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1983.1.2a-b - Slipper
One in a pair of slippers. Slipper is blue Chinese silk with a leather sole. Silk is hand embroidered.
Record Type: Artifacts
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1983.1.8 - Toy
A toy hansom carriage; metal; painted black; red wheels and trim; horse attaches to front. Novelist and essayist Evelyn Scott was born Elsie Dunn in Clarksville on January 17, 1893. She lived in Clarksville as a young child. Seely Dunn (Elsie's father) lost money in various business schemes and, as the family’s money ran out, they moved from Kentucky to Indiana to Missouri before heading to New Orleans. In 1901, the Dunn family moved to New O...
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1983.2.18 - Advertisement
Half tone cut; advertising for Black Hawk Corn Sheller, as illustrated; wooden block with plate. By the 1890s, the foundry was a modern industrial establishment. While continuing its foundry business, the company expanded into new business ventures as well, manufacturing steam engines, tobacco screws and other machinery. Thomas B. Foust acquired the Clarksville Foundry in 1912 and brought his sons into the business in the mid-1930s. Foust intr...
Record Type: Artifacts
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1984.1.1 - Capper, Bottle
Bottle capper; painted red; 'Gear Top' embossed on top; Pat. 1421698; The Everedy Company; Frederick, MD, USA; rotational handle to move post up and down. The Everedy Company (established in 1923 by Harry J. Lebherz and his brothers) created the Everedy Bottle Capper, proving successful during Prohibition (1920 to 1933) and for 50 years after. The Everedy Company produced munitions for WWII and kitchenware that can still be found in households...
Record Type: Artifacts
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1984.1.16 - Clock
Round chrome clock; two metal leg stands; "E.N. Welch Manufacturing Co.' etched on back. In 1855, Elisha N. Welch took over the bankrupted business of J.C. Brown (Johnathan Clark Brown, Jr.) in Forestville, CT. J.C. Brown's firm 'Forestville Mfg. Co.' had also made clocks. The E. N. Welch Manufacturing Company formed on July 6, 1864. J.C. Brown's factory became part of the E.N. Welch clock manufacturing complex.
Record Type: Artifacts
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1984.1.2 - Nutcracker
Knee warmer Nutcracker; cast iron, scalloped edges, bowed with small well in center of top, flat base, 10.8cm x 9.6cm x 3.5cm. Simple piece of metal shaped into a letter C. In the mid 1800s in America, a craftsman invented the percussion-type nutcracker known as the "knee warmer." This was a curved cast iron base that fit over the upper leg. A raised, curved pedestal in the middle of the base held the nut while a person would hit it with a ha...
Record Type: Artifacts
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1984.1.41 - Sampler
Sampler; green, red, and blue thread on linen; the alphabet is embroidered at the top with 'Norah R. Mathis Was Born / June 12, 1844 S.A.M.' at the bottom center, embroidered in green. Norah R. Mathis (1844-1891) lived in Montgomery County for a period of time as a child and again when she married Gus Moody in 1866. The couple later separated. Norah is buried in Salem Methodist Church Cemetery in Montgomery County.
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1984.1.7 - Funnel, Pie
Pie bird; porcelain; painted blue, yellow, pink, and green; beak open and facing upwards; bird on white base. Pie birds ventilated fruit or meat pies, allowing steam to escape from inside the pie. This prevented the contents of pies boiling over while in the oven. They also structurally supported the center of the pie and the pastry crust. Some pie birds whistle while in the oven, although not all.
Record Type: Artifacts
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1984.1.75 - Dress
A woman's white cotton dress; long sleeves that snap at cuffs; pleated skirt; belt around the hanger.
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1984.1.77 - Nightgown
A women's white linen nightgown. Nightgown is long with 3/4 length sleeves. Sleeves are trimmed with lace. Neckline is trimmed with lace. Back has button closure.
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1984.10.10b - Mirror
Mirror; highly polished steel; hole in top, 10cm x 8.5cm This mirror and case were reported to have been used by a Confederate soldier during the Civil War. AMERICAN CIVIL WAR
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1984.10.11 - Hatpin
A metal hatpin shaped like a butterfly. The wings and body are studded with round, white rhinestones.
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1984.10.13 - Shoehorn
SHOEHORN, BLACK, ADVERTISING FROM ECONOMY SHOE STORE, CLARKSVILLE, TN., 11.8 cm, "Style Without Extravagance".
Record Type: Artifacts
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1984.10.17 - Clamp, Sewing
Brass sewing bird with screw-on clamp; embossed designs on bird and on clamp, 12cm in length.
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1984.10.18 - Rattle, Baby
A small beige gourd that was used as a baby's rattle.
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1984.10.20 - Scissors
Scissors, button hole; 'Germany' etched on side, screw inserted in side, small brass knob on side, partially rusted, 12.7cm in length.
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1984.10.29 - Safe, Match
Match safe; made of silver plating, hinged lid, Electricity Building, World's Fair, St. Louis, 1904, etched on bottom, one side a picture of Jefferson and Napoleon with dates 1804-1904, 5.8cm in length, 3.5cm in width, 9cm in depth.
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1984.10.38a - Card, Playing
(a) red and gold Flinch box (b) rules for playing (c) 150 Flinch cards (d) Flinch Advertising Card (e) rook/Monopoly advertising card from Parker Bros (f) Game advertising Pamphlet from Parker Bros
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