Objects - Tools, Farm, and Home
Here you'll find the tools and materials of everyday life at home, at work, and at the farm. From kitchen scales and radios to ice saws and scythes, find everything that made life a little different.
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Abrader
Name/Title
Abrader
Entry/Object ID
1975.342
Description
Ground stone abrader.
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Materials
Material
Stone
Abrading Stone
Name/Title
Abrading Stone
Entry/Object ID
1954.283.70
Description
Ground stone abrading stone.
Context
Collected by Emma P. Sampson
Acquisition
Accession
1954.283
Ethnography
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Materials
Material
Stone
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Sampson, Emma P. Merrill (1865-1953)
Abrading Stone
Name/Title
Abrading Stone
Entry/Object ID
1950.27.585
Description
Unworked stone, possibly an abrading stone. One face has an indented area along the center that is smoothed.
Context
Collected by Harry M. Woodcock in Monkton, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1950.27
Ethnography
Lexicon
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Woodcock, Harrison Morton (1889-1950)
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Place
Town
Monkton
County
Addison County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
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Abrading Stone
Name/Title
Abrading Stone
Entry/Object ID
1954.283.57
Description
Ground stone abrading stone with a pecked surface. The butt end is rounded and smaller in diameter than the other end, which is ground and polished on one side.
Context
Collected by Emma P. Sampson in Caledonia County, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1954.283
Ethnography
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Sampson, Emma P. Merrill (1865-1953)
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Place
County
Caledonia County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
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Andiron
Name/Title
Andiron
Entry/Object ID
1957.5ab
Description
Pair of iron andirons. The base of each curves upward into a scroll at the front and sits on a U-shaped support piece.
Context
Used in Grand Isle, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1957.5
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Related Place
Town
Grand Isle
County
Grand Isle County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
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Animal Brand
Name/Title
Animal Brand
Entry/Object ID
1942.9
Description
Wooden block carved into the letters "C.P" in reverse, similar to a stamp. A wooden handle protrudes from the other side.
Use
Used to brand livestock
Context
Owned by Calvin Peabody of Topsham, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1942.9
Made/Created
Date made
1866
Time Period
19th Century
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Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Wood
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Peabody, Calvin C. (1836-1906)
Related Places
Related Place
Town
Topsham
County
Orange County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
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Animal Brand
Interpretative Labels
Label
Sheep Brands, c. 1850
Wood
#1929.9.1a-c
Sheared sheep were often marked with their owner’s initials by applying paint with wooden or metal brands.
Name/Title
Animal Brand
Entry/Object ID
1929.9.1a-c
Description
Three wooden brander carved into the letters H, E, and G. The handles are cut with the mark, "H B Lord". They appear to be unused.
Use
Used to mark livestock to indicate ownership
Acquisition
Accession
1929.9
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1850
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Dimensions
Materials
Material
Wood
Anvil Stone
Name/Title
Anvil Stone
Entry/Object ID
1950.27.651
Description
Ground stone anvil stone.
Context
Collected by Harry M. Woodcock in Rutland County or Addison County
Acquisition
Accession
1950.27
Ethnography
Lexicon
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Woodcock, Harrison Morton (1889-1950)
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Anvil Stone
Name/Title
Anvil Stone
Entry/Object ID
1950.27.652
Description
Ground stone anvil stone.
Context
Collected by Harry M. Woodcock in Rutland County or Addison County
Acquisition
Accession
1950.27
Ethnography
Lexicon
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Woodcock, Harrison Morton (1889-1950)
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Anvil Stone
Name/Title
Anvil Stone
Entry/Object ID
1950.27.653
Description
Ground stone anvil stone.
Context
Collected by Harry M. Woodcock in Rutland County or Addison County
Acquisition
Accession
1950.27
Ethnography
Lexicon
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Woodcock, Harrison Morton (1889-1950)
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,
Anvil Stone
Name/Title
Anvil Stone
Entry/Object ID
1957.25.96
Description
Ground stone anvil stone.
Context
Collected in the Champlain Valley between Burlington and Swanton, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1957.25
Ethnography
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Materials
Material
Stone
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,
Anvil Stone
Name/Title
Anvil Stone
Entry/Object ID
1950.27.640
Description
Ground stone anvil stone. There is a pecked, V-shaped groove in the center of each face.
Context
Collected by Harry M. Woodcock in Shoreham, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1950.27
Ethnography
Lexicon
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Woodcock, Harrison Morton (1889-1950)
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Place
Town
Shoreham
County
Addison County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
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Apothecary Scale
Name/Title
Apothecary Scale
Entry/Object ID
1957.31.12
Description
Apothecary scale consisting of a balance frame, two round plates, and six weight. They are all contained with a wooden box.
Acquisition
Accession
1957.31
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Apple Peeler
Interpretative Labels
Label
Apple Peeler, 1825
Russell Hoyt
Craftsbury, VT
Wood, metal
Gift of Clara Lucena Buswell, 1972.3.2
Apples have always been a core food product for Vermont, and many uses of apples require them to be peeled and cored. Introducing a mechanical device to the process speeds things up considerably, reducing the tedium of the task and preserving more of the apple’s flesh. There are dozens of potential variations on mechanical parers, including many commercially made variations (see 2014.60.1033 in this same exhibition).
This apple parer is homemade and quite simple. It only performs one part of the process: turning the apple. The user would secure the long board part – possibly with clamps or possibly by sitting on it – and stick the apple onto the turning arm. Twirling the lever then rotates the apple, while the user would hold a knife steady to remove the peel. Notably, the tine where the apple would be stuck appears to be a repurposed kitchen implement.
Russell Hoyt of Craftsbury made this apple parer sometime in the 19th century, and passed it down through his family.
Name/Title
Apple Peeler
Entry/Object ID
1972.3.2
Description
Flat wooden board that narrows slightly at one end. On that narrower end are two pieces of wood carved to arch over another wooden cylinder. The two pieces are attached to the board with metal nails at either end.
The wooden cylinder has a handle at one end and metal tines at the other that appears to have been made from a dining fork.
The wooden cylinder has a handle at one end and metal tines at the other that appears to have been made from a dining fork.
Context
Made and used by Russell Hoyt of Craftsbury, VT
Acquisition
Accession
1972.3
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Hoyt, Russell (1805-1890)
Date made
1825
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Materials
Material
Wood
Apple Peeler
Interpretative Labels
Label
Apple Peeler, circa 1856
Horatio Keyes (1830-1904)
Leominster, MA
Cast iron, steel
Barre History Collection, #2014.60.1033
Apples have always been a core food product for Vermont, and many uses of apples require them to be peeled and cored. Introducing a mechanical device to the process speeds things up considerably, reducing the tedium of the task and preserving more of the apple’s flesh. There are dozens of potential variations on mechanical parers, including many homemade variations (see 1972.3.2 in this same exhibition), but this variation, patented by Horatio Keyes in 1856, introduced the idea of moving the paring arm around the apple via a geared turntable, a huge leap forward in speed and convenience.
Name/Title
Apple Peeler
Entry/Object ID
2014.60.1033
Description
Metal device known as an apple peeler or parer.
On one end, a vise with a wingnut screw holds the device to a flat surface such as a table or counter. On the side a wooden handle turns a large gear. That gear is connected via two more gears to a center column on a spring, with a horizontal blade at the end. It is also connected to a central shaft at the top of the parer with a three-pronged end.
On the base gear, from which the center column extends, is written “Patented – By H. Keyes June 17 & Dec. 16, 1856.”
When the handle is turned, it activates both the blade and the pronged end. An apple held on the pronged end would rotate around its core while the central blade would move to peel different parts of the apple on a cycle.
On one end, a vise with a wingnut screw holds the device to a flat surface such as a table or counter. On the side a wooden handle turns a large gear. That gear is connected via two more gears to a center column on a spring, with a horizontal blade at the end. It is also connected to a central shaft at the top of the parer with a three-pronged end.
On the base gear, from which the center column extends, is written “Patented – By H. Keyes June 17 & Dec. 16, 1856.”
When the handle is turned, it activates both the blade and the pronged end. An apple held on the pronged end would rotate around its core while the central blade would move to peel different parts of the apple on a cycle.
Context
Patented and produced by Horatio Keyes in Leominster, MA, 1856-1857.
Acquisition
Accession
2014.60
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Keyes, Horatio J. (1830-1904)
Date made
circa 1856
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Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Iron
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Ashtray
Name/Title
Ashtray
Entry/Object ID
2020.22.31a-e
Description
Ashtray in the shape of a birdbath. The base of the ashtray is turned wood in the shape of a stem glass or pedestal and is printed with the words, "Beach Have, N. J." A small, clear glass dish fits into the top of the base. Two blue-painted wooden birds sit on the edge of the base piece, attaching with small wooden dowels. The ashtray is in its original box, which is printed on the side with an image of a maple leaf and the label, "Newtco MAPLYNE". The top is printed in black with rectangles blocking the original red label, and the black words, "1 Pc. No. 948 BIRD BATH ASH TRAY".
Context
Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT
Acquisition
Accession
2020.22
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company
Date made
circa 1935-circa 1945
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Materials
Material
Wood, Glass, Cardboard
Ashtray
Name/Title
Ashtray
Entry/Object ID
2020.22.37ab
Description
Small ashtray consisting of a shallow glass dish set into a round wooden stand. The stand has spokes evenly placed around the edge to look like a ship's wheel. The stand is on three peg feet, turned in the same way as the spokes.
Context
Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT
Acquisition
Accession
2020.22
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company
Date made
circa 1935-circa 1945
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Wood
Atlatl Weight
Name/Title
Atlatl Weight
Entry/Object ID
1954.5.10
Description
Ground stone atlatl weight. It is completely ground and polished. It consists of a single wing and is broken along the central hole. There are two holes drilled near the break, possibly as a repair attempt. There is incised line decoration on one face.
Use
Used to weight atlatls (spear-throwers).
Context
Collected by Lyle Hanson in Fair Haven, Vermont, or Lake George, New York
Acquisition
Accession
1954.5
Ethnography
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Hanson, Lyle
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Atlatl Weight
Name/Title
Atlatl Weight
Entry/Object ID
1954.5.6
Description
Ground stone atlatl weight. It is completely ground and polished with a thick center and thin edge. It appears to have broken along the central hole.
Use
Used to weight atlatls (spear-throwers).
Context
Collected by Lyle Hanson in Fair Haven, Vermont, or Lake George, New York
Acquisition
Accession
1954.5
Ethnography
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Hanson, Lyle
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Awl
Name/Title
Awl
Entry/Object ID
1972.36.1d
Description
Awl with bulbous, turned wooden handle and curved metal spike.
Context
Used by Arthur Loomis in Burlington, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1972.36
Made/Created
Date made
1780
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Wood, Metal
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Loomis, Arthur
Related Places
Related Place
City
Burlington
County
Chittenden County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
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Awl
Name/Title
Awl
Entry/Object ID
1972.36.1e
Description
Awl with bulbous, turned wooden handle and curved metal spike.
Context
Used by Arthur Loomis in Burlington, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1972.36
Made/Created
Date made
1780
Lexicon
Dimensions
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Loomis, Arthur
Related Places
Related Place
City
Burlington
County
Chittenden County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
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Awl
Name/Title
Awl
Entry/Object ID
1972.36.1f
Description
Awl with bulbous, turned wooden handle and curved metal spike.
Context
Used by Arthur Loomis in Burlington, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1972.36
Made/Created
Date made
1780
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Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Wood, Metal
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Loomis, Arthur
Related Places
Related Place
City
Burlington
County
Chittenden County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
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Awl
Name/Title
Awl
Entry/Object ID
1972.36.1g
Description
Awl with bulbous, turned wooden handle and curved metal spike.
Context
Used by Arthur Loomis in Burlington, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1972.36
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1780
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Wood, Metal
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Loomis, Arthur
Related Places
Related Place
City
Burlington
County
Chittenden County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
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Awl
Name/Title
Awl
Entry/Object ID
1972.36.1h
Description
Awl with bulbous, turned wooden handle and curved metal spike.
Context
Used by Arthur Loomis in Burlington, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1972.36
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1780
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Loomis, Arthur
Related Places
Related Place
City
Burlington
County
Chittenden County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
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Awl
Name/Title
Awl
Entry/Object ID
1972.36.1j
Description
Awl with bulbous, turned wooden handle and short metal spike.
Context
Used by Arthur Loomis in Burlington, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1972.36
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1780
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Wood, Metal
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Loomis, Arthur
Related Places
Related Place
City
Burlington
County
Chittenden County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
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Awl
Name/Title
Awl
Entry/Object ID
1972.36.1k
Description
Awl with turned wooden handle and straight metal spike.
Context
Used by Arthur Loomis in Burlington, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1972.36
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1780
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Wood, Metal
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Loomis, Arthur
Related Places
Related Place
City
Burlington
County
Chittenden County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Awl
Name/Title
Awl
Entry/Object ID
1975.34a-e
Description
Set of five awls, each with turned wooden handle and slightly curved metal spikes.
Acquisition
Accession
1975.34
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Wood, Iron
Awl
Name/Title
Awl
Entry/Object ID
1982.15.1ab
Description
Harness maker's awl with a hollow, turned wood handle. The end of the handle unscrews and holds five interchangeable tips, one of which is a screwdriver.
Context
Used in Randolph, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1982.15
Made/Created
Time Period
19th Century
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Wood, Metal
Relationships
Related Places
Related Place
Town
Randolph
County
Orange County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
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Awl
Name/Title
Awl
Entry/Object ID
1982.15.2
Description
Short-spiked awl with turned own handle. The end of the handle is reinforced with a metal ring.
Context
Used in Randolph, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1982.15
Made/Created
Time Period
19th Century
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Wood, Metal
Relationships
Related Places
Related Place
Town
Randolph
County
Orange County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
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Awl
Name/Title
Awl
Entry/Object ID
1982.15.3
Description
Harness maker's awl with a turned wooden handle. The handle flares outward to the end and is molded with indent, creating a knob on the end. The tip is set almost perpendicularly into the handle, and the end is curved.
Context
Used in Randolph, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1982.15
Made/Created
Time Period
19th Century
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Wood, Metal
Relationships
Related Places
Related Place
Town
Randolph
County
Orange County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
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Awl Bits
Name/Title
Awl Bits
Entry/Object ID
1972.36.1m
Description
Box contains seven Awl bits and 30 metal shoe pegs.
Context
Used by Arthur Loomis in Burlington, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1972.36
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1780
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Wood, Metal
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Loomis, Arthur
Related Places
Related Place
City
Burlington
County
Chittenden County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
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Ax
Name/Title
Ax
Entry/Object ID
1960.65.4
Description
Ground stone ax.
Acquisition
Accession
1960.65
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Ax
Name/Title
Ax
Entry/Object ID
1975.95.8
Description
Large, ground stone ax head
Context
Likely collected near Weybridge, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1975.95
Ethnography
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Relationships
Related Places
Place
Town
Weybridge
County
Addison County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
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Ax
Name/Title
Ax
Entry/Object ID
1992.42
Description
Double-bitted axe with wooden handle. The blade is sharpened on both sides with the handle inserted in the center. The far end of the handle flares out.
Context
Made by the Rixford Company of East Highgate, Vermont. Owned by William Osgood of Northfield, Vermont, and Shelburne, Vermont.
Acquisition
Accession
1992.42
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Rixford's Scythes and Axes
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Metal, Wood
Relationships
Related Places
Place
Town
Shelburne
County
Chittenden County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Ax
Name/Title
Ax
Entry/Object ID
1975.103.2
Description
Large, ground stone ax head
Context
Likely collected near Vernon, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1975.103
Ethnography
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Relationships
Related Places
Place
Town
Vernon
County
Windham County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
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Ax
Name/Title
Ax
Entry/Object ID
1975.338
Description
Ground stone ax head.
Context
Collected in Waddington, New York
Ethnography
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Relationships
Related Places
Place
City
Waddington
State/Province
New York
Country
United States of America
Continent
Ax
Name/Title
Ax
Entry/Object ID
1975.329
Description
Ground stone ax head.
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Ax
Name/Title
Ax
Entry/Object ID
1975.339
Description
Ground stone ax head.
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Ax
Name/Title
Ax
Entry/Object ID
1954.283.62
Description
Ground stone ax head. It is flat on one side and rouded on the other.
Context
Collected by Emma P. Sampson in Caledonia County, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1954.283
Ethnography
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Sampson, Emma P. Merrill (1865-1953)
Related Places
Place
County
Caledonia County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Ax
Name/Title
Ax
Entry/Object ID
1975.330
Description
Ground stone ax head.
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Ax
Name/Title
Ax
Entry/Object ID
1975.331
Description
Ground stone ax head.
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Ax
Name/Title
Ax
Entry/Object ID
1975.332
Description
Ground stone ax head.
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Ax
Name/Title
Ax
Entry/Object ID
1975.333
Description
Ground stone ax head.
Context
Collected in Warren, Vermont
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Relationships
Related Places
Place
Town
Warren
County
Washington County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Ax
Name/Title
Ax
Entry/Object ID
1950.27.679
Description
Ground stone ax head.
Context
Collected by Harry M. Woodcock
Acquisition
Accession
1950.27
Ethnography
Lexicon
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Woodcock, Harrison Morton (1889-1950)
Ax
Name/Title
Ax
Entry/Object ID
1975.341
Description
Ground stone ax head.
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Ax
Name/Title
Ax
Entry/Object ID
1950.27.596
Description
Grooved stone ax head.
Context
Collected by Harry M. Woodcock
Acquisition
Accession
1950.27
Ethnography
Lexicon
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Woodcock, Harrison Morton (1889-1950)
Ax
Name/Title
Ax
Entry/Object ID
1950.27.120
Description
Ground stone ax head with a full groove on one side. The other side is ungrooved. There edges and base are chipped.
Context
Collected by Harry M. Woodcock in Rutland County or Addison County.
Acquisition
Accession
1950.27
Ethnography
Materials
Material
Granite
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Woodcock, Harrison Morton (1889-1950)
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Ax
Name/Title
Ax
Entry/Object ID
1975.494.15
Description
Single bitted steel axe with wooden handle marked "R37/ RIXFORD /3"
Context
Made in Highgate, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1975.494
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Rixford's Scythes and Axes
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Wood, Metal
Ax
Name/Title
Ax
Entry/Object ID
1954.283.141
Description
Ground stone ax head.
Context
Collected by Emma P. Sampson in Caledonia County, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1954.283
Ethnography
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Sampson, Emma P. Merrill (1865-1953)
Related Places
Place
County
Caledonia County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
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Baby Carriage
Name/Title
Baby Carriage
Entry/Object ID
1971.11.3
Description
Silver-painted wicker baby carriage. The body of the carriage is formed from wicker, both woven and bent and curlicues. There is an padded seat toward the back of the body, with tufted upholstery in gold silk damask. There are four, large wheels. A large lace umbrella attaches to the carriage and back right, shielding the passenger from sunlight.
Context
Used to push Warren Bailey Lowe in Montpelier, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1971.11
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1895
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall (no umbrella)
Materials
Material
Wood, Wicker, Silk, Silk, Lace, Metal
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Lowe, Warren Bailey (1895-1968)
Related Places
Related Place
City
Montpelier
County
Washington County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Balance Scale
Name/Title
Balance Scale
Entry/Object ID
2021.28.1
Description
Balance scale consisting of a horizontal bar balanced on two vertical supports. The base is shaped like an arrowhead. A round, wire holder hangs from a hook on one end of the bar. The center of the bar is marked with hash lines.
Context
Made by Fairbanks Scales in St. Johnsbury, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
2021.28
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Fairbanks Scales
Date made
1878
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Metal
Balance Scale
Name/Title
Balance Scale
Entry/Object ID
1952.19
Description
Metal balance scale consisting of a bar with a pear-shaped weight at one end and three hooks at the other end.
Acquisition
Accession
1952.19
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Bale Markers
Name/Title
Bale Markers
Entry/Object ID
2021.5.33a-y
Description
25 metal bale markers. The markers are small metal circles, each stamped with a number or initials.
Use
Used to mark freight during shipment on trains
Context
Marked with station codes of train stations within and surrounding Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
2021.5
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Lead
Bale Seal
Name/Title
Bale Seal
Entry/Object ID
2017.3.11
Description
Round metal disk with the number 116 impressed in the center.
Acquisition
Accession
2017.3
Ethnography
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Metal
Ballpoint Pen
Name/Title
Ballpoint Pen
Entry/Object ID
2000.19.8
Description
Blue and white retractable ballpoint pen with white lettering that reads, "Trinity College of Vermont".
Context
Made for Trinity College of Vermont, a college in Burlington, Vermont, from 1925 to 2000.
Acquisition
Accession
2000.19
Made/Created
Date made
2000
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Plastic
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Trinity College of Vermont
Related Places
Related Place
City
Burlington
County
Chittenden County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Band Saw
Name/Title
Band Saw
Entry/Object ID
1976.14.1
Description
Large wooden band saw. The saw sits on a wooden base with holes to bolt to the floor. There are two wheels above and below the work table that move the band saw blade. The side is stenciled with the words, "Mfg by F. Grout, Derby, VT. Patent applied for."
Context
Made by B. F. Grout in Derby, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1976.14
Made/Created
Manufacturer
B. F. Grout
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Wood, Iron
Bandbox
Name/Title
Bandbox
Entry/Object ID
1964.63.172
Description
Wooden bandbox with lid that comes off. Writing on the top says it was sent by a couple from Carolles, which is located on the northern coast of France. The lid has come apart.
Context
Given to the people of Vermont from the people of France as part of the Merci Train after World War II.
Acquisition
Accession
1964.63
Lexicon
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Wood
Bandbox
Name/Title
Bandbox
Entry/Object ID
1972.28.16ab
Description
Round box with removable lid. The box is covered in wallpaper printed with a blue and white floral border design. The center top of the lid has an oval 3/4-length portrait of a man wearing a suit. The interior of the lid is lined with a newspaper dated 1863.
Context
Owned by Melvina Angeline Smith Maxham in Middlesex, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1972.28
Made/Created
Date made
1863
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Cardboard, Paper
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Maxham, Melvina Angeline Smith (1839-1907)
Related Places
,
Bandbox
Name/Title
Bandbox
Entry/Object ID
1976.43.208a-b
Description
Oval bandbox covered in printed wallpaper. The wallpaper is printed with a maple leaf pattern in green, red, and orange.
Acquisition
Accession
1976.43
Lexicon
Bannerstone
Name/Title
Bannerstone
Entry/Object ID
1954.5.3
Description
Ground stone double-winged bannerstone without the central hole. There is incised line decoration on one face.
Use
While there is debate about the use of bannerstones, many believe they were used as atlatl (spear-thrower) weights, ceremonial purposes, cordage making, or fire making.
Context
Collected by Lyle Hanson in Fair Haven, Vermont, or Lake George, New York
Acquisition
Accession
1954.5
Ethnography
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Hanson, Lyle
Related Places
,
Bannerstone
Name/Title
Bannerstone
Entry/Object ID
1954.5.8
Description
Ground stone double-winged bannerstone with a central groove on both faces. There are shallower grooves running parallel to the central groove on either side.
Use
While there is debate about the use of bannerstone, many believe they were used as atlatl (spear-thrower) weights, ceremonial purposes, cordage making, or fire making.
Context
Collected by Lyle Hanson in Fair Haven, Vermont, or Lake George, New York
Acquisition
Accession
1954.5
Ethnography
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Hanson, Lyle
Related Places
,
Basket
Name/Title
Basket
Entry/Object ID
1983.12.1a-b
Description
Covered basket made in the Abenaki tradition. It has slightly flared sides and a deep lid. A row of cowis (3 dimensional woven curls) is around the bottom, and another double row about midway up the basket. The cover also has a double row of cowis. The basket has a solid ash handle, about 1/2" wide. The inside rim of basket shows a single row of purple dyed ash.
Context
Made by an unrecorded Abenaki artisan, and owned by Carroll White in South Walden, VT
Acquisition
Accession
1983.12
Made/Created
Date made
1865-1900
Ethnography
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Ash Splint
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
White, Carroll Henry (1876-1934)
Related Publications
Publication
Always in Season: Folk Art and Traditional Culture in Vermont
Basket
Name/Title
Basket
Entry/Object ID
1921.1
Description
Round birchbark basket. The basket is formed from a single piece of birchbark, stitched in four seams to form a bowl. The edge is whip stitched. It is coated in a modern varnished that is yellowed.
Context
Said to have belonged to Ira Allen.
Acquisition
Accession
1921.1
Ethnography
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Birch
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Allen, Ira (1751-1814)
Basket
Name/Title
Basket
Entry/Object ID
2017.3.1
Description
Rectangular basket made from thin wooden splints. The basket is stamped around the top and bottom with a quatrefoil design, and one splint near the top is dyed blue.
Context
Made in Vernon, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
2017.3
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1840
Ethnography
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Wood
Basket
Name/Title
Basket
Entry/Object ID
2017.3.2
Description
Basket with a round top and square bottom. The basket is made from thin splints of wood in varying width, and the outside is decorated with woven loops, or cowis. It is signed in ink on the bottom, "Leland Krook/Sept 1903".
Context
Made by Leland Krook in Vermont in 1903.
Acquisition
Accession
2017.3
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Krook, Leland
Date made
Sep 1903
Ethnography
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Wood
Basket
Name/Title
Basket
Entry/Object ID
2017.3.3
Description
Round basket with deep, round cover. The basket is made from thin splints of wood in consistent widths with a row of woven loops, or cowis, decorating the center. The basket is dated in ink on the bottom, "June 1943".
Context
Made a member of the LaPan in Vermont in 1943.
Acquisition
Accession
2017.3
Made/Created
Date made
Jun 1943
Ethnography
Lexicon
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Wood
Basket
Interpretative Labels
Label
Basket, 1840-1860
Abenaki
Cambridge, Vermont
Ash
Gift of Frederick M. Wiseman, #2017.3.4
Vermont Abenaki families from ancient Indigenous communities such as Missisquoi and Koas, as well as from smaller and more dispersed enclaves in the northeastern and southeastern parts of the state, were extremely important to early 19th century Vermont commerce and transportation. Travel in the summer on lakes and rivers took place in locally produced bark canoes, while winter journeys were often made on snowshoes while pulling bentwood toboggans built by Abenaki. Indigenous-made utilitarian and decorative ash splint baskets held everything from produce to bonnets and could be found for sale in many general stores.
Name/Title
Basket
Entry/Object ID
2017.3.4
Description
Long, rectangular basket woven from thin wooden splints. The splints are narrow and the top and bottom of the basket, with two wide splits running along the center. The wide splints are painted with an alternating pattern of a green leaf and a pink and yellow arch.
Context
Made in Cambridge, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
2017.3
Made/Created
Date made
1840-1860
Ethnography
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Wood
Basket
Name/Title
Basket
Entry/Object ID
2004.18.1a-b
Description
Round basket and lid woven from split and plaited sweetgrass. The Lid is woven in alternating sections of black-dyed weavers and plaited sweetgrass with six splint loops at the center. The basket is made of black-dyed splint weavers at the bottom and plaited sweetgrass at the top.
Context
Owned by the Martin and Johnson families of Plainfield, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
2004.18
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Sweetgrass, Wood
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Dole, Sylvia Johnson (1940-2008)
Related Places
Related Place
Town
Plainfield
County
Washington County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Basket
Name/Title
Basket
Entry/Object ID
2004.18.2
Description
Round splint basket accented with sweetgrass. The basket has red and blue dyed weavers, worked in 1/3 and 2/3 of the way down the basket. There are two plaited handles on either side that are tied together with a piece of jute.
Acquisition
Accession
2004.18
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Dole, Sylvia Johnson (1940-2008)
Related Places
Related Place
Town
Plainfield
County
Washington County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Basket
Name/Title
Basket
Entry/Object ID
2013.4.3
Description
Ash splint basket decorated all over the exterior with red-dyed curl work. The top part of the basket is round, and it sits on a square base. The shoulder between the upper portion and the base is reinforced with the use of narrower weavers. The rim is lashed with 1/4"-wide splint. There is a penciled "X" at the center bottom and pencil lines radiating outward from the center to each of the four sides of the base.
Context
Attributed to Seymour L. Morehouse of Westford, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
2013.4
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Morehouse, Seymour Lamson (1822-1908)
Attribution
Attributed to
Date made
circa 1895
Ethnography
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Splint
Basket
Interpretative Labels
Name/Title
Basket
Entry/Object ID
2009.47
Description
Splint basket with rounded sides pulling in a bit at the top. The rim is two half round pieces of wood that sandwich the top of the stakes. It is lashed with 1/4" wide splint. There are two elongated metal "U" shaped pieces that are tightly lashed into the rim on opposite sides of the round top. The rounded bottoms stick up above the rim and lower legs fold over the bottom of the rim. The metal bail handle loops into the "U". The basket's ribs (20x2) are narrower at the bottom and top and wider in the middle giving the basket a round shape. Written in pencil on the bottom of the basket is the inscription "Seymour Lamson Morehouse / Westford Vermont / His Make"
Context
Made by Seymour Lamson Morehouse in Westford, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
2009.47
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Morehouse, Seymour Lamson (1822-1908)
Date made
1880-1900
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Ash Splint, Metal
Basket
Name/Title
Basket
Entry/Object ID
1976.10.11
Description
Brown ash basket with attached cover and rigid upright handle.
Context
Owned by Ebenezer and Rozell Huntoon Peaslee, likely in New Hampshire
Acquisition
Accession
1976.10
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Ash Splint
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Peaslee, Rozill A. Huntoon (1819-1902), Peaslee, Ebenezer (1816-1859)
Basket
Name/Title
Basket
Entry/Object ID
1973.12.1
Description
Small, round basket made of brown ash splints with a wooden handle. The edge is reinforced with bent wood strips nailed on the interior and exterior. The outside of the rim and center bottom rib are marked "P-2-41 / 200" in pencil.
Context
Made by Bell Sweetser Perry of Waterbury, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1973.12
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Perry, Ida Belle Sweetser (1891-1985)
Date made
1918
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Ash Splint
Relationships
Related Places
,
Basket
Name/Title
Basket
Entry/Object ID
1973.12.2
Description
Half bushel basket made of brown ash splint. The basket has a wooden handle that can swivel on two u-shaped wooden pieces.
Use
Belle Sweetser used this basket for the "baby wash".
Context
Made by Sam Sweetser as a wedding gift to Belle Sweetser and Sam Perry in Waterbury, Vermont, 1909.
Acquisition
Accession
1973.12
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Sweetser, Sam
Date made
1909
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Ash Splint
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Perry, Ida Belle Sweetser (1891-1985)
Related Places
Related Place
Town
Stowe
County
Lamoille County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Basket
Name/Title
Basket
Entry/Object ID
1975.26.3
Description
Oval basket with cover. The cover is hinged with two small strips of willow. The basket sides and the center of the lid are decorated with woven loops, or cowis.
Context
Owned by Katie Allen Vail of Danby, Vermont.
Acquisition
Accession
1975.26
Made/Created
Date made
1872
Ethnography
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Vail, Katie Allen
Related Places
Related Place
Town
Danby
County
Rutland County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Basket
Name/Title
Basket
Entry/Object ID
1975.496
Description
Tall basket of woven birch bark. The base of the basket is square while the opening is round.
Context
Made by Anna Miettinen in Bethel, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1975.496
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Miettinen, Anna
Date made
circa 1945
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Birch
Basket
Name/Title
Basket
Entry/Object ID
1986.16.1a-b
Description
Splint basket with two handles and a cover. The basket flares out in the middle and again slightly at the top. It has a rectangular cover and base. The center line of the basket and the sides of the cover are decorated with woven loops or cowis. The two handles attach to large loops, allowing them to move. The interior is marked, "HGA" and "HG Allen".
Acquisition
Accession
1986.16
Ethnography
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Ash Splint
Basket
Name/Title
Basket
Entry/Object ID
1982.5.1a-b
Description
Urn-shaped basket of woven brown ash split. The body of the basket is very narrow at the base, flaring outward dramatically to the top quarter, the curving back inward. The lid is a shallow round, significantly larger than the basket's opening. The rigid, stationery handle attaches to the basket at the widest point.
Context
Made by Newton Everett Washburn of Stowe, Vermont.
Acquisition
Accession
1982.5
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Washburn, Newton Everett (1915-2011)
Date made
1982
Ethnography
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Ash Splint
Basket
Name/Title
Basket
Entry/Object ID
2014.31.1
Description
Rectangular basket with a solid wooden base and flaring sides. The sides are woven from round reeds and topped with a plait of reeds. The vertical ribs are inserted into holes drilled through the base. There is a paper label on the bottom of the basket that reads, "ARTICLE NO . . . . . From S. B. SMITH. Manufacturer of Reed AND Rattan Chairs, Montpelier, Vermont.
Context
Made by S. B. Smith in Montpelier, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
2014.31
Made/Created
Manufacturer
S. B. Smith
Date made
1890-1910
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Wood, Reed
Basket
Name/Title
Basket
Entry/Object ID
2014.31.2
Description
Rectangular basket with a solid wooden base and flaring sides. The sides are woven from round reeds and topped with a plait of reeds. The vertical ribs are inserted into holes drilled through the base.
Context
Made by S. B. Smith in Montpelier, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
2014.31
Made/Created
Manufacturer
S. B. Smith
Date made
1890-1900
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Reed, Wood
Basket
Interpretative Labels
Label
Abenaki Basket, Early 20th Century
Addison County
Ash
Museum Purchase, #1990.33.1
Abenakis lived in communities throughout Vermont with village centers at Swanton and Highgate. They continued to maintain cultural identity and tradition in the face of new history publications that falsely erased them from the historical record and programs such as the Eugenics Survey that sought to remove them physically from the general population.
Abenaki people long participated in Vermont’s economy through the sale of goods and services. Some of the most iconic and recognizable goods included baskets, snowshoes, and canoes. The Sweetser family of Morrisville, with their unique baskets of a blended Abenaki and European design, went from local to national renown when wealthy tourists and collectors sought their products. The Obomsawin family, headed by patriarch Simon, made a name for themselves selling handcrafts to tourists visiting the exclusive Cedar Beach resort community on Lake Champlain.
Abenaki throughout the region sold traditional goods and served as guides for fishermen and hunters in the Green and White Mountains, and Quebec. To externally express an “Indian” identity, some Abenaki adopted dress based on that of Western Indians as this imagery was most recognizable to non-Abenaki residents and visitors.
Name/Title
Basket
Entry/Object ID
1990.33.1
Description
Abenaki-style basket with three rows of curls or cowis on the sides. The basket is formed into a square, with narrow weavers toward the base and three wide weavers forming the bulk of the sides. The top edge is reinforced with thicker splint. The cowis were red but are now faded on the exterior.
Context
Made by an unrecorded Abenaki artisan in Addison, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1990.33
Made/Created
Ethnography
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Ash Splint
Basket
Name/Title
Basket
Entry/Object ID
1990.33.2
Description
Round coiled basket made of pine needles. The basket is filled with miscellaneous material, included spools of thread, buttons, plastic charms, a pencil, paper hearts, a money clip, and metal Red Cross clip-on buttons.
Context
Made by an unidentified Abenaki craftsperson in Addison County, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1990.33
Made/Created
Ethnography
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Raffia, Pine
Basket
Interpretative Labels
Label
Abenaki Basket, Early 20th Century
Addison County
Sweetgrass
Museum Purchase, #1990.33.3
Abenakis lived in communities throughout Vermont with village centers at Swanton and Highgate. They continued to maintain cultural identity and tradition in the face of new history publications that falsely erased them from the historical record and programs such as the Eugenics Survey that sought to remove them physically from the general population.
Abenaki people long participated in Vermont’s economy through the sale of goods and services. Some of the most iconic and recognizable goods included baskets, snowshoes, and canoes. The Sweetser family of Morrisville, with their unique baskets of a blended Abenaki and European design, went from local to national renown when wealthy tourists and collectors sought their products. The Obomsawin family, headed by patriarch Simon, made a name for themselves selling handcrafts to tourists visiting the exclusive Cedar Beach resort community on Lake Champlain.
Abenaki throughout the region sold traditional goods and served as guides for fishermen and hunters in the Green and White Mountains, and Quebec. To externally express an “Indian” identity, some Abenaki adopted dress based on that of Western Indians as this imagery was most recognizable to non-Abenaki residents and visitors.
Name/Title
Basket
Entry/Object ID
1990.33.3a-b
Description
Square sweetgrass and splint basket. The splines and some weavers have been dyed red. Halfway up the sides of the basket are rows splint weavers creating a 3/4-inch stripe. The lid also has a 3/4"-inch stripe of red splint weavers across the center. The handle is braided sweetgrass that is anchored on both ends with loops of sweetgrass attaching back at the anchor. The edges are bound bundles of sweetgrass attached with a narrow red splint. The contents of basket include ribbon sewn into a pocket/sachet, embroidery floss, a lace medallion, a ring box, tissue paper, plastic, crocheted lace, ribbon and more.
Context
Made by an unrecorded Abenaki artisan in Addison, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1990.33
Made/Created
Ethnography
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Sweetgrass, Ash Splint
Basket
Interpretative Labels
Label
Abenaki Basket, Early 20th Century
Addison County
Ash, sweetgrass
Museum Purchase, #1990.33.4
Abenakis lived in communities throughout Vermont with village centers at Swanton and Highgate. They continued to maintain cultural identity and tradition in the face of new history publications that falsely erased them from the historical record and programs such as the Eugenics Survey that sought to remove them physically from the general population.
Abenaki people long participated in Vermont’s economy through the sale of goods and services. Some of the most iconic and recognizable goods included baskets, snowshoes, and canoes. The Sweetser family of Morrisville, with their unique baskets of a blended Abenaki and European design, went from local to national renown when wealthy tourists and collectors sought their products. The Obomsawin family, headed by patriarch Simon, made a name for themselves selling handcrafts to tourists visiting the exclusive Cedar Beach resort community on Lake Champlain.
Abenaki throughout the region sold traditional goods and served as guides for fishermen and hunters in the Green and White Mountains, and Quebec. To externally express an “Indian” identity, some Abenaki adopted dress based on that of Western Indians as this imagery was most recognizable to non-Abenaki residents and visitors.
Name/Title
Basket
Entry/Object ID
1990.33.4a-b
Description
Small splint and sweetgrass basket. The sides of the basket are decorated with splint loops, or cowis. The splines were dark green (color visible on the bottom and interior) but have faded significantly. The round lid or cover is all sweetgrass woven through very narrow splint splines.
The basket was given with its contents, which include: hairpins, mother of pearl buttons, seashells, straight pins, a small button reading "The Kings Business", and other miscellania.
The basket was given with its contents, which include: hairpins, mother of pearl buttons, seashells, straight pins, a small button reading "The Kings Business", and other miscellania.
Context
Made by an unnamed Abenaki artisan in Addison, Vermont.
Acquisition
Accession
1990.33
Made/Created
Ethnography
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Sweetgrass, Ash Splint
Basket
Interpretative Labels
Label
Abenaki Basket, Early 20th Century
Addison County
Ash, sweetgrass
Museum Purchase, #1990.33.5
Abenakis lived in communities throughout Vermont with village centers at Swanton and Highgate. They continued to maintain cultural identity and tradition in the face of new history publications that falsely erased them from the historical record and programs such as the Eugenics Survey that sought to remove them physically from the general population.
Abenaki people long participated in Vermont’s economy through the sale of goods and services. Some of the most iconic and recognizable goods included baskets, snowshoes, and canoes. The Sweetser family of Morrisville, with their unique baskets of a blended Abenaki and European design, went from local to national renown when wealthy tourists and collectors sought their products. The Obomsawin family, headed by patriarch Simon, made a name for themselves selling handcrafts to tourists visiting the exclusive Cedar Beach resort community on Lake Champlain.
Abenaki throughout the region sold traditional goods and served as guides for fishermen and hunters in the Green and White Mountains, and Quebec. To externally express an “Indian” identity, some Abenaki adopted dress based on that of Western Indians as this imagery was most recognizable to non-Abenaki residents and visitors.
Name/Title
Basket
Entry/Object ID
1990.33.5a-b
Description
Small sweetgrass basket and cover. Both the round basket and round cover are sweetgrass woven around purple-dyed splints. An additional purple-dyed splint reinforces the basket's opening. The central loop of the lid was once purple, but has significantly faded.
Context
Made by an unnamed Abenaki artisan in Addison, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1990.33
Made/Created
Ethnography
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Sweetgrass, Ash Splint
Basket
Interpretative Labels
Label
Gertrude Lepine of Morrisville recalled that her mother, Imelda lepine, traded a pair of mittens she knitted with Frank Sweetser for this basket. The Sweetser family of Waterbury was a prolific basket-making family. At least three generations of the family wove baskets during the winter and then sold them in and around Morristown, Stowe, and Waterbury. Oral and written history from the Sweetsers document that Gilman Sweetser was "part Indian" and he married Lydia Hall a Abenakis Indian. John Sweetser said that it was his grandfather Gilman, "that showed the whole of us how to make baskets." In addition to this basket VHS owns examples made by John Sweetser and by father and daughter, Samuel Sweetser and Belle Sweetser Perry, John's uncle and cousin.
Name/Title
Basket
Entry/Object ID
2010.71
Description
Round basket with a square base and bale handle. The basket is woven with flat pieces of wood (splits) and has stripes in green and red. The rim around the top is nailed, as is the handle.
Context
Made by Frank Sweetser of Morrisville, VT in exchange for a pair of mittens made by Imelda Lepine.
Acquisition
Accession
2010.71
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Sweetser, Frank R. (1888-1950)
Date made
1930-1950
Ethnography
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Wood
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Lepine, Imelda R. (1899-1994), Sweetser, Frank R. (1888-1950)
Basket
Name/Title
Basket
Entry/Object ID
2011.16
Description
Large basket with Sweetser-style bottom. The basket is woven of wooden splints, and the top edge is reinforced with nailed-on splits at both the exterior and interior. There are two U-shaped handles on either side of the rim.
Context
Likely made by a member of the Sweetser family
Acquisition
Accession
2011.16
Made/Created
Date made
1920-1930
Ethnography
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Wood
Relationships
Related Places
,
Web Bookmarks, Links and URLs
Basket
Name/Title
Basket
Entry/Object ID
1960.6.3
Description
Oval-shaped wicker basket. The basket is woven of groups of 7 wicker reeds held in a plain weave, giving a scalloped effect to the top edge.
Context
Used on Governor Samuel Craft's desk
Acquisition
Accession
1960.6
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1828
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Wicker
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Crafts, Samuel Chandler (1768-1853)
Related Places
,
Basket
Name/Title
Basket
Entry/Object ID
1960.9
Description
Woven wicker basket. The base is made from single wicker reed weavers woven around five-reed staves. The staves are extended long out of the woven portion and bent back down to insert join to the stave group five sections away from it, creating a scalloped patter.
Acquisition
Accession
1960.9
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Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Wicker
Basket
Name/Title
Basket
Entry/Object ID
1975.500
Description
Double-welled basket made of pine roots and branches. The basket has a stationary wooden handle across the top.
Context
Made by August Keen of Stowe, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1975.500
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Keen, August
Date made
circa 1940
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Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Pine
Basket
Name/Title
Basket
Entry/Object ID
1951.41
Description
Oval woven basket with a central handle. The basket has two hinged lids that open on either edge, hinging across the center beneath the handle.
Acquisition
Accession
1951.41
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Basket
Name/Title
Basket
Entry/Object ID
2021.32.1a-b
Description
Large bushel basket with Sweetser-style bottom. The bottom is woven of wooden splints, and the top edge is reinforced with multiple splints wrapped with another narrow splint. Where the splint wrapping is missing, it has been replaced with wire. One of the U-shaped handles is no longer attached.
Context
Made by a member of the Sweetser family. Owned by a member of the Dopp family in South Burlington, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
2021.32
Made/Created
Ethnography
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Ash Splint
Relationships
Related Places
Related Place
City
South Burlington
County
Chittenden County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Basket
Name/Title
Basket
Entry/Object ID
1957.21
Description
Large, shallow basket loosely woven from ash splints in a caning pattern.
Acquisition
Accession
1957.21
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Dimensions
Basket
Name/Title
Basket
Entry/Object ID
1975.501
Description
Round-bottomed basket made with pine roots and branches. There is a stationary wooden handle across the top.
Context
Made by August Keen of Stowe, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1975.501
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Keen, August
Date made
1945
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Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Pine
Basket
Name/Title
Basket
Entry/Object ID
1965.24
Description
Round-bodied basket with moveable handle. The basket is formed with U-bent splines.
Context
Owned by Moses Vilas of Johnson, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1965.24
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1855
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Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Vilas, Moses
Related Places
Place
Town
Johnson
County
Lamoille County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
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Bed Warmer
Name/Title
Bed Warmer
Entry/Object ID
1967.99
Description
Bed warmer, or free stone, made of a large, square piece of soapstone. A heavy-gauge wire is inserted into the sides and bent to form a handle.
Use
Bed warmers such as these would be heated on the stove, then wrapped in flannel and inserted between the sheets to warm up a bed.
Context
Used by the Karl E. Carter family in Corinth, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1967.99
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1915
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Soapstone, Metal, Metal
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Carter, Karl E.
Related Places
Related Place
Town
Corinth
County
Orange County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Bed Warmer
Name/Title
Bed Warmer
Entry/Object ID
1964.63.175
Description
A bed warmer with a long wooden handle and a metal pan with holes on the top. The lid on the pan opens to allow for inserting whatever would create heat -- coals? rocks?
Context
Given to the people of Vermont from the people of France as part of the Merci Train after World War II.
Acquisition
Accession
1964.63
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Dimensions
Materials
Material
Metal, Wood
Bed Warmer
Name/Title
Bed Warmer
Entry/Object ID
1921.3
Description
Bed warmer consisting of a round pan and long wooden handle. The pan has an attached lid that hinges open at the handle. The lid is pierced with circles in a pattern of four daisies.
Acquisition
Accession
1921.3
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Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Bed Warmer
Name/Title
Bed Warmer
Entry/Object ID
1950.24.1
Description
Bed warmer consisting of a mottled, rectangular soapstone block with a wire handle.
Use
After being heating in or near a fire, the stone would have been placed between the sheets of a bed prior to a person going to bed.
Acquisition
Accession
1950.24
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Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Soapstone
Bee Box
Name/Title
Bee Box
Entry/Object ID
1989.21.3
Description
Wooden box with a protruding upper handle. The front of the box has a round hole at the center top and a sliding panel with three finger indentations at the bottom. The left side has a small pull-out drawer with a round wooden knob. The drawer sits under the round hole. The inside of the top sliding panel is signed, "Geo. Pierce". The back of the box is inscribed with three circles.
Context
Made by George Pierce of Waitsfield, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1989.21
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Pierce, George
Date made
1860-1960
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Wood, Metal
Relationships
Related Places
Place
Town
Waitsfield
County
Washington County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Web Bookmarks, Links and URLs
Beeswax
Name/Title
Beeswax
Entry/Object ID
1966.15.47
Description
Irregularly shaped lump of beeswax. The wax is incised in several places across the top from waxing thread.
Context
Used in Northfield, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1966.15
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Relationships
Related Places
Related Place
Town
Northfield
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Bell
Name/Title
Bell
Entry/Object ID
1953.52.6
Description
Round, ball-shaped bell. There are four holes holes punched around the top, and the bottom is slitted. There is a metal ball inside and a square bracket at the top.
Context
Used by Enoch Day in Ludlow, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1953.52
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Dimensions
Materials
Material
Metal
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Day, Enoch (1803-1881)
Related Places
Related Place
Town
Ludlow
County
Windsor County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Bell
Name/Title
Bell
Entry/Object ID
1960.25.5
Description
Metal bell. There is a metal handle at the top, and a hole where the clapper was previously attached.
Acquisition
Accession
1960.25
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Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Metal
Bell
Name/Title
Bell
Entry/Object ID
1965.27
Description
Large bell held in a cast iron frame. The upper portion of the frame sits in to vertical posts, allowing the bell to be swung by pulling the large handle on the left side. It is molded with the inscription, "Manchester Locomotive". The whole is attached to a square pedestal with the label, "Bell from locomotive "Arthur Tandy", ca. 1890 Montpelier and Wells River Railroad.
Context
From a train on the Montpelier and Wells River Railroad in Vermont.
Acquisition
Accession
1965.27
Made/Created
Date made
1890-1900
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Dimensions
Bell
Name/Title
Bell
Entry/Object ID
1953.52.7
Description
Small metal bell, with the clapper intact.
Context
Owned by Enoch Day of Ludlow, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1953.52
Lexicon
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Metal
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Day, Enoch (1803-1881)
Related Places
Related Place
Town
Ludlow
County
Windsor County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Bench Plane
Name/Title
Bench Plane
Entry/Object ID
1957.13.1
Description
Large bench plane consisting of a wooden block, a metal chisel, and a wooden wedge. The block is rectangular, with a hollowed-out portion in the center through which a metal chisel is inserted. The chisel is secured and held at a 45-degree angle by a wooden wedge.
Context
Found in Waterbury, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1957.13
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Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Wood, Iron
Relationships
Related Places
Related Place
Town
Waterbury
County
Washington County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Birdstone
Name/Title
Birdstone
Entry/Object ID
1958.1.2
Description
Ground stone birdstone. It has a long bar-shaped body with a turned-up tail. The head is broken at the point of the bulbous eyes. There are two holes drilled diagonally at each end on the bottom.
Context
Collected in Royalton, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1958.1
Ethnography
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Relationships
Related Places
Place
Town
Royalton
County
Windsor County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Block
Name/Title
Block
Entry/Object ID
2017.10.154
Description
Small rectangular block of light-colored wood with hole in one end, possibly for inserting a file point.; homemade; 3 ½" x ¾".
Context
This was in the toolbox of Dwight Joseph Dwinell, who carved the second Ceres statue at the top of the cupola of the Capitol Building.
Acquisition
Accession
2017.10
Made/Created
Date made
1890-1938
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Wood
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Dwinnell, Dwight Joseph (1851-1940)
Block Plane
Name/Title
Block Plane
Entry/Object ID
1957.7.48
Description
Plane consisting of a rounded block of wood with a hole in the center for a metal blade. The blade is held in place by a wooden wedge.
Use
Used to scrape a wooden board flat
Acquisition
Accession
1957.7
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Blotter
Name/Title
Blotter
Entry/Object ID
1958.1.6
Description
Book of blotter paper tied with ribbon. The celluloid cover features a design of three dancing kittens. Each page of blotter paper is printed with an advertisement. The
There are three dancing kittens and some song notes on the celluloid cover. Inside each blotter advertises a different patent medicine.
There are three dancing kittens and some song notes on the celluloid cover. Inside each blotter advertises a different patent medicine.
Use
Used to soak up wet ink
Acquisition
Accession
1958.1
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Dwight Tuxbury & Sons.
Date made
1895-1898
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Paper
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Tuxbury, Dwight (1821-1898)
Blotter
Name/Title
Blotter
Entry/Object ID
1958.1.4
Description
Ink blotter in the shape of a medicine bottle. The blotter shows a green bottle filled with round tablets and a reproduction of the label on a bottle of Lactopeptine tablets. The face has several ink marks, including the word "Rugg" written across the center.
Context
Owned by Harold G. Rugg in Hartford, VT
Acquisition
Accession
1958.1
Made/Created
Manufacturer
New York Pharmacal Association
Time Period
20th Century
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Wool
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Rugg, Harold Goddard (1883-1957)
Boatstone
Name/Title
Boatstone
Entry/Object ID
1954.283.63
Description
Ground stone boat stone.
Context
Collected by Emma P. Sampson in Caledonia County, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1954.283
Ethnography
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Sampson, Emma P. Merrill (1865-1953)
Related Places
Place
County
Caledonia County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Boatstone
Name/Title
Boatstone
Entry/Object ID
1954.5.1
Description
Ground stone boatstone.
Use
Boatstones are thought to have been used to weight atlatls (spear-throwers). They are named for their boat-like shape.
Context
Collected by Lyle Hanson in Fair Haven, Vermont, or Lake George, New York
Acquisition
Accession
1954.5
Ethnography
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Hanson, Lyle
Related Places
,
Bobbin
Name/Title
Bobbin
Entry/Object ID
2020.26.3
Description
Long black bobbin. The bobbin has a metal cap at the top and steps outward to form a cone at the bottom. There are small holes drilled throughout.
Context
Made by Burlington Bobbin Mill in Burlington, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
2020.26
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Burlington Bobbin Mill
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Bobbin
Name/Title
Bobbin
Entry/Object ID
2020.26.4
Description
Cylindrical green bobbin. The bobbin has a brass cap at the top and silver-toned metal base. There are ridges molded into the shaft of the bobbin every 3/4-inch.
Context
Made by Burlington Bobbin Mill in Burlington, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
2020.26
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Burlington Bobbin Mill
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Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Boiling Stone
Name/Title
Boiling Stone
Entry/Object ID
1975.161
Description
Small, smooth unworked river cobble.
Use
Boiling stones would be heating in or near a fire, then transferred into water-filled containers in order to heat the water.
Ethnography
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Boiling Stone
Name/Title
Boiling Stone
Entry/Object ID
1975.162
Description
Small, smooth unworked river cobble.
Use
Boiling stones would be heating in or near a fire, then transferred into water-filled containers in order to heat the water.
Ethnography
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Boiling Stone
Name/Title
Boiling Stone
Entry/Object ID
1975.163
Description
Small, smooth unworked river cobble.
Use
Boiling stones would be heating in or near a fire, then transferred into water-filled containers in order to heat the water.
Ethnography
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Boiling Stone
Name/Title
Boiling Stone
Entry/Object ID
1975.166
Description
Small, smooth unworked river cobble.
Use
Boiling stones would be heating in or near a fire, then transferred into water-filled containers in order to heat the water.
Ethnography
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Boiling Stone
Name/Title
Boiling Stone
Entry/Object ID
1975.167
Description
Small, smooth unworked river cobble.
Use
Boiling stones would be heating in or near a fire, then transferred into water-filled containers in order to heat the water.
Ethnography
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Bolts
Interpretative Labels
Label
In 1938, the statue of Ceres on top of the gold dome of the Vermont State House was removed. The hand from that statue can be seen elsewhere in this case. 87-year-old Dwight Dwinnell, Sergeant-at-Arms of the State House, used these tools to carve a replacement for it based on Mead's original. Dwinnell's Ceres is considered today to be an important piece of folk art, and recently underwent restoration.
Name/Title
Bolts
Entry/Object ID
2017.10.105a-f
Description
Three bolts and three wingnuts. The bolts have large, flat heads.
Context
This was in the toolbox of Dwight Joseph Dwinell, who carved the second Ceres statue at the top of the cupola of the Capitol Building.
Acquisition
Accession
2017.10
Made/Created
Date made
1890-1938
Lexicon
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Metal
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Dwinnell, Dwight Joseph (1851-1940)
Related Places
Related Place
City
Montpelier
County
Washington County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Bookend
Name/Title
Bookend
Entry/Object ID
1945.6
Description
Carved wooden figure of a man in Philippine warrior dress, consisting of a belt with a long center front panel hanging to the knees. He has a "bowl" haircut. His left hand is pressed against a large shield panel, and his right hand is holding a long-shafted weapon (removable).
Context
Purchased in the Philippines by Miss Fiske while working as a missionary.
Acquisition
Accession
1945.6
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1935
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Wood
Relationships
Related Places
Place
Country
Philippines
Continent
Boot Hook
Name/Title
Boot Hook
Entry/Object ID
1924.1a-b
Description
Boot hook consisting of a heavy-gauge metal wire bent into a hook shape and inserted perpendicular to a white bone handle.
Use
Used to help pull on boots.
Acquisition
Accession
1924.1
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Materials
Material
Metal
Boot Stretcher
Name/Title
Boot Stretcher
Entry/Object ID
1965.20.4ab
Description
Two wooden boot stretchers. The stretchers consist of a piece of wood shaped into a curved L with notches at the heel.
Acquisition
Accession
1965.20
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Dimensions
Materials
Material
Wood
Bootjack
Name/Title
Bootjack
Entry/Object ID
1929.3.1
Description
Bootjack formed from a single board of wood. The wood is cut into the shape of a Y, tapering almost to a point at one end and splitting into two points at the other.
Use
Used to help remove boots
Context
Owned by Epaphrus "Bull" Chase
Acquisition
Accession
1929.3
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Wood
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Chase, Epaphrus "Bull" (1801-1867)
Bootjack
Name/Title
Bootjack
Entry/Object ID
1960.94.1
Description
Wooden boot jack consisting of a board with rounded ends. One end of the board has a small, round hole, presumably for hanging, while the other has a very large round hole. A smaller block of wood is secured near the large hole.
Context
Likely used by the George family in East Calais, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1960.94
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Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Wood
Relationships
Related Places
Place
Village
East Calais
Town
Calais
County
Washington County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Bottle
Name/Title
Bottle
Entry/Object ID
2020.22.121ab
Description
Turned wooden bottle with screw-on lid. The bottle is ink stained around the opening and on the inside of the lid.
Context
Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT
Acquisition
Accession
2020.22
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company
Lexicon
Bottle Closure
Name/Title
Bottle Closure
Entry/Object ID
2022.56.5e
Description
Cardboard retail box containing cellophane squares. The box is labeled "Quicaps SANITARY BOTTLE CLOSURES".
Context
Used at private maternity hospital in Jeffersonville during WWII. The hospital was run out of a house by Dr. Roger W. Mann.
Acquisition
Accession
2022.56
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Butler Product Corporation
Date made
1937
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Cardboard, Cellophane
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Mann, Roger W.
Related Places
Place
Village
Jeffersonville
Town
Cambridge
County
Lamoille County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Related Events
Event
World War II
Bottle Cover
Name/Title
Bottle Cover
Entry/Object ID
2020.22.120
Description
Wooden bottle cover with glass bottle inside. The cover is turned with four beads around the top and bottom of the bottle. The glass bottle is held in the cover by a screw-on metal lid.
Context
Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT
Acquisition
Accession
2020.22
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company
Lexicon
Bottle Cover
Name/Title
Bottle Cover
Entry/Object ID
2020.22.122
Description
Wooden, jug-shaped bottle cover with a glass bottle inside. The bottle is held into the cover with a metal cap. The cover has a chip, which may be from a missing handle.
Context
Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT
Acquisition
Accession
2020.22
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company
Lexicon
Bottle Cover
Name/Title
Bottle Cover
Entry/Object ID
2020.22.123a-b
Description
Turned wooden bottle cover with clear glass bottle. The cover has straight sides that taper inward toward the top. The bottom is made from a separate piece that is slightly bulbous. The bottle has straight sides, and the top is molded for a screw-on cap.
Context
Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT
Acquisition
Accession
2020.22
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company
Lexicon
Box
Name/Title
Box
Entry/Object ID
2020.22.30ab
Description
Wooden trinket box in the shape of a wheelbarrow or wagon. The box has two disk wheels and a peg stand. The side opposite the wheels has a horizontal handle spanning the width. The whole is painted red, and the lid is printed with the words, "Randolph, Vt."
Context
Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
2020.22
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company
Date made
circa 1935-circa 1945
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Wood
Relationships
Related Places
Related Place
Town
Randolph
County
Orange County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Box
Name/Title
Box
Entry/Object ID
2020.22.116ab
Description
Small rectangular box with a sliding lid and a stamp. The corners of the box are held with glued box joints.
Context
Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT
Acquisition
Accession
2020.22
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company
Lexicon
Box
Name/Title
Box
Entry/Object ID
1959.63.10b
Description
Painted tin box with hinged lid. The lid secures with a metal strap at the center front over a metal loop on the box. The box and lid are painted yellow with a design of green leaves and pink fruits and flowers.
Context
Likely owned in East Calais, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1959.63
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Tin, Paint
Relationships
Related Places
Place
Village
East Calais
Town
Calais
County
Washington County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Box
Name/Title
Box
Entry/Object ID
2020.22.117ab
Description
Small square box with a sliding lid and a stamp. The corners of the box are held with glued box joints. There is a small line carved into the end of the lid to grip while opening. There is a piece of paper inserted into the box.
Context
Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT
Acquisition
Accession
2020.22
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company
Lexicon
Box
Name/Title
Box
Entry/Object ID
2020.22.99ab
Description
Cylindrical, turned wooden box. There is paper label on the top that reads, "AS A [illeg]OIST. NO. 104 USED FOR BICYCLES. NO. 25 TYING HORSES WHILE GROOMING."
Context
Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT
Acquisition
Accession
2020.22
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company
Lexicon
Box
Name/Title
Box
Entry/Object ID
1953.18.13a-b
Description
Oval wallpaper covered bandbox. The interior is lined with letters.
Context
Owned by Ella Day
Acquisition
Accession
1953.18
Lexicon
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Cardboard
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Day, Ella
Box
Name/Title
Box
Entry/Object ID
1953.18.21a-b
Description
Square wallpaper-covered box. The wall paper is block-printed with red flowers with green foliage and blue-and-red scrolls. The edges of the box and the corners of the lid are edged with a strip of blue paper. The lid is labeled in pencil with "Mrs. Day", and the bottom of the box is labeled, "1938, about 80 years old made by Olive Hale Barton".
Context
Made by Olive Hale Barton of Ludlow, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1953.18
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Barton, Olive Hale (1812-1872)
Date made
circa 1860
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Paper
Box
Name/Title
Box
Entry/Object ID
2003.71a-b
Description
Wooden shipping crate. The crate is papered on all sides with decorative floral paper. One side has the label, "MANDARIN L/W FINEST HYSON NO 12 SEUQUA". The top has a small shipping label nailed to the center that reads, "FROM A. S. HYDE. DEALER IN W. I. GOODS AND CHOICE FAMILY GROCERIES, TEAS. COFFEE. SPICES. Kerosene Oil and Burning Fluid. NO. 2 DARROW BLOCK, ST. ALBANS, VT." It is hand addressed to "A. Hyde Grinnell East Georgia, Vt."
Context
Shipped from A. S. Hyde of St. Albans, Vermont, to A. Hyde Grinnell of East Georgia, Vermont.
Acquisition
Accession
2003.71
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Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Wood
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
A. S. Hyde, Grinnell, A. Hyde
Related Places
,
Box
Name/Title
Box
Entry/Object ID
1957.25.58
Description
Small carved wooden box. The sides are carved with art nouveau daffodils over a roughly carved and burned ground. The center of the lid has a carved and painted green monogram of the initials HGR. The inside is decoratively burned into a basket weave patter.
Context
Owned by Harold Goddard Rugg in Harland, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1957.25
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Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Wood, Metal
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Rugg, Harold Goddard (1883-1957)
Related Places
Related Place
Town
Hartland
County
Windsor County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Box
Name/Title
Box
Entry/Object ID
2020.22.100ab
Description
Cylindrical turned box with lid. The convex box has reeding around the top and base as well as a drilled hole in the lower half. The lid has the inked inscription "Duplicate of sample [illeg] for Vale Co." Inside the box is a paper note saying, "These were made June 4--1900/Both cover and mug [illeg]."
Context
Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT
Acquisition
Accession
2020.22
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company
Box
Name/Title
Box
Entry/Object ID
2020.22.32ab
Description
Wooden ring box in the shape of an apple. The box is painted red and the words, "Rutland, Vt." are printed on one side. The center of the lid has a brown wooden peg with green fabric leaves. A round, green cardboard tag is attached to the peg with a green string and is printed with the inscription, "A LOSER YOU WILL NEVER BE IF YOU PLACE YOUR RING INSIDE OF ME".
Context
Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT
Acquisition
Accession
2020.22
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company
Date made
circa 1935-circa 1945
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Wood
Box
Name/Title
Box
Entry/Object ID
2020.22.88ab
Description
Small round ring or pill box.
Context
Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT
Acquisition
Accession
2020.22
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company
Lexicon
Box
Name/Title
Box
Entry/Object ID
1972.28.15
Description
Rectangular box decorated with a rococo floral design on the top and a print of a building on inside. Above the print are the initials, "L.A."
Context
Owned by Melvina Angeline Smith Maxham of Middlesex, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1972.28
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Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Cardboard, Paper
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Maxham, Melvina Angeline Smith (1839-1907)
Related Places
Related Place
Town
Middlesex
County
Washington County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Box
Name/Title
Box
Entry/Object ID
1972.28.17
Description
Paper covered box with a decorative advertisement for seeds on the lid. Both the box and lid are covered in pink, floral and star printed paper. The top of the lid has an applied advertisement showing a bundle of flowers and strawberries with the inscription, "Vick's Choice Seeds / James Vick, Rochester.
Context
Owned by Melvina Angeline Smith Maxham of Middlesex, Vermont.
Acquisition
Accession
1972.28
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Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Cardboard, Paper
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Maxham, Melvina Angeline Smith (1839-1907)
Related Places
Related Place
Town
Middlesex
County
Washington County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Box
Name/Title
Box
Entry/Object ID
1959.58.3
Description
Wooden box with finger-jointed corners. The box has a lid that hinges upward at the back with two small, metal hinges. There is a metal clasp at the center front, attached to the lid. The interior of the box is unfinished.
Context
Likely made in East Calais, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1959.58
Made/Created
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Wood
Box
Name/Title
Box
Entry/Object ID
2020.22.119ab
Description
Small rectangular box with a sliding lid and a stamp. The corners of the box are held with glued box joints. One side of the box has a portion of a paper label that reads, "No. 30. RECTAL SUPPOSITORY".
Context
Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT
Acquisition
Accession
2020.22
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company
Lexicon
Box
Name/Title
Box
Entry/Object ID
1959.63.10a
Description
Painted tin box with hinged lid. The lid secures with a metal strap at the center front over a metal loop on the box. The box and lid are painted yellow with a design of green leaves and pink fruits and flowers.
Context
Likely owned in East Calais, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1959.63
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Tin, Paint
Relationships
Related Places
Place
Village
East Calais
Town
Calais
County
Washington County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Box
Name/Title
Box
Entry/Object ID
1966.2.10a-b
Description
Rectangular, red-painted wooden box with loose lid and nailed corners. The lid lifts open with no hinges or closing mechanism, indicating the box may have been a shipping container rather than one meant to be regularly used. The top of the lid is framed with narrow, raised boards, though one side is now missing. One of the short ends is painted with either Chinese or Japanese characters running up the left side. A paper label on the same end bears the inked inscription, "HELEN TYLER/HER BOX./Daughter of Royall Tyler/and Laura Britton Keyes/his wife./Died September 18[49]50 aged 4/years."
Context
Used by Helen Tyler of Brattleboro, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1966.2
Made/Created
Date made
1846-1850
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Wood
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Tyler, Helen (1846-1850)
Related Places
Place
Town
Brattleboro
County
Windham County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Box
Name/Title
Box
Entry/Object ID
2020.22.89ab
Description
Cylindrical turned wood box with lid. The box opens near the halfway point.
Context
Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT
Acquisition
Accession
2020.22
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company
Lexicon
Box
Name/Title
Box
Entry/Object ID
2020.22.38ab
Description
Trinket box in the shape of a woman. The box is cylindrical. The lid is a dome topped with a simplistic figure made of turned pieces of wood: a vasiform peg form the body and head, and two drumstick-shaped pieces form the arms.
Context
Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT
Acquisition
Accession
2020.22
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company
Date made
circa 1935-circa 1945
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Wood
Box
Name/Title
Box
Entry/Object ID
1986.7.1
Description
Long, rectangular wooden box with sliding lid and box-jointed corners. The lid bears two pasted-on paper labels: a large, white (now yellowed) label and a small red label. The large label is addressed by hand to "Hon. Chas. Dewey/Montpelier, Vermont" and is printed with the inscription, "BURLINGTON SHIRT CO.,/MANUFACTURERS OF/Shirts, Collars, Cuffs, and Underwear./CUSTOM WORK A SPECIALTY/Burlington . . . Vermont." The smaller label is printed with, "United States & Canada/EXPRESS/Burlington VT."
Use
Used to ship products to customers
Context
Used by Burlington Shirt Company in Burlington, VT to ship goods to Hon. Charles Dewey in Montpelier, VT.
Acquisition
Accession
1986.7
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Burlington Shirt Company
Date made
1910
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Dewey, Charles (1828-1905)
Box
Name/Title
Box
Entry/Object ID
2020.22.33ab
Description
Souvenir trinket box in the shape of a teapot. The box is painted white and the lid is painted red. The words, "Beach Haven, N. J.", are printed onto the side.
Context
Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
2020.22
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company
Date made
circa 1935-circa 1945
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Wood
Box
Name/Title
Box
Entry/Object ID
2020.22.90ab
Description
Small round ring or pill box.
Context
Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT
Acquisition
Accession
2020.22
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company
Lexicon
Box
Name/Title
Box
Entry/Object ID
1960.117
Description
Rectangular wooden box with nailed corner joints that hinges open at the center. The box opens to reveal to covered halves, each with their own locks. One side is labeled "Grand Jury" and the other is labeled "Standing Jury." The covers open up to small pigeon holes labeled with the names of towns and villages. In one half, the pigeon holes are filled with square pieces of a paper typed with the names of jurors. In the other half, the papers are contained within a paper envelope placed in the center of the pigeon holes.
Context
Used to determine jury members in Essex County, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1960.117
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Wood
Relationships
Related Places
Place
County
Essex County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Box
Name/Title
Box
Entry/Object ID
2020.22.91ab
Description
Small round ring or pill box. The top has a paper label that reads, "Composition Powders!" along with instructions and manufacturing information.
Context
Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
2020.22
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Wood
Relationships
Related Places
Related Place
City
Montpelier
County
Washington County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Box
Name/Title
Box
Entry/Object ID
2020.22.39ab
Description
Trinket box in the shape of a woman. The box is cylindrical. The lid is made of turned pieces of wood: a vasiform peg form the body and head, and two drumstick-shaped pieces form the arms.
Context
Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT
Acquisition
Accession
2020.22
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company
Date made
circa 1935-circa 1945
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Wood
Box
Name/Title
Box
Entry/Object ID
1978.19
Description
Rectangular metal box. The exterior is printed with an art nouveau design of purple violets and ivy on the pink ground. The center top is labeled, "Louis Sherry / NEW YORK / PARIS".
Context
Louis Sherry was born in St. Albans, Vermont. He became nationally known as a New York City restauranteur.
Acquisition
Accession
1978.19
Made/Created
Manufacturer
American Can Company
Date made
circa 1920
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Metal
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Sherry, Louis (1855-1926), Louis Sherry Inc.
Related Places
,
Box
Name/Title
Box
Entry/Object ID
2020.22.110
Description
Wooden box with finger jointed corners. All four corners, the top, and the bottom, are secured with very heavy glue.
Context
Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT
Acquisition
Accession
2020.22
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company
Lexicon
Box
Name/Title
Box
Entry/Object ID
2020.4.21
Description
Lens or filter box without lid. The case consists of a round disk covered on the exterior with black leather and lined with purple velvet.
Context
Used by George R. Bosworth in Berlin, VT
Acquisition
Accession
2020.4
Made/Created
Date made
1890-1915
Lexicon
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Leather, Silk, Cardboard
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Bosworth, George Ranney (1868-1915)
Box
Name/Title
Box
Entry/Object ID
2020.22.40ab
Description
Small trinket box in the shape of a man wearing an overcoat. The box is the man's shoulders down, and the lid is the collar and head. There are two small pegs as arms, and he is wearing a hat.
Context
Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT
Acquisition
Accession
2020.22
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company
Date made
circa 1935-circa 1945
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Wood
Box
Name/Title
Box
Entry/Object ID
2020.22.111
Description
Small wooden box constructed with finger joints and glue. The slide-in lid is missing. The long side of the box has a paper label printed with "ROBINSON'S/Sura-Cuva/FOR/RHEUMATISM/AND/NEURALGIA./A specific for disease arising from an impure and vitiaze state of the blood./Read full directions in Circular."
Context
Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT
Acquisition
Accession
2020.22
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company
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Box
Name/Title
Box
Entry/Object ID
1953.58.2a-b
Description
Circular bandbox covered in tile-printed wallpaper.
Acquisition
Accession
1953.58
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Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Box
Name/Title
Box
Entry/Object ID
1944.9.4a-b
Description
Short round bandbox with cover.
Acquisition
Accession
1944.9
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Wood
Box
Name/Title
Box
Entry/Object ID
1944.9.6a-b
Description
Round wooden box with cover. The box is covered with printed wallpaper, but the pattern is no longer distinguishable.
Acquisition
Accession
1944.9
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Wood
Box
Name/Title
Box
Entry/Object ID
1947.6.8f
Description
Small rectangular shaped, grey colored box that reads, "Samuel Kidder & Co. Asthmatic Pastilles. Manufactured and Guaranteed by Samuel Kidder & Co. Incorporated Laboratories Established 1804 BOSTON, Mass. U.S.A. " The short sides of the box read, "Sixteen Asthmatic & Fumigating Pastilles"
Context
Owned by John Barrett of Grafton, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1947.6
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Samuel Kidder & Company Incorporated Laboratories
Time Period
19th Century
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Barrett, John (1776-1856)
Related Places
Place
Town
Grafton
County
Windham County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Box
Name/Title
Box
Entry/Object ID
1944.9.1
Description
Round wooden box with cover & metal handle. The handle has a turned wooden grip and attaches into metal grommets on either side of the box.
Acquisition
Accession
1944.9
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Wood, Metal
Box
Name/Title
Box
Entry/Object ID
1944.9.2a-b
Description
Round wooden box with cover, no handle.
Acquisition
Accession
1944.9
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Wood
Box
Name/Title
Box
Entry/Object ID
1944.9.5a-b
Description
Round wooden box with cover.
Acquisition
Accession
1944.9
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Wood
Box
Name/Title
Box
Entry/Object ID
1957.9
Description
Wooden box consisting of 6 boards nailed together at the sides. The top lifts up and is hinged with two wires.
Use
Originally held wine glasses.
Acquisition
Accession
1957.9
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Box
Name/Title
Box
Entry/Object ID
2020.22.112a-c
Description
Small rectangular box with a sliding lid and a stamp. The corners of the box are held with glued box joints. There is a semi-circle carved into the outer end of the box lid to grip while sliding. A used 1-cent stamp printed with an image of Benjamin Franklin is in the box.
Context
Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT
Acquisition
Accession
2020.22
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company
Lexicon
Box
Name/Title
Box
Entry/Object ID
2020.22.82
Description
Small round wooden box. The top has the inked inscription, "2d. T.B. Ass."
Use
Used to hold tuberculosis pills
Context
Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT
Acquisition
Accession
2020.22
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company
Lexicon
Box
Name/Title
Box
Entry/Object ID
2020.22.113
Description
Tall-sided, long wooden box with glued corners
Context
Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT
Acquisition
Accession
2020.22
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company
Lexicon
Box
Name/Title
Box
Entry/Object ID
2020.24.14ab
Description
Cream-colored box printed with the label, "Gray's Department Store Montpelier, Vt." in gothic script.
Context
Owned by William Vroman Mason of Waterbury, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
2020.24
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Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Mason, William Vroman (1906-1989), Gray's Department Store
Related Places
Related Place
City
Montpelier
County
Washington County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Box
Name/Title
Box
Entry/Object ID
2020.22.114
Description
Wooden box with finger-jointed corners secured with glue.
Context
Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT
Acquisition
Accession
2020.22
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company
Lexicon
Box
Name/Title
Box
Entry/Object ID
2020.22.115ab
Description
Small rectangular box with a sliding lid. The corners of the box are held with glued box joints. The top of the lid has a paper sticker with the printed inscription, "A. D. BARTER P. O. BOX 185 TELEPHONE 918M 31 1/2 MERCHANTS ROW, RUTLAND, VT." and the penciled inscription, "E P Cushmom Middlebury Vt". There is a purple 3-cent stamp in the corner that is stamped with the words, "RUTLAND VT".
Context
Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT
Acquisition
Accession
2020.22
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company
Lexicon
Box
Name/Title
Box
Entry/Object ID
2020.22.84ab
Description
Small, turned wood box shaped like a barrel. The box opens at the halfway point.
Context
Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT
Acquisition
Accession
2020.22
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company
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Box Scraper
Name/Title
Box Scraper
Entry/Object ID
1960.87
Description
Box scraper plane. The plane consists of a flat piece of metal attached to a U-shaped holder, through which a metal chisel blade is inserted. The U-shaped holder has a central bar that attaches to a long, turned wooden handle.
Context
Owned by Stoddard Benham Bates of Derby, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1960.87
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Wood, Metal
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Bates, Stoddard Benham (1862-1929)
Related Places
Place
Town
Derby
County
Orleans County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Brace
Name/Title
Brace
Entry/Object ID
1929.6
Description
Bit brace hand drill. The letters "HX" are on the brass blate near the bit, and the neck is stamped "[illeg]LS. HOL[illeg]".
Context
Used in Berlin, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1929.6
Lexicon
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Wood, Brass
Brace
Name/Title
Brace
Entry/Object ID
1954.23
Description
U-shaped wooden brace with a round knob on one end and a hole on the other end for holding a bit. The center of the "U" is carved into a rounded handle. There is a metal disk inlaid into the center of the knob and marked with a coat of arms and the number 986.
Use
Used similarly to a drill
Context
Used by Josiah Crocker Wilson in Poultney, Vermont, where he owned a furniture store and undertaking business.
Acquisition
Accession
1954.23
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Wood, Metal
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Wilson, Josiah Crocker (1837-1907)
Related Places
Place
Town
Poultney
County
Rutland County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Brander
Interpretative Labels
Label
Sheep Brands, c. 1850
Wood
1929.9.1d-k
Sheared sheep were often marked with their owner’s initials by applying paint with wooden or metal brands.
Name/Title
Brander
Entry/Object ID
1929.9.1d-k
Description
Three wooden brander carved into the numbers 0 through 9 (6 and 9 are the same brand). The handles are cut with the mark, "H B Lord". They appear to be unused.
Acquisition
Accession
1929.9
Dimensions
Branding Iron
Name/Title
Branding Iron
Entry/Object ID
1960.50.2
Description
Cast iron branding iron consisting of a cast head and a heavy-gauge wire handle. The head is molded with the letters "W. T. DEWEY" in reverse. The handle is bent into a circle at the end.
Context
Owned by William Tarbox Dewey of Montpelier, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1960.50
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Iron
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Dewey, William Tarbox (1852-1911)
Related Places
Place
City
Montpelier
County
Washington County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Branding Iron
Name/Title
Branding Iron
Entry/Object ID
1944.7.21
Description
Branding iron with a turned wooden handle. The brand is molded in reverse with the inscription, "E. Phelps, Marlow, N.H."
Acquisition
Accession
1944.7
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Relationships
Related Places
Related Place
City
Marlow
State/Province
New Hampshire
Country
United States of America
Continent
Bread Pan
Name/Title
Bread Pan
Entry/Object ID
1957.3.12
Description
Tin bread pan with two handles. The pan has a circular base and flaring sides formed from 5 sheets of tin.
Acquisition
Accession
1957.3
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Tin
Breaking Plow
Name/Title
Breaking Plow
Entry/Object ID
1929.8.1a
Description
Plow consisting of a long horizontal beam attached to a vertical, curved piece of wood. The vertical piece is itself attached to a large, V-shaped blade that sits on the ground.
Context
Used by Clark Stowe in Weybridge, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1929.8
Made/Created
Date made
1790-1810
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Wood, Metal
Relationships
Related Places
Place
Town
Weybridge
County
Addison County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Broadax
Interpretative Labels
Label
Broad Ax, c. 1850
Consider Stebbins Bardwell (1807-1885)
Pawlet, Vermont
Steel, wood
Gift of Dorothy Offensend, #1998.36.1
Consider Bardwell moved to Pawlet, Vermont from Massachusetts in 1842 to take possession of 34 acres of land along the Indian Brook. He made improvements to the property and water-power source to advance his edged-tool manufacturing business. Over time he added more properties to his holdings including a small slate quarry to produce roofing slate.
Bardwell produced edged tools from about 1846 to 1867. In addition to owning a slate quarry, which he leased to a third-party operator, he also created the first cooperative creamery in Vermont. Established in 1864 and incorporated by the Vermont Legislature in 1865, the West Pawlet Dairy Association collected surplus milk from area farmers and manufactured butter and cheese for the open market.
By the end of 1867 Bardwell stepped back from his various business ventures, ultimately selling his properties in 1869. He retired to a grand brick residence in Granville, New York where he lived until his death in 1885.
The site of the creamery in Pawlet is now an award-winning, artisanal cheese facility named after Consider Bardwell.
Name/Title
Broadax
Entry/Object ID
1998.36.1
Description
Broadax with curved blade. The handle curves the same direction as the edge of the blade.
Context
Made by Consider Stebbins Bardwell in West Pawlet, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1998.36
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Bardwell, Consider Stebbins (1807-1885)
Date made
circa 1850
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Wood
Broadax
Name/Title
Broadax
Entry/Object ID
1946.25
Description
Broadax with a large, metal head and a wooden handle. The handle inserts into the head from the bottom, the end of the wood aligning with the top of the head.
Context
Owned by Herman Bostwich of Hinesburg, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1946.25
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Iron, Wood
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Bostwick, Herman (177-1853)
Related Places
Related Place
Town
Hinesburg
County
Chittenden County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Broadax
Name/Title
Broadax
Entry/Object ID
1953.19.2
Description
Short-handled ax with large metal head.
Context
Used by Henry Burnham Waldo of Middlesex, Vermont, to trim logs
Acquisition
Accession
1953.19
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Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Waldo, Henry Burnham (1869-1953)
Related Places
Place
Town
Middlesex
County
Washington County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Brush
Interpretative Labels
Label
In 1938, the statue of Ceres on top of the gold dome of the Vermont State House was removed. The hand from that statue can be seen elsewhere in this case. 87-year-old Dwight Dwinnell, Sergeant-at-Arms of the State House, used these tools to carve a replacement for it based on Mead's original. Dwinnell's Ceres is considered today to be an important piece of folk art, and recently underwent restoration.
Name/Title
Brush
Entry/Object ID
2017.10.102
Description
Natural-bristled brush with wooden handle, most likely used to brush away debris. There is a small hole through the handle, midway up. The manufacturer's mark reads, "John L. Whiting & Son" on one side of the brush head, while the other reads, "2".
Context
This was in the toolbox of Dwight Joseph Dwinell, who carved the second Ceres statue at the top of the cupola of the Capitol Building.
Acquisition
Accession
2017.10
Made/Created
Manufacturer
John L. Whiting & Son
Date made
1890-1938
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Wood, Horsehair
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Dwinnell, Dwight Joseph (1851-1940)
Related Places
Related Place
City
Montpelier
County
Washington County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Web Bookmarks, Links and URLs
Brush
Name/Title
Brush
Entry/Object ID
2020.22.76
Description
Round brush with a turned wooden handle and white horsehair bristles. The short handle flares at the end, and has simple decorative molding near the bristles. The bristles are attached in small groups into several holes drilled into the handle.
Context
Made by Baker Brush Company in Brandon, VT
Acquisition
Accession
2020.22
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company
Date made
circa 1944-circa 1945
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Wood
Bucket
Name/Title
Bucket
Entry/Object ID
2008.46
Description
Brown canvas basket. The basket is formed around a metal frame, with the top and bottom edges stitched around rings of metal. A hinged metal bar connects the rings outside the bucket, allowing it to collapse for storage. There is a handle made of metal wire with a turned wooden handle. The bucket is painted with the initials, "V.F.S".
Context
Used by an employee of the Vermont Forest Service
Acquisition
Accession
2008.46
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1950
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Metal, Cotton, Wood
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Vermont Department of Agriculture
Related Places
Related Place
City
Montpelier
County
Washington County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
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Bushhammer
Name/Title
Bushhammer
Entry/Object ID
1982.35.3
Description
4-cut bush hammer head. One side is stamped, "HB HB, IV", and the other stamped "HB HB 1891" and "4$". There are two metal bolts and nuts holding the individual pieces of the hammer head together. (Two are missing).
Context
Used by Vincent Illuzzie in Barre, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1982.35
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1930
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Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Iron
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Illuzzi, Vincent (1920-2013)
Related Places
Related Place
City
Barre City
County
Washington County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
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Bushhammer
Name/Title
Bushhammer
Entry/Object ID
1982.35.4
Description
4-cut bush hammer head. The tool is stamped on one side with "1315 / 1903". It consists of a central holder with additional pieces of metal (teeth) inserted into the ends and secured with large bolts and nuts (three now missing).
Context
Used by Vincent Illuzzi in Barre, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1982.35
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1930
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Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Iron
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Illuzzi, Vincent (1920-2013)
Related Places
Related Place
City
Barre City
County
Washington County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
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Bushhammer
Name/Title
Bushhammer
Entry/Object ID
1982.35.6
Description
Four- and six-cut bushhammer head. The tool consists of a central holder with sheets of metal inserted into the ends (four on one side, six on the other) and held in place with large nuts and bolts (three now missing).
Context
Used by Vincenter Illuzzi in Barre, Vermont.
Acquisition
Accession
1982.35
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1930
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Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Iron
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Illuzzi, Vincent (1920-2013)
Related Places
Related Place
City
Barre City
County
Washington County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Bushhammer
Name/Title
Bushhammer
Entry/Object ID
1982.35.5
Description
6-cut bush hammer head with a remnant of the handle inserted. The tool consists of a central holder with sheets of metal inserted into the ends and secured with bolts and nuts (one now missing).
Context
Used by Vincent Illuzzi in Barre, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1982.35
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1930
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Iron, Wood
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Illuzzi, Vincent (1920-2013)
Related Places
Related Place
City
Barre City
County
Washington County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Bushhammer
Name/Title
Bushhammer
Entry/Object ID
1982.35.7
Description
10-cut bushhammer head. The tool consists of a central holder with sheets of metal inserted into the ends (10 each side) and held with large nuts and bolts.
Context
Used by Vincent Illuzzi in Barre, Vermont.
Acquisition
Accession
1982.35
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1930
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Iron
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Illuzzi, Vincent (1920-2013)
Related Places
Related Place
City
Barre City
County
Washington County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Bushhammer
Name/Title
Bushhammer
Entry/Object ID
1983.23.1
Description
Four-cut bushhammer with wooden handle marked "J AHERN/MAKER/BARRE, VT./6 4/HE RUSS." The numbers 1-4 are also stamped onto the head, and "H E Russ" is stamped on it in 3 places.
Context
Made by James E. Ahern in Barre, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1983.23
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Ahern, James E. (1859-1918)
Date made
1900
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Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Metal, Wood
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Russ, Henry E. (1857-1938)
Butter Churn
Interpretative Labels
Label
Butter "Swing" Churn, 1877-1900
Vermont Farm Machinery Company (1871-1921)
Bellows Falls, VT
Wood
Gift of Kathryn O. Jorgensen, #2012.42
The Vermont Farm Machinery Company, based in Bellows Falls, patented this "swing" churn in the 1870s and manufactured it for a number of years after that. Butter is the consolidation of the fat solids contained in milk; farmers would skim the cream from jars of milk as a first step, and then pour the cream into a churn, which would agitate the cream and encourage the fat solids to clump together. On a small scale, this can be done by hand, but in order to produce butter in bulk, some kind of mechanization is necessary. The Davis Swing Churn appeared in a number of sizes, holding between 4 and 50 gallons of cream, depending on the model number. This Model No. 5 could hold 13 gallons of cream. (The Model 9, which held 50 gallons of cream, no longer fit on a frame, and had to be suspended from a ceiling.) The company claimed that the gentle swinging action of the churn did not "injure" the butter.
Name/Title
Butter Churn
Entry/Object ID
2012.42a-b
Description
Yellow swing churn, bearing the stenciled label, "Davis Swing Churn/No. 5/Pat'd./Manufactured by/Vermont Farm Machine Co/Bellows Falls VT" in black paint on both long sides. The sides are further decorated with stenciled black decorative borders. There are two turned wooden handles across the top on either end, and metal brackets in the equivalent location on the bottom to attach the church to a wooden frame (now missing). The top of the churn has a door with a clear glass pane to view the contents. The churn has a 13 gallon capacity.
Use
Swung or rocked on a wooden frame to make butter.
Context
Manufactured by Vermont Farm Machine Company in Bellows Falls, VT.
Acquisition
Accession
2012.42
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Vermont Farm Machinery Company (1871-1921)
Date made
1877-1900
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Wood, Paint, Iron, Glass
Butter Churn
Name/Title
Butter Churn
Entry/Object ID
1977.27
Description
Red barrel butter church with crank handles on either side. The cranks attach at the center and are long enough to reach the edge of the barrel. The back of the barrel is stenciled with the words, "Monitor / Manufactured by William Samson, East Berkshire, Vermont".
Context
Made by William Samson in East Berkshire, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1977.27
Made/Created
Manufacturer
William Samson
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Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Wood
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Samson, William J. (1866-1945)
Butter Dome
Name/Title
Butter Dome
Entry/Object ID
2020.22.105
Description
Turned wooden bowl a hole drilled in the center.
Context
Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT
Acquisition
Accession
2020.22
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company
Date made
1876
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Butter Mold
Name/Title
Butter Mold
Entry/Object ID
1957.3.7a-b
Description
Butter molde consisting of a box and a press. The box has a hole drilled in the center of the top. The press is carved with a design of four tiles, each with a matching "H" over a sprig of rosemary.
Acquisition
Accession
1957.3
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Dimensions
Materials
Material
Wood
Butter Mold
Name/Title
Butter Mold
Entry/Object ID
2022.65.1a-f
Description
Wooden butter mold. The mold consists of a rectangular box frame, a closely-fitted rectangular insert, and 4 square presses, or stamps. The frame is held together at the corners with box joints, and there are 2 wooden bars running horizontally across the base. The bottom is left open. There is an oval hole on each side end. The insert has slightly flaring sides and is held together with screws. 1 end piece has been replaced, as have all but 2 screws. There are 3 dividers across the insert, separating it into 4 pieces. The four square stamps are each carved with a different floral design: a branch with 3 berries and several leaves; a tied sheaf of wheat; a branch with 3 acorns and 3 leaves; a thorned stem with a rose, a bud, and 3 leaves. Each stamp has a chip carved border. The stamps are not attached, but holes in both the stamp pieces and the insert indicate that they were originally attached.
Use
Used to decoratively mold butter
Context
Attributed to John Hand Varnum of Peacham, Vermont.
Acquisition
Accession
2022.65
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Varnum, John Hand (1871--1948)
Attribution
Attributed to
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Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Wood
Butter Mold
Name/Title
Butter Mold
Entry/Object ID
1959.11
Description
Butter mold consisting of a wooden box with movable carved wooden block. Each block is carved with a decorative pattern containing a letter.
Acquisition
Accession
1959.11
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Dimensions
Materials
Material
Wood
Butter Packer
Name/Title
Butter Packer
Entry/Object ID
1954.40.4
Description
Butter packer or mallet. The head is cylindrical with one side cut flat. There is a turned handle inserted into one side.
Use
Used to pack butter in a tub
Acquisition
Accession
1954.40
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Dimensions
Materials
Material
Wood
Butter Paddle
Name/Title
Butter Paddle
Entry/Object ID
1953.32.4
Description
Wooden paddle. The paddle is made from a single piece of wood and has a rectangular paddle and short, narrow handle. There is a hole drilled through the top of the handle.
Context
Used by a member of the Medad Wright family in Calais, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1953.32
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Materials
Material
Wood
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Wright, Medad, Jr. (1812-1892)
Related Places
Related Place
Town
Calais
County
Washington County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Butter Paddle
Name/Title
Butter Paddle
Entry/Object ID
1973.1.38
Description
Wooden butter paddle. The paddle is made from a single, flat piece of wood shaped into a shovel.
Use
Used to work and press water out of butter.
Context
Likely used in Windsor, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1973.1
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Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Wood
Butter Paddle
Name/Title
Butter Paddle
Entry/Object ID
1960.94.2
Description
Wooden butter paddle made from a single piece of wood. The paddle has a rectangular end with rounded corners and a long handle with a hole drilled through the end.
Context
Likely used by the George family in East Calais, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1960.94
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Materials
Material
Wood
Relationships
Related Places
Place
Village
East Calais
Town
Calais
County
Washington County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Butter Press
Name/Title
Butter Press
Entry/Object ID
1953.40.7
Description
Butter press carved with a thistle design.
Acquisition
Accession
1953.40
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Dimensions
Materials
Material
Wood
Button
Name/Title
Button
Entry/Object ID
1963.48.1a-g
Description
7 wooden buttons. Each button is a wooden disk with a hole in the center.
Acquisition
Accession
1963.48
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Materials
Material
Wood
Button Fastener
Name/Title
Button Fastener
Entry/Object ID
1964.57.1
Description
Small, sealed paper envelope containing button fasteners.
Acquisition
Accession
1964.57
Made/Created
Manufacturer
B. F. Bee
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Buttonhook
Name/Title
Buttonhook
Entry/Object ID
1960.50.7
Description
Small metal buttonhook consisting of a round hook on a long shaft with a hollow molded handle.
Acquisition
Accession
1960.50
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Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Metal
Cake Box
Name/Title
Cake Box
Entry/Object ID
2004.58.46ab
Description
Round metal case or cover with round metal base. The cover has a yellow top and the sides are printed with a red, green, and yellow plaid design accented with a sprig of flowers that includes a rose, daisy, carnation, and three sprigs of wheat. There is a wire handle at the center top. The base is enameled white and has a raised center that the lid fits down over. The cover and base do not secure together. The center of the base has lost its enamel from cutting cakes while directly on the base.
Use
Used to store cakes
Context
Owned by Beatrice J. Wood of South Royalton, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
2004.58
Made/Created
Date made
1940
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Metal
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Wood, Beatrice Jones (1919-2004)
Related Places
Related Place
Village
South Royalton
Town
Royalton
County
Windsor County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Cake Box
Name/Title
Cake Box
Entry/Object ID
1960.108
Description
Rectangular, tin box. The exterior of the box is painted white with the word "Cake" painted in yellow at the front. There are wire handles on either side, and a large rectangular latch at the center front.
Acquisition
Accession
1960.108
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Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Tin, Paint
Caliper
Interpretative Labels
Label
Calipers, circa 1903
Angelo Petere Ambrosini (1880-1932)
Northfield, Vermont
Wood and Iron
Gift of Homer P. Fuller, #2004.1.1
In 1903 Angelo Peter Ambrosini, a recent Italian immigrant, was working in Northfield for the Ellis Granite Company when it received the contract to provide the stonework for Union Station in Washington, D.C. Due to his talent he was selected to help carve the six eighteen-foot-high allegorical figures that grace the front of the station. Supervised by the eminent sculptor Augustus St. Gaudens, the project took three years to complete. These calipers were made and used by Ambrosini.
Name/Title
Caliper
Entry/Object ID
2004.1.1
Description
Large metal calipers consisting of a metal board with two curved and metals pointed attachments. The attachments are secured with bolts loosely enough to be adjustable.
Context
Made by Angelo Ambrosini, Sr., in Barre, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
2004.1
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Ambrosini, Angelo P. (1880-1932)
Ethnography
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Metal
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Ambrosini, Angelo P. (1880-1932)
Related Places
Place
City
Barre City
County
Washington County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Caliper
Name/Title
Caliper
Entry/Object ID
2004.1.2
Description
Large metal calipers consisting of a metal board with two curved and metals pointed attachments at either end. The attachments are secured with bolts loosely enough to be adjustable.
Context
Made by Angelo Ambrosini, Sr., in Barre, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
2004.1
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Ambrosini, Angelo P. (1880-1932)
Ethnography
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Metal
Caliper
Name/Title
Caliper
Entry/Object ID
2004.1.3
Description
Large metal calipers consisting of a metal board with two curved and metals pointed attachments at either end. The attachments are secured with bolts loosely enough to be adjustable.
Context
Made by Angelo Ambrosini, Sr., in Barre, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
2004.1
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Ambrosini, Angelo P. (1880-1932)
Ethnography
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Metal
Calipers
Name/Title
Calipers
Entry/Object ID
1975.494.10
Description
Steel calipers with two curved arms that are joined with a rivet to adjust for measuring spans. One end is pointed. Mark on one arm: "E. F. Lewis/1853", on the other: "E F L". The letters are handstruck.
Context
Found near Well, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1975.494
Made/Created
Manufacturer
E. F. Lewis
Date made
1853
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Steel
Relationships
Related Places
Related Place
Town
Wells
County
Rutland County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Camera
Name/Title
Camera
Entry/Object ID
2020.4.2a-b
Description
Glass plate camera that folds into a box. When folded, the camera resembles a small carrying case, completely covered in highly textured leather with a short carrying strap on the top. The back side (b) detaches at both the top and the bottom with metal protrusions that slide into clasps. Additionally, a hinged door is placed in the center of the back piece allowing access to the glass plate. The front opens by pressing two concealed buttons at the top of the case. Once open, the lens and its attached purple leather bellows can be slid onto an extendable wooden track. A marker on the proper left indicates the focal distance, and there is a level on the proper right. A perioscopal viewfinder sits to the proper left of the lens, and a wider viewfinders sits on top of the case. A small plaque under the lens bears in the inscription, "TELE-PHOTO CYCLE-POCO C/ROCHESTER OPTICAL & CAMERA CO."
Context
Used by George R. Bosworth in Berlin, VT
Acquisition
Accession
2020.4
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Rochester Optical & Camera Company
Date made
1890-1915
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Leather, Glass, Brass, Cardboard, Metal, Wood
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Bosworth, George Ranney (1868-1915)
Related Places
Related Place
Town
Berlin
County
Washington County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Camera
Name/Title
Camera
Entry/Object ID
2009.51.1a-e
Description
Glass plate camera that folds into a box. When folded, the camera slides into a small carrying case. The back side detaches at both the top and the bottom with metal protrusions that slide into clasps. Additionally, a hinged door is placed in the center of the back piece allowing access to the glass plate. Once open, the lens and its attached leather bellows can be slid onto an extendable wooden track. A small plaque under the lens bears in the inscription, "IMPROVED EMPIRE STATE MANUFACTURED BY ROCHESTER OPTICAL CO. Rochester, N.Y."
Context
Used by Harry L. Chapman of Windham, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
2009.51
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Rochester Optical & Camera Company
Date made
1896-1905
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall (extended)
Materials
Material
Mahogany, Wood, Leather, Fabric, Brass, Glass
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Chapman, Harry L. (1875-1967)
Related Places
Related Place
Town
Windham
County
Windham County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Camera Filter
Name/Title
Camera Filter
Entry/Object ID
2020.4.5a-i
Description
"Morrison Vignetter" camera accessory set consisting of a two-part mount, four vignetting cards, a box, and instructions.
The box (ab) is made of cardboard and covered in lime-green semi-gloss paper. The label on the lid has a vignetted portrait of a child on the proper right, and an illustration of the vignetter attached to the lens of a King Poco model camera on the proper left. Beneath the images is the inscription, "MORRISON VIGNETTER/BURKE & JAMES, Chicago".
The four vignetters (c-f) are cardboard pieces: two in black and two in white (one now grey). The boards are straight on the bottom, but the top curves up to create the vignette shape. Two of the boards have a sawtooth edge on the top, and the other two have less pronounced nicked edge on the top. Each board shows evidence of being slid into the metal mounts for use, but the pieces with the less-pronounced edges appear to have been more heavily used.
The boards mount in front of the camera's lens with two pieces of metal (h,i). Both pieces are made from flat metal strips. The piece that connects to the lens consists of a strip bent into a circle to which an L-bent strip is attached. The other piece is bent into a narrow U-shape on one end (for attaching the vignetting board) and a wider U on the other side that can be tightened with a bolt. The two attach by sliding the flat edge of the lens side into the clamp at the wide-U side of the other piece and tightening the connection with the bolt.
The instructions are in a bi-fold with example images on the front page and detailed steps on the inside.
The box (ab) is made of cardboard and covered in lime-green semi-gloss paper. The label on the lid has a vignetted portrait of a child on the proper right, and an illustration of the vignetter attached to the lens of a King Poco model camera on the proper left. Beneath the images is the inscription, "MORRISON VIGNETTER/BURKE & JAMES, Chicago".
The four vignetters (c-f) are cardboard pieces: two in black and two in white (one now grey). The boards are straight on the bottom, but the top curves up to create the vignette shape. Two of the boards have a sawtooth edge on the top, and the other two have less pronounced nicked edge on the top. Each board shows evidence of being slid into the metal mounts for use, but the pieces with the less-pronounced edges appear to have been more heavily used.
The boards mount in front of the camera's lens with two pieces of metal (h,i). Both pieces are made from flat metal strips. The piece that connects to the lens consists of a strip bent into a circle to which an L-bent strip is attached. The other piece is bent into a narrow U-shape on one end (for attaching the vignetting board) and a wider U on the other side that can be tightened with a bolt. The two attach by sliding the flat edge of the lens side into the clamp at the wide-U side of the other piece and tightening the connection with the bolt.
The instructions are in a bi-fold with example images on the front page and detailed steps on the inside.
Use
Mounted in front a camera lens to vignette the bottom edge of portraits
Context
Used by George R. Bosworth in Berlin, VT
Acquisition
Accession
2020.4
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Burke & James
Date made
1899-1903
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Cardboard, Metal, Paper
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Bosworth, George Ranney (1868-1915)
Related Places
Related Place
Town
Berlin
County
Washington County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Camera Filter
Name/Title
Camera Filter
Entry/Object ID
2020.4.6a-d
Description
Yellow camera filter consisting of two panes of glass permanently attached together, along with a carrying case and paper care instructions. The edges of the filter (a) are sealed with a glossy black medium. A small paper label reading "Wratten K3 Filter" was applied to one side, but is now loose within the case (b). The case consists of a narrow cardboard sleeve and lid covered in leather. The face of the case's body bears the gold inscription, "WRATTEN K FILTER/MADE BY/EASTMAN KODAK CO./ROCHESTER, N.Y./TRAD MARKS REG. U. S. PAT. OFF." The reverse bears a gold sticker with several black stamps that read, "K1", "2104", "2", and "80".
Use
Placed in front of a camera lens to enhance images
Context
Used by George R. Bosworth in Berlin, VT
Acquisition
Accession
2020.4
Made/Created
Date made
1912-1915
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Dimensions
Materials
Material
Glass, Paper, Cardboard, Leather
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Bosworth, George Ranney (1868-1915)
Camera Filter
Name/Title
Camera Filter
Entry/Object ID
2020.4.7a-d
Description
Three yellow camera filters and a Morrocan leather case. The filters consist of two panes of glass adheared together. A glossy black film was painted around the edges of the filters, but it only completely remains on one. The same filter with the frame retains a paper label along its narrow edge reading, "Wrateen [sic] K1 Filter". Four other paper labels are loose in the container and bear the inscriptions "Wratten K2 Filter", "Wratten K1 1/2 Filter", "Wratten No. 7 Filter", and "Wratten No. 6 Filter".
The case opens at the top with two hinges on the reverse. When closed, it is secured by a hidden latch at the front that is release by pressing the hidding button. The top of the case bears the gold inscription, "WRATTEN FILTERS/MANUFACTURED BY/EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY./ROCHESTER, N. Y./TRADE MARKS REG. U.S. PAT. OFF." The inside of the case is lined in purple velvet with two molded protusions on other side to separate the filters from each other. The lid is lined in red satin-woven silk.
The case opens at the top with two hinges on the reverse. When closed, it is secured by a hidden latch at the front that is release by pressing the hidding button. The top of the case bears the gold inscription, "WRATTEN FILTERS/MANUFACTURED BY/EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY./ROCHESTER, N. Y./TRADE MARKS REG. U.S. PAT. OFF." The inside of the case is lined in purple velvet with two molded protusions on other side to separate the filters from each other. The lid is lined in red satin-woven silk.
Use
Placed in front of a camera lens to enhance images
Context
Used by George R. Bosworth in Berlin, VT
Acquisition
Accession
2020.4
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Eastman Kodak Co.
Date made
1912-1915
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Glass, Leather, Silk, Cardboard
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Bosworth, George Ranney (1868-1915)
Related Places
Related Place
Town
Berlin
County
Washington County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Camera Filter
Name/Title
Camera Filter
Entry/Object ID
2020.4.8
Description
Two panes of orange glass adhered together. A glossy black substance was applied around the edges creating a frame, which is now mostly gone.
Use
Placed over the lens of a glass-plate camera to enhance the image
Context
Used by George Ranney Bosworth in Berlin, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
2020.4
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Eastman Kodak Co.
Date made
1912-1915
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Glass
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Bosworth, George Ranney (1868-1915)
Related Places
Related Place
Town
Berlin
County
Washington County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Camera Filter
Name/Title
Camera Filter
Entry/Object ID
2020.4.10ab
Description
Circular yellow filter with green leather case. The filter consists of a round pieces of yellow glass set into a copper frame. The back is finished with a glossy black substance. Three indentations are placed equidistant around the frame to secure the filter onto a camera lens.
The case opens with two metal hinges at the back. The top is slightly raised, and bears the white printed inscription, "Cramer's/Precision/Color Filters/St. Louis U.S.A." The interior is lined in blue satin (upper) and purple velvet (lower). The base of the interior is molded to fit the filter.
The case opens with two metal hinges at the back. The top is slightly raised, and bears the white printed inscription, "Cramer's/Precision/Color Filters/St. Louis U.S.A." The interior is lined in blue satin (upper) and purple velvet (lower). The base of the interior is molded to fit the filter.
Use
Placed in front of a camera lens to enhance the image
Context
Used by George R. Bosworth in Berlin, VT
Acquisition
Accession
2020.4
Made/Created
Manufacturer
G. Cramer Dry Plate Company
Date made
1909
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Glass, Copper, Leather, Cardboard
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Bosworth, George Ranney (1868-1915)
Related Places
Related Place
Town
Berlin
County
Washington County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
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Camera Filter
Name/Title
Camera Filter
Entry/Object ID
2020.4.13ab
Description
Circular clear filter with double case. The filter consists of a flat, circular piece of glass contained within a black metal frame. The frame extends to the rear and is tabbed to attach onto a circular lens. The rectangular case is covered in red Morocccan leather. The top has the gold inscription, "THE ISOSTIGMAR LENS/WILLIAMS, BROWN & EARLE,/PHILADELPHIA/AMERICAN AGENTS:". The interior of the case is lined in blue velvet, and the base is molded to fit the filter and one other identically shaped and sized object.
Note: the filter is not an isostigmar lens.
Note: the filter is not an isostigmar lens.
Use
Placed in front of a camera lens to enhance the image
Context
Used by George R. Bosworth in Berlin, VT
Acquisition
Accession
2020.4
Made/Created
Date made
1907-1915
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Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Glass, Metal, Cardboard, Leather, Silk
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Bosworth, George Ranney (1868-1915)
Related Places
Related Place
Town
Berlin
County
Washington County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
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Camera Filter
Name/Title
Camera Filter
Entry/Object ID
2020.4.14a-c
Description
Circular half-tone filter with box and lid. The filter consists of a flat, circular piece of glass that is transparent yellow on the upper 2/3 and clear on the remaining 1/3. The glass is set into a silver-toned metal frames with three rubber-coated tabs placed equidistant around the edge for securing to a lens. The inscription "ROYAL FOREGROUND RAY SCREEN/PATENTED/GEORGE MURPHY INC NEW YORK" impressed on the side of the fram. The top is indicated with the impressed inscription, "TOP". The case consists of a round body and round lid, each covered in red Moroccan leather. The bottom is lined in purple velvet whill the lid is lined in black leather.
Use
Placed in front of a camera lens for landscape photography to ensure even lighting of both the foreground and the sky
Context
Used by George R. Bosworth in Berlin, VT
Acquisition
Accession
2020.4
Made/Created
Manufacturer
George Murphy, Inc.
Date made
1890-1915
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Glass, Metal, Leather, Cardboard, Silk
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Bosworth, George Ranney (1868-1915)
Related Places
Related Place
Town
Berlin
County
Washington County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
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Camera Filter
Name/Title
Camera Filter
Entry/Object ID
2020.4.15a-e
Description
Foreground ray screen filter with case and lid, box and lid, and sales paper. The filter consists of two flat, circular pieces of glass sandwiching a tinted adhesive that has dried and cracked. (See 2020.4.14a for original appearance.) The glass is set into a silver-toned metal frame with three tabs placed equidistant around the edge for securing to a lens. The inscription "ROYAL FOREGROUND RAY SCREEN. PAT, AP'D FOR/GEORGE MURPHY INC NEW YORK" impressed on the side of the frame. The top is indicated with the impressed inscription, "-TOP".
The case consists of a round body and round lid, each covered in red Moroccan leather. The bottom is lined in purple velvet while the lid is lined in black leather. The box consists of a box covered in burgundy paper that slides into a cover wrapped in white paper. The sides of the cover bear the inscription, "ROYAL/Foreground Ray Screen/no. 4 1 1/2 in." The top of the cover bears the inscription "No. 4 1 1/2 in./ROYAL/Foreground Ray Screen/GEROGE MURPHY, INC./New York" with an illustration of the monogram GM.
The case consists of a round body and round lid, each covered in red Moroccan leather. The bottom is lined in purple velvet while the lid is lined in black leather. The box consists of a box covered in burgundy paper that slides into a cover wrapped in white paper. The sides of the cover bear the inscription, "ROYAL/Foreground Ray Screen/no. 4 1 1/2 in." The top of the cover bears the inscription "No. 4 1 1/2 in./ROYAL/Foreground Ray Screen/GEROGE MURPHY, INC./New York" with an illustration of the monogram GM.
Use
Placed in front of a camera lens for landscape photography to ensure even lighting of both the foreground and the sky
Context
Used by George Ranney Bosworth in Berlin, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
2020.4
Made/Created
Manufacturer
George Murphy, Inc.
Date made
1890-1915
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Glass, Metal, Cardboard, Leather, Silk, Paper
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Bosworth, George Ranney (1868-1915)
Related Places
Related Place
Town
Berlin
County
Washington County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
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Camera Filter
Name/Title
Camera Filter
Entry/Object ID
2020.4.16a-c
Description
Portrait lens attachment and case. The lens consists of a circular piece of glass set within a black metal frame. the frame extends beyond the glass at both the front and the back. The back extension is cut into tabs in order to secure onto a camera lens. The metal case consists of a circular base and lid. The lid bears the label, "KODAK/PORTRAIT ATTACHMENT/8-A/Eastman Kodak Co./Rochester, N.Y. Made in U.S.A./TRADE MARK REG. U.S. PAT. OFF." The interior of the case is printed with a focus guide giving the focal length at which to set the camera with the lens on (i.e. "focus at 5' to work at 2'-4'")
Use
Placed in front of a camera lens to enhance portraits
Context
Used by George R. Bosworth in Berlin, VT
Acquisition
Accession
2020.4
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Eastman Kodak Co.
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Glass, Metal
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Bosworth, George Ranney (1868-1915)
Related Places
Related Place
Town
Berlin
County
Washington County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Camera Filter
Name/Title
Camera Filter
Entry/Object ID
2020.4.17a-c
Description
Metal duplicator filter and case. The duplicator filter was used to expose only a portion of a glass plate to allow for double exposure "duplication" tricks. The filter consists of a metal cap that fits over a camera lens with a semi-circular cut out taking about 3/8 of the total surface. The front of the filter bears the inscriptions "THE IDEAL DUPLICATOR" and "BURKE & JAMES. CHICAGO". The case consists of a box that slides into a lid. Both are covered in red Morrocan leather, and the top bears the silver inscription "THE IDEAL/DUPLICATOR/No. 2/BURKE & JAMES,/CHICAGO."
Use
Placed in front of a camera lens to create image with partial double exposure effects
Context
Used by George R. Bosworth in Berlin, VT
Acquisition
Accession
2020.4
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Burke & James
Date made
1897-1915
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Metal, Cardboard, Leather
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Bosworth, George Ranney (1868-1915)
Related Places
Related Place
Town
Berlin
County
Washington County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Camera Filter
Name/Title
Camera Filter
Entry/Object ID
2020.4.23
Description
Metal vingette framing filter consisting of a metal box frame with a circular opening in the center. Within the opening is a wooden frame with a diamond-shaped opening and four strips of curved metal attached to the outside.
Use
Placed in front of a camera lens to add a vignette effect to the images
Context
Used by George R. Bosworth in Berlin, VT
Acquisition
Accession
2020.4
Made/Created
Date made
1890-1915
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Metal, Wood
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Bosworth, George Ranney (1868-1915)
Related Places
Related Place
Town
Berlin
County
Washington County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
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Camera Filter
Name/Title
Camera Filter
Entry/Object ID
2020.4.11ab
Description
Circular yellow filter with green leather case. The filter consists of a round pieces of yellow glass set into a copper frame. The back is finished with a glossy black substance. Three indentations are placed equidistant around the frame to secure the filter onto a camera lens.
The case opens with two metal hinges at the back. The top is slightly raised, and bears the white printed inscription, "Cramer's/Precision/Color Filters/St. Louis U.S.A." The interior is lined in blue satin (upper) and purple velvet (lower). The base of the interior is molded to fit the filter.
The case opens with two metal hinges at the back. The top is slightly raised, and bears the white printed inscription, "Cramer's/Precision/Color Filters/St. Louis U.S.A." The interior is lined in blue satin (upper) and purple velvet (lower). The base of the interior is molded to fit the filter.
Use
Placed in front of a camera lens to enhance the image
Context
Used by George R. Bosworth in Berlin, VT
Acquisition
Accession
2020.4
Made/Created
Manufacturer
G. Cramer Dry Plate Company
Date made
1909
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Glass, Copper, Leather, Cardboard
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Bosworth, George Ranney (1868-1915)
Related Places
Related Place
Town
Berlin
County
Washington County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
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Camera Filter
Name/Title
Camera Filter
Entry/Object ID
2020.4.12ab
Description
Circular yellow filter with green leather case. The filter consists of a round pieces of yellow glass set into a copper frame. The back is finished with a glossy black substance. Three indentations are placed equidistant around the frame to secure the filter onto a camera lens.
The case opens with two metal hinges at the back. The top is slightly raised, and bears the white printed inscription, "Cramer's/Precision/Color Filters/St. Louis U.S.A." The interior is lined in blue satin (upper) and purple velvet (lower). The base of the interior is molded to fit the filter.
The case opens with two metal hinges at the back. The top is slightly raised, and bears the white printed inscription, "Cramer's/Precision/Color Filters/St. Louis U.S.A." The interior is lined in blue satin (upper) and purple velvet (lower). The base of the interior is molded to fit the filter.
Use
Placed over a camera lens to enhance the image
Context
Used by George Ranney Bosworth in Berlin, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
2020.4
Made/Created
Manufacturer
G. Cramer Dry Plate Company
Date made
1909
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Glass, Copper, Leather, Cardboard
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Bosworth, George Ranney (1868-1915)
Related Places
Related Place
Town
Berlin
County
Washington County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
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Camera Filter Holder
Name/Title
Camera Filter Holder
Entry/Object ID
2020.4.9a-c
Description
Metal bracket for holding a filter up to the lens of a camera, together with box and lid. The box is covered in glossy white paper, and a label on the top reads, "ADJUSTABLE FILTER HOLDER/For 2 inch square/Wratten Filters/EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY,/ROCHESTER, N.Y./Trade MArks Reg. U.S. Pat. Off./K P 4418 102."
The filter holder is a black metal square with a circular hole in the center. Within the hole is a thin black strip of metal attached to a bolt that can be adjusted to tighten around the lens of the camera. The left and right edges of the square fold back to allow the glass filter to slide inside. An impressed inscription around the circle reads, "MADE BY EASTMAN KODAK CO. ROCHESTER. N.Y. U.S.A. PAT. JUNE 5. 1917." and another beneath the circle reads, "1 1/8" TO 1 9/16"".
The filter holder is a black metal square with a circular hole in the center. Within the hole is a thin black strip of metal attached to a bolt that can be adjusted to tighten around the lens of the camera. The left and right edges of the square fold back to allow the glass filter to slide inside. An impressed inscription around the circle reads, "MADE BY EASTMAN KODAK CO. ROCHESTER. N.Y. U.S.A. PAT. JUNE 5. 1917." and another beneath the circle reads, "1 1/8" TO 1 9/16"".
Use
Used to hold glass filters in front of a camera lens to enhance images
Context
Used by George R. Bosworth in Berlin, VT
Acquisition
Accession
2020.4
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Eastman Kodak Co.
Date made
1917
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Metal, Cardboard
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Bosworth, George Ranney (1868-1915)
Related Places
Related Place
Town
Berlin
County
Washington County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
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Can Opener
Name/Title
Can Opener
Entry/Object ID
1984.23.1
Description
Metal can opener with wooden handle and crank. The top is stamped with the label, "Edlund / No. 5 Junior". The blade or knife, now missing, sits in the open slot next to the wheel, with the blade sitting perpendicular the wheel.
Context
Made by the Edlund Company in Burlington, Vermont. Used by Philip Elwert in Montpelier, Vermont.
Acquisition
Accession
1984.23
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Edlund Company
Date made
circa 1965
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Metal, Wood
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Elwert, Philip F. (1949-1988)
Related Places
Related Place
City
Montpelier
County
Washington County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
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Candle
Name/Title
Candle
Entry/Object ID
1960.79.1m
Description
Unburnt light pink wax candle molded with a swirled design.
Context
Found in East Calais, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1960.79
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Material
Wax
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Related Places
Related Place
Village
East Calais
Town
Calais
County
Washington County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
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Candle
Name/Title
Candle
Entry/Object ID
1960.79.1x
Description
Partially burnt olive-colored wax candle molded with a swirled design.
Context
Found in East Calais, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1960.79
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Material
Wax
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Related Place
Village
East Calais
Town
Calais
County
Washington County
State/Province
Vermont
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United States of America
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Candle
Name/Title
Candle
Entry/Object ID
1960.79.1b
Description
Partially burnt red wax candle molded with a swirled design.
Context
Found in East Calais, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1960.79
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Material
Wax
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Related Place
Village
East Calais
Town
Calais
County
Washington County
State/Province
Vermont
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United States of America
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Candle
Name/Title
Candle
Entry/Object ID
1960.79.1ll
Description
Partially burnt cream-colored wax candle molded with a swirled design.
Context
Found in East Calais, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1960.79
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Material
Wax
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Related Place
Village
East Calais
Town
Calais
County
Washington County
State/Province
Vermont
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United States of America
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Candle
Name/Title
Candle
Entry/Object ID
1960.79.1n
Description
Unburnt pink wax candle molded with a swirled design.
Context
Found in East Calais, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1960.79
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Material
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Related Place
Village
East Calais
Town
Calais
County
Washington County
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Vermont
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United States of America
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Candle
Name/Title
Candle
Entry/Object ID
1960.79.1mm
Description
Partially burnt cream-colored wax candle molded with a swirled design.
Context
Found in East Calais, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1960.79
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Material
Wax
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Related Place
Village
East Calais
Town
Calais
County
Washington County
State/Province
Vermont
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United States of America
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Candle
Name/Title
Candle
Entry/Object ID
1960.79.1o
Description
Unburnt pink wax candle molded with a swirled design.
Context
Found in East Calais, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1960.79
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Related Place
Village
East Calais
Town
Calais
County
Washington County
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Vermont
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United States of America
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Candle
Name/Title
Candle
Entry/Object ID
1960.79.1y
Description
Unburnt cream-colored wax candle molded with a swirled design.
Context
Found in East Calais, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1960.79
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Material
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Related Place
Village
East Calais
Town
Calais
County
Washington County
State/Province
Vermont
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United States of America
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Candle
Name/Title
Candle
Entry/Object ID
1960.79.1nn
Description
Partially burnt cream-colored wax candle molded with a swirled design.
Context
Found in East Calais, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1960.79
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Material
Wax
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Related Place
Village
East Calais
Town
Calais
County
Washington County
State/Province
Vermont
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United States of America
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Candle
Name/Title
Candle
Entry/Object ID
1960.79.1p
Description
Partially burnt light pink wax candle molded with a swirled design.
Context
Found in East Calais, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1960.79
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Material
Wax
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Related Place
Village
East Calais
Town
Calais
County
Washington County
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Vermont
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United States of America
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Candle
Name/Title
Candle
Entry/Object ID
1960.79.1a
Description
Partially burnt red wax candle molded with a swirled design.
Context
Found in East Calais, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1960.79
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Material
Wax
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Related Place
Village
East Calais
Town
Calais
County
Washington County
State/Province
Vermont
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United States of America
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Candle
Name/Title
Candle
Entry/Object ID
1960.79.1z
Description
Unburnt cream-colored wax candle molded with a swirled design.
Context
Found in East Calais, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1960.79
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Material
Wax
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Related Place
Village
East Calais
Town
Calais
County
Washington County
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Vermont
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United States of America
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Candle
Name/Title
Candle
Entry/Object ID
1960.79.1c
Description
Partially burnt red wax candle molded with a swirled design.
Context
Found in East Calais, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1960.79
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Material
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Related Place
Village
East Calais
Town
Calais
County
Washington County
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Vermont
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United States of America
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Candle
Name/Title
Candle
Entry/Object ID
1960.79.1aa
Description
Unburnt cream-colored wax candle molded with a swirled design.
Context
Found in East Calais, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1960.79
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Related Place
Village
East Calais
Town
Calais
County
Washington County
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Vermont
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United States of America
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Candle
Name/Title
Candle
Entry/Object ID
1960.79.1q
Description
Partially burnt light pink wax candle molded with a swirled design.
Context
Found in East Calais, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1960.79
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Village
East Calais
Town
Calais
County
Washington County
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Vermont
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United States of America
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Candle
Name/Title
Candle
Entry/Object ID
1960.79.1bb
Description
Unburnt cream-colored wax candle molded with a swirled design.
Context
Found in East Calais, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1960.79
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Related Place
Village
East Calais
Town
Calais
County
Washington County
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Vermont
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United States of America
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Candle
Name/Title
Candle
Entry/Object ID
1960.79.1r
Description
Partially burnt light pink wax candle molded with a swirled design.
Context
Found in East Calais, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1960.79
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Related Place
Village
East Calais
Town
Calais
County
Washington County
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Vermont
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United States of America
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Candle
Name/Title
Candle
Entry/Object ID
1960.79.1d
Description
Partially burnt red wax candle molded with a swirled design.
Context
Found in East Calais, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1960.79
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Related Place
Village
East Calais
Town
Calais
County
Washington County
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Vermont
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United States of America
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Candle
Name/Title
Candle
Entry/Object ID
1960.79.3cc
Description
Unburnt cream-colored wax candle molded with a swirled design.
Context
Found in East Calais, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1960.79
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Related Place
Village
East Calais
Town
Calais
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Washington County
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Vermont
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United States of America
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Candle
Name/Title
Candle
Entry/Object ID
1960.79.1dd
Description
Unburnt cream-colored wax candle molded with a swirled design.
Context
Found in East Calais, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1960.79
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Related Place
Village
East Calais
Town
Calais
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Washington County
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Vermont
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United States of America
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Candle
Name/Title
Candle
Entry/Object ID
1960.79.1g
Description
Unburnt pink wax candle molded with a swirled design.
Context
Found in East Calais, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1960.79
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Village
East Calais
Town
Calais
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Washington County
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Vermont
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United States of America
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Candle
Name/Title
Candle
Entry/Object ID
1960.79.1ee
Description
Unburnt cream-colored wax candle molded with a swirled design.
Context
Found in East Calais, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1960.79
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Related Place
Village
East Calais
Town
Calais
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Washington County
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Vermont
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United States of America
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Candle
Name/Title
Candle
Entry/Object ID
1960.79.1ff
Description
Unburnt cream-colored wax candle molded with a swirled design.
Context
Found in East Calais, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1960.79
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Related Place
Village
East Calais
Town
Calais
County
Washington County
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Vermont
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United States of America
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Candle
Name/Title
Candle
Entry/Object ID
1960.79.1h
Description
Unburnt pink wax candle molded with a swirled design.
Context
Found in East Calais, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1960.79
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Related Place
Village
East Calais
Town
Calais
County
Washington County
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Vermont
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United States of America
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Candle
Name/Title
Candle
Entry/Object ID
1960.79.1i
Description
Unburnt pink wax candle molded with a swirled design.
Context
Found in East Calais, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1960.79
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Related Place
Village
East Calais
Town
Calais
County
Washington County
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Vermont
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United States of America
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Candle
Name/Title
Candle
Entry/Object ID
1960.79.1gg
Description
Unburnt cream-colored wax candle molded with a swirled design.
Context
Found in East Calais, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1960.79
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Related Place
Village
East Calais
Town
Calais
County
Washington County
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Vermont
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United States of America
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Candle
Name/Title
Candle
Entry/Object ID
1960.79.1j
Description
Unburnt pink wax candle molded with a swirled design.
Context
Found in East Calais, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1960.79
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Village
East Calais
Town
Calais
County
Washington County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
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Candle
Name/Title
Candle
Entry/Object ID
1960.79.1s
Description
Partially burnt light pink wax candle molded with a swirled design.
Context
Found in East Calais, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1960.79
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Village
East Calais
Town
Calais
County
Washington County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
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Candle
Name/Title
Candle
Entry/Object ID
1960.79.1l
Description
Unburnt pink wax candle molded with a swirled design.
Context
Found in East Calais, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1960.79
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Material
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Village
East Calais
Town
Calais
County
Washington County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
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Candle
Name/Title
Candle
Entry/Object ID
1960.79.1hh
Description
Unburnt cream-colored wax candle molded with a swirled design.
Context
Found in East Calais, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1960.79
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Material
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Related Place
Village
East Calais
Town
Calais
County
Washington County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
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Candle
Name/Title
Candle
Entry/Object ID
1960.79.1e
Description
Partially burnt red wax candle molded with a swirled design.
Context
Found in East Calais, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1960.79
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Material
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Related Place
Village
East Calais
Town
Calais
County
Washington County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
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Candle
Name/Title
Candle
Entry/Object ID
1960.79.1u
Description
Unburnt olive-colored wax candle molded with a swirled design.
Context
Found in East Calais, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1960.79
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Material
Wax
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Related Place
Village
East Calais
Town
Calais
County
Washington County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
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Candle
Name/Title
Candle
Entry/Object ID
1960.79.1ii
Description
Partially burnt cream-colored wax candle molded with a swirled design.
Context
Found in East Calais, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1960.79
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Material
Wax
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Related Place
Village
East Calais
Town
Calais
County
Washington County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
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Candle
Name/Title
Candle
Entry/Object ID
1960.79.1f
Description
Unburnt pink wax candle molded with a swirled design.
Context
Found in East Calais, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1960.79
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Dimension Description
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Materials
Material
Wax
Relationships
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Related Place
Village
East Calais
Town
Calais
County
Washington County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
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Candle
Name/Title
Candle
Entry/Object ID
1960.79.1v
Description
Unburnt olive-colored wax candle molded with a swirled design.
Context
Found in East Calais, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1960.79
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Materials
Material
Wax
Relationships
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Related Place
Village
East Calais
Town
Calais
County
Washington County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
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Candle
Name/Title
Candle
Entry/Object ID
1960.79.1t
Description
Unburnt olive-colored wax candle molded with a swirled design.
Context
Found in East Calais, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1960.79
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Dimensions
Dimension Description
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Materials
Material
Wax
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Related Place
Village
East Calais
Town
Calais
County
Washington County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
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Candle
Name/Title
Candle
Entry/Object ID
1960.79.1k
Description
Unburnt pink wax candle molded with a swirled design.
Context
Found in East Calais, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1960.79
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Dimension Description
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Materials
Material
Wax
Relationships
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Related Place
Village
East Calais
Town
Calais
County
Washington County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
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Candle
Name/Title
Candle
Entry/Object ID
1960.79.1w
Description
Unburnt olive-colored wax candle molded with a swirled design.
Context
Found in East Calais, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1960.79
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Dimensions
Dimension Description
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Materials
Material
Wax
Relationships
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Related Place
Village
East Calais
Town
Calais
County
Washington County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
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Candle
Name/Title
Candle
Entry/Object ID
1960.79.1jj
Description
Partially burnt cream-colored wax candle molded with a swirled design.
Context
Found in East Calais, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1960.79
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Dimensions
Dimension Description
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Materials
Material
Wax
Relationships
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Related Place
Village
East Calais
Town
Calais
County
Washington County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
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Candle
Name/Title
Candle
Entry/Object ID
1960.79.1kk
Description
Partially burnt cream-colored wax candle molded with a swirled design.
Context
Found in East Calais, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1960.79
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Dimension Description
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Materials
Material
Wax
Relationships
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Related Place
Village
East Calais
Town
Calais
County
Washington County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
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Candle Box
Name/Title
Candle Box
Entry/Object ID
1973.1.37ab
Description
Long, rectangular wooden box. The box has a wooden lid that slides into a rabbit at the top of the box. There is a semi-circular indentation on one end of the lid to grip.
Context
Likely used in Windsor, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1973.1
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Materials
Material
Wood
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Related Place
Town
Windsor
County
Windsor County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
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Candle Mold
Name/Title
Candle Mold
Entry/Object ID
1957.6
Description
Metal candle mold for forming tapers. The mold has 8 shafts.
Acquisition
Accession
1957.6
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Candle Mold
Name/Title
Candle Mold
Entry/Object ID
1953.40.16
Description
Metal mold shaped into six tapers. Each taper has a distinct, pointed tip. The wide ends are connected to a rectangular sheet of metal with curled-up edges.
Context
Used in Ludlow, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1953.40
Made/Created
Time Period
19th Century
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
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Materials
Material
Tin
Relationships
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Related Place
Town
Ludlow
County
Windsor County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
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Candlesnuffer
Name/Title
Candlesnuffer
Entry/Object ID
1953.40.12a
Description
Candlesnuffer and wick trimmer. It is in the form of scissors. One blade has a three-sided box attached to it while the other side has a rectangular plate attached to it. When closed, the plate inserts into the box. There are three spokes on the bottom to hold the tool off the resting surface.
Use
Used to put out candles and trim off burnt wicks.
Context
Likely used by a member of the Day family in Ludlow, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1953.40
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Materials
Material
Tin
Candlesnuffer Tray
Name/Title
Candlesnuffer Tray
Entry/Object ID
1953.40.12b
Description
Small black toleware tray. The tray is mostly rectangular, with rounded corners. The long sides are concave. The border of the tray flares upward, and the edges of the center are decorated with a thin line of gold paint.
Context
Used in Ludlow, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1953.40
Made/Created
Time Period
19th Century
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
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Materials
Material
Tin
Relationships
Related Places
Related Place
Town
Ludlow
County
Windsor County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
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Canteen
Name/Title
Canteen
Entry/Object ID
1919.4.1
Description
Wooden canteen. The canteen is oval shaped with a round hole at the center top, sealed with a peg. Four bentwood bands wrap around the canteen. A U-shaped wire with a wooden handle is attached to the top at either end. The canteen is marked, "BMC 1782".
Context
Brought to Vermont from England by a member of the Ormsbee family.
Acquisition
Accession
1919.4
Made/Created
Date made
1780-1790
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Materials
Material
Wood
Canteen
Name/Title
Canteen
Entry/Object ID
1957.3.18
Description
Red-painted wooden keg or canteen constructed similarly to a barrel. The canteen is formed of wooden boards placed in a circle and held together with metal bands around circular end pieces. A U-shaped metal band is attached at either end to form a carrying handle. There is a bunghole in the center.
Acquisition
Accession
1957.3
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Materials
Material
Wood
Canteen
Name/Title
Canteen
Entry/Object ID
1957.3.19
Description
Wooden keg or canteen constructed similarly to a barrel. The canteen is formed of wooden boards placed in a circle and held together with metal bands around circular end pieces. There is a heavy-gauge wire handle with a turned wooden grip. There is a metal bunghole beneath the handle.
Acquisition
Accession
1957.3
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Carpenter's Square
Name/Title
Carpenter's Square
Entry/Object ID
1946.26
Description
Metal carpenter's square etched with lines every 1/4 inch. Each line terminates in a round point, and the inches are marked with Arabic numerals. The square is engraved with the inscription, "HB 1811".
Context
Owned by Herman Bostwick of Hinesburg, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1946.26
Made/Created
Date made
1811
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Dimensions
Dimension Description
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Materials
Material
Metal
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Bostwick, Herman (177-1853)
Related Places
Related Place
Town
Hinesburg
County
Chittenden County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
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Carpenter's Square
Name/Title
Carpenter's Square
Entry/Object ID
1975.494.5
Description
Steel square with a 24" blade and 16" tongue. The demarcations (1/8" on one edge, 1/16" on the other) are mechanically struck. The mark is a circle with an eagle in the center with the inscription, "Eagle Square Mfg., So. Shaftsbury, Vt.", surrounding it. Below the mark is the inscription, "Hardened corners/100".
Context
Made in Shaftsbury, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1975.494
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Eagle Square Co.
Date made
1859-1900
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Dimensions
Dimension Description
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Materials
Material
Steel
Carpenter's Square
Name/Title
Carpenter's Square
Entry/Object ID
1975.494.6
Description
Steel square with 24" blade, 16" tongue, both tapered. A number of scales are struck on the back side. The front is marked off in 1/8" with numerals hand struck in the metal. At corner is the mark, "Hawe Patent/Warranted steel/B. Harmon".
Context
Made in Shaftwbury, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1975.494
Made/Created
Manufacturer
B. Harmon
Date made
1819-1859
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Dimension Description
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Materials
Material
Steel
Case
Name/Title
Case
Entry/Object ID
2020.4.1
Description
This black leather camera case has two interior compartments for storing a camera and 6 glass negative plates. The case has both a long strap, connecting with metal latches onto the sides, and a permanently attached short strap, connecting to the top. The top secures with two metal latches. The inside is lined in plain woven cotton over cardboard.
Context
Used by George Ranney Bosworth in Berlin, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
2020.4
Made/Created
Date made
1890-1915
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Dimension Description
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Materials
Material
Leather, Metal, Cardboard, Cotton
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Bosworth, George Ranney (1868-1915)
Related Places
Related Place
Town
Berlin
County
Washington County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Case
Name/Title
Case
Entry/Object ID
2020.4.4ab
Description
Tan leather rectangular camera case with two interior compartments for storing a camera and 6 glass plate negatives. The case has a short, leather handle at the top and two metal figure-8 attachments for a removable shoulder strap (no longer present). The case opens at the top and is secured at the center front with a metal clasp. The inside of the top piece bears the gold inscription, "Tele-Photo-Poco/G/Rochester Optical & Camera Co./Rochester, N.Y." The interior is lined in cotton.
B is a fragment, likely from the shoulder strap.
B is a fragment, likely from the shoulder strap.
Use
Used to hold a glass plate negative camera and accessories
Context
Used by George R. Bosworth in Berlin, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
2020.4
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Rochester Optical & Camera Company
Date made
1890-1915
Lexicon
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Leather, Metal, Cotton
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Bosworth, George Ranney (1868-1915)
Case
Name/Title
Case
Entry/Object ID
2020.4.20
Description
Double-capacity camera filter case (empty). The case consists of a leather rectangular body with an evelope closure. The closure is secured with a metal snap. The interior is divided into two compartments and lined in purple velvet.
Context
Used by George R. Bosworth in Berlin, VT
Acquisition
Accession
2020.4
Made/Created
Date made
1890-1915
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Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Leather, Cardboard, Silk, Metal
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Bosworth, George Ranney (1868-1915)
Related Places
Related Place
Town
Berlin
County
Washington County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
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Casting Mold
Name/Title
Casting Mold
Entry/Object ID
1992.26.1
Description
Mold form with six armed spokes looking somewhat like a wagon wheel without the wheel. At the end of each spoke is a 7" piece, perpendicular to the spoke. Each has 5 "pegs." Presumably these pegs fit into another piece we don't have. The 7" piece is "sliced" in two. Three of the spokes are missing half of the piece. One spoke has a half broken end piece. The 3 spokes that have both pieces of the end have been tied together with twine. The twine is "old."
dark brown
dark brown
Context
Used at the Lane Shops in Montpelier, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1992.26
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Lane Manufacturing Co.
Lexicon
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Wood
Casting Mold
Name/Title
Casting Mold
Entry/Object ID
1992.26.2
Description
Mold from with six armed spokes looking somewhat like a wagon wheel without the wheel. At the end of each spoke is an 8 1/4" piece, perpendicular to the spoke. Each has 5 "pegs." Presumably these pegs fit into another piece we don't have. Each 8 1/4" piece is sliced in half. Three of the spokes are missing half of the piece. The 3 spokes with both halves are tied together with "old" twine.
Context
Used at the Lane Shops in Montpelier, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1992.26
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Lane Manufacturing Co.
Lexicon
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Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Wood
Catheter
Name/Title
Catheter
Entry/Object ID
1960.191.3
Description
Long metal tube. Half the tube is straight, and the other half of the tube curves until the end is perpendicular to the first half. The straight end has a wire loop, likely for hanging. The curved end has five holes drilled into it.
Context
Used by Dr. Amori Benson of Landgrove, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1960.191
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Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Metal
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Benson, Amori (1799-1876)
Related Places
Place
Town
Landgrove
County
Bennington County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
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Celt
Name/Title
Celt
Entry/Object ID
1975.149
Description
Ground stone celt.
Use
Used similar to an adze, hoe, or axe.
Ethnography
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Celt
Name/Title
Celt
Entry/Object ID
1950.27.121
Description
Rectangular, ground stone celt. One end is chipped into a rounded shape and the other end is ground into a sharp blade. There is a chipped groove on one side.
Use
Used similar to an adze, hoe, or axe.
Context
Collected by Harry M. Woodcock in Rutland County or Addison County.
Acquisition
Accession
1950.27
Ethnography
Materials
Material
Shale
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Woodcock, Harrison Morton (1889-1950)
Related Places
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Celt
Name/Title
Celt
Entry/Object ID
1975.135
Description
Ground stone celt.
Use
Used similar to an adze, hoe, or axe.
Context
Collected near Weybridge, Vermont
Ethnography
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Relationships
Related Places
Place
Town
Weybridge
County
Addison County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
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Celt
Name/Title
Celt
Entry/Object ID
1954.283.67
Description
Chipped stone celt.
Context
Collected by Emma P. Sampson in Caledonia County, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1954.283
Ethnography
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Sampson, Emma P. Merrill (1865-1953)
Related Places
Place
County
Caledonia County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
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Celt
Name/Title
Celt
Entry/Object ID
1954.283.61
Description
Ground stone celt.
Context
Collected by Emma P. Sampson in Caledonia County, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1954.283
Ethnography
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Sampson, Emma P. Merrill (1865-1953)
Related Places
Place
County
Caledonia County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
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Celt
Name/Title
Celt
Entry/Object ID
1975.136
Description
Ground stone celt.
Use
Used similar to an adze, hoe, or axe.
Context
Collected near Swanton, Vermont
Ethnography
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Relationships
Related Places
Place
Town
Swanton
County
Franklin County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
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Celt
Name/Title
Celt
Entry/Object ID
1950.27.251
Description
Round stone celt made of hornfels. It is formed from a natural shaped stone. The proximal end is packed, and the distal end is ground to a sharp blade edge and polished. Blade edge shows some visible wear, and the butt and shows no visible wear.
Context
Collected by Harry M. Woodcock near the Lemon Fair River
Acquisition
Accession
1950.27
Ethnography
Materials
Material
Stone
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Woodcock, Harrison Morton (1889-1950)
Related Places
,
Celt
Name/Title
Celt
Entry/Object ID
1975.105.1
Description
Ground stone celt.
Use
Used similar to an adze, hoe, or axe.
Acquisition
Accession
1975.105
Ethnography
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Celt
Name/Title
Celt
Entry/Object ID
1975.95.3
Description
Ground stone celt.
Use
Used similar to an adze, hoe, or axe.
Context
Likely collected near Weybridge, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1975.95
Ethnography
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Relationships
Related Places
Place
Town
Weybridge
County
Addison County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Celt
Name/Title
Celt
Entry/Object ID
1975.110.1
Description
Ground stone celt.
Use
Used similar to an adze, hoe, or axe.
Acquisition
Accession
1975.110
Ethnography
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Celt
Name/Title
Celt
Entry/Object ID
1975.127.1
Description
Ground stone celt.
Use
Used similar to an adze, hoe, or axe.
Acquisition
Accession
1975.127
Ethnography
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Celt
Name/Title
Celt
Entry/Object ID
1975.116.1
Description
Ground stone celt.
Use
Used similar to an adze, hoe, or axe.
Acquisition
Accession
1975.116
Ethnography
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Celt
Name/Title
Celt
Entry/Object ID
1960.57.3
Description
Ground stone celt.
Context
Collected near Lake Champlain
Acquisition
Accession
1960.57
Ethnography
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Howes, Phillip Sheridan (1875-1941)
Related Places
Place
Lake
Lake Champlain
City
Burlington
County
Chittenden County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Celt
Name/Title
Celt
Entry/Object ID
1975.150
Description
Ground stone celt.
Use
Used similar to an adze, hoe, or axe.
Ethnography
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Celt
Name/Title
Celt
Entry/Object ID
1975.117.1
Description
Ground stone celt.
Use
Used similar to an adze, hoe, or axe.
Acquisition
Accession
1975.117
Ethnography
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Celt
Name/Title
Celt
Entry/Object ID
1960.34.3
Description
Ground stone celt.
Context
Found in Hubbardton, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1960.34
Ethnography
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
St. John, Reuben (1806-1882)
Related Places
Place
Town
Hubbardton
County
Rutland County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Celt
Name/Title
Celt
Entry/Object ID
1950.27.667
Description
Ground stone celt.
Context
Collected by Harry M. Woodcock at Bristol Pond
Acquisition
Accession
1950.27
Ethnography
Lexicon
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Woodcock, Harrison Morton (1889-1950)
Related Places
Place
County
Addison County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Celt
Name/Title
Celt
Entry/Object ID
1975.95.5
Description
Ground stone celt.
Use
Used similar to an adze, hoe, or axe.
Context
Likely collected near Weybridge, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1975.95
Ethnography
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Relationships
Related Places
Place
Town
Weybridge
County
Addison County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Celt
Name/Title
Celt
Entry/Object ID
1954.283.144
Description
Ground stone celt.
Context
Collected by Emma P. Sampson in Sweden
Acquisition
Accession
1954.283
Ethnography
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Sampson, Emma P. Merrill (1865-1953)
Related Places
Place
Country
Sweden
Continent
Celt
Name/Title
Celt
Entry/Object ID
1975.128.1
Description
Ground stone celt.
Use
Used similar to an adze, hoe, or axe.
Acquisition
Accession
1975.128
Ethnography
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Celt
Name/Title
Celt
Entry/Object ID
1975.152
Description
Ground stone celt.
Use
Used similar to an adze, hoe, or axe.
Ethnography
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Celt
Name/Title
Celt
Entry/Object ID
1975.111.1
Description
Ground stone celt.
Use
Used similar to an adze, hoe, or axe.
Acquisition
Accession
1975.111
Ethnography
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Celt
Name/Title
Celt
Entry/Object ID
1950.27.193
Description
Ground stone celt made of hornfels. One end is chipped, and the other end is ground and polished on both sides.
Context
Collected by Harry M. Woodcock in Rutland County or Addison County
Acquisition
Accession
1950.27
Ethnography
Materials
Material
Sandstone
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Woodcock, Harrison Morton (1889-1950)
Related Places
Place
City
Crown Point
State/Province
New York
Country
United States of America
Continent
Celt
Name/Title
Celt
Entry/Object ID
1975.118.1
Description
Ground stone celt.
Use
Used similar to an adze, hoe, or axe.
Acquisition
Accession
1975.118
Ethnography
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Celt
Name/Title
Celt
Entry/Object ID
1975.335
Description
Ground stone celt.
Use
Used similar to an adze or hoe.
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Celt
Name/Title
Celt
Entry/Object ID
1975.143
Description
Ground stone celt.
Use
Used similar to an adze, hoe, or axe.
Ethnography
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Celt
Name/Title
Celt
Entry/Object ID
1975.95.2
Description
Ground stone celt.
Use
Used similar to an adze, hoe, or axe.
Context
Likely collected near Weybridge, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1975.95
Ethnography
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Relationships
Related Places
Place
Town
Weybridge
County
Addison County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Celt
Name/Title
Celt
Entry/Object ID
1975.157
Description
Ground stone celt.
Use
Used similar to an adze, hoe, or axe.
Context
Collected near Swanton, Vermont
Ethnography
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Relationships
Related Places
Place
Town
Swanton
County
Franklin County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Celt
Name/Title
Celt
Entry/Object ID
1950.27.347
Description
Ground stone celt made of hornfels. It is crudely chipped and packed with chipping marks still visible. The surface is very irregular with no polishing. The blade and extend and sharp. The proximal end is rounded.
Context
Collected by Harry M. Woodcock at Bristol Pond
Acquisition
Accession
1950.27
Ethnography
Materials
Material
Stone
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Woodcock, Harrison Morton (1889-1950)
Related Places
Place
County
Addison County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Celt
Name/Title
Celt
Entry/Object ID
1975.119.1
Description
Ground stone celt.
Use
Used similar to an adze, hoe, or axe.
Acquisition
Accession
1975.119
Ethnography
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Celt
Name/Title
Celt
Entry/Object ID
1975.106.1
Description
Ground stone celt.
Use
Used similar to an adze, hoe, or axe.
Context
Likely collected near Milton, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1975.106
Ethnography
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Relationships
Related Places
Place
Town
Milton
County
Chittenden County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Celt
Name/Title
Celt
Entry/Object ID
1950.27.678
Description
Ground stone celt.
Context
Collected by Harry M. Woodcock at Bristol Pond
Acquisition
Accession
1950.27
Ethnography
Lexicon
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Woodcock, Harrison Morton (1889-1950)
Related Places
Place
County
Addison County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Celt
Name/Title
Celt
Entry/Object ID
1950.27.668
Description
Ground stone celt.
Context
Collected by Harry M. Woodcock at Bristol Pond
Acquisition
Accession
1950.27
Ethnography
Lexicon
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Woodcock, Harrison Morton (1889-1950)
Related Places
Place
County
Addison County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Celt
Name/Title
Celt
Entry/Object ID
1975.112.1
Description
Ground stone celt.
Use
Used similar to an adze, hoe, or axe.
Acquisition
Accession
1975.112
Ethnography
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Celt
Name/Title
Celt
Entry/Object ID
1975.153
Description
Ground stone celt.
Use
Used similar to an adze, hoe, or axe.
Ethnography
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Celt
Name/Title
Celt
Entry/Object ID
1950.27.195
Description
Ground stone celt made of hornfels. The surface is completely ground and polished, and the side edges are beveled. The distal edge is sharp, and the proximal edge appears thinned.
Context
Collected by Harry M. Woodcock in Rutland County or Addison County
Acquisition
Accession
1950.27
Ethnography
Materials
Material
Sandstone
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Woodcock, Harrison Morton (1889-1950)
Related Places
,
Celt
Name/Title
Celt
Entry/Object ID
1975.144
Description
Ground stone celt.
Use
Used similar to an adze, hoe, or axe.
Ethnography
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Celt
Name/Title
Celt
Entry/Object ID
1975.120.1
Description
Ground stone celt.
Use
Used similar to an adze, hoe, or axe.
Acquisition
Accession
1975.120
Ethnography
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Celt
Name/Title
Celt
Entry/Object ID
1975.138
Description
Ground stone celt.
Use
Used similar to an adze, hoe, or axe.
Ethnography
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Celt
Name/Title
Celt
Entry/Object ID
1975.95.6
Description
Ground stone celt.
Use
Used similar to an adze, hoe, or axe.
Context
Likely collected near Weybridge, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1975.95
Ethnography
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Relationships
Related Places
Place
Town
Weybridge
County
Addison County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Celt
Name/Title
Celt
Entry/Object ID
1975.154
Description
Ground stone celt.
Use
Used similar to an adze, hoe, or axe.
Ethnography
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Celt
Name/Title
Celt
Entry/Object ID
1975.139
Description
Ground stone celt.
Use
Used similar to an adze, hoe, or axe.
Ethnography
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Celt
Name/Title
Celt
Entry/Object ID
1950.27.586
Description
Ground stone celt. The pecking shows through in some places. The plano face is polished and the blade edge is battered and chipped until very blunt. The blade end is polished on both faces. The proximal end is battered and chipped.
Use
Used similar to an adze, hoe, or axe.
Context
Collected by Harry M. Woodcock
Acquisition
Accession
1950.27
Ethnography
Lexicon
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Woodcock, Harrison Morton (1889-1950)
Celt
Name/Title
Celt
Entry/Object ID
1975.132
Description
Ground stone celt.
Use
Used similar to an adze, hoe, or axe.
Context
Collected near Essex, Vermont
Ethnography
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Relationships
Related Places
Place
Town
Essex
County
Chittenden County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Celt
Name/Title
Celt
Entry/Object ID
1975.121.1
Description
Ground stone celt.
Use
Used similar to an adze, hoe, or axe.
Acquisition
Accession
1975.121
Ethnography
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Celt
Name/Title
Celt
Entry/Object ID
1975.336
Description
Ground stone celt.
Use
Used similar to an adze or hoe.
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Celt
Name/Title
Celt
Entry/Object ID
1975.140
Description
Ground stone celt.
Use
Used similar to an adze, hoe, or axe.
Context
Collected near Swanton, Vermont
Ethnography
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Relationships
Related Places
Place
Town
Swanton
County
Franklin County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Celt
Name/Title
Celt
Entry/Object ID
1975.107.1
Description
Ground stone celt.
Use
Used similar to an adze, hoe, or axe.
Acquisition
Accession
1975.107
Ethnography
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Celt
Name/Title
Celt
Entry/Object ID
1975.114.1
Description
Ground stone celt.
Use
Used similar to an adze, hoe, or axe.
Acquisition
Accession
1975.114
Ethnography
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Celt
Name/Title
Celt
Entry/Object ID
1975.155
Description
Ground stone celt. There is a rectangular paper label glued to one side with the inked inscription, "Found July 22nd. 1861."
Use
Used similar to an adze, hoe, or axe.
Ethnography
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Celt
Name/Title
Celt
Entry/Object ID
1950.27.199
Description
Ground stone celt. One end is ground and polished to an edge that shows some signs of use.
Context
Collected by Harry M. Woodcock in Rutland County or Addison County
Acquisition
Accession
1950.27
Ethnography
Materials
Material
Stone
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Woodcock, Harrison Morton (1889-1950)
Related Places
,
Celt
Name/Title
Celt
Entry/Object ID
1975.95.4
Description
Ground stone celt.
Use
Used similar to an adze, hoe, or axe.
Context
Likely collected near Weybridge, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1975.95
Ethnography
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Relationships
Related Places
Place
Town
Weybridge
County
Addison County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Celt
Name/Title
Celt
Entry/Object ID
1950.27.187
Description
Rectangular, ground stone celt. One end is chipped into a rounded shape and the other end is ground into a sharp blade. There is a chipped groove on one side.
Use
Used similar to an adze, hoe, or axe.
Context
Collected by Harry M. Woodcock in Rutland County or Addison County.
Acquisition
Accession
1950.27
Ethnography
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Shale
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Woodcock, Harrison Morton (1889-1950)
Related Places
,
Celt
Name/Title
Celt
Entry/Object ID
1975.129.1
Description
Ground stone celt.
Use
Used similar to an adze, hoe, or axe.
Acquisition
Accession
1975.129
Ethnography
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Celt
Name/Title
Celt
Entry/Object ID
1975.130
Description
Ground stone celt.
Use
Used similar to an adze, hoe, or axe.
Ethnography
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Celt
Name/Title
Celt
Entry/Object ID
1975.141
Description
Ground stone celt.
Use
Used similar to an adze, hoe, or axe.
Context
Collected in Vermont
Ethnography
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Relationships
Related Places
Place
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Celt
Name/Title
Celt
Entry/Object ID
1950.27.194
Description
Groundstone celt made of mottled hornfels. The entire surface is ground with some pecking still showing through. The sharp end is polished and there is a sharp groove on one side. The other end is chipped.
Context
Collected by Harry M. Woodcock in Rutland County or Addison County
Acquisition
Accession
1950.27
Ethnography
Materials
Material
Sandstone
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Woodcock, Harrison Morton (1889-1950)
Related Places
,
Celt
Name/Title
Celt
Entry/Object ID
1975.95.7
Description
Ground stone celt.
Use
Used similar to an adze, hoe, or axe.
Context
Likely collected near Weybridge, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1975.95
Ethnography
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Relationships
Related Places
Place
Town
Weybridge
County
Addison County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Celt
Name/Title
Celt
Entry/Object ID
1975.122.1
Description
Ground stone celt.
Use
Used similar to an adze, hoe, or axe.
Acquisition
Accession
1975.122
Ethnography
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Celt
Name/Title
Celt
Entry/Object ID
1975.133
Description
Ground stone celt.
Use
Used similar to an adze, hoe, or axe.
Context
Collected near Swanton, Vermont
Ethnography
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Relationships
Related Places
Place
Town
Swanton
County
Franklin County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Celt
Name/Title
Celt
Entry/Object ID
1975.343
Description
Ground stone celt.
Use
Used similar to an adze or hoe.
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Celt
Name/Title
Celt
Entry/Object ID
1975.115.1
Description
Ground stone celt.
Use
Used similar to an adze, hoe, or axe.
Acquisition
Accession
1975.115
Ethnography
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Celt
Name/Title
Celt
Entry/Object ID
1975.124.1
Description
Ground stone celt.
Use
Used similar to an adze, hoe, or axe.
Acquisition
Accession
1975.124
Ethnography
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Celt
Name/Title
Celt
Entry/Object ID
1950.27.348
Description
Groundstone celt made of hornfels. The surface is pecked. The distal, blade end is very chipped, possibly from use. It is polished and has a groove similar to a gouge. One face is cut and abraded.
Context
Collected by Harry M. Woodcock at Bristol Pond
Acquisition
Accession
1950.27
Ethnography
Materials
Material
Stone
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Woodcock, Harrison Morton (1889-1950)
Related Places
Place
County
Addison County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Celt
Name/Title
Celt
Entry/Object ID
1975.108.1
Description
Ground stone celt.
Use
Used similar to an adze, hoe, or axe.
Acquisition
Accession
1975.108
Ethnography
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Celt
Name/Title
Celt
Entry/Object ID
1975.145
Description
Ground stone celt.
Use
Used similar to an adze, hoe, or axe.
Context
Collected near Swanton, Vermont
Ethnography
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Relationships
Related Places
Place
Town
Swanton
County
Franklin County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Celt
Name/Title
Celt
Entry/Object ID
1975.156
Description
Ground stone celt.
Use
Used similar to an adze, hoe, or axe.
Ethnography
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Celt
Name/Title
Celt
Entry/Object ID
1975.142
Description
Ground stone celt.
Use
Used similar to an adze, hoe, or axe.
Ethnography
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Celt
Name/Title
Celt
Entry/Object ID
1954.283.55
Description
Ground stone celt.
Context
Collected by Emma P. Sampson in Caledonia County, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1954.283
Ethnography
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Sampson, Emma P. Merrill (1865-1953)
Related Places
Place
County
Caledonia County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Celt
Name/Title
Celt
Entry/Object ID
1975.146
Description
Ground stone celt.
Use
Used similar to an adze, hoe, or axe.
Ethnography
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Celt
Name/Title
Celt
Entry/Object ID
1975.131
Description
Ground stone celt.
Use
Used similar to an adze, hoe, or axe.
Context
Collected near Ferrisburg, Vermont
Ethnography
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Relationships
Related Places
Place
Town
Ferrisburg
County
Addison County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Celt
Name/Title
Celt
Entry/Object ID
1958.25.19
Description
Ground stone celt.
Context
Collected in North Sheldon, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1958.25
Ethnography
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Celt
Name/Title
Celt
Entry/Object ID
1975.134
Description
Ground stone celt.
Use
Used similar to an adze, hoe, or axe.
Ethnography
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Celt
Name/Title
Celt
Entry/Object ID
1950.27.189
Description
Ground stone celt made of rhyolite. The entire item is ground and polished. One end curves inward, appearing to have been broken. The other end curves outward with a sharp polished edge that shows some use.
Context
Collected by Harry M. Woodcock in Rutland County or Addison County
Acquisition
Accession
1950.27
Ethnography
Materials
Material
Sandstone
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Woodcock, Harrison Morton (1889-1950)
Related Places
,
Celt
Name/Title
Celt
Entry/Object ID
1950.27.200
Description
Rectangular ground stone celt made of rhyolite. There are chipping marks present over most of the surface. The distal end is ground to a blade edge. The proximal end is rounded and ground to thin it and remove chipping marks.
Context
Collected by Harry M. Woodcock in Rutland County or Addison County
Acquisition
Accession
1950.27
Ethnography
Materials
Material
Stone
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Woodcock, Harrison Morton (1889-1950)
Related Places
,
Celt
Name/Title
Celt
Entry/Object ID
1975.109.1
Description
Ground stone celt.
Use
Used similar to an adze, hoe, or axe.
Acquisition
Accession
1975.109
Ethnography
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Celt
Name/Title
Celt
Entry/Object ID
1975.147
Description
Ground stone celt.
Use
Used similar to an adze, hoe, or axe.
Ethnography
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Celt
Name/Title
Celt
Entry/Object ID
1950.27.346
Description
Ground stone celt made of sandy quartzite. It is completely ground. The proximal end is flat, and the distal end is polished to a sharp blade. The body is thinner along the midsection. There is a straight break diagonally across the center that has been repaired.
Context
Collected by Harry M. Woodcock at Bristol Pond
Acquisition
Accession
1950.27
Ethnography
Materials
Material
Stone
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Woodcock, Harrison Morton (1889-1950)
Related Places
Place
County
Addison County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Celt
Name/Title
Celt
Entry/Object ID
1954.283.65
Description
Chipped stone celt.
Context
Collected by Emma P. Sampson in Newbury, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1954.283
Ethnography
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Sampson, Emma P. Merrill (1865-1953)
Related Places
Place
Town
Newbury
County
Orange County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Cheese Box
Name/Title
Cheese Box
Entry/Object ID
1953.40.17b
Description
Small round wooden box with red paint. The sides are formed from a thin strip of wood nailed together at the seam with small nails.
Context
Used in Ludlow, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1953.40
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Wood
Relationships
Related Places
Related Place
Town
Ludlow
County
Windsor County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Cheese Box
Name/Title
Cheese Box
Entry/Object ID
1953.40.17c
Description
Set of 3 wooden boxes. Possibly used as cheese boxes. Large box is brown, one small box is red, paint somewhat worn off. Another smaller box is practically without paint.
Acquisition
Accession
1953.40
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Wood
Relationships
Related Places
Related Place
Town
Ludlow
County
Windsor County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Cheese Box
Name/Title
Cheese Box
Entry/Object ID
1953.40.17a
Description
Large, round wooden box. The sides are formed from a thin strip of wood, nailed together at the seam with small nails.
Context
Used in Ludlow, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1953.40
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Wood
Relationships
Related Places
Related Place
Town
Ludlow
County
Windsor County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Cheese Box
Name/Title
Cheese Box
Entry/Object ID
1965.20.1b
Description
Large, round cheese boxes. The boxes are made of bentwood steamed around a flat, circular base.
Acquisition
Accession
1965.20
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Wood
Cheese Press
Name/Title
Cheese Press
Entry/Object ID
1957.34
Description
Cheese press imprinted "Patent...Made...Warren Ed..P.A...D.H. Dewey", see images.
Floor-standing cheese press. The press is made out of wood and painted red. It consists of a frame with a stationary horizontal platform. An upper horizontal platform can be raised or lowers with a rolling mechanism across the top of the press.
Floor-standing cheese press. The press is made out of wood and painted red. It consists of a frame with a stationary horizontal platform. An upper horizontal platform can be raised or lowers with a rolling mechanism across the top of the press.
Acquisition
Accession
1957.34
Lexicon
Cheese Tester
Name/Title
Cheese Tester
Entry/Object ID
1980.21
Description
Cheese tester. The tool consists of a round wooden box with a large iron gear and crank handle on the top. When turned, the gear moves a wooden blade-like object within the box. The blade is 1-1/2-inch thick with attachments on each end. Each attachment has a hole to allow the butterfat to pass through. There is a hook and eye on the outside of the box securing the lid, and a hinge opposite.
Use
Used to test cheese during the aging process without cutting open the wheel.
Context
Used by Alfred W. Crowley, owner of the Crowley Cheese Factory, of Healdville, Vermont.
Acquisition
Accession
1980.21
Made/Created
Date made
1882
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Wood, Iron
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Crowley, Alfred W., Crowley Cheese Factory
Related Places
Related Place
Village
Healdville
Town
Mount Holly
County
Rutland County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Chipped Stone
Name/Title
Chipped Stone
Entry/Object ID
1950.27.12
Description
Small black chipped stone, possibly a projectile point or drill. It is diamond shaped with bifacial secondary chipping on all sides. The smaller half of the diamond shows wear along the edges.
Context
Collected by Harry M. Woodcock in Rutland County or Addison County.
Acquisition
Accession
1950.27
Ethnography
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Chert
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Woodcock, Harrison Morton (1889-1950)
Related Places
,
Chipped Stone
Name/Title
Chipped Stone
Entry/Object ID
1950.27.578
Description
Chipped stone projectile point.
Context
Collected by Harry M. Woodcock
Acquisition
Accession
1950.27
Ethnography
Lexicon
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Woodcock, Harrison Morton (1889-1950)
Chipped Stone
Name/Title
Chipped Stone
Entry/Object ID
1975.158
Description
Biface chipped stone; possibly a chipped preform of a celt.
Use
Used similar to an adze, hoe, or axe.
Ethnography
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Chisel
Interpretative Labels
Label
In 1938, the statue of Ceres on top of the gold dome of the Vermont State House was removed. The hand from that statue can be seen elsewhere in this case. 87-year-old Dwight Dwinnell, Sergeant-at-Arms of the State House, used these tools to carve a replacement for it based on Mead's original. Dwinnell's Ceres is considered today to be an important piece of folk art, and recently underwent restoration.
Name/Title
Chisel
Entry/Object ID
2017.10.119
Description
Chisel tip with a square top that tapers into a straight tip.
Context
This was in the toolbox of Dwight Joseph Dwinell, who carved the second Ceres statue at the top of the cupola of the Capitol Building.
Acquisition
Accession
2017.10
Made/Created
Date made
1890-1938
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Metal
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Dwinnell, Dwight Joseph (1851-1940)
Related Places
Related Place
City
Montpelier
County
Washington County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Chisel
Interpretative Labels
Label
In 1938, the statue of Ceres on top of the gold dome of the Vermont State House was removed. The hand from that statue can be seen elsewhere in this case. 87-year-old Dwight Dwinnell, Sergeant-at-Arms of the State House, used these tools to carve a replacement for it based on Mead's original. Dwinnell's Ceres is considered today to be an important piece of folk art, and recently underwent restoration.
Name/Title
Chisel
Entry/Object ID
2017.10.117
Description
Chisel with round, flat top that shows evidence of use. The tips has a triangular shape that tapers to a straight tip. It has markings like a file.
Context
This was in the toolbox of Dwight Joseph Dwinell, who carved the second Ceres statue at the top of the cupola of the Capitol Building.
Acquisition
Accession
2017.10
Made/Created
Date made
1890-1938
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Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Metal
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Dwinnell, Dwight Joseph (1851-1940)
Related Places
Related Place
City
Montpelier
County
Washington County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Chisel
Interpretative Labels
Label
In 1938, the statue of Ceres on top of the gold dome of the Vermont State House was removed. The hand from that statue can be seen elsewhere in this case. 87-year-old Dwight Dwinnell, Sergeant-at-Arms of the State House, used these tools to carve a replacement for it based on Mead's original. Dwinnell's Ceres is considered today to be an important piece of folk art, and recently underwent restoration.
Name/Title
Chisel
Entry/Object ID
2017.10.118
Description
Metal chisel with a triangular shape that tapers into a slightly curved tip. It has markings like a file.
Context
This was in the toolbox of Dwight Joseph Dwinell, who carved the second Ceres statue at the top of the cupola of the Capitol Building.
Acquisition
Accession
2017.10
Made/Created
Date made
1890-1938
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Metal
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Dwinnell, Dwight Joseph (1851-1940)
Related Places
Related Place
City
Montpelier
County
Washington County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Clamp
Name/Title
Clamp
Entry/Object ID
2017.10.152
Description
Clamp, or cramp, appears to be steel; jaws attached to a rod with a bend at one end; jaws tighten by turning a screw, spring inside jaws tightens; no manufacturer's mark; length = 4 5/8".
Context
This was in the toolbox of Dwight Joseph Dwinell, who carved the second Ceres statue at the top of the cupola of the Capitol Building.
Acquisition
Accession
2017.10
Made/Created
Date made
1890-1938
Lexicon
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Metal
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Dwinnell, Dwight Joseph (1851-1940)
Clock Reel
Name/Title
Clock Reel
Entry/Object ID
1955.28.7
Description
Clock reel consisting of a four-legged base, a gear, and four winding spokes. The gear is turned by a carved wooden bolt above it. The bolt is attached to the winding arms. Beneath the gear, a slender piece of wood touches the spokes, clicking against the longest.
Use
Used to wind and measuring spun yarn.
Acquisition
Accession
1955.28
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Wood
Closed Scorper
Name/Title
Closed Scorper
Entry/Object ID
1944.7.20
Description
Tool consisting of an L-shaped metal rod with a loop of flat metal on one end and a wooden handle on the other end.
Use
Used to carve wood
Acquisition
Accession
1944.7
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Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Clothes Hanger
Name/Title
Clothes Hanger
Entry/Object ID
2003.16.108
Description
Clothes hanger consisting of a central wire hook and wooden crossbar. The wooden bar is wrapped in black cotton printed with pink and red roses with green leaves. There is a green ribbon at the center.
Context
Owned by Jean Louise Gooddall Balham of Montpelier, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
2003.16
Made/Created
Date made
1950
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Metal, Wood, Cotton
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Balham, Jean Louise Goodall (1925-2016)
Related Places
Related Place
City
Montpelier
County
Washington County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Clothes Pattern
Name/Title
Clothes Pattern
Entry/Object ID
1961.33
Description
Uncut sewing pattern. The envelope shows an illustration of a woman in a voluminous 1860s-style blue-and-purple plaid dress. At her feet is a small illustration of another woman in the same dress, but in pink. In the upper right are illustrations of bloomers and a petticoat. The left side is labeled, "Simplicity Printed Pattern 65c". Contained inside are two pages of instructions and multiple large sheets of tissue with the printed pattern pieces.
Context
Produced to commemorate the centennial of the Civil War.
Acquisition
Accession
1961.33
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Simplicity Pattern Company
Date made
1961
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall (Envelope)
Materials
Material
Paper
Relationships
Related Events
Event
Civil War
Clothespins
Name/Title
Clothespins
Entry/Object ID
2020.22.137a-h
Description
Eight peg-style clothespins. The pins are each partially split down the center with a round wooden bead at the top.
Context
Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT
Acquisition
Accession
2020.22
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company
Date made
circa 1920-circa 1930
Lexicon
Clothespins
Name/Title
Clothespins
Entry/Object ID
1979.2
Description
Package of two rows of clothespins wrapped in plastic film. The pins are made of wood with a wire spring hinge in the middle. Within the package, the two rows of pins are oriented opposite each other. The retail packaging consists of plastic film and two cardboard inserts that wrap around the handle side of one row of pins and is clamped between the pin side of the other row, causing the label to be upright on both sides. The cardboard is labeled on the side, "National KLOS-KLIPS "the kind the hold tight" / 18 SPRING CLOTHES PINS NATIONAL CLOTHES PIN CO., MONTPELIER, VT. 05602". The ends of the cardboard are printed with a line drawing of a clothespin and the words, "KLOS-KLIPS MADE IN U.S.A."
Context
Made by the National Clothes Pin Company in Montpelier, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1979.2
Made/Created
Manufacturer
National Clothespin Company
Date made
1976
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Wood, Metal, Cardboard, Plastic
Coffee Mill
Name/Title
Coffee Mill
Entry/Object ID
1960.115
Description
Coffee mill consisting of a cast iron grinder on a wooden box. The grinder is a round bowl with a central pillar. A metal grinder is inside the pillar and turns with the use of a curved, horizontal handle. A vertical wooden handle that attached to the end of the handle is now missing. The grinder sits on a hollow, square wooden base with a drawer. There is a round wooden knob at the center of the drawer face.
Acquisition
Accession
1960.115
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Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Wood, Iron
Coin Die
Name/Title
Coin Die
Entry/Object ID
1961.43
Description
Coin die. The die is hinged at the plate and has two long metal handles. One side of the die mold has a small flared opening. Inside is engraved with two sides of a coin in revers. One side shows the bust of a woman surrounded by 13 6-pointed stars and the date 1823. The other shows a spread eagle with an American shield on its chest and the words, "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 50 C".
Use
Used to create counterfeit coins.
Context
Confiscated from an unknown counterfeiting operation in Caledonia County.
Acquisition
Accession
1961.43
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Meadows, Christian
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Copper, Iron
Colander
Name/Title
Colander
Entry/Object ID
1957.3.11
Description
Large tin colander. The colander consists of a round piece of tin with holes drilled through it in a decorative scallop pattern. It sits on a low base and has a handle.
Acquisition
Accession
1957.3
Lexicon
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Tin
Collar Box
Name/Title
Collar Box
Entry/Object ID
1960.60
Description
Round wood and cardboard collar box. The top and bottom are wood, and the side is a rectangular piece of cardboard with the short ends attached to form a circle. The side of the box is printed in red, green, and black plaid with images of Roman statuary. Metal eyelet holes around the circumference of the box are labeled 24, 30, 36, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90. The top lifts off to reveal a blue interior with 9 wire posts inserted into the base in a circle about 1/2-inch from the outside edge. The interior side of the lid has a paper label with the logo for Washington Collars (a coiled beehive over the date 1852), trademark and patent claims, and marketing claims regarding the box rather than the collars it held. There is a round paper sticker on the base of the box that reads, "14 1/2", in white on a black ground (the size of the collars it held). The initials "B. G." are penciled onto the base.
Use
While the box was originally used as retail packaging for paper collars, it was marketed as becoming "an elegant fancy works and spool thread box for ladies' use" once the collars were depleted.
Acquisition
Accession
1960.60
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Washington Manufacturing Company
Date made
1877
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Metal
Compass
Name/Title
Compass
Entry/Object ID
1933.1a-b
Description
Brass surveying compass with two upright sites attached to the arms. The compass is large and under glass. The cardinal directions are marked with etched leaves, with a fleur-de-lys at north. There are inter-cardinal directions marked with etchings as well. The compass is marked on it's face, "Bleuler, London".
The compass sits in a wooden case, appearing to be homemade. There are three wooden blocks inside the case that have become unglued.
The compass sits in a wooden case, appearing to be homemade. There are three wooden blocks inside the case that have become unglued.
Context
Used by William Chamberlin while surveying Peacham, Barton, and other Vermont towns.
Acquisition
Accession
1933.1
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Bleuler, John (1757-1829)
Date made
1790-1829
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Boxed
Materials
Material
Brass, Glass
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Chamberlain, William (1755-1828)
Related Places
,
Compass
Name/Title
Compass
Entry/Object ID
1889.1
Description
Pocket compass set into a small wooden oval with a round metal cover. The cover is engraved with the inscription, "Reuben Nash/Benson, Vt./1786", and the top of a fleur-de-lis. The first E in Reuben is floating above the the rest of the word. It opens by folding down on simple hinges formed by two wire loops. The compass itself consists of a small metal rod attached to a brass post at the center. Beneath the rod is a printed engraving of a compass rose with Prince of Wales feathers (or a small fleur-de-lis) marking the North point. The other three directions (East, South, and West) are unmarked, but the quarters are marked with initials (NE, SE, SW, NW). A printed sticker is attached to the back that reads, "Pocket Compass used by Reuben Nash, in 1786 [illegible--covered by another sticker] Presented by his gran[illeg--covered by another sticker] Henry Howard Nash, Chicago, Illinois, To the Vermont Historical Society. 1889."
Context
Owned by Reuben Nash, one of the earliest settlers of Benson, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1889.1
Made/Created
Date made
1786
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Wood, Metal, Paper
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Nash, Reuben (1768-1846)
Related Places
Place
Town
Benson
County
Rutland County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Compass
Name/Title
Compass
Entry/Object ID
1894.3
Description
Rectangular wooden compass. The wooden case has a rectangular window in the face with inset glass through which a metal rod can be seen. A corresponding degree chart is etched in a semicircle on the the face of the case. One side has a brass knob handle for opening. The reverse an applied wooden bar with a hole drilled into the center for mounting the compass onto a stand.
Context
Used by John Smith, one of the early residents of Brookfield, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1894.3
Made/Created
Date made
1779
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Smith, John (1782-1863)
Related Places
Place
Town
Brookfield
County
Orange County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Compass Case
Interpretative Labels
Label
Compass, 1783
John Gardner
Glasgow, Scotland
Brass, wood
Gift of George P. Whitelaw, 1885.1.1a-c
Genl. James Whitelaw was chosen Surveyor General of Vermont, Oct. 1787, being the second Surveyor General, was re-elected every year till 1805, a period of 18 years. In 1783 whilst deputy Surveyor under Ira Allen (the then Surveyor General) he ordered a compass to be made by John Gardner of Glasgow, Scotland, which he received in 1784. This compass with chain, magnet &c. he used during the rest of his life and whilst Surveyor General of the State. At his death in 1829 it came into the possession of his Grandson John B. Whitelaw of Ryegate, VT , then 23 years old, who had learned surveying from his Grandfather, and who followed the profession at various times during his life, lastly in Wisconsin. John B. Whitelaw died in Griggsville, Ills., Dec. 4th 1884 at residence of his sister Susan White, and the identical compass, magnet, chain &c. purchased from John Gardener, sent to Vermont in 1784 and used by General Whitelaw while Surveyor General, is now in possession of his Great Grandson, Geo. P. Whitelaw of St. Louis, Mo. About the year 1864 Thos. Goodwillie of Barnet, VT, read a paper on the life of General Whitelaw before the Historical Society of Vermont at its meeting in St. Johnsbury, in which he suggested acquiring the surveying instruments, considering they would be a valuable addition to their Historical collections. This sketch of Genl. Whitelaws life was published in the Caledonian of St. Johnsbury Nov 18, 1864, and Geo. P. Whitelaw finding a copy of same among his fathers effects, has concluded to offer to donate these Surveying instruments to the Historical Society of the State of Vermont, if they so desire. There is no doubt of the identity of these instruments. The compass having John Gardeners name on the face, and it came direct from Genl. Whitelaw to his Grandson John B. Whitelaw, and who only died in December last, and from him to his son Geo. P. Whitelaw of St. Louis Mo., who makes this offer.
[label copy ca. 1885]
Name/Title
Compass Case
Entry/Object ID
1885.1.1b
Description
Wooden compass case with a hinged top. The interior lid of the box is lined with a circle of green felt above the compass. The top locks closed with an interior lock at the center front. There is a wooden stand shaped to the compass (now removed).
Context
Used by James Whitelaw of Ryegate, Vermont's second Surveyor General
Acquisition
Accession
1885.1
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Gardner, John
Date made
1783
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Wood
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Whitelaw, James
Related Places
Place
Town
Ryegate
County
Caledonia County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Cowbell
Name/Title
Cowbell
Entry/Object ID
1942.14.2
Description
Large rectangular bell with a U-shaped handle at the top. The bell is formed from a flat piece of metal bent to shape and riveted together on the sides.
Context
Brought to America by Scottish immigrant John Bean.
Acquisition
Accession
1942.14
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1657
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Metal
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Bean, John
Cowbell
Name/Title
Cowbell
Entry/Object ID
1944.7.1
Description
Metal cowbell. The bell is made from a sheet of metal, cut and bent into shape.
Acquisition
Accession
1944.7
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Metal
Cradle Scythe
Name/Title
Cradle Scythe
Entry/Object ID
1994.24
Description
Wooden cradle scythe with metal blade. The handle is made of a tree branch. The scythe blade attaches to the end of the handle. There is a post attached perpendicular to the very end of the handle below the blade to which five tines are attached. The tines are reinforced by narrow wooden rods.
Context
Used by the Slocum family of South Burlington, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1994.24
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Wood
Relationships
Related Places
Related Place
City
South Burlington
County
Chittenden County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Croze
Name/Title
Croze
Entry/Object ID
1975.494.8
Description
Wooden tool with an inserted blade. The tool is semicircular with round handles at each end. A semicircular fence protrudes from base and contains a hook and 2 parallel cutting blades for making the groove.
Use
Used by a cooper to form a groove in the middle of the howell cut, into which the head would be seated.
Acquisition
Accession
1975.494
Made/Created
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Wood, Steel
Crucible
Name/Title
Crucible
Entry/Object ID
2011.3.1
Description
Triangular fire assay crucible. The crucible is round at the base, but flare outward to three points at the top, creating spouts for pouring. There is a partial maker's mark reading "[illeg]EL & SOHN".
Use
Used to melt gold in order to determine its purity and composition.
Context
Used at the Rook Mining Company in Plymouth Five Corners, VT
Acquisition
Accession
2011.3
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1885
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Stoneware
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Rooks Mining Company
Related Places
Place
Town
Plymouth
County
Windsor County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Crucible
Name/Title
Crucible
Entry/Object ID
2011.3.2
Description
Triangular fire assay crucible. The crucible is round at the base, but flare outward to three points at the top, creating spouts for pouring. There is a partial maker's mark reading "[illeg]EL & SOHN".
Use
Used to melt gold in order to determine its purity and composition.
Context
Used at the Rook Mining Company in Plymouth Five Corners, VT
Acquisition
Accession
2011.3
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1885
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Stoneware
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Rooks Mining Company
Related Places
Related Place
Town
Plymouth
County
Windsor County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Crucible
Name/Title
Crucible
Entry/Object ID
2011.3.3
Description
Triangular fire assay crucible. The crucible is round at the base, but flare outward to three points at the top, creating spouts for pouring. There is a partial maker's mark reading "[illeg]EL & SOHN".
Use
Used to melt gold in order to determine its purity and composition.
Context
Used at the Rook Mining Company in Plymouth Five Corners, VT
Acquisition
Accession
2011.3
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1885
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Stoneware
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Rooks Mining Company
Related Places
Related Place
Town
Plymouth
County
Windsor County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Cup
Name/Title
Cup
Entry/Object ID
1957.3.9
Description
Small tin cup with no handle
Acquisition
Accession
1957.3
Lexicon
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Tin
Cup
Name/Title
Cup
Entry/Object ID
2020.22.35ab
Description
Souvenir wooden cup with lid. The cup is attached to a round base in the shape of a ship's wheel. The side of the cup is printed with the words, "Lake Champlain". There is a round lid with a circular knob at the center.
Context
Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT
Acquisition
Accession
2020.22
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company
Date made
circa 1935-circa 1945
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Wood
Curd Rake
Name/Title
Curd Rake
Entry/Object ID
1999.7
Description
Cheese curd rake with 4 angled flat "tines." The handle is 61 1/4"long and about 1 1/2"wide with rounded edges. The cross piece is incised and 3" dia. A wooden peg holds the handle in place.
Context
Likely used near St. Albans, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1999.7
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Oak
Relationships
Related Places
Related Place
City
St. Albans City
County
Franklin County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Curd Squeezer
Name/Title
Curd Squeezer
Entry/Object ID
1950.24.2
Description
Curd squeezer consisting of two handles hinged together at one end. The ends with the hinge flare outward slightly, creating a rectangular area with horizontal grooves cut on the interior face.
Acquisition
Accession
1950.24
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Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Wood
Curling Iron
Name/Title
Curling Iron
Entry/Object ID
1959.63.23
Description
Metal curling iron with double-wave. The curling iron consists of two parts attached at the center like scissors. The handles are red wood. The curling side has a waved or crimped metal plate on one side and two metal rods on the other side.
Use
After the tool was heated, it was clamped around hair to curl it into two waves.
Acquisition
Accession
1959.63
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Wood, Metal
Relationships
Related Places
Place
Village
East Calais
Town
Calais
County
Washington County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Cutting Board
Name/Title
Cutting Board
Entry/Object ID
2006.4.7
Description
Small, unvarnished wooden cutting board formed from a single piece of wood. The board is largely rectangular, but the top edge sloped upward into a handle with a hole at the center for hanging. At the center top is the laser-cut logo of a tree with the words "VERMONT QUALITY WOOD PRODUCTS SINCE 1891".
Context
Given away as a promotional item during the 2005 Vermont History Expo.
Acquisition
Accession
2006.4
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Vermont Quality Wood Products
Date made
2005
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Wood
Relationships
Related Events
Related Event
Vermont History Expo
Cutting Board
Name/Title
Cutting Board
Entry/Object ID
2011.57
Description
Clear acrylic cutting board with a smooth top surface and pebbled back surface. The bottom right corner is printed in black with a logo consisting of a map outline of the state of Vermont and the words, "cabot VERMONT CHEDDAR". There is a hole at the opposite corner for hanging.
Context
Made for Cabot Heritage Festival, the precursor to the Vermont History Expo, and distributed to participants. This particular board was used by the Northfield Historical Society.
Acquisition
Accession
2011.57
Made/Created
Date made
1999
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Acrylic
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Cabot Farmers Co-op, Inc., Northfield Historical Society
Related Places
,
Related Events
Related Event
Vermont History Expo
Cyclometer
Interpretative Labels
Label
Cyclometer, 1841
Oren Cummins
Montpelier, VT
Wood, metal
Gift of Albert O. Cummins, 1908.1
For as long as people have been traveling, they have wanted to know how fast they were going and how far they’ve traveled. The cyclometer (the word means “circle-measurer”) does just that. Today, cyclometers usually employ GPS to track movement, but before that technology was available, analog versions did the same job.
This cyclometer was created by Oren Cummins of Montpelier in 1841, and is entirely handmade. The concept of measuring distance was not new, but Cummins’s solution is noteworthy because it so clearly depended entirely on his own ingenuity to implement. The gears are hand-cut and hand-numbered, and the whole is a remarkable combination of applied mathematics and precision crafting.
Cummins used his cyclometer on carriage wheels. One end of the cyclometer would be attached to the hub of the wheel, and as the wheel turned, it would begin the tracking. Gears closer to the wheel measured shorter distances, and when they completed a certain number of revolutions they would trigger the next wheel to advance, and so on down the line. Ultimately, this cyclometer was capable of recording up to 40,000 miles.
Name/Title
Cyclometer
Entry/Object ID
1908.1
Description
Handmade cyclometer consisting of a wooden box with six wooden gears and two metal gears.
The box sits in an outer metal case and is divided into two compartments. The narrower compartment on one side houses two offset metal gears connected to each other. The larger compartment houses six additional gears, also offset and connected to each other, three in a row. The gears are connected by two wooden center pieces that allow them to spin.
The wooden gears are also hand-numbered with various intervals specific to each gear.
The box sits in an outer metal case and is divided into two compartments. The narrower compartment on one side houses two offset metal gears connected to each other. The larger compartment houses six additional gears, also offset and connected to each other, three in a row. The gears are connected by two wooden center pieces that allow them to spin.
The wooden gears are also hand-numbered with various intervals specific to each gear.
Use
Used to measure the distance traveled by a carriage or wagon wheel.
Context
Made by Oren Cummins of Montpelier, VT in 1841.
Acquisition
Accession
1908.1
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Cummins, Oren
Date made
circa 1841
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Wood, Metal
Dark Lantern
Name/Title
Dark Lantern
Entry/Object ID
1934.4
Description
Collapsible dark lantern with a mica window on only side. It has gold stencil decoration, and holder for candle in one corner. There are holes drilled into the center top oriented in the shape of a daisy.
Use
Used to shine light in only one direction, similar to a modern flashlight
Context
Owned by a member of the Morse family of Montpelier, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1934.4
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1860
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Dimensions (open)
Materials
Material
Mica
Relationships
Related Places
Related Place
City
Montpelier
County
Washington County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Dental Tools
Name/Title
Dental Tools
Entry/Object ID
1960.179.1a-f
Description
Metal dental tools, included tweezers, pliers, a pick, and tooth extractor.
Context
Collected by Harold G. Rugg.
Acquisition
Accession
1960.179
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Metal
Developing Tools
Name/Title
Developing Tools
Entry/Object ID
2020.4.26a-bb
Description
a-c: Silver-toned metal clips. The mouth of the clip is wide for holding paper. The mouth is opened by squeezing together the handles, which are otherwise held apart with a spring. Each clip bears the engraved inscription, "MONTAUG".
d-z: Oval-shaped chain links consisting of two halves that connect in the center, allow the link to either lie flat or bend at a 90 degree angle.
aa: Silver-toned metal hook with threaded screw on one end.
bb: Silver-toned metal strip bent into a sort of U shape. There is a square-shaped hole at the center of the strip.
d-z: Oval-shaped chain links consisting of two halves that connect in the center, allow the link to either lie flat or bend at a 90 degree angle.
aa: Silver-toned metal hook with threaded screw on one end.
bb: Silver-toned metal strip bent into a sort of U shape. There is a square-shaped hole at the center of the strip.
Use
Used to hold photographs as they were developing
Context
Used by George Ranney Bosworth in Berlin, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
2020.4
Made/Created
Date made
1890-1915
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Metal
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Bosworth, George Ranney (1868-1915)
Related Places
Related Place
Town
Berlin
County
Washington County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Dinner Pail
Name/Title
Dinner Pail
Entry/Object ID
1960.104.8
Description
Tin dinner pail consisting of three parts: lower reservoir, upper reservoir, and lid. The upper portion and lid slide into the pieces below them with a narrow band that is slightly inset to fit inside the opening edge of the lower piece. There is a wire handle attached to two brackets on either side of the lower reservoir just below its rim.
Acquisition
Accession
1960.104
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Tin
Relationships
Related Places
Place
Village
East Calais
Town
Calais
County
Washington County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Dipper
Name/Title
Dipper
Entry/Object ID
1954.40.7
Description
Wooden dipper, consisting of a bentwood cheese box with a handle nailed to it.
Acquisition
Accession
1954.40
Lexicon
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Wood
Dipper
Name/Title
Dipper
Entry/Object ID
1954.27.27
Description
Dipper or ladle formed from a dried gourd. There is a circle cut out of the round part of the gourd, revealing the hollowed-out center. There are two holes drilled at the far end of the stem with a short length of jute rope threaded through.
Context
Owned by a member of the Goldsbury family in Barre, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1954.27
Lexicon
Dimensions
Relationships
Related Places
Related Place
City
Barre City
County
Washington County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Dipper
Name/Title
Dipper
Entry/Object ID
1986.25.3
Description
Long-handled tin dipping cup. The end of the handle has a wire loop for hanging.
Context
Used in East Calais, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1986.25
Made/Created
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Tin
Dipper
Name/Title
Dipper
Entry/Object ID
1976.43.231
Description
Tin dipper with long handle. The dipper is formed from sheets of flat tin, and the handle is rolled into a hollow tube.
Acquisition
Accession
1976.43
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Tin
Dipper
Name/Title
Dipper
Entry/Object ID
1959.37.51
Description
Metal dipper consisting of a round metal pot-like basin attached to a slightly flaring hollow handle.
Acquisition
Accession
1959.37
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Metal
Dishpan
Name/Title
Dishpan
Entry/Object ID
1960.25.2
Description
Small, rectangular metal pan with an iron rack built into the bottom interior. There are two wire handles. A metal label on the front reads, "Ramsay-Vance S[illeg] Company / [illeg] WIS."
Acquisition
Accession
1960.25
Made/Created
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Metal
Document Box
Name/Title
Document Box
Entry/Object ID
1960.63.3
Description
Rectangular wooden box with a hinged lid. There is an inset lock at the center front. The top hinges open on brass hinges at the back.
Acquisition
Accession
1960.63
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Wood, Metal
Document Case
Name/Title
Document Case
Entry/Object ID
2020.22.98ab
Description
Small, cylindrical turned wood document case.
Context
Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT
Acquisition
Accession
2020.22
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Document Case
Name/Title
Document Case
Entry/Object ID
2020.22.101ab
Description
Turned wooden tube with lid.
Context
Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT
Acquisition
Accession
2020.22
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company
Lexicon
Document Trunk
Name/Title
Document Trunk
Entry/Object ID
1960.53.1
Description
Small wooden trunk covered with leather. The edges of each side are decorated with brass tacks over strips of red leather. The top has a central brass carrying ring encircled by an oval of brass tacks over a strip of red leather. The front opening edge has a border of red leather cut wider than the edge of the lid, with a scalloped pinked edge. There is an iron lock at the center front with a hanging clasp that is inserted beneath the red leather edge decoration.
Acquisition
Accession
1960.53
Lexicon
Dimensions
Materials
Material
Wood
Doughnut Hook
Name/Title
Doughnut Hook
Entry/Object ID
2004.47
Description
Wooden doughnut hook. The hook consists of a long straight section with a darker, curved section at one end, steamed into a very slight hook shape. The hook originally came with an attached card explaining how it was a made and a recipe for doughnuts.
Context
Made by John's Tinker Shop in Marshfield, Vermont. Used by David and Jean Cate.
Acquisition
Accession
2004.47
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Lamberton, John Frederick (1912-1987)
Manufacturer
John's Tinker Shop
Date made
1975-1985
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Wood
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Cate, David
Drawknife
Name/Title
Drawknife
Entry/Object ID
1995.31.7
Description
Double-handled drawshave consisting of a blade with two turned wooden handles attached on either side and oriented perpendicular to the blade.
Context
Used by Joseph A. Gassette of Burlington, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1995.31
Made/Created
Date made
1897-1920
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Wood, Metal
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Gassette, Joseph A. (1861-1930)
Related Places
Related Place
City
Burlington
County
Chittenden County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Drawknife
Name/Title
Drawknife
Entry/Object ID
1975.494.16
Description
Tool consisting of a sharp, slightly curved blade with two round wooden handles on either end, set perpendicular to the blade. The blade is stamped with the mark, "S. Bardwell / Cast Steel / Wells, Vt."
Use
Used to shave and smooth wood.
Context
Made by S. Bardwell in Wells, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1975.494
Made/Created
Manufacturer
S. Bardwell
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Steel, Wood
Drawknife
Name/Title
Drawknife
Entry/Object ID
2008.10.1
Description
Drawshave consisting of two turned handles connected by a black-lacquered piece of wood with an inset blade.
Context
Used by Alson Milo Brewer in Tunbridge, Vermont, or Fayette, Indiana
Acquisition
Accession
2008.10
Made/Created
Manufacturer
D. R. Barton
Date made
1849-1874
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Wood, Steel, Brass
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Brewer, Alson Milo (1842-1908)
Related Places
Related Place
Town
Tunbridge
County
Orange County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Drill
Name/Title
Drill
Entry/Object ID
1975.297
Description
Chipped stone drill.
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Drill
Name/Title
Drill
Entry/Object ID
1950.27.659
Description
Chipped stone drill.
Context
Collected by Harry M. Woodcock in Rutland County or Addison County
Acquisition
Accession
1950.27
Ethnography
Lexicon
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Woodcock, Harrison Morton (1889-1950)
Related Places
,
Drill
Name/Title
Drill
Entry/Object ID
1950.27.233
Description
Chipped stone drill made of quartzite. The base curves outward. The drill is symmetrical with straight blade edges.
Context
Collected by Harry M. Woodcock
Acquisition
Accession
1950.27
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Chert
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Woodcock, Harrison Morton (1889-1950)
Drill
Name/Title
Drill
Entry/Object ID
1950.27.524
Description
Chipped stone drill.
Context
Collected by Harry M. Woodcock
Acquisition
Accession
1950.27
Ethnography
Lexicon
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Woodcock, Harrison Morton (1889-1950)
Related Places
Place
County
Addison County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Drill
Name/Title
Drill
Entry/Object ID
1975.234
Description
Chipped stone drill.
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Drill
Name/Title
Drill
Entry/Object ID
1950.27.525
Description
Chipped stone drill.
Context
Collected by Harry M. Woodcock
Acquisition
Accession
1950.27
Ethnography
Lexicon
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Woodcock, Harrison Morton (1889-1950)
Related Places
Place
County
Addison County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Drill
Name/Title
Drill
Entry/Object ID
1950.27.239
Description
Chipped stone drill made of quartzite. The base extends outward in both directions. The drill is symmetrical with straight blade edges.
Context
Collected by Harry M. Woodcock in Rutland County of Addison County
Acquisition
Accession
1950.27
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Chert
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Woodcock, Harrison Morton (1889-1950)
Related Places
,
Drill
Name/Title
Drill
Entry/Object ID
1950.27.234
Description
Chipped stone drill made of black chert. The base is wide, and the drill is symmetrical with straight blade edges.
Context
Collected by Harry M. Woodcock
Acquisition
Accession
1950.27
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Chert
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Woodcock, Harrison Morton (1889-1950)
Drill
Name/Title
Drill
Entry/Object ID
1950.27.245
Description
Chipped stone drill. It has a thin rounded face with a pointed drill tip. The drill tip is not centered, but rather even with one side of the base.
Context
Collected by Harry M. Woodcock in Rutland County or Addison County
Acquisition
Accession
1950.27
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Chert
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Woodcock, Harrison Morton (1889-1950)
Related Places
,
Drill
Name/Title
Drill
Entry/Object ID
1954.283.8
Description
Chipped stone drill.
Context
Collected by Emma P. Sampson in Newbury, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1954.283
Ethnography
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Sampson, Emma P. Merrill (1865-1953)
Related Places
Place
Town
Newbury
County
Orange County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Drill
Name/Title
Drill
Entry/Object ID
1975.301
Description
Chipped stone drill.
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Drill
Name/Title
Drill
Entry/Object ID
1950.27.229
Description
Chipped stone drill. It has a thin rounded face with a pointed drill tip. The drill tip is not centered, but rather even with one side of the base.
Context
Collected by Harry M. Woodcock in Rutland County or Addison County
Acquisition
Accession
1950.27
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Chert
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Woodcock, Harrison Morton (1889-1950)
Related Places
,
Drill
Name/Title
Drill
Entry/Object ID
1950.27.311
Description
Chipped stone drill. The base is round and the blade is even with one side.
Context
Collected by Harry M. Woodcock near the Lemon Fair River
Acquisition
Accession
1950.27
Ethnography
Materials
Material
Quartzite
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Woodcock, Harrison Morton (1889-1950)
Related Places
,
Drill
Name/Title
Drill
Entry/Object ID
1950.27.421
Description
Chipped stone drill.
Context
Collected by Harry M. Woodcock at Bristol Pond
Acquisition
Accession
1950.27
Ethnography
Lexicon
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Woodcock, Harrison Morton (1889-1950)
Related Places
Place
County
Addison County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Drill
Name/Title
Drill
Entry/Object ID
1950.27.240
Description
Chipped stone drill made of black chert. The base is wide, and the drill is symmetrical with straight blade edges.
Context
Collected by Harry M. Woodcock in Rutland County or Addison County
Acquisition
Accession
1950.27
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Chert
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Woodcock, Harrison Morton (1889-1950)
Related Places
,
Drill
Name/Title
Drill
Entry/Object ID
1950.27.691
Description
Ground stone drill.
Context
Collected by Harry M. Woodcock
Acquisition
Accession
1950.27
Ethnography
Lexicon
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Woodcock, Harrison Morton (1889-1950)
Drill
Name/Title
Drill
Entry/Object ID
1950.27.246
Description
Chipped stone drill. The base is broken off, giving the drill a long narrow shape.
Context
Collected by Harry M. Woodcock in Rutland County or Addison County
Acquisition
Accession
1950.27
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Chert
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Woodcock, Harrison Morton (1889-1950)
Related Places
,
Drill
Name/Title
Drill
Entry/Object ID
1954.283.7
Description
Chipped stone drill.
Context
Collected by Emma P. Sampson in Newbury, Vermont
Acquisition
Accession
1954.283
Ethnography
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Stone
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Sampson, Emma P. Merrill (1865-1953)
Related Places
Place
Town
Newbury
County
Orange County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Drill
Name/Title
Drill
Entry/Object ID
1950.27.241
Description
Chipped stone drill made of black chert. The base is wide, and the drill is symmetrical with straight blade edges.
Context
Collected by Harry M. Woodcock in Rutland County or Addison County
Acquisition
Accession
1950.27
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Chert
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Woodcock, Harrison Morton (1889-1950)
Related Places
,
Drill
Name/Title
Drill
Entry/Object ID
1950.27.243
Description
Chipped stone drill made of quartzite. The base is curved, and the point is somewhat symmetrical.
Context
Collected by Harry M. Woodcock in Rutland County or Addison County
Acquisition
Accession
1950.27
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Chert
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Woodcock, Harrison Morton (1889-1950)
Related Places
,
Drill
Name/Title
Drill
Entry/Object ID
1950.27.216
Description
White quartz drill. It comes to a point on one side, and the base is thicker than the point.
Context
Collected by Harry M. Woodcock
Acquisition
Accession
1950.27
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Chert
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Woodcock, Harrison Morton (1889-1950)
Drill
Name/Title
Drill
Entry/Object ID
1950.27.656
Description
Chipped stone drill.
Context
Collected by Harry M. Woodcock in Rutland County or Addison County
Acquisition
Accession
1950.27
Ethnography
Lexicon
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Woodcock, Harrison Morton (1889-1950)
Related Places
,
Drill
Name/Title
Drill
Entry/Object ID
1950.27.657
Description
Chipped stone drill.
Context
Collected by Harry M. Woodcock in Rutland County or Addison County
Acquisition
Accession
1950.27
Ethnography
Lexicon
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Woodcock, Harrison Morton (1889-1950)
Related Places
,
Drill
Name/Title
Drill
Entry/Object ID
1950.27.616
Description
Chipped stone drill.
Context
Collected by Harry M. Woodcock in Rutland County or Addison County
Acquisition
Accession
1950.27
Ethnography
Lexicon
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Woodcock, Harrison Morton (1889-1950)
Related Places
,
Drill
Name/Title
Drill
Entry/Object ID
1950.27.244
Description
Chipped stone drill made of black chert. The base is wide, and the drill is symmetrical with straight blade edges.
Context
Collected by Harry M. Woodcock in Rutland County or Addison County
Acquisition
Accession
1950.27
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Chert
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Woodcock, Harrison Morton (1889-1950)
Related Places
,
Drill
Name/Title
Drill
Entry/Object ID
1950.27.658
Description
Chipped stone drill.
Context
Collected by Harry M. Woodcock in Rutland County or Addison County
Acquisition
Accession
1950.27
Ethnography
Lexicon
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Woodcock, Harrison Morton (1889-1950)
Related Places
,
Drill
Name/Title
Drill
Entry/Object ID
1950.27.242
Description
Chipped stone drill made of quartzite. The base is wide, and the drill is symmetrical with straight blade edges.
Context
Collected by Harry M. Woodcock in Rutland County or Addison County
Acquisition
Accession
1950.27
Lexicon
Materials
Material
Chert
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Woodcock, Harrison Morton (1889-1950)
Related Places
,
Drill Bit
Interpretative Labels
Label
In 1938, the statue of Ceres on top of the gold dome of the Vermont State House was removed. The hand from that statue can be seen elsewhere in this case. 87-year-old Dwight Dwinnell, Sergeant-at-Arms of the State House, used these tools to carve a replacement for it based on Mead's original. Dwinnell's Ceres is considered today to be an important piece of folk art, and recently underwent restoration.
Name/Title
Drill Bit
Entry/Object ID
2017.10.112
Description
Metal drill bit with a flat tip, 3 edges, and a square connector. The shaft reads "5/0" with a "c" inside a diamond.
Context
This was in the toolbox of Dwight Joseph Dwinell, who carved the second Ceres statue at the top of the cupola of the Capitol Building.
Acquisition
Accession
2017.10
Made/Created
Date made
1890-1938
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Metal
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Dwinnell, Dwight Joseph (1851-1940)
Related Places
Related Place
City
Montpelier
County
Washington County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Drill Bit
Interpretative Labels
Label
In 1938, the statue of Ceres on top of the gold dome of the Vermont State House was removed. The hand from that statue can be seen elsewhere in this case. 87-year-old Dwight Dwinnell, Sergeant-at-Arms of the State House, used these tools to carve a replacement for it based on Mead's original. Dwinnell's Ceres is considered today to be an important piece of folk art, and recently underwent restoration.
Name/Title
Drill Bit
Entry/Object ID
2017.10.108
Description
Metal drill bit that is round with 6 edges and flat top. There is a hole in the top of the bit. The shaft is round and smooth, and the connector is square. The manufacturer's mark reads, "R & T Co. - 5/16 - Made in USA".
Context
This was in the toolbox of Dwight Joseph Dwinell, who carved the second Ceres statue at the top of the cupola of the Capitol Building.
Acquisition
Accession
2017.10
Made/Created
Date made
1890-1938
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Metal
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Dwinnell, Dwight Joseph (1851-1940)
Related Places
Related Place
City
Montpelier
County
Washington County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Drill Bit
Interpretative Labels
Label
In 1938, the statue of Ceres on top of the gold dome of the Vermont State House was removed. The hand from that statue can be seen elsewhere in this case. 87-year-old Dwight Dwinnell, Sergeant-at-Arms of the State House, used these tools to carve a replacement for it based on Mead's original. Dwinnell's Ceres is considered today to be an important piece of folk art, and recently underwent restoration.
Name/Title
Drill Bit
Entry/Object ID
2017.10.109
Description
Metal drill bit that is round with 5 edges and a flat top with a hole in the top of the bit. The shaft is round and smooth and the connector is square. The manufacturer's mark (hand cut) reads, "M.J. Daniels Tool Col. - 3/16 - HS" on shaft.
Context
This was in the toolbox of Dwight Joseph Dwinell, who carved the original Ceres statue at the top of the cupola of the Capitol Building.
Acquisition
Accession
2017.10
Made/Created
Date made
1890-1938
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Metal
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Dwinnell, Dwight Joseph (1851-1940)
Related Places
Related Place
City
Montpelier
County
Washington County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Drill Bit
Interpretative Labels
Label
In 1938, the statue of Ceres on top of the gold dome of the Vermont State House was removed. The hand from that statue can be seen elsewhere in this case. 87-year-old Dwight Dwinnell, Sergeant-at-Arms of the State House, used these tools to carve a replacement for it based on Mead's original. Dwinnell's Ceres is considered today to be an important piece of folk art, and recently underwent restoration.
Name/Title
Drill Bit
Entry/Object ID
2017.10.110
Description
Metal drill bit with a pointed tip and square connector. The shaft bears the mark, "HS/No. 2" with a "c" inside a diamond.
Context
This was in the toolbox of Dwight Joseph Dwinell, who carved the second Ceres statue at the top of the cupola of the Capitol Building.
Acquisition
Accession
2017.10
Made/Created
Date made
1890-1938
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Metal
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Dwinnell, Dwight Joseph (1851-1940)
Related Places
Related Place
City
Montpelier
County
Washington County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent
Drill Bit
Interpretative Labels
Label
In 1938, the statue of Ceres on top of the gold dome of the Vermont State House was removed. The hand from that statue can be seen elsewhere in this case. 87-year-old Dwight Dwinnell, Sergeant-at-Arms of the State House, used these tools to carve a replacement for it based on Mead's original. Dwinnell's Ceres is considered today to be an important piece of folk art, and recently underwent restoration.
Name/Title
Drill Bit
Entry/Object ID
2017.10.111
Description
Metal drill bit with a point tip and square connector. The shaft reads, "HS/ 4/0" with a "c" inside a diamond.
Context
This was in the toolbox of Dwight Joseph Dwinell, who carved the second Ceres statue at the top of the cupola of the Capitol Building.
Acquisition
Accession
2017.10
Made/Created
Date made
1890-1938
Lexicon
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Metal
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Dwinnell, Dwight Joseph (1851-1940)
Related Places
Related Place
City
Montpelier
County
Washington County
State/Province
Vermont
Country
United States of America
Continent