Objects - Tools, Farm, and Home

Andiron

1957.5ab

Pair of iron andirons. The base of each curves upward into a scroll at the front and sits on a U-shaped support piece.

Used in Grand Isle, Vermont

Animal Brand

1942.9

Wooden block carved into the letters "C.P" in reverse, similar to a stamp. A wooden handle protrudes from the other side.

Owned by Calvin Peabody of Topsham, Vermont

Animal Brand

1929.9.1a-c

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.

Apothecary Scale

1957.31.12

Apothecary scale consisting of a balance frame, two round plates, and six weight. They are all contained with a wooden box.

Apple Peeler

1972.3.2

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.

Made and used by Russell Hoyt of Craftsbury, VT

Apple Peeler

2014.60.1033

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.

Patented and produced by Horatio Keyes in Leominster, MA, 1856-1857.

Ashtray

2020.22.31a-e

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".

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT

Ashtray

2020.22.37ab

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.

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT

Ashtray

2020.22.36ab

Small wooden ashtray with napkin holder. The ashtray is round with spokes to look like a ship's wheel. The center is hollowed out and a clear glass dish is placed inside. At the back is a raised semicircular portion with a slot cut across the center for holding napkins.

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT

Awl

1972.36.1d

Awl with bulbous, turned wooden handle and curved metal spike.

Used by Arthur Loomis in Burlington, Vermont

Awl

1972.36.1e

Awl with bulbous, turned wooden handle and curved metal spike.

Used by Arthur Loomis in Burlington, Vermont

Awl

1972.36.1f

Awl with bulbous, turned wooden handle and curved metal spike.

Used by Arthur Loomis in Burlington, Vermont

Awl

1972.36.1g

Awl with bulbous, turned wooden handle and curved metal spike.

Used by Arthur Loomis in Burlington, Vermont

Awl

1972.36.1h

Awl with bulbous, turned wooden handle and curved metal spike.

Used by Arthur Loomis in Burlington, Vermont

Awl

1972.36.1j

Awl with bulbous, turned wooden handle and short metal spike.

Used by Arthur Loomis in Burlington, Vermont

Awl

1972.36.1k

Awl with turned wooden handle and straight metal spike.

Used by Arthur Loomis in Burlington, Vermont

Awl

1975.34a-e

Set of five awls, each with turned wooden handle and slightly curved metal spikes.

Awl

1982.15.1ab

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.

Used in Randolph, Vermont

Awl

1982.15.2

Short-spiked awl with turned own handle. The end of the handle is reinforced with a metal ring.

Used in Randolph, Vermont

Awl

1982.15.3

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.

Used in Randolph, Vermont

Awl Bits

1972.36.1m

Box contains seven Awl bits and 30 metal shoe pegs.

Used by Arthur Loomis in Burlington, Vermont

Ax

1992.42

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.

Made by the Rixford Company of East Highgate, Vermont. Owned by William Osgood of Northfield, Vermont, and Shelburne, Vermont.

Ax

1975.494.15

Single bitted steel axe with wooden handle marked "R37/ RIXFORD /3"

Made in Highgate, Vermont

Axe Head

1950.27.120

Ground stone axe head with a full groove on one side. The other side is ungrooved. There edges and base are chipped.

Collected by Harry M. Woodcock in Rutland County or Addison County.

Baby Carriage

1971.11.3

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.

Used to push Warren Bailey Lowe in Montpelier, Vermont

Balance Scale

2021.28.1

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.

Made by Fairbanks Scales in St. Johnsbury, Vermont

Balance Scale

1952.19

Metal balance scale consisting of a bar with a pear-shaped weight at one end and three hooks at the other end.

Bale Markers

2021.5.33a-y

25 metal bale markers. The markers are small metal circles, each stamped with a number or initials.

Marked with station codes of train stations within and surrounding Vermont

Bale Seal

2017.3.11

Round metal disk with the number 116 impressed in the center.

Ballpoint Pen

2000.19.8

Blue and white retractable ballpoint pen with white lettering that reads, "Trinity College of Vermont".

Made for Trinity College of Vermont, a college in Burlington, Vermont, from 1925 to 2000.

Band Saw

1976.14.1

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."

Made by B. F. Grout in Derby, Vermont

Bandbox

1964.63.172

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.

Given to the people of Vermont from the people of France as part of the Merci Train after World War II.

Bandbox

1972.28.16ab

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.

Owned by Melvina Angeline Smith Maxham in Middlesex, Vermont

Bandbox

1976.43.208a-b

Oval bandbox covered in printed wallpaper. The wallpaper is printed with a maple leaf pattern in green, red, and orange.

Basket

1983.12.1a-b

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.

Made by an unrecorded Abenaki artisan, and owned by Carroll White in South Walden, VT

Basket

1921.1

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.

Said to have belonged to Ira Allen.

Basket

2017.3.1

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.

Made in Vernon, Vermont

Basket

2017.3.2

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".

Made by Leland Krook in Vermont in 1903.

Basket

2017.3.3

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".

Made a member of the LaPan in Vermont in 1943.

Basket

2017.3.4

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.

Made in Cambridge, Vermont

Basket

2004.18.1a-b

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.

Owned by the Martin and Johnson families of Plainfield, Vermont

Basket

2004.18.2

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.

Basket

2013.4.3

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.

Attributed to Seymour L. Morehouse of Westford, Vermont

Basket

2009.47

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"

Made by Seymour Lamson Morehouse in Westford, Vermont

Basket

1976.10.11

Brown ash basket with attached cover and rigid upright handle.

Owned by Ebenezer and Rozell Huntoon Peaslee, likely in New Hampshire

Basket

1973.12.1

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.

Made by Bell Sweetser Perry of Waterbury, Vermont

Basket

1973.12.2

Half bushel basket made of brown ash splint. The basket has a wooden handle that can swivel on two u-shaped wooden pieces.

Made by Sam Sweetser as a wedding gift to Belle Sweetser and Sam Perry in Waterbury, Vermont, 1909.

Basket

1975.26.3

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.

Owned by Katie Allen Vail of Danby, Vermont.

Basket

1975.496

Tall basket of woven birch bark. The base of the basket is square while the opening is round.

Made by Anna Miettinen in Bethel, Vermont

Basket

1986.16.1a-b

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".

Basket

1982.5.1a-b

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.

Made by Newton Everett Washburn of Stowe, Vermont.

Basket

2014.31.1

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.

Made by S. B. Smith in Montpelier, Vermont

Basket

2014.31.2

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.

Made by S. B. Smith in Montpelier, Vermont

Basket

1990.33.1

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.

Made by an unrecorded Abenaki artisan in Addison, Vermont

Basket

1990.33.2

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.

Made by an unidentified Abenaki craftsperson in Addison County, Vermont

Basket

1990.33.3a-b

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.

Made by an unrecorded Abenaki artisan in Addison, Vermont

Basket

1990.33.4a-b

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.

Made by an unnamed Abenaki artisan in Addison, Vermont.

Basket

1990.33.5a-b

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.

Made by an unnamed Abenaki artisan in Addison, Vermont

Basket

2010.71

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.

Made by Frank Sweetser of Morrisville, VT in exchange for a pair of mittens made by Imelda Lepine.

Basket

2011.16

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.

Likely made by a member of the Sweetser family

Basket

1960.6.3

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.

Used on Governor Samuel Craft's desk

Basket

1960.9

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.

Basket

1975.500

Double-welled basket made of pine roots and branches. The basket has a stationary wooden handle across the top.

Made by August Keen of Stowe, Vermont

Basket

1951.41

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.

Basket

2021.32.1a-b

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.

Made by a member of the Sweetser family. Owned by a member of the Dopp family in South Burlington, Vermont

Basket

1957.21

Large, shallow basket loosely woven from ash splints in a caning pattern.

Basket

1975.501

Round-bottomed basket made with pine roots and branches. There is a stationary wooden handle across the top.

Made by August Keen of Stowe, Vermont

Basket

1965.24

Round-bodied basket with moveable handle. The basket is formed with U-bent splines.

Owned by Moses Vilas of Johnson, Vermont

Bed Warmer

1967.99

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.

Used by the Karl E. Carter family in Corinth, Vermont

Bed Warmer

1964.63.175

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?

Given to the people of Vermont from the people of France as part of the Merci Train after World War II.

Bed Warmer

1921.3

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.

Bed Warmer

1950.24.1

Bed warmer consisting of a mottled, rectangular soapstone block with a wire handle.

Bee Box

1989.21.3

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.

Made by George Pierce of Waitsfield, Vermont

Beeswax

1966.15.47

Irregularly shaped lump of beeswax. The wax is incised in several places across the top from waxing thread.

Used in Northfield, Vermont

Bell

1953.52.6

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.

Used by Enoch Day in Ludlow, Vermont

Bell

1960.25.5

Metal bell. There is a metal handle at the top, and a hole where the clapper was previously attached.

Bell

1965.27

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.

From a train on the Montpelier and Wells River Railroad in Vermont.

Bell

1953.52.7

Small metal bell, with the clapper intact.

Owned by Enoch Day of Ludlow, Vermont

Bench Plane

1957.13.1

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.

Found in Waterbury, Vermont

Block

2017.10.154

Small rectangular block of light-colored wood with hole in one end, possibly for inserting a file point.; homemade; 3 ½" x ¾".

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.

Block Plane

1957.7.48

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.

Blotter

1958.1.6

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.

Blotter

1958.1.4

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.

Owned by Harold G. Rugg in Hartford, VT

Bobbin

2020.26.3

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.

Made by Burlington Bobbin Mill in Burlington, Vermont

Bobbin

2020.26.4

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.

Made by Burlington Bobbin Mill in Burlington, Vermont

Bolts

2017.10.105a-f

Three bolts and three wingnuts. The bolts have large, flat heads.

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.

Bookend

1945.6

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).

Purchased in the Philippines by Miss Fiske while working as a missionary.

Boot Hook

1924.1a-b

Boot hook consisting of a heavy-gauge metal wire bent into a hook shape and inserted perpendicular to a white bone handle.

Boot Stretcher

1965.20.4ab

Two wooden boot stretchers. The stretchers consist of a piece of wood shaped into a curved L with notches at the heel.

Bootjack

1929.3.1

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.

Owned by Epaphrus "Bull" Chase

Bootjack

1960.94.1

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.

Likely used by the George family in East Calais, Vermont

Bottle

2020.22.121ab

Turned wooden bottle with screw-on lid. The bottle is ink stained around the opening and on the inside of the lid.

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT

Bottle Cover

2020.22.120

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.

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT

Bottle Cover

2020.22.122

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.

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT

Bottle Cover

2020.22.123a-b

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.

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT

Box

2020.22.30ab

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."

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, Vermont

Box

2020.22.116ab

Small rectangular box with a sliding lid and a stamp. The corners of the box are held with glued box joints.

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT

Box

1959.63.10b

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.

Likely owned in East Calais, Vermont

Box

2020.22.117ab

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.

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT

Box

2020.22.99ab

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."

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT

Box

1953.18.13a-b

Oval wallpaper covered bandbox. The interior is lined with letters.

Owned by Ella Day

Box

1953.18.21a-b

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".

Made by Olive Hale Barton of Ludlow, Vermont

Box

2003.71a-b

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."

Shipped from A. S. Hyde of St. Albans, Vermont, to A. Hyde Grinnell of East Georgia, Vermont.

Box

1957.25.58

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.

Owned by Harold Goddard Rugg in Harland, Vermont

Box

2020.22.100ab

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]."

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT

Box

2020.22.32ab

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".

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT

Box

2020.22.88ab

Small round ring or pill box.

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT

Box

1972.28.15

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."

Owned by Melvina Angeline Smith Maxham of Middlesex, Vermont

Box

1972.28.17

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.

Owned by Melvina Angeline Smith Maxham of Middlesex, Vermont.

Box

1959.58.3

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.

Likely made in East Calais, Vermont

Box

2020.22.119ab

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".

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT

Box

1959.63.10a

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.

Likely owned in East Calais, Vermont

Box

1966.2.10a-b

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."

Used by Helen Tyler of Brattleboro, Vermont

Box

2020.22.89ab

Cylindrical turned wood box with lid. The box opens near the halfway point.

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT

Box

2020.22.38ab

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.

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT

Box

1986.7.1

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."

Used by Burlington Shirt Company in Burlington, VT to ship goods to Hon. Charles Dewey in Montpelier, VT.

Box

2020.22.33ab

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.

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, Vermont

Box

2020.22.90ab

Small round ring or pill box.

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT

Box

1960.117

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.

Used to determine jury members in Essex County, Vermont

Box

2020.22.91ab

Small round ring or pill box. The top has a paper label that reads, "Composition Powders!" along with instructions and manufacturing information.

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, Vermont

Box

2020.22.39ab

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.

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT

Box

2020.22.110

Wooden box with finger jointed corners. All four corners, the top, and the bottom, are secured with very heavy glue.

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT

Box

2020.4.21

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.

Used by George R. Bosworth in Berlin, VT

Box

2020.22.40ab

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.

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT

Box

2020.22.111

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."

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT

Box

1953.58.2a-b

Circular bandbox covered in tile-printed wallpaper.

Box

1944.9.4a-b

Short round bandbox with cover.

Box

1944.9.6a-b

Round wooden box with cover. The box is covered with printed wallpaper, but the pattern is no longer distinguishable.

Box

1947.6.8f

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"

Owned by John Barrett of Grafton, Vermont

Box

1944.9.1

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.

Box

1944.9.2a-b

Round wooden box with cover, no handle.

Box

1944.9.5a-b

Round wooden box with cover.

Box

1957.9

Wooden box consisting of 6 boards nailed together at the sides. The top lifts up and is hinged with two wires.

Box

2020.22.112a-c

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.

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT

Box

2020.22.82

Small round wooden box. The top has the inked inscription, "2d. T.B. Ass."

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT

Box

2020.22.113

Tall-sided, long wooden box with glued corners

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT

Box

2020.24.14ab

Cream-colored box printed with the label, "Gray's Department Store Montpelier, Vt." in gothic script.

Owned by William Vroman Mason of Waterbury, Vermont

Box

2020.22.114

Wooden box with finger-jointed corners secured with glue.

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT

Box

2020.22.115ab

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".

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT

Box

2020.22.84ab

Small, turned wood box shaped like a barrel. The box opens at the halfway point.

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT

Box Scraper

1960.87

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.

Owned by Stoddard Benham Bates of Derby, Vermont

Brace

1929.6

Bit brace hand drill. The letters "HX" are on the brass blate near the bit, and the neck is stamped "[illeg]LS. HOL[illeg]".

Used in Berlin, Vermont

Brace

1954.23

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.

Used by Josiah Crocker Wilson in Poultney, Vermont, where he owned a furniture store and undertaking business.

Brander

1929.9.1d-k

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.

Branding Iron

1960.50.2

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.

Owned by William Tarbox Dewey of Montpelier, Vermont

Branding Iron

1944.7.21

Branding iron with a turned wooden handle. The brand is molded in reverse with the inscription, "E. Phelps, Marlow, N.H."

Bread Pan

1957.3.12

Tin bread pan with two handles. The pan has a circular base and flaring sides formed from 5 sheets of tin.

Breaking Plow

1929.8.1a

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.

Used by Clark Stowe in Weybridge, Vermont

Broadax

1998.36.1

Broadax with curved blade. The handle curves the same direction as the edge of the blade.

Made by Consider Stebbins Bardwell in West Pawlet, Vermont

Broadax

1946.25

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.

Owned by Herman Bostwich of Hinesburg, Vermont

Broadax

1953.19.2

Short-handled ax with large metal head.

Used by Henry Burnham Waldo of Middlesex, Vermont, to trim logs

Brush

2017.10.102

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".

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.

Brush

2020.22.76

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.

Made by Baker Brush Company in Brandon, VT

Bucket

2008.46

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".

Used by an employee of the Vermont Forest Service

Bushhammer

1982.35.3

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).

Used by Vincent Illuzzie in Barre, Vermont

Bushhammer

1982.35.4

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).

Used by Vincent Illuzzi in Barre, Vermont

Bushhammer

1982.35.6

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).

Used by Vincenter Illuzzi in Barre, Vermont.

Bushhammer

1982.35.5

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).

Used by Vincent Illuzzi in Barre, Vermont

Bushhammer

1982.35.7

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.

Used by Vincent Illuzzi in Barre, Vermont.

Bushhammer

1983.23.1

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.

Made by James E. Ahern in Barre, Vermont

Butter Churn

2012.42a-b

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.

Manufactured by Vermont Farm Machine Company in Bellows Falls, VT.

Butter Churn

1977.27

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".

Made by William Samson in East Berkshire, Vermont

Butter Dome

2020.22.105

Turned wooden bowl a hole drilled in the center.

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT

Butter Mold

1957.3.7a-b

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.

Butter Mold

1959.11

Butter mold consisting of a wooden box with movable carved wooden block. Each block is carved with a decorative pattern containing a letter.

Butter Packer

1954.40.4

Butter packer or mallet. The head is cylindrical with one side cut flat. There is a turned handle inserted into one side.

Butter Paddle

1953.32.4

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.

Used by a member of the Medad Wright family in Calais, Vermont

Butter Paddle

1973.1.38

Wooden butter paddle. The paddle is made from a single, flat piece of wood shaped into a shovel.

Likely used in Windsor, Vermont

Butter Paddle

1960.94.2

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.

Likely used by the George family in East Calais, Vermont

Butter Press

1953.40.7

Butter press carved with a thistle design.

Button

1963.48.1a-g

7 wooden buttons. Each button is a wooden disk with a hole in the center.

Button Fastener

1964.57.1

Small, sealed paper envelope containing button fasteners.

Buttonhook

1960.50.7

Small metal buttonhook consisting of a round hook on a long shaft with a hollow molded handle.

Cake Box

2004.58.46ab

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.

Owned by Beatrice J. Wood of South Royalton, Vermont

Cake Box

1960.108

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.

Caliper

2004.1.1

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.

Made by Angelo Ambrosini, Sr., in Barre, Vermont

Caliper

2004.1.2

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.

Made by Angelo Ambrosini, Sr., in Barre, Vermont

Caliper

2004.1.3

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.

Made by Angelo Ambrosini, Sr., in Barre, Vermont

Calipers

1975.494.10

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.

Found near Well, Vermont

Camera

2020.4.2a-b

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."

Used by George R. Bosworth in Berlin, VT

Camera

2009.51.1a-e

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."

Used by Harry L. Chapman of Windham, Vermont

Camera Filter

2020.4.5a-i

"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.

Used by George R. Bosworth in Berlin, VT

Camera Filter

2020.4.6a-d

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".

Used by George R. Bosworth in Berlin, VT

Camera Filter

2020.4.7a-d

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.

Used by George R. Bosworth in Berlin, VT

Camera Filter

2020.4.8

Two panes of orange glass adhered together. A glossy black substance was applied around the edges creating a frame, which is now mostly gone.

Used by George Ranney Bosworth in Berlin, Vermont

Camera Filter

2020.4.10ab

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.

Used by George R. Bosworth in Berlin, VT

Camera Filter

2020.4.13ab

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.

Used by George R. Bosworth in Berlin, VT

Camera Filter

2020.4.14a-c

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.

Used by George R. Bosworth in Berlin, VT

Camera Filter

2020.4.15a-e

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.

Used by George Ranney Bosworth in Berlin, Vermont