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Carousel Animal

2003.30a-c

Carved wooden carousel horse. The horse is brown with a black mane and tail and is shown leaping. It is wearing a gold and green bridle with a leather rein. The saddle is green and gold and the saddle blankets are blue. The Vermont state seal and the dates 1791-1991 are painted on the side. A gold pole runs up the center of the horse. The pole is set into a large wooden cross base.

Made to celebration the bicentennial of Vermont's Statehood.

Sign

1923.16

Wooden sign with hand-painted toll rates. The sign is constructed of two wooden boards painted white, with black copperplate lettering. The whole is framed with narrow pieces of black-painted wood.

Shows the rates of toll for the turnpike in Peru, Vermont

Sign

2020.10.1

Large, oval plywood sign. The sign is painted white with the black inscription, "CATAMOUNT STADIUM". The ends of the oval are cut off to create straight edges, and are painted with yellow vertical stripes.

Used outside of Catamount Stadium in Milton, Vermont

Sign

2008.4

H. Burbridge dental sign. Signed by maker in lower right corner, E.P.T.


Exhibit label - "Herman Burbridge practiced dentistry in Woodstock during the late 1890s and early 1900s. This wooden sign was a popular style during the late 1900s and is characterized by the sandpaper finish and gilt lettering. It was done by a professional sign painter, who we only know by his initials, EPT."

Sign, Instructional

1992.55.2

Dark blue enamel VERMONT INFORMATION AHEAD sign with white lettering. Hole drilled for hanging on the center top and bottom. Letters are impressed into the metal as has the white border.

Sign, Trade

2014.60.1247

Large sign with "UNION GRANITE MEMORIALS" in block print. Constructed of one large piece of masonite on front, nailed to wooden framing on back. Wooden framing made up of 1 3/4"w x 3/16"d by various length pieces. Background is painted white, lettering in black painted block letters. At back on top left and top right, rusted metal pieces screwed to framing for hanging hardware. Due to wear pattern on back of wood, there appear to have been 5 more of these at one time, at the midway point top and bottom and on the bottom left and right corners. Two modern hangers attached to back. Painted over another sign, (white background, blue border with blue letters) showing through peeling paint.

Traffic Sign

1936.3

White-painted wooden sign. The sign is stenciled with gate toll rates based on vehicle type, including types of carriages and carts pulled by various animals.

Said to have been used on the road through Stockbridge, Vermont, possibly at the Old Cobb Bridge.