Objects - Recreation

Baseball Bat

2021.17.1

Miniature wooden baseball bat printed at one end with logos for the Mountaineers and the Times Argus. The bat is round and narrows toward one end. The Mountaineers' logo consists of an animal wearing hiking accessories stepping onto a double peaked mountain above the word, "MOUNTAINEERS". The Times Argus logo consists of the company name with the Vermont State House dome between the two words. The words "Presenting Sponsor" is above the State House dome.

The Vermont Mountaineers is a collegiate summer baseball team based in Montpelier, Vermont

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

Bat

2020.22.25

Small baseball bat turned from dark wood.

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT

Bat

2020.22.41

Miniature baseball bat turned from light-colored wood. It is stamped in the center with the words, "World's Champion."

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT

Bat

2020.22.26

Small baseball bat with attached ball. The child-sized bat is turned from light-colored wood with pronounced graining. An small, applied wooden knob at the top of the bat secures a length of string which attaches a small wooden ball on the other end. The bat is labeled "BAT-BAT.T./Mfg. by Newton and Thompson, inc/Brandon, Vt., U. S. A."

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT

Bat

2020.22.27

Small baseball bat turned from dark wood. The bat is slightly warped, so bends slightly at the thinnest point. A metal ring is attached to the center of the base.

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT

Beads

2020.22.12a-tt

Green cardboard box filled with painted wooden beads. The box has a rectangular cutout on the top lined with cellophane, showing the contents. The top of the box is printed with the words, "PLAY TIME STRINGING BEADS", and the sides are printed with the words, "HOURS OF AMUSEMENT" and "FAST, NON-POISONOUS COLORS". The turned wooden beads are round with a hole in the center. They are painted pink, blue, green, and yellow.

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT

Bowling Game

2020.22.69a-m

Boxed toy bowling set with pins painted as soldiers. Each of the 9 pins is painted pink with a red jacket and black hat. There are two red-painted balls. The set is held in a wooden box with a slide-off lid. The lid is printed with images of the soldier pins and the inscription, "CADET TEN PIN BOWLING SET".

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT

Bowling Game

2020.22.72a-i

Large wooden bowling alley game. The game consists of a large, U-shaped board with spring-loaded dowels on the sides. The dowels can be pulled back, then released to shoot a red glass marble. At the center of the board are 10 drilled holes to hold blue glass marbles (6 remaining). There is a gutter behind the holes for the blue marbles that get moved by being hit by the red.

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, Vermont

Bowling Game

2020.22.14a-i

Bowling set consisting of two balls, five pins, and a cardboard box with lid. The pins are balls are painted wood. The balls are red, and the pins are purple (2), orange, yellow, and blue. The box lid is printed with an illustration of young children playing bowling inside a domestic interior with the inscription, "LUCKY STRIKE TEN PIN BOWLING SET".

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT

Bowling Game

2020.22.67a-n

Multicolored boxed toy bowling set. The lid of the box is illustrated with a fantasy scene of an old man and eleven gnomes playing a game of bowling in the woods along with the label, "LUCKY STRIKE/TEN PIN BOWLING SET". The set contains two blue pins, three red pins, three orange pins, on green pin, a green ball, and a red ball.

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT

Box

2020.22.118a-oo

Small rectangular box with a sliding lid and a stamp. The corners of the box are held with glued box joints. There is a small semicircle carved into the end of the lid to grip while opening. Inside the box are 39 small painted puzzle pieces or building toys.

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT

Box

2020.22.1a

Flattened box lid for an Alibi Golf Set. The lid shows illustrations of people golfing both outdoors and inside and shows illustrations of people in various gold poses on the flaps.

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT

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

Building Blocks

2020.22.133a-oo

Wooden box containing wooden blocks. The sliding lid of the box has the remnants of a sticker showing an illustration of children building a structure with the blocks and adults doing construction. The box contains one unpainted arch block, one square block printed with a clock face, four unpainted cylindrical blocks, four cube blocks (red, orange, blue, green), a red baluster, two purple balusters, and several rectangular blocks in red, purple, green, and orange. Some of the blocks have decorative beading on side.

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT

Catcher's Mitt

2006.46.1

Round leather catcher's mitt with the initials DJM written in ink. The mitt consists of a leather glove with a wrist strap attached at the palm to a round pad.

Used by Marian Mead Fay and her brother, Daniel Leroy Mead, of Underhill, Vermont, while playing hardball for Underhill High School.

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.

Checkers Set

2020.22.131a-ff

Rectangular wooden box containing 30 turned wooden disks (checkers pieces). 15 of the disks are painted red, and the other 15 are painted black. The lid of the box is printed with the inscription, "CHAMPION CHECKERS MANUFACTURED BY NEWTON & THOMPSON MFG. CO. BRANDON, VERMONT."

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT

Clothespins

2020.22.11a-x

Cardboard box of miniature clothespins. The clothes pins are peg style, with static sides and rounded top. The top of the box has two oval cutouts, showing the pins inside, and is printed with images of two pins and the words, "MINIATURE CLOTHES PINS". The side is printed with, "FOR DOLLY'S CLOTHES".

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT

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.

Croquet Set

2020.22.135a-x

Small croquet set in a wooden box. The set contains four wooden balls, two pegs, 9 wire arches with red, wooden bases, three wire ball stands, and four wooden mallets.

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT

Croquet Set

2020.22.136a-ee

Croquet set consisting of 4 mallets, 9 hoops, 8 hoop stands (enough for 4 hoops), one peg, one peg stand, one ball, paper instructions, and wooden box.

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT

Croquet Set

2020.22.13a-u

Croquet set consisting of 4 mallets, 2 pegs, 3 balls, 10 hoops, and a cardboard box. The mallets have unpainted handles, and the heads are painted orange, blue, green, and red. The pegs are painted red and carved to be able to stand on a flat surface. The balls are painted red, orange, and blue. The hoops are made of wire and are bent into U-shapes at the ends to be able to stand on a flat surface. The box is printed with an illustration of children playing croquet in a living room. The inscription, "PARLOR CROQUET", spans the top.

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT

Croquet Set

2020.22.22a-uu

Croquet set consisting of 4 wooden mallets, 4 balls, 2 pegs, 9 hoops, 25 hoop bases (enough for 12.5 hoops), and a cardboard box with lid. The mallets have painted heads (blue, red, yellow, green). The turned wooden balls are painted to correspond with the mallet heads. The pegs are turned and formed with one flat end to be able to rest on a flat surface. They are painted red and green. The hoops are made from wire bent in two places. The bases are semicircular with small holes through the center where the wire can be inserted. 8 of the base pieces are dyed green, and the rest are left unfinished. The box lid is printed with an illustration of children playing croquet in a domestic interior with the inscription, "PARLOR CROQUET" across the top.

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, Vermont

Croquet Set

2020.22.21a-s

Croquet set consisting of 4 mallets, 2 balls, 2 pegs, 9 hoops, and a cardboard box with lid. The mallets have long wooden dowels as handles and painted heads (blue, green, red, orange). The balls are painted blue and green. The pegs are turned and have one flat side, to be able to rest on a flat surface. They are painted red and green. The hoops are made of metal wire bent in two place, with the ends inserted into green-painted semicircular bases. The box lid is printed with an illustration of a pile of croquet mallets with the inscription, "PARLOR CROQUET SET" across the top. The inside of the lid is printed with rules for playing in and outdoor croquet.

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT

Croquet Set

2020.22.10a-ll

Croquet set consisting of four mallets, four balls, two stands, two pegs, eight hoops, sixteen hoop bases, and a cardboard box. The mallets are each painted with a stripe around the center of the head: yellow, green, blue, and red. The balls are painted corresponding colors. The two stands and pegs are painted red and yellow. The hoops are made of wire bent in two places, and the stands are blue-painted semi-circles with small holes for the wires to be inserted into. The box has an attached lid printed in white and green with an image of children playing croquet inside a room and children playing croquet on a lawn. The inscription, "INDOOR-OUTDOOR CROQUET", spans the top. The room illustration has a banner that reads, "NEWTON & THOMPSON MRG. CO", and the lawn illustration has a banner that reads, "200 Fifth Ave. New York."

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT

Croquet Set

2020.22.23a-o

Croquet set consisting of 4 mallets, 3 balls, 2 pegs, 4 hoops, and a box with lid. The mallets have painted heads (blue, orange, red, green) with a glossy finish. The balls are turned wood. Two of the balls are the same size (red, yellow), and the third is smaller (red). The pegs are red and green and turned to have a flat end for resting on a flat surface. The hoops are made of wire that is bent into U-shapes at the ends for resting on a flat surface. The blue box lid is printed with an illustration of children playing croquet in a domestic interior with the label, "PARLOR CROQUET SET", across the top.

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT

Daintymaid Tea Set

2020.22.127a-o

Box with a miniature wooden tea set. The box uses four dowels to become a table for the set. The miniatures include a teapot, four cups, and four saucers. The lid of the box is printed with the name ("DAINTYMAID TEA SET") as well as the contents and directions.

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT

Doll

2021.2.1

Fabric-bodied "mama" doll with composition head and arms. The rosy-cheeked baby doll has a slightly open mouth showing two small front teeth, and blue eyes that open when upright and close when laid down. The head is significantly damaged, with the outermost layer of decoration peeling back to reveals the composite material beneath. The finish on the arms is also cracking. The body is weight at the bottom so the doll can sit upright, and there is a speaker (no longer working) in the lower back, evidenced through discoloration of the fabric. The legs are stuffed fabric of a finer weave and darker color than the body. The bottom center of the body has the penned inscription, "1927 Flood Montpelier Dept store".

This doll was in the basement of a department store in downtown Montpelier, Vermont, during the 1927 flood.

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

Dominoes

2020.22.5a-dd

Set of dominoes in a cardboard box. The 28 domino pips are printed on small pieces of wood.

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, Vermont

Dulcimer

2021.21.1

Wooden Appalachian dulcimer with three strings and heart-shaped cutouts. There are four tuning pegs, one with the remnants of a missing string. A small sticker inside gives the maker's information written in blue ink.

Made by Bill Birmingham in Barnard, Vermont

Express Wagon

2020.22.66

Yellow, rectangular wagon with red wheels and a long, wooden handle. The side of the wagon has the label, "EXPRESS/NEWTON AND THOMPSON MFG. CO. BRANDON, VT." The handle is attached to the front axle, which is held loosely to the body of the wagon, allowing it to be steered.

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT

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

Figurine

2020.22.140

Small figurine showing a still. The object consists of a rectangular base with three turned cylinders mounted to the top. Each cylinder is connected with a piece of twine. The base is burned with the inscriptions, "MIDDLEBURY, VT." and "MOONSHINE STILL".

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT

Flags

2020.22.144a-k

Miniature United States flags attached to small wooden dowels. 10 flags are packaged together inside of a piece of paper printed with the label, "ONE DOZEN American Flags".

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT

Golf Ball

2020.22.1b

Small wooden golf ball. The ball is molded to have a gridded pattern on the surface.

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, Vermont. Part of an Alibi Golf Set.

Golf Tees

2020.22.2a-u

Cloth bag containing red-painted, wooden golf tees. The bag closes with a drawstring along the top, and has a red-printed label on the front. The tees are of two types: the smaller type has a flared head, and the larger type has a rounded, separately turned head.

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT

Handy Andy Tool Set

2020.22.130a-g

Wooden box containing miniature wooden and metal tools. The tools include a ruler, a screwdriver, a saw, a hammer, and an awl. The lid is printed with the name of the set ("HANDY ANDY COMPLETE TOOL CHEST") and the contents.

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT

Helmet

2021.12.1

Leather helmet with the words, "LOU'S AUTO SERVICE 7" hand painted at the center front. The helmet covers the head and ears, leaving the face free. The crown is green leather with a cross of brown leather straps. It is bordered in brown leather, including the ears. The interior is lightly padded with brown leather and strapping. The center back has a red oval sticker with the white letters, "STP".

Leather football helmet used by Lou Lyon of Northfield, Vermont, to race at the Dog River Speedway in Northfield, Vermont

Housemaid Baking Set

2020.22.129a-m

Box containing miniature wooden kitchen tools. The box uses four dowels to turn into a table for the set. The miniatures include a pastry board, a potato masher, a rolling pin, a flat-bottomed bowl (chopping bowl), a cup and saucer, and a cooking pot. The lid is printed with the name of the set ("HOMEMAID BAKING SET"), the contents, and instructions for setting up the table.

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT

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.

Jigsaw Puzzle

2005.67

Jigsaw puzzle within a cardboard tube. The tube is printed with the image shown on the puzzle: a folk art style painting of a rural village seen from above, entitled "Vermont Village". The puzzle has 550 pieces.

Produced for Vermont History Expo, 2005

Kitchen Cabinet Set

2020.22.126a-o

Miniature wooden kitchen tools in small box separated into shelves. The miniature tools include two flat-bottomed round dishes, a plate, a bowl, a tub, a butter churn, a mug, a barrel, and a stem glass. The lid, now disconnected, hinged open with nails. The lid is printed with a list of the original contents, which does not correspond to the current contents.

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT

Ladder Toy

2020.22.125ab

Unpainted wooden ladder with small, painted girl figure. The figure is notched at the head and feet to flip down the rungs of the ladder. She is painted with a detailed face, a blue shirt, and a red skirt.

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT

Ladder Toy

2020.22.9a-c

Unpainted wooden ladder with small, painted figures. The figures are notched at the head and feet to flip down the rungs of the ladder. They are painted with a pink head and red body, and how printed black facial features.

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, Vermont

Little Helper Pastry Set

2020.22.18a-g

Set of miniature cooking tools consisting of a pastry board, a pie tin, a rolling pin, a potato masher, a wooden bowl, and a cardboard box. The box lid is printed with an image of two young girls baking in a kitchen--one is rolling dough and another is pounding dough. The inscription, "LITTLE HELPER PASTRY SET" runs along the top.

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT

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

Mandolin

2020.13.1

Mandolin with 8 strings and decorative inlay. The instrument consists of a deep resonance box and lachryform harmonic cover over which the strings are stretched. The guard is inlaid with a decorative pattern of stylized floral scrollwork.

Used by a member of the Barre, Vermont, Mandolin-Guitar Club, who regularly performed at the Barre Opera House

Membership Pin

1962.49.1a

Round metal pin, enameled with green and white. The center has a green clover with the number 50. Around the edge is the inscription, "GIRL SCOUTS OF THE U.S.A. 1912-1962".

Produced to commemorate the 50th Anniversary celebrations of the Girl Scouts

Merit Badge

1962.49.1c

Embroidered patch in the shape of a shield. In a circle at the center top is a red-white-and-blue bottle cap with the label, "PepsiCola". The cap is on a yellow ground. The shield is made from twill-woven green fabric and embroidered with the inscription, "G. S. 50TH Anniversary VERMONT '62".

Produced to commemorate the 50th Anniversary celebrations of the Girl Scouts in Vermont.

Model Airplane

2008.48.11

Unassembled balsa wood model airplane in cellophane wrapping. The wing is printed with the inscription, "WAITSFIELD TELECOM CHAMPLAIN VALLEY".

Given away as a promotion during the Vermont History Expo, 2006

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

Pedestal

2010.16.2b

Rectangular granite pedestal with a divot carved into the top for holding a baseball. An engraved metal plaque attached to one side reads, "ROMEO CELLA IN APPRECIATION OF YOUR EFFORTS IN THE PROMOTION OF BOY'S BASEBALL".

Presented to Romeo Cella of Barre, Vermont, who coached Little League teams

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

Polly Pet Household Set

2020.22.128a-o

Box containing miniature wooden laundry and kitchen tools. The box uses four dowels to become a table for the set. The miniatures include a rolling pin, an iron, a potato masher, two tubs, a portion of an ironing board, and two miniature clothespins. The lid of the box is printed with the name of the set ("POLLY PET HOUSEHOLD SET"), a list of contents, and instructions.

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.

Putting Hazard

2020.22.1h

Wooden putting hazard consisting of a board nailed between two wedges. The board is nailed in such a way as to be hinged, like a seesaw. The center plank is painted yellow and the side wedges are painted red. The number 4 is painted on the top of the center piece.

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, Vermont. Part of an Alibi Golf Set.Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT

Putting Hazard

2020.22.1c

Small wooden putting hazard consisting of a rectangular box with open ends. There is a small wedge beneath one side, causing the box to sit at an angle. The box is painted yellow and there is a number 1 painted on the top.

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, Vermont. Part of an Alibi Golf Set.

Putting Hazard

2020.22.1i

Putting hazard consisting of a short ramp with two side rails. The ramp is painted green and the rails are painted red on the horizontal beam. The number 3 is painted at the center of the ramp.

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, Vermont. Part of an Alibi Golf Set.

Putting Hazard

2020.22.1d

Putting hazard consisting of two planks of wood forming a V shape. One end of the hazard is attached to a low piece of wood, causing it to angle upward. The whole is painted red with a number 2 painted on the top.

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, Vermont. Part of an Alibi Golf Set.

Putting Hazard

2020.22.1j

Putting hazard consisting of a piece of a wood with a hole in the middle, similar to a cornhole board. The board is attached to the top of two supports at an angle, creating a ramp to the center hole. The hazard is painted blue, and there is a number 6 painted at the center front.

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, Vermont. Part of an Alibi Golf Set.

Putting Hazard

2020.22.1e-g

Putting hazard consisting of a piece of wood hanging between two dowels. The piece is hanging on two thin wire nails inserted through the top of the dowels, allowing it to swing relatively freely. The flap and the bases are painted red and the dowels are painted green. There is a number 5 stamped onto the center board.

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT

Putting Hazard

2020.22.1k-l

Putting hazard consisting of a piece of rattan or wicker looped into a square wooden base. The edges of the base are chamfered, creating a slope. The number 7 is painted on the center front.

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, Vermont. Part of an Alibi Golf Set.

Putting Hazard

2020.22.1m

Putting hazard consisting of four wooden pegs inserted into the corners of a square wooden base. The pegs are painted green, and the base is painted yellow. The number 8 is painted in black at the center of the base.

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT

Putting Hazard

2020.22.1n

Putting hazard consisting of a square piece of wood with a round hole in the center. The edges of the piece are chamfered creating slopes. The number 9 is painted in black on one sloped edge.

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, Vermont. Part of an Alibi Golf Set.

Ring Toss Game

2020.22.15a-c

Ring toss game consisting of a peg and two rings. The peg is a wooden dowel inserted into the center of a round wooden base. The dowel/peg is painted light blue, and the bas is painted red. The rings are formed from jute rope with wooden beads covering the join; one green and one yellow.

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT

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

2008.79

Rectangular plywood sign painted white with the green inscription, "MT. MANSFIELD SKI CLUB / Stow VERMONT / POST OLYMPIC RACES".

Sign

2020.10.1

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

Used outside of Catamount Stadium in Milton, Vermont

Sign

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.

Sketch-O-Matic

2020.22.74ab

Toy drawing board with drawing guide. The board consists of a wooden frame with a roll of paper stretched over the front vertical surface. The top piece of the frame pulls upward to allow the roll to be advanced. The guide is a flat board, painted with glossy yellow paint and showing the steps for drawing a cartoon zebra.

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT

Skill Ball

2020.22.20a-f

Horseshoe-shaped wooden game board made from four wood boards with eleven rounded divots carved into the face. The straight edge of the board is sloped downward, creating a ramp. The curved side is edged with a thin piece of wood, bent to follow the curve of the board. The board is painted green and the divots are painted red. Each hole is labeled with a black, stenciled number (10, 15, 20, 25, 35, 40, 30, 50, 75, 100, 60). There are five red-painted round wooden balls.

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, Vermont

Skill Ball

2020.22.6a-c

Small, tabletop skill ball set consisting of a board, a ball, and a box. The board is painted red and has a raised border on three sides. The fourth side is chamfered to create a ramp. There are 6 holes drilled into the board, labeled "5, 10, 5, 20, 20, 50". The ball is painted red. The box has the inscription, "SKILL-BALL PLAY IT ANYWHERE ON THE LAWN ON THE FLOOR ON THE TABLE For Young and Old A Game of Skill and Chance".

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT

Snow Skates

2020.22.3ab

Two "snow skates" that are formed like small skis. Each consists of a thin plank of red-painted wood that is bent up at the front. A metal pan and black patch are attached to go between the wearer's shoes and the plank, and the skates strap over the shoe with strips of brown leather that tie together at the ends.

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT

Snow Skis

1984.13.1.1a-b

Downhill skis with poles and climbing strips. The skis have leather boot straps, and each is marked with prick points that read, "MAR 40". One ski is marked "855", "Montpelier Rainier", "614", "HICKORY", and "777". The other is marked "Austronia" and "Mount Ranier". The poles are made of aluminum with leather grips and straps. There are aluminum rings at the bottom with leather strapping and crooked points at the tips. The climbing straps are made of black corduroy with heavy white twill straps attaching them to the skis.

Used by James L. Pembroke on Mount Mansfield

Snow Skis

2003.73.2a-b

Pair of aluminum skis with poles. The skis are black and labeled, "HEAD STANDARD" near the front. They are mounted in the center with silver-toned metal brackets with raised wires and springs for holding on a foot. The two poles are plated in chrome and have looped straps at the top.

Owned by Charles Willard Phipard of Royalton, Vermont

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.

Step Stool

2020.22.73

Multi-colored wooden step stool that converts into a small chair. When folded down into a step stool, there is a small lower step with two planks: one blue and one green. The upper step consists of three planks: the outer two yellow and the center black. The central plank has white printed illustrations of a child standing on a step stool to reach a sink, a prancing cartoon lamb, the Newton & Thomas logo, a child sitting in a small chair, and a television set. The outer two planks have the red printed or stenciled inscription, "It's just eh proper size for me/To see the shows on my T.V."

When folded into a chair, the lower step swings up and rests against two pegs on the side of the stool. The back of the chair is printed with the white inscription, "When I sit down to have a rest/I like this little chair the best."

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT

Still Bank

2020.22.24a-g

Turned wooden still bank in the shape of a barrel. The lid of the barrel has a small slit in the center for inserting coins. The bank has been filled with 5 miniature clothespins, one of which is painted green. The side of the bank is inked with the inscription, "95 96 98 Barrel", and the side of the lid is inked with the inscription, "95-96-98 Cover".

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT

Table Tennis Set

2020.22.4a-j

Table tennis set consisting of two paddles with waxed paper envelopes, a hollow plastic ball (ping-pong ball) on a long string, a wide net that can tie to a tabletop, a metal bracket, and a cardboard box. The small paddles are covered on both sides by a thin layer of red rubber.

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT

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

Tile Game

2020.22.132a-gggggggggg

Boxed mahjong set. The box has a sliding lid with the label, "TILES/THE OLD CHINESE GAME" and manufacturing information. Inside the box are 142 wooden tiles bearing the designs typical to a mahjong game. In a small partitioned section of the box are 36 red sticks, 38 orange sticks, 31 green sticks, 10 blue sticks, and two miniature dice. Three pages of instructions are included.

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT

Tom Turno

2020.22.19a-c

Tom Turno spinning toy consisting of a clown figure and set of balance beams. The clown is cut from a piece of cardboard with a small dowel inserted into the front perpendicular to the piece of the cardboard. It is printed to have a yellow hat, green dotted bodysuit, and red sleeves. The balance beams are connected at the base. The vertical dowels are painted red and the horizontal beams are painted yellow. The inscription, "I AM TOM TURNO "THE FUNNY CLOWN"", is printed on the clown's sleeve.

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT

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

Top

2020.22.142

Small, unpainted wooden top consisting of a pointed dowel inserted through the center of a wooden disk.

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT

Tops

2020.22.124a-eee

A collection of red, orange, and unpainted tops with a slide-topped box. The rectangular box has a sliding lid.. The corners of the box are held with glued box joints. The tops are cone shaped and each have incised lines around the middle. They are all missing their points.

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT

Toy Cart

2020.22.68a-dd

Boxed wooden toy cart and beads. The box shows an illustration of the cart filled with beads and a string along with the label, "1491 BEAD CART". The cart itself is a shallow wooden rectangular box with red wheels and pink string culminating in an oval, red bead for pulling. The cart contains seven oval red beads, five oval blue beads, three oval green beads, three cylindrical red beads, five cylindrical green beads, two cylindrical yellow beads, two round red beads, and two round yellow beads.

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT

Toy Lawnmower

2020.22.70

Wooden toy lawn mower painted in yellow, red, and green. The toy has a long handle with a rotating cylinder at the bottom that turns when the object is pushed along the ground. There is a thin, rectangular piece of a wood that overlaps with the tines of a gear to create a "clacking" noise as the cylinder turns.

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT

Toy Lawnmower

2020.22.71

Wooden toy lawnmower painted yellow, pink, green, blue, and orange. The toy has a long pink handle with a rotating cylinder at the bottom. The cylinder is filled with multi-colored wooden blocks.

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT

Toy Mallet

2020.22.64

Small, rust-colored toy mallet with a turned handles and barrel-shaped head. A piece has been chipped off the handle, and the raw edge has the hand-written label, "Sollman + Whitcomb/This is #535c".

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT

Toy Mallet

2020.22.65

Toy mallet consisting of a turned, cylindrical handle pegged into a small, turned head that narrows in at the center.

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT

Toy Mallet

2020.22.63

Small mallet consisting of a turned, cylindrical handle and a cylindrical head with two lines of filleting on either side.

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT

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.

Trinket Box

2020.22.143

Small storage box in the shape of a teapot. The front bears a cartoon image of a chef.

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT

Trophy

2008.72a-b

Silver-plated trophy in the shape of a tall, footed cup with two angular handles and a round lid. The trophy is engraved, "1929 Winooski Valley Girls Basketball League Won By Spaulding High School 1930". The other side is engraved, "Irene Cox Capt. / Irene McLeod Mgr. / Helen Davis / Helen Suitor / Mary Tassie / Lena Colombo / Anita Reynolds / Barbara Wishart / Amy E. Goodell, Coach". The inside of the trophy is lined with marbled green plastic.

Awarded to the Spaulding High School girl's basketball team during the 1929-1930 school year

Trophy

2018.12.1

Brass trophy in the shape of a loving cup. The cup is narrow and tall with a round pedestal base. There is a handle on either side of the cup. The front is engraved with the inscription, "Vermont Stock Car Racing Champion 1951 Carl J. Trayah Central Vermont Raceway Northfield VT Fighting Trayah Brothers". The bottom of the base is marked, "Mfg. by Dodge Inc., Chicago 604".

Presented to Carl J. Trayah for winning the 1951 Vermont Stock Car Racing Championship.

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.