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2018.32.60 - Mat, Table
Table mat, circular; linen center with crochet and store bought coronation cord edging
Record Type: Artifacts
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2018.33.12 - Sample, Material
Shoe sole; red colored rubber sole; "SPECTRA/ VULCAN" on the bottom; sticker on the reverse for Vulcan Corporation "Crepe sole, mens spectra, red"; produced by Vulcan Corporation in Clarksville
Record Type: Artifacts
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2018.33.41a-d - Apparatus, Distilling
Chemical apparatus; a. stand with rectangle base, pole, and clip; b. stand with rectangle base, pole, and clip; c. glass tube with rubber tube attached, measures in Millimeters, KIMAX brand, USA; d. glass container with white and blue plastic valve, Pyrex; used to test and develop rubber products
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2018.7.1 - Cupboard
Cupboard; cherry wood; double doors with 8 glass panes each with wooden knob on proper left door; lower double doors solid wood; metal locks on proper left doors upper and lower; cornice on top, block feet; said to have been made by an African American cabinet maker in southern Montgomery County in the late 1880s.
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2019.10.2 - Bucket
Bucket; provided by the Clarksville Edelweiss Club at the Oktoberfest event; used at the second Clarksville Oktoberfest as a mug from which to drink beer; metal, spout on rim, metal bail handle, "European Style/ OKTOBERFEST" in blue print on side of bucket The club was founded to bring German culture and traditions to Clarksville circa 1981. It founded the annual Oktoberfest. The club was disbanded in 2019.
Record Type: Artifacts
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E2019.15.1 - Pew
Church Pew; wooden; long pew with divider to create single seat on end; end-caps carved with inset designs; book cradles on reverse of seat; metal pins on feet, perhaps for a kneeling bench; from the sanctuary of Trinity Episcopal Church of Clarksville on Franklin St.
Record Type: Artifacts
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0000.12.1 - Basin, Medical
Dental Dentist Sink and tool stand; metal, painted black; white glass sink; Columbia brand
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1983.1.1 - Robe
A long sleeved robe of blue Chinese silk with gold trim. Silk is patterned with red flowers. Front closes with a motif of 3 frogs. Finley Elder (1902-1991) wife of Donald B. Gracey; wore this costume during the Texas Cotton Palace Exposition in Texas in 1924. She was chosen to represent Tennessee by Governor Austin Peay in the Queen's court featuring a Chinese theme.
Record Type: Artifacts
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1983.2.16 - Gear
White pine wood gear pattern; 6 large spokes with round center piece, wooden tracks around outside of gear. This was a wooden pattern to make metal gears at the Clarksville Foundry.
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1983.2.61 - Sheller, Corn
Popcorn sheller; 'A.H. Patch Clarksville Tenn.'; embossed on one side; 'Family Popcorn Sheller Patent Pending' in gold embossed print; spring on sheller stays out. One of the Clarksville Foundry’s most famous products, the foundry took over production of the famous line of A.H. Patch corn shellers when A.H. Patch Co. ceased operations in the 1950s.
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1984.1.28 - Pin, Insignia
A silver five pointed star pin. Center has "G.M." engraved for "Gus Moody".
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1984.1.32 - Box
Box; cardboard; white; 'Clarks Trade O.N.T. Trademark for Hand and Machine Sewing Warranted Six Cord' printed on top in blue print; ‘Manufactory Established 1812' James and Patrick Clark began the Clark Thread Company in the 1750s. In the 1880s, the Clark company developed a six-cord soft-finished thread called "Our New Thread," which became known as O.N.T.
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1984.1.5 - Mold, Bullet
A bullet mold for a round bullet; all metal Individual Soldiers during the Civil War carried bullet molds on their person in order to make bullets for themselves. Soldiers often cast bullets while in their camps when they ran out of ammunition. Bullet mold equipment remained similar in aesthetic for thirty years. However, some manufacturers gave bullet molds wooden handles in the 1890s for comfort purposes.
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1984.1.72 - Camisole
White cotton camisole with eyelet; opens in back with 4 small buttons; drawstring at neckline.
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1984.10.39a-b - Card, Playing
Card game; box and cards; (a) maroon box; ''The Game of Authors, Parker Brothers, Salem, Mass., USA' printed on top; Longfellow pictured in upper left hand corner of box. (b) 30 cards; pictures of authors on each card; yellow; 10 different authors in all. Authors or, The Game of Authors is a card game for three to five players. The first Game of Authors was published by G. M. Whipple & A. A. Smith of Salem, Massachusetts in 1861. In 1897 it wa...
Record Type: Artifacts
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1984.10.40 - Game, Card
Logomachy cards; 72 cards total; greenish-brown design on back side of each card; front side of each card includes a letter of the alphabet in the upper left hand corner with a picture situated at center of card. Originating from the Greek ‘Logos’ for word and ‘Makhia’ for fighting, Logomachy is a game where players fight or compete for the forming of words. 'Logomachy or War of Words' was created by the McLoughlin Bros. Game Company.
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1984.108.26 - Bottle
Bottle, glass; medicine; 'S.B. Stewart Pharmacist Clarksville' inscribed. The Steward Drug Store was housed in Clarksville, TN.
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