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Ballot Box

Ballot box used by members of the Upper Valley Community Grange #581. The rectangular box has a slight overhang for the top and base, and the top is divided into two hinged lids with a center pinned section to secure them. The vertical sides have mitered and pinned corners. The front section has two hinges connecting it to the center joint, and the lid lifts with interior curved sides and the front vertical panel to reveal a shallow compartment. There are wire stops on either side to hold this section open. There is a vertical divider between the front and back sections of the box with a round hole cut in the middle of it for placing a vote through anonymously. The back section of the ballot box has a flat hinged lid to cover it that rests on the vertical sides. There is a turned handle pinned to the middle of the back of the ballot box.

2024.4.1

Baseball Mitt

Leather baseball mitt. The mitt is padded on the palm side and left open on the back, securing at the wrist with a buttoned strap. The outer fabric and the lining are whipstitched together at the opening.

2006.28.3

Used by William "Dig" Rowley as pitcher for the Richford Rabbits, Richford, Vermont

Bookends

From Arts & Crafts League

T2022.16.36

Bottle

A "longneck" soda bottle from Pepsi. One side panel reads: "1996 NY-PENN/LEAGUE/VERMONT/Expos/CHAMPIONS" Stamped with "REFUND 5c CT-NY/MA-VT-ME-DE" Blue ink near "shoulder" of bottle "MAR 09 (blurred)/ 1001BV60497"
clear with red/white/blue

1998.7

Bottle

A "longneck" 12-oz. soda bottle from Pepsi. One side panel reads: "1996 NY-PENN/LEAGUE/VERMONT/Expos/CHAMPIONS" Stamped with "REFUND 5c CT-NY/MA-VT-ME-DE" Blue ink near "shoulder" of bottle "MAR 09 99( blurred)/ 1234BV060497"
clear with red/white/blue
same as 1998.7

2013.52.7

Child's Folding Chair

Wooden child's Folding chair with woven seat and back. The chair has a carved and turned maple frame with ring-turned decorative knobs on the top and an arched crestrail. The sides have pinned bent maple elbow rests and the seat is supported by a hinged X-frame base. The stretchers at front and back are ring- and vase-turned.

The seat and back of the chair are both tapestry woven wool with a red floral spray at the center and a darkened cream-colored floral wreath around it. Both fabric sections have a plain brown textured ground and are pinned into the frame with brass furniture tacks.

This chair was used by Edith Wurm during Sunday School at the First Unitarian Church in Burlington, Vermont.

2024.23.2

Donated by Edith Jensen

Child's Table

Paint-decorated, drop leaf, oak, child's table. Top edge of the table has black stencil or stamp decorative border with three starbursts in center and one at center of each edge with black geometric squares in between. Includes single center drawer with turned wooden knob. Drawer has nail construction. Table rests on four ring-turned legs

This table was used by Edith Samson Wurm as a child in Burlington, VT

2024.23.1

Donated by Edith Jensen

Cradleboard

Wooden board with attached, turned cross-bar, and leather shoulder straps. Incised and painted decoration or Monarch butterfly and white trillium.

L2024.3.170

Beautiful and well-made example of a presentation cradleboard from the American Abenaki area of southernmost Quebec. Construction similar to much earlier Mohawk examples, but decoration is very different. Does not appear to have been used.

Decoy

From Arts & Crafts League

T2022.16.26

Earmuffs

This wool earwarmer is predominantly red, white, gray, and black in color. It is machine-knit and features the words "SKI" and "ATOMIC" knitted into the piece all around. The words are staggered, creating a visually appealing design. Width-wise, there are three rows allocated for each word.

1999.35.2

Likely worn by Elaine Park of Jericho, Vermont.

Figurine

Sherbrooke Fair ceramic figurene with short brown, fuzzy hair glued to a ceramic doll. It is painted with huge black eyes and lengthy eyelashes, red lips and a yellow dress and base. Fern Souther apparently wrote on the bottom of the figure that it was from "Sherbrook Fair, 1923," adding, "He didn't guess my wgt." Sherbrooke is a town in the Province of Quebec and is spelled with an "e" on the end, although that isn't what is written on the bottom of the statuette.

2004.72.21

A. Fern Souther (1907-2004) was born in Orleans, VT, grew up in Lowell, VT, was an elementary school teacher in Burlington, VT. and a collector of family keepsakes, teaching materials, and mementos relating to the places where she lived, worked or traveled during her lifetime. For more information, see the A. Fern Souther papers in the VHS Manuscript Catalog on line.

Figurine

Miniature cast-iron sled dog. The dog is molded to appear as if it's walking, and there is a harness made of woven cotton tape around its body. It is painted in shades of brown. Its tail is raised upward.

1960.26.8

Part of a model of Admiral Byrd's dog team. Byrd used dog teams for portions of his Antarctic expeditions.

Figurine

From Arts & Crafts League

T2022.16.38

Figurine

Plywood cutout figurine of soldier. The figure is painted on the front, and the plywood is left bare on the reverse. The soldier is shown wearing an eighteenth-century-style military uniform consisting of a blue double-breasted coat with gold epaulets and fan cuffs and lapels, a fawn waistcoat, fawn breeches, a red sash, and brown riding boots. He is holding a hat in his left hand and raising his right hand in a wave. There is a sworn hung on his left hip. The figure sits in a slot within a rectangular wooden base. The back is incised with the words, "Ethan Allen / after L. G. Mead / Horace Mills Abrams".

1943.8.3

Made by Horace Mills Abrams to exhibit as a clothing reference for military clothing worn at the Battle of Bennington during the American Revolutionary War. It is based on the statue of Ethan Allen by Larkin Goldsmith Mead.

Figurine

From Arts & Crafts League

T2022.16.39

Medicine Chest

This is a red wooden medicine chest that has eight drawers, with four drawers on top of four. The drawers have brass knobs, and the construction of the chest includes the use of square nails. The top of the chest is divided lengthwise, with the back half being hinged to reveal additional storage space beneath it.

In terms of the contents of the drawers, the first drawer on the top left contains a glass medicine bottle filled with a red and white substance, along with a cork that is sticky. There is also a fragment of advertising paper in the drawer. The second drawer from the left is currently empty, as is the third drawer left. The top right drawer contains 10 playing "jacks" and a piece of trim from the chest. Moving to the bottom row of drawers, the drawer on the bottom left contains a military bar pin. The second drawer from the left is currently empty, and the third drawer from the left contains a round piece of glass and a scrap of newspaper. Finally, the drawer on the bottom far right contains a vial, a miniature book, and pieces of medicine containers.

2010.31.17a-h

Ski Boots

Pair of black leather ski boots. The black boots extend just above the ankles and have tan leather interiors. There are brown leather laces that extend horizontally across the shoe through stainless steel eyelets, and a leather strap and buckle across the top of the foot. The boots have thick soles with grooves around the heel to hold the back of the ski bindings in place. The toes of the soles are squared with pinned stainless steel clips to secure into the bear trap bindings of the skis. The boots are marked, "H. HOLBROOK - U.S.A." in black marker inside the top edge.

These boots were worn by internationally renowned ski jumper Herbert Holbrook.

2024.16.47a-b

Austine School for the Deaf Brattleboro, VT
Worn and used by Herbert P. Holbrook in the act of ski jumping alongside his skis (seeT2024.17.25a-b) for the act of ski jumping (see photo in archives). Holbrook was a class A ski jumper and olympic cross-country skier. He was an alumnus of the Austine School for the Deaf, and admitted to the AAAD (American Athletic Association for the Deaf) in 1964, when he also made the New York Times News twice that year. He competed in Berchtesgaden (West Germany) in the 60's and in the Meribel Olympics in France in 1979.

Spoon

Hand carved wooden stirring spoon made by Michael J. Badamo, 81 East State Street/ Montpelier, VT. Blue tag is tied with navy blue yarn to the handle of the spoon. On the front is: "Hand Crafted Kitchen Utensils / by/ The Old Woodchuck" [image of woodchuck] and inside: "This individually sculpted kitchen tool is fashioned from native Vermont hardwood. It has been treated with natural vegetableoils. For a lifetime of service, occasionally refresh the finish with olive or other salad oil. This Utensil is carved from Maple (handwritten in). And on back: Hand made in Vermont [vermont flag image] Michael J. Badamo 81 East State Street, Montpelier, Vermont"

See also 1992.63.1 - "Elect Badamo State Senate"

2000.33

Stuffed Animal

Small stuffed advertising moose for the Vermont Frost Heaves. Light brown moose made with plush fabric, with red/white/blue beanie on top of head (sewn in, not a separate piece), white sleeveless shirt (removable) with "Frost Heaves / 1" logo on front and a light brown diamond on back with "Bump" in black letters. Feet are red/white/blue sneakers (sewn on, not separate) with string for laces. He has yellow antlers, a stitched mouth, black felt dots for his nostrils, and blue/black/white plastic eyes. Tag attached to right ear, "Curto Toy."

2016.52.3

Stuffed Animal

Stuffed animal representing "Champ", the mascot for the Vermont Expos baseball team. Green velour body with blue-trimmed eyes, large blue and white shoes, and wearing a white and blue-striped shirt with Vermont Expos logo at left breast. On back of shirt, in red letters: "CHAMP/ 0" Label under tail gives maker and fabric content.

2001.50.2

Sweat Scraper

Concave, extended wooden scoop with leather thongs, beads and feathers. Attached instruction book with note of maker, Louis Annance. Includes cardboard box with advertising as "Indian Towel."

L2024.3.93a-b

Sweater

Red and black knit wool sweater. The crew neck sweater is red with a ribbed stitch pattern. The collar, cuffs, and waist have a short black border and there is a thicker black stripe across the chest and sleeves. The sweater has a patch sewn onto the right arm just below the black stripe that is blue with a ski jumper in a red snowsuit. Around the image are the words "UNITED STATES EASTERN AMATEUR SKI ASSOCIATION" in black lettering.

The sweater has a label that reads "The Kandahar by Bert Charon N.Y. 100% all virgin wool" sewn into the back of the neck.

This sweater was worn by Herbert Holbrook during ski jump practices and competitions.

2024.16.46

Austine School for the Deaf Brattleboro, VT
Worn by Herbert P. Holbrook who was a class A ski jumper and olympic cross-country skier. He was an alumnus of the Austine School for the Deaf, and admitted to the AAAD (American Athletic Association for the Deaf) in 1964, when he also made the New York Times News twice that year. He competed in Berchtesgaden (West Germany) in the 60's and in the Meribel Olympics in France in 1979. The sweater refers to the United States Eastern Amateur Ski Association, an Olympic skiing organization established 1922 by Doctor Raymond S. Elmer (Vermonter) in Saranac Lake, NY. (Likely earned by Holbrook when he was funneled from the Brattleboro Outing Club into the association)

Toy Train

Painted, wooden toy train consisting of 6 pieces: a blue engine, a green coal car, a red box car, a blue automobile or trailer car, and 2 red cabooses. The coal car is labeled, "CHESAPEAKE & OHIO / C & O". The box car is labeled, "NORTHER PACIFIC / AUTOMOBILE". The automobile and cabooses are labeled, "ROCKLAND". Each car has yellow wheel except for the coal car, which has red. Each car has a downward facing hook at the front and a sideways facing hook at the rear.

2014.7a-f

Used by Andrew S. Nuquist in Burlington, Vermont