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2014.268.2004Collection of 61 books by and about Rachel Field with some letters
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Literature
Books. Collection of 61 books by and about Rachel Field, some first editions signed by the author. See list of titles and descriptions in FieldBooks2016.pdf. Articles and letters discovered inside various books were scanned and saved separately.
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Books. Collection of 61 books by and about Rachel Field, some first editions signed by the author. See list of titles and descriptions in FieldBooks2016.pdf. Articles and letters discovered inside various books were scanned and saved separately.
2023.626.3116Iselin - Sarah Lambert Bloom
  • Publication, Book
  • Places
'The Rich History of a Western Pennsylvania Coal Town in Appalachia; The Inspiring Story of unrelenting Citizen Advocates for Social Justice. Book written by notable member of the community.
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'The Rich History of a Western Pennsylvania Coal Town in Appalachia; The Inspiring Story of unrelenting Citizen Advocates for Social Justice. Book written by notable member of the community.
2013.252.2001Wooden implements recovered from GCCC parsonage house
  • Object, Other Object, Unknown Object
  • Object, Other Object
Tools. Wooden implements recovered during the 2013 remodeling of the Great Cranberry Congregational Church parsonage house (177 Cranberry Road).Three long wooden implements were found amid the general chimney debris: Axe handle: Curved, broken wooden handle 24" long x 2 ¼" wide at butt end of handle x ½" wide at broken end of handle. 1 ½" wide along length of handle. Carved stick: Wood with pointed tip, 40" long x ¾" wide at flat end x ¼" at pointed tip. Reminiscent of a digging stick. Carved stick: Wood with pointed tip, 37 ½ " long x ¾" wide at flat end x ¼" at pointed tip. Tip hardly worn. Reminiscent of a digging stick. (See also other artifacts recovered from the parsonage: 2013.252.1979 - concealed shoes; 2013.252.1980 - shoes from kitchen crawlspace; 2013.252.2000 - metal implements; and report of parsonage house research 2015.304.2062.)
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Tools. Wooden implements recovered during the 2013 remodeling of the Great Cranberry Congregational Church parsonage house (177 Cranberry Road).Three long wooden implements were found amid the general chimney debris: Axe handle: Curved, broken wooden handle 24" long x 2 ¼" wide at butt end of handle x ½" wide at broken end of handle. 1 ½" wide along length of handle. Carved stick: Wood with pointed tip, 40" long x ¾" wide at flat end x ¼" at pointed tip. Reminiscent of a digging stick. Carved stick: Wood with pointed tip, 37 ½ " long x ¾" wide at flat end x ¼" at pointed tip. Tip hardly worn. Reminiscent of a digging stick. (See also other artifacts recovered from the parsonage: 2013.252.1979 - concealed shoes; 2013.252.1980 - shoes from kitchen crawlspace; 2013.252.2000 - metal implements; and report of parsonage house research 2015.304.2062.) [show more]
2013.260.1991Tud Bunker's boat ramp sign
  • Object, Sign
  • Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Dock
Wooden sign painted white with orange, stencilled letters: "SIX PERSON RAMP LIMIT. BIKES LEFT ON DOCK WILL BE SET IN OCEAN". This boat ramp sign was made and used by Tud Bunker.
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Wooden sign painted white with orange, stencilled letters: "SIX PERSON RAMP LIMIT. BIKES LEFT ON DOCK WILL BE SET IN OCEAN". This boat ramp sign was made and used by Tud Bunker.
2013.256.1985Harpoon head from Victor White's old garage
  • Object, Fishing, Fishing Equipment
  • Businesses, Fishery Business
Fishing gear. Harpoon head: wood handle with threaded metal collar and 5-pronged metal barbed harpoon head. Wood handle is a sawed-off tree limb; metal collar possibly an old pipe fitting; harpoon head is inserted into handle; collar turns freely. One tine missing its barb. From Victor White's old garage summer 2013.
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Fishing gear. Harpoon head: wood handle with threaded metal collar and 5-pronged metal barbed harpoon head. Wood handle is a sawed-off tree limb; metal collar possibly an old pipe fitting; harpoon head is inserted into handle; collar turns freely. One tine missing its barb. From Victor White's old garage summer 2013.
2013.241.1970Plier head tool to wrap or cut wire or barbed wire
  • Object, Pliers
  • Object, Other Object
Tool. Plier head used to wrap or cut wire or barbed wire.
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Tool. Plier head used to wrap or cut wire or barbed wire.
2013.241.1968Garden fork with metal tines and wood handle
  • Object, Agricultural, Rake
  • Object, Other Object
Tool. Garden fork, metal tines and neck with wood handle inserted.
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Tool. Garden fork, metal tines and neck with wood handle inserted.
2013.241.1967Hammer with wood handle and metal head
  • Object, Woodworking
Tool. Hammer, wood handle inserted into a metal head.
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Tool. Hammer, wood handle inserted into a metal head.
2013.241.1966Large metal pliers with broad head
  • Object, Pliers
  • Object, Other Object
Tool. Pliers, large, metal with broad head.
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Tool. Pliers, large, metal with broad head.
2013.241.1965Grey metal pot
  • Object, Cooking Vessels
  • Other, Culinary
Metal, gray, with metal handle. Rusted.
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Metal, gray, with metal handle. Rusted.
2013.241.1964Ice skates with heel and toe riveted to blade
  • Object, Skating Gear, Ice Skate
  • Recreation
Shoes. Ice skates, pair, steel. Heel and toe riveted to blade. No midsection. Three-leaf clover cut-out at toe. Flat cotton band with buckle is riveted to toe; band with buckle is looped through slots in the metal heel. One heel has leather strap. Imprinted on toe: "No 52 9 1/2". On blade: "CAST (three-leaf clover imprint) (illegible next word) SKATES."
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Shoes. Ice skates, pair, steel. Heel and toe riveted to blade. No midsection. Three-leaf clover cut-out at toe. Flat cotton band with buckle is riveted to toe; band with buckle is looped through slots in the metal heel. One heel has leather strap. Imprinted on toe: "No 52 9 1/2". On blade: "CAST (three-leaf clover imprint) (illegible next word) SKATES."
2013.241.1963Ice skates ca. 1890 with turnbuckle and lever to adjust length and width
  • Object, Skating Gear, Ice Skate
  • Recreation
Shoes. Ice skates, steel parts. Four-leaf flower cut-out at toe. Turnbuckle and lever to adjust length and width. Marking on heel lever "B&B". On blade: "HARDENED". On midsole: "10" and "PATENTED FEB 12 1884, MAR 1 1887, AUG 12 1890."
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Shoes. Ice skates, steel parts. Four-leaf flower cut-out at toe. Turnbuckle and lever to adjust length and width. Marking on heel lever "B&B". On blade: "HARDENED". On midsole: "10" and "PATENTED FEB 12 1884, MAR 1 1887, AUG 12 1890."
2013.249.1962Ice skates with wood shoe bottom and metal blade
  • Object, Skating Gear, Ice Skate
  • Recreation
Shoes. Ice skates, pair, wood shoe bottom with metal blade inserted lengthwise along bottom, curved up at toe and secured by a threaded screw at heel and toe. Leather strap at toe inserted through slot in the wood; rope inserted through two slots at heel. Pointed end of screw protrudes at heel and one toe. This pair of ice skates was found in the barn at Ruth "Robin" Freeman's house.
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Shoes. Ice skates, pair, wood shoe bottom with metal blade inserted lengthwise along bottom, curved up at toe and secured by a threaded screw at heel and toe. Leather strap at toe inserted through slot in the wood; rope inserted through two slots at heel. Pointed end of screw protrudes at heel and one toe. This pair of ice skates was found in the barn at Ruth "Robin" Freeman's house.
2013.241.1961Iron scythe with wood handle
  • Object, Agricultural, Scythe
  • Businesses, Farming
Tool. Scythe, iron with wood handle.
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Tool. Scythe, iron with wood handle.
2013.249.1960Iron ladle for pouring lead, from Lou Ladd's workshop
  • Object, Metalworking, Foundry Ladle
  • Businesses, Blacksmith Business
Tool. Ladle, iron used for pouring lead. Probably from Lou Ladd's workshop. Lou Ladd was a blacksmith, shoemaker, and handiman who lived in the barn that is now part of Ruth "Robin" Freeman's property (2013).
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Tool. Ladle, iron used for pouring lead. Probably from Lou Ladd's workshop. Lou Ladd was a blacksmith, shoemaker, and handiman who lived in the barn that is now part of Ruth "Robin" Freeman's property (2013).
2013.249.1959Soldering iron with copper head from Lou Ladd's workshop
  • Object, Metalworking
  • Businesses, Blacksmith Business
Tool. Soldering iron. Bullet-shaped copper head with a bit of solder on it; wood handle. From Lou Ladd's workshop. Lou Ladd was a blacksmith, shoemaker, and handiman who lived in the barn that is part of Ruth "Robin" Freeman's property now (2013).
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Tool. Soldering iron. Bullet-shaped copper head with a bit of solder on it; wood handle. From Lou Ladd's workshop. Lou Ladd was a blacksmith, shoemaker, and handiman who lived in the barn that is part of Ruth "Robin" Freeman's property now (2013).
2013.249.1958Unusual iron, 3-pronged grappling hook
  • Object, Fishing, Fishing Equipment
  • Object, Fishing, Fish Trap, Lobster Trap
Tool. Grappling hook, iron, three pronged. Unusual size and design per donor.
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Tool. Grappling hook, iron, three pronged. Unusual size and design per donor.
2013.239.1957Cast iron clamps used by Ladies Aid members when quilting
  • Object, Mechanical, Clamp
  • Other, Textiles
Tool. Seven cast iron clamps used by Ladies Aid members when quilting. Each clamp has a three-lobed key head on a threaded rod with floating foot. Four larger clamps (5.5" L x 2.5" W x .5" H): No. 50, E.C. STEARNS & CO., SYRACUSE N.Y.. Three smaller black clamps (4.5" L x 2.25 W x .5" H): E.C. STEARNS & CO., SYRACUSE N.Y.
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Tool. Seven cast iron clamps used by Ladies Aid members when quilting. Each clamp has a three-lobed key head on a threaded rod with floating foot. Four larger clamps (5.5" L x 2.5" W x .5" H): No. 50, E.C. STEARNS & CO., SYRACUSE N.Y.. Three smaller black clamps (4.5" L x 2.25 W x .5" H): E.C. STEARNS & CO., SYRACUSE N.Y.
2013.241.1956Head of a branding iron: W.E. BUNKER
  • Object, Woodworking, Woodworking Iron, Marking Iron
  • Businesses, Fishery Business
Fishing gear. Head of a branding iron: W.E. BUNKER. Iron head, no handle.
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Fishing gear. Head of a branding iron: W.E. BUNKER. Iron head, no handle.
2013.241.1955Maul tool with iron head and hand-fashioned wood handle
  • Object, Woodworking, Mallet
  • Object, Other Object
Tool. Maul with flat and wedge ends. Handforged (?) iron head with hole in center with hand-fashioned wood handle inserted.
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Tool. Maul with flat and wedge ends. Handforged (?) iron head with hole in center with hand-fashioned wood handle inserted.
2013.241.1954Rudder with curved blade, wood stem, and cross-piece
  • Object, Water Transporation, Rudder
  • Vessels, Boat, Sailboat
Boat equipment. Rudder: wood with two metal brackets and two metal pegs, curved blade with wooden stem and cross-piece.
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Boat equipment. Rudder: wood with two metal brackets and two metal pegs, curved blade with wooden stem and cross-piece.
2013.241.1953Trawl line on wood frame with lead sinker and large hook
  • Object, Fishing, Fishing Equipment
  • Businesses, Fishery Business
Fishing gear. Trawl line wound around wooden frame with heavy lead sinker and large metal hook.
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Fishing gear. Trawl line wound around wooden frame with heavy lead sinker and large metal hook.
2013.241.1952Trawl line with wood frame
  • Object, Fishing, Fishing Equipment
  • Businesses, Fishery Business
Fishing gear. Trawl line wound around wooden frame. Wooden handle is nailed to frame (unusual).
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Fishing gear. Trawl line wound around wooden frame. Wooden handle is nailed to frame (unusual).
2013.248.1951Popcorn popper with rectangular wire basket
  • Object, Cooking Vessels
Tool. Popcorn popper. Rectangular wire basket with lid that opens, wooden handle.
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Tool. Popcorn popper. Rectangular wire basket with lid that opens, wooden handle.
2013.241.1950Iron cranberry or blueberry rake
  • Object, Agricultural, Rake
  • Businesses, Farming
Tool. Cranberry or blueberry rake, iron with solder repairs at tines and bottom.
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Tool. Cranberry or blueberry rake, iron with solder repairs at tines and bottom.