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Camera

Kodak Signet 35mm camera with Kodak Ektar Lens [.1] in brown leather Kodak Field Case [.2] with woven black strap.

Portable Record Player

Portable Record Player in white plastic case [no latch]. Plays 16, 33, 45, and 78 speed records.

Boston Fire Department Badge in Case

Boston Fire Department badge belonging to Charles H. Watkins (1886-1957) [.1]. The badge allowed Watkins to pass fire lines. The badge is gold-plated and bears the seal of the city of Boston. In brown leather case [.2] with two snap closures.

Comb in Case

Narrow comb with black-painted wood back and black and white bristles in leather case. Case has snap closure and is stamped with the owner's initials "CMW". The case is also stamped "W.E. Blanchard" a retailer in Gloucester, Massachusetts.

Upholstery Clips

Twelve upholstery clips stamped with an abstract floral pattern. Stored inside of an old pocket watch case [see 2015.62.145.2].

Nesting Dolls

Set of four wooden nesting dolls painted with the figure of a young boy.

Baby Rattle

Plastic rattle in form of young girl crying, twisted loop handle.

Baby Rattle

Rubber, ivory-colored baby rattle with molded floral design.

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Bowls

Two small carved wooden bowls. Made by jeweler Ronald Hayes Pearson (d. 1997), first husband of Joan Jockwig Pearson Watkins.

Light Exposure Meter\n

Watkins Bee Exposure Meter [.1]with instructions [.2] in original box [.3]. Metal actinometer resembles pocket watch case, with disc inserts.Retailer: Burke & James, Inc., Chicago, IL. Manufacturer: Watkins Meter Co. Hereford, England.

Lace Shawl

Black lace shawl embellished with jet beads. Belonged to Charles Malcolm Watkins' grandmother Lura Burgess Thomas.

Needlework Case and Pattern Booklets

Needlework case [.1] and two needlework pattern booklets. One pattern booklet has a purple cover [.2] printed with the title "Needlework Copy Book Toilette Present for Ladies. I". The second booklet [.3] has a green cover with printed text "No. 102 / Collection Choisier / des / Dessins D'ouvrages /...

Milady's Hosiery Kits\n

Two "Milady's Hosiery Kits" for fixing runs in silk hose. Real Silk Hosiery Mills, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.

Hosiery Mending Kit

Hosiery mending kit.

Hosiery Mending Kit

Hosiery Mending Kit

Sewing Needle Packet

Paper packet of sewing needles. Manufacturer: Henry Wilkes & Co. England.

Sewing Needles in Box\n

Set of sewing needles in a small black box. T. Harper Manufacturer.

Measuring Tape

Cloth measuring tape. Marked "Crescent Workbasket Measure." Advertising printed on one side, measurements on the other.

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Crazy Quilt Fragment, Framed

Framed "crazy quilt" fragment with ribbons. Composed of multicolored strips of fabric stitched together with colored thread. One long upper fragment depicts a chair with a Holy Bible on the seat, bars of musical notation and a poem underneath. A lower fragment depicts Queen Victoria framed by flower...

Hooked Rug

Rectangular hooked rug picturing two cats facing a tree. Hooked in pink, green, blue, and yellow.

Hooked Rug

Rectangular hooked rug with intertwining leaf pattern. Hooked in black, white, green, pink and orange.

Liquor Bottle

Molded brown glass liquor bottle with plastic screw cap. Bottle is tall and narrow with slight curve to body, like a flask.

Whale Oil Chamber Lamp

Colorless, blown glass whale oil chamber lamp with scroll handle.

Whale Oil Lamp

Colorless glass whale oil lamp with blown glass font and pressed base.

Whale Oil Chamber Lamp

Colorless, blown glass whale oil chamber lamp with scroll handle and pewter collar.

Whale Oil Hand Lamp

Colorless, blown glass whale oil hand lamp with scroll handle.

Whale Oil Lamp

Colorless glass whale oil lamp with blown glass font and pressed base.

Glycerin Bottle

Molded brown glass bottle with plastic screw cap. Paper label held in place with clear tape. Label indicates the bottle contents are glycerin from the Richardson Drug Co, Concord, Massachusetts.

Whale Oil Lamp

Colorless, blown glass whale oil footed lamp.

Flour Tin

Large, cylindrical-shaped tin with cover and opposing, hinged wire loop handles on sides. Tin exterior is light tan with blue bands on upper and lower body and blue "Flour" on side. Manufactuered by the Empeco Corporation of New York, the Flour tin would have originially been part of a set of counte...

Whale Oil Hand Lamp

Colorless, blown glass whale oil hand lamp.

Tinder Pouch

Cast brass, leather and steel tinder pouch with cast decoration.

Tinder Pouch

Leather and steel tinder pouch with silver repousse decorative panels of Foo Dogs.

Match Holder

Lacquer pocket match holder with faux tortoise shell. Contains matches.

Instantaneous Light Box

Tin instantaneous light box. Contains blown glass bottle for sulfuric acid, with cork.

Wick Pick

Wick pick with turned wooden handle, brass ferrule, and steel pick.

Match Holder

Glass vial with metal lid, containing four split pine matches. Sulfur dips.

Wick Trimmer

Steel kerosene burner wick trimmer.

Wick Trimmer

Steel kerosene burner wick trimmer.

Candlesnuffer

Painted wrought iron candlesnuffer.

Candlesnuffer

Tin candlesnuffer with scrolls, foliate, and floral motifs.

Candlesnuffer and Tray

Silver candlesnuffer and tray with scrolls and floral motifs.

Seed Packet Collection

A collection of vegetable and flower seed packets and a canister of grass seed. Includes: "My Best Cosmos Collection put up by William D. Burt, Dalton, N.Y"; Asgro Lawn Seed, New Haven, Connecticut; peas from John Shea Light Hardware and Household Supplies, Lawrence, Massachusetts; flower packets se...

Fruit Knife

One of a set of eleven. Silver fruit knife with a bone handle and a rounded blade.

Reed Gathering Basket

Wicker weave gathering basket. Basket is oval with tall sides and single, loop carrying handle. A paper tag is tied to the handle with red printing that reads "Cape Cod Summer Fete." "Mrs David Crocker" is handwritten below the printing.

Nursery Lamp

Tin whale oil nursery lamp with double boiler food heater and stenciled decoration.

Chopping Bowl

Oblong, oval chopping bowl made of carved wood. Two areas have been carved into the the exterior sides to provide finger holds.

Pig Lamp

Tin pig lamp with three burners, cylindrical body and handle.

Whale Oil Lantern

Tin and glass triangular whale oil lantern.

Wood Turned Chopping Bowl

Turned wooden bowl. Incised exterior band one inch below rim and around base.