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POWDER FLASK
POWDER FLASK
13.19
Unknown
19th c.
Flat and horn shaped. Mounting is in silver with scrolls and rosettes design in niello. Lid is attached with a screw. A lever, when pushed, opens the hole on the top of the flask.
MIRROR
MIRROR
14.122
Unknown
ca. 1850
The dressing table mirror rests on an easel back and has two scrolled feet at the bottom of the frame. The frame, in the rococo style, has a sinous outline decorated with scrolled acanthus leaves...
Plaque
Plaque
14.140
Unknown
ca. 1960
A silvered Square Dance Invitation. The ground is silver and two invitations have been copied and engraved into the silver. There is a dancing couple in the upper right corner, and a single square...
Fireplace Set, Small Shovel
Fireplace Set, Small Shovel
14.164.11
Unknown
ca. 1800
The shovel is made from brass. The scoop is flat at one end and rounded at the other. The sides are turned up to make a deep recess. It is attached to a wooden handle which is painted black.
Fireplace Tools, Bellows
Fireplace Tools, Bellows
14.198.6
Unknown
ca. 1800
The bellows is made from wood with red leather in the center part between the two wood panels. They are covered on the front with a shaped brass panel with an all-over repousse design. The sides...
Egg Boiler
Egg Boiler
14.203.1-4
William Hutton & Sons Ltd (Silversmith)
ca. 1900
The object is a four-egg boiler. It is shaped like an egg supported by three long thin legs with claw feet. Between the feet is a round platform which holds a fuel canister. Around the top and...
Lamp, one of two
Lamp, one of two
14.214.1
Unknown
20th c.
The lamps are made out of brass candlesticks. There is a ridged ebonized wood handle, opposite a snuffer like a bell hanging on a hook. There are simulated white candle shafts. Electrified. Ivory...
Lamp, one of two
Lamp, one of two
14.214.2
Unknown
20th c.
The lamps are made out of brass candlesticks. There is a ridged ebonized wood handle, opposite a snuffer like a bell hanging on a hook. There are simulated white candle shafts. Electrified. Ivory...
TROPHY
TROPHY
14.227
Unknown
1964
A two handled bronze cup with a wooden base. The cup is plain except for a band at the top and bottom with a swag design. The handles are curved and end in rams horns at the top. The square base...
TROPHY
TROPHY
14.228
Unknown
1954
The trophy shows a couple waltzing who are set in a square wooden frame. The couple is made from bronze. The women has long hair and wears a flowing dress. There is a metal plaque on the front...
Bells
Bells
14.251
Unknown
19th c.
The eight bells are graduated in size. They hang on leather straps supported by bolts extending from a horse-shoe shaped iron frame which is attached to the wall. There is a triangular piece of...
Model of Postum Building
Model of Postum Building
14.272
Unknown
1970
A small brass building that is based on the first building of the Postum Cereal Company. The roof is slanted and there is a smaller addition extending from one side. There is a bell in the front...