua, olive green, black, gray and blue on a cream ground with ungrounded pindots. Dorothy Waterhouse notes that the paper was "designed by Mr. Baer in France."

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 283303

Accession Number: 2001.281.229AB

Wallpaper

Two unused wallpaper fragments with Anglo-Japanese style pattern of framed vignettes in varying sizes, shapes and subject matter on an abstract "crackle" patterned background. Vignettes include chickens in a farmyard, a child and dog, a garden fountain, a tapestry with an image of a peasant woman ca...

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: American Wall Paper Manufacturers Association (1880-1887) (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 283304

Accession Number: 2001.281.230AB

Wallpaper

Fragments of ceiling paper. Abstract pattern of overlapping, wavy cirlces and dots. Roller-printed in cream on a light copper liquid mica ground. American Wall Paper Manufacturers Association logo printed in selvedge. Fragment "A" is lined with unprinted paper. Fragment "B" is lined with a foli...

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: American Wall Paper Manufacturers Association (1880-1887) (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 283305

Accession Number: 2001.281.231AB

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Gilt-Figured paper with pattern of repeating floral sprigs in embossed gold roller-printed on light gray ground.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), embossed wall coverings

GUSN: 283306

Accession Number: 2001.281.232

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Gilt-Figured Striped pattern. Roller-printed vines of leaves and small flowers climb a sold stripe at repeating intervals. Between stripes are floral and foliate gilt figures. Embossed gold leaf on light gray ground.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), embossed wall coverings

GUSN: 283307

Accession Number: 2001.281.233

Wallpaper

Unused fragment of wallpaper. Boat of men is pulled ashore by a single figure. Scene is framed by leaning trees, arched bridge and city in background. Block-printed in three browns, two greens, orange, blue, aqua and lavender. Irisé ground in blues and pink within scenery vignettes, other areas a...

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 283308

Accession Number: 2001.281.234

Wallpaper

Fragments of wallpaper with all over design of Persian pine or flower framed by entwined vine with flower head terminals. Block printed in gold on brown ground.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 284295

Accession Number: 2000.388AB

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