Objects - Recreation

Baseball Bat

2006.28.2

Wooden baseball bat with ten-inch rubberized grip. The bat is branded with the label, "Powerized LOUISVILLE SLUGGER 125B HILLERICH & BRADSBY CO MADE IN U.S.A. LOUISVILLE KY TRADE MARK REG."

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

Baseball Mitt

2006.28.3

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

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

Baseball Uniform

2006.28.1a-b

Grey wool baseball uniform consisting of a shirt and breeches. The shirt has short sleeves and secures up the front with 5 buttons. There is a wide center placket that extends around the neckline. The word "Rabbits" in cursive is cut from black wool felt and machine appliqued on the left breast, stretching from the center placket under the left sleeve. The words "AMERICAN HOUSE 2" are cut from black wool felt and machine appliqued on the back of the shirt. The pants end below the wearer's knee and are gathered around elastic bands. There is a 9-inch fly that secures with 6 white buttons.

Worn by William "Dig" Rowley while pitcher for the Richford Rabbits of Richford, Vermont

Bubble Pipe

1978.13

Tin pipe consisting of a long tapered tube attached to a cone-shaped bowl.

Attributed to the Fairbanks Company of St. Johnsbury, Vermont

Chair Lift

1986.32.1

Green metal chair attached to hollow metal hanging rod. The chair has bars across the front, both in front of the sitter's torsor and beneath the sitter's feet. The chair is numbered 54.

From the first chairlift on Mount Mansfield.

Cribbage Board

1920.3.2

Wooden cribbage board. The front of the board has four rows of 30 holes around the outside with two additional holes in the center of each short end. There are five holes along the center of the board, each on an etched line.

The back of the board is pasted with a piece of paper bearing the handwritten inscription, "This Cribbage Board was made from a fence rail, pierced with musket balls during the battle of Antietam, September Seventeenth 1862. The rail was taken from a fence in in front of the 2nd division of the 6th corps and the board was cut out and made by a private soldier in Batt's Brigade."

Made from a fence rail that was pierced with musket balls during the Battle of Antietam. Owned by General William Farrar Smith.

Doll

1959.38.1a-g

Doll with molded and painted face and hair wearing a green striped dress, black bonnet, and black lace shawl. Her dress buttons up the center front bodice and has flaring sleeved and a very full skirt. It is trimmed at the neckline, sleeves, and waist with black seed beads. White undersleeves extend to her wrists. In total, she is a wearing the dress, the bonnet, the shawl, a white petticoat with tatted trim, a white petticoat with a ruffle, and bloomers with tatted trim.

Owned by Helen Crane in Grafton. Many years later, her granddaughter, Alice Swingle, had fabric from Helen's wedding dress (1864) made into a dress for the doll.

Doll

1964.63.17a-c

Male chimney sweep doll, painted to appear covered in soot. He is wearing a cloth around his head, a blue-and-white checkered shirt, red tie or cravat, pants with buttons representing knee pads, and black shoes. He has a ladder strapped onto his back. He is accompanied by a box impressed and painted to look like a chimney, a scale, and a pot. A small square piece of paper is attached to the front that reads, "A ceux qui me possédent j'apporte le bonheur".

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

Doll

1960.168a-e

Doll with ceramic head and soft, cotton body. The doll has molded hair and painted blue eyes. She is wearing a one-piece dress made of white and pink check printed cotton. She is also wearing an apron that secures at the waist. The apron is white cotton printed with pink buds and bordered in pink cotton printed with darker pink faux-ikat lines and flower buds. The waistband is stitched closed at the center back. The ceramic hands and forearms are now missing.

Owned by Susan E. Alger Hyde in Strafford, Vermont

Doll

1960.188

Soft-bodied doll with blond hair and a long white dress. Her hair is worn loose and trimmed into bangs at the front. Much of the hair in the back is missing. She is dressed in a long white dress with a lace bodice and sleeves, lace socks, and white shoes with buckles. Her facial features, included eyebrows and lashes, are painted on, and she has molded nose and mouth. Her brown eyes are glass and are set into the sockets behind stationary lids.

Owned by Ruth Wheeler Austin in Barre City, VT.

Doll

1991.28.5

Resin doll wearing a floral dress, red apron, and white poke bonnet. She has long eyelashes, and closing eyelids. Her synthetic blonde hair is parted in the middle and pulled back into a ponytail of curls. Beneath the dress is wearing lace-trimmed white bloomers, a lace-edged white petticoat, white stocking, and black shoes with gold buckles. Both the dress and the apron are trimmed in red rickrack. Undersleeves extend from beneath the short dress sleeves. There is a tag on the outside of the doll reading, "Made exclusively for the Enchanted Doll House, 'Vermont Maiden', By Madame Alexander, Made in U.S.A."

Attached to left wrist was a cardboard tag explaining that this is a Madame Alexander doll made exclusively for the Enchanted Doll House, information about Madame Alexander, a picture of Madame Alexander, and the address of the doll company. The tag has been removed and placed with the work sheet.

The doll is in the original blue cardboard box and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity stating it is number 3251 of 3600.

The Vermont Maiden was the official 1991 Vermont Bicentennial doll.

Doll

1964.63.17d

Female doll with brown hair, a soft body, and painted facial features. She is wearing a cap that extends to three point around her face, a black dress with a white bodice insert, and matching apron and fichu in red calico sprigged with white. A gold cross hangs around her neck. She has black shoes.

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

Doll Quilt

1972.28.14

Small patchwork quilt sized for a doll. The quilt is pieced from rectangles of fabric, alternating between a green floral-patterned calico and various other printed cottons. It is backed in undyed cotton and bound with floral-printed cotton. It is hand-quilted in a diamond-pattern with brown thread.

Purportedly made by Elbert Maxham of Middlesex, Vermont, before the age of 6

Figurine

1981.21.9

Bisque figurine of a child in long white gown. The figure is sitting with both feet to the right, leaning on its left hand. The face and hair are painted.

Owned by Elizabeth Bayley of Newbury, Vermont

Figurine

1981.21.10

Miniature bisque ceramic figurine of a sitting cat. The cat is painted in shades of black and grey near the tail and on the head. A red-painted ribbon is molded around its neck.

Owned by Elizabeth Bayley of Newbury, Vermont

Figurine

1981.21.11

Bisque ceramic figurine of a woman in in traditional European clothing. While most of the paint has worn off from use/play, her dress is accented in red, and she has black hair and a yellow cap. She is on a green base.

Owned by Elizabeth Bayley of Newbury, Vermont

Figurine

1981.21.12

Miniature bisque ceramic figurine of a dog on its hind legs. The dog has long hair and a terrier-like face. The eyes and snout details are line in black paint.

Owned by Elizabeth Bayley in Newbury, Vermont.

Figurine

1981.21.13

Miniature bisque ceramic figurine of a dog on its hind legs. The dog is shown with long hair and has a collie-like face. The facial details are colored with paint.

Owned by Elizabeth Bayley of Newbury, Vermont

Jacket

2003.69.1

Purple chamois jacket with yellow chamois falling collar, cuffs, and hem. The jacket opens up the center front and secures with 6 purple buttons. The width of the hip line adjusts with two straps placed at either side through metal D rings. The back of the jacket is appliqued with the inscription "DANIELS CHUNK & COAL FURNACES ROCKING MILK CHEST SAM DANIELS MFG. CO. HARDWICK VT." in yellow chamois.

Worn as a basketball uniform by a team either consisting of Sam Daniels Mfg. Co. employees or sponsored by Same Daniels Mfg. Co. of Hardwick, Vermont.

Mack Truck

2020.22.16

Toy dump truck with the label "Mack" on either side of the dump bed. The truck is simply constructed out of wood, with a block representing the engine , and a box for the dump bed. The bed lifts up from hinges at the back of the frame to allow contents to spill out.

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT

Noisemaker

2020.22.8

Wooden noise maker, or wooden cricket, toy. The toy consists of a mechanism loosely fitted onto a red-stained turned wooden handle. A zig-zag-shaped cylinder is placed around the handle in between to red-stained wooden slats. Two blocks connect the slats at the far end and hold in place a thin piece of wood that overlaps with the cylinder to create a clacking noise.

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT

Piano

1986.39.1

An upright toy piano marked at the center front, "Schoenhut". Handwritten in pencil on the back of the front panel is, "Bought Christmas in December 1897. Price 1.00 Ivaloo Rumney from Mamma." The piece is stained a deep burgundy and has an ornate, decorative panel of black and gold filigree against a yellow background. The panel rests against the general red, imitation wood-grained background. The Schoenhut trademark appears prominently in its center consisting of a Jester playing a horn amid the extant trade-name symbology. The keyboard at one time created sound, but now only nine of the keys still work.

Used by Delphine Boudreau and her father, Leo Edmund Boudreau of Berlin, Vermont

Pitcher

1981.21.8

Miniature yellow molded glass pitcher. The outside of the pitcher is decorated with molded grapes or berries. There are prominent seams from the mold on the front and back.

Owned by Elizabeth Bayley of Newbury, Vermont

Playtime Beads

2020.22.134a-xxx

Wooden box containing several wooden beads and string. The sliding lid of the box has a sticker with an illustrations of three children playing with a set of beads: two girls dressed as flappers, and a boy in a brown sailor suit. The set contains black and brown lengths of twine and a brown length that has been beaded and tied. It contains round, oval, and cylindrical beads in red, orange, blue, purple, green, and yellow.

Not including the beads already strung, there are:
4 yellow oval
6 purple oval
7 green oval
2 blue oval
1 orange oval
3 red oval
3 purple round
8 green round
7 blue round
4 red round
4 yellow round
5 orange round
6 red cylindrical
3 purple cylindrical
6 green cylindrical
2 blue cylindrical

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT

Poncho

1996.41.2

Wool poncho. The outer fabric is grey wool (woven), and the entire poncho is lined with red-and-black buffalo plaid wool. The poncho is constructed as a rectangle, with the front and back connected only at the shoulders. The shoulders are slightly shaped. The edges are bound with narrow, black wool tape. As originally constructed, the outer and inner layers are only connected at the edges, but later patches and repairs go through all layers, causing some of the fabric to have become misaligned.

Commissioned by Stowe Mountain Resort for wearing on the chair lift.

Poncho

1996.41.1

Wool poncho. The outer fabric is black wool (woven), and the entire poncho is lined with red-and-black hound's tooth wool. The poncho is constructed as a rectangle, with the front and back connected only at the shoulders. The shoulders are slightly shaped. The edges are bound with narrow, black wool tape, and the outer and inner layers are only connected at the edges. There is a large tag at the center back neckline that reads, "HUNTING TOSS SPORT CLOTHES JOHNSON MADE BY JOHNSON WOOLEN MILLS, INC. DRY CLEAN ONLY".

Made by Johnson Woolen Mills, Inc. in Johnson, Vermont, for Stowe Mountain Resort to be worn on the chair lift.

Prize Medal

2018.18.2a-b

Ornate gold and silver metal hanging from a red and blue blue ribbon secured by a metal pin. The pin at the top is rectangular with decorative leaves and scrollwork at the top. It is engraved with the letters BCC. The ribbon hangs from the pin by looping around a narrow bar at the bottom. The center of the ribbon is decorated with a bar pin with the inscription, "1886", at the center. A pair of crossed hockey sticks is at the bottom of the ribbon and small square puck, holding the medal. The medal is engraved at the center with a scene of two men playing hockey indoors. Each man is wearing a plaid, knee-length suit and a short bowler hat. The engraving is encircled with a gold laurel wreath and sits above an iron cross. Between each point of the cross are carved thistles, shamrocks, maple leaves, and oak leaves.

Medal presented to the winning team of the 1886 Vermont Winter Carnival Hockey Tournament. The initials at the top, BCC, stand for Burlington Coasting Club, and the medal was won by the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association.

Rowing Machine

2012.8

Chromed metal rowing machine consisting of a leather seat on a long metal pole and a bicycle wheel with plastic sheets to create air resistance. The machine rests on the ground in two places: at the end of the horizontal pole, and at the joint between the horizontal and diagonal poles. The base at the far end has holes for bolting the machine down, while the base at the join has rubber caps. There are two wooden footrests attached at a forty-five degree angle at the join. The butterfly-shaped seat is oriented toward the wheel and moves relatively freely along the base pole. At the midpoint of the diagonal pole is a wooden stand with turned handle, a maker's label, and a speed gauge. At the end of the pole is a bicycle wheel with black plastic rectangles attached within the spokes.

Developed and manufactured by Concept2 in Morrisville, Vermont.

Rubberneck Bunnie

2020.22.17

Toy car with yellow bunny. The car is constructed roughly out of wood, and has two openings in the top. In the back position is a yellow character with peg arms and ears and painted-on whiskers. The car has the inscription, "Rubberneck Bunnie Farm Products Newton & Thomson Toys Co. Brandon, VT."

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT

Sign

1989.1.2

Yellow sign framed in black and printed with an elevation map of Mt. Mansfield with the Long Trail and other trails marked. Taft Lodge and other lodges are also marked. The Green Mountain Club logo--a pine tree in a circle with GMC--is shown twice. A small title under the map reads "MT. Mansfield and Vicinity" The scale for this map is 1/2mile = 1 1/2". Written on the back is the inscription, "This map painted c. 1940 by Elton Ray Beal (1897-1971) of 77 Pomeroy St.., Burlington, VT. He was employed by the Engineering Dept. of the University of Vermont, and was an active member of the GMC."

Made by the Green Mountain Club to show trails and lodges in Mount Mansfield, including the Long Trail.

Snow Skis

1954.2a-b

Long wooden skis. The skis are heavily varnished, and have metal attachments at the center for shoes. The attachments have adjustable lengths, and leather straps across the top.

Owned by James P. Taylor, who started organized skiing in 1909 at Saxton's River, VT.

Snowshoe

2014.2a-b

Pair of wooden snowshoes with up-turned toe and rawhide webbing. The framed are formed of a single piece of wood bent into shape and secured with two bars across the middle. The webbing is woven in an open pattern, and the frames are highly varnished. One shoe is marked with the word "Right" in black across from the front crossbar. There are no bindings.

Used by Theron Skidmore Dean during work on the Long Trail.

Snowshoes

2017.3.6a-b

Caned snowshoes sized for a child. The frame of each shoe is made of a single piece of wood bent into shape and held with two reinforcement bars across the middle. The inside of the shoe is webbed with sinew, woven into an open pattern. The attachment points of the webbing at the front and back are decorated with tufting. Leather straps woven through the center of the shoe hold the users feet in place.

Made by Abenaki artisans in Vermont for the tourist trade.

Tea Service

1981.21.1.1-.16

Child's toy tea set. The set includes a teapot, a cream pitcher, a lidded sugar bowl, 6 teacups, 5 saucers, 6 dessert plates, an unmatched lid, and another, more miniature tea set. The pieces are white bodied ceramics with thin lines of gilding around the edges.

Owned by Elizabeth Bayley of Newbury, Vermont

Tea Service

1983.5.2.1a-b-.5a-b

Child's toy tea set consisting of a teapot, cream pitcher, covered sugar bowl, two teacups, and two saucers. The pieces are ceramic decorated with a multicolored design of flowers, leaves, and scrollwork.

Owned by Florence Barnett Atwell of Newbury, Vermont

Top

1976.6.1

Yellow-painted wooden double top. The top consists of two teardrop-shaped pieces of wood connected at the narrow point. Each piece is painted with a red, black, then red stripe.

Made bythe A. N. Wetherbee Mill in Lyndonville, Vermont

Top

1976.6.2

Red-painted wooden double top.

Made by the A. N. Wetherbee Mill in Lyndonville, Vermont.

Top

1976.6.3

Red-painted wooden top. The top is tear-drop shaped and has a metal point. It is wrapped with a white cotton cord that has an unpainted wooden bead strung onto the end.

Made by A. N. Wetherbee Mill in Lyndonville, Vermont

Toy Truck

2004.18.3

Miniature box truck made of blue-painted wood. One side of the truck has four hinged doors that open to show a piece of paper colored with markers to look like shelves filled with grocery good. When closed, the side reads, "GN JOHNSON & SONS [T]raveling Grocery", with hand-cut sticker letters. The opposite side of the truck has a small advertising flyer pasted to it showing what items the truck stocked October 20-22 (no year). There is another door on the back that opens to reveal a drawer of bails or boxes.

Trophy

2001.50.4a

Gold plastic trophy in the shape of a baseball mitt. The mitt is formed to hold a baseball. The stem of the trophy formed from two crossed baseball bats with a ball in the center. The trophy sits on a wooden pedestal with a small plaque on the front reading, "VERMONT EXPOS/COMMUNITY FIRST PITCH/2000".

In celebration of the new millennium, the trophy and its accompanying ball were sent around the state of Vermont, stopping at one town in each county to be signed by a town official and Governor Howard Dean.