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1. (TR)1965.009 - Iron, Fluting

   This is a metal fluting machine. The machine is made to sit on a table top and be clamped into place. There is a handle for turning the iron. Fluting irons were used to press the ruffles around the hems of petticoats and dress collars, sleeves, and bodices. The cloth was placed on the bottom stand, and the curved metal handpiece was used to press in the ruffle. The ridges on the iron, when under pressure, produced the ruffles in the cloth. Th...

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2. (TR)1965.010 - Froe

   This is a froe, a cleaving tool for splitting wood. The handle is rounded wood. The blade is metal, likely iron.

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3. (TR)1965.012 - Wheel, Spinning

   This wooden spinning wheel, specifically a Great Wheel, was used for making wool yarn. The ten-spoked wheel sits on a tripodal base. This spinning wheel lacks a treadle, so the spinner would have to use their hands to rotate the wheel. CRM c...

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4. (TR)1965.013 - Wheel, Spinning

   This is a wooden spinning wheel, specifically a Great Wheel, in two parts: a tripodal base (a) and ten-spoked wheel (b). Spinning wheels are used to take fiber and spin it into yarn or thread. This spinning wheel lacks a treadle, so the spinner would have to use their hands to rotate the wheel.

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5. (TR)1965.014 - Wheel, Spinning

   This is a wooden spinning wheel, specifically a Great Wheel, in two parts: a tripodal base (a) and ten-spoked wheel (b). Spinning wheels are used to take fiber and spin it into yarn or thread. This spinning wheel lacks a treadle, so the spinner would have to use their hands to rotate the wheel. Spinning wheel. All parts: (TR)65.14.a-e

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6. (TR)1965.015 - Wheel, Spinning

   This is a wooden spinning wheel, specifically a Great Wheel, in two parts: a tripodal base (a) and ten-spoked wheel (b). Spinning wheels are used to take fiber and spin it into yarn or thread. This spinning wheel lacks a treadle, so the spinner would have to use their hands to rotate the wheel. This spinning wheel was noted as being from the "Wilder Hotel, Roane Heights." This likely means it is from the Cloudland Hotel on Roan Mo...

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7. (TR)1965.016 - Wheel, Spinning

   This is a wooden spinning wheel, specifically a Great Wheel, with a tripodal base missing one leg and a ten-spoked wheel. It has one maiden attached to the Mother-Of-All. Spinning wheels are used to spin fibers into yarn or thread. This spinning wheel lacks a treadle, so the spinner would have to use their hands to rotate the wheel.

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8. (TR)1965.017 - Wheel, Spinning

   This is a wooden spinning wheel, specifically a Great Wheel, with a tripodal base missing one leg and a ten-spoked wheel. Spinning wheels are used to take fiber and spin it into yarn or thread. This spinning wheel lacks a treadle, so the spinner would have to use their hands to rotate the wheel.

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9. (TR)1965.020 - Wheel, Spinning

   This is a spinning wheel, specifically a flax wheel for spinning flax into linen thread. This wheel has twelve turned spokes and sits on a tripodal base with a treadle between. A traditional spinning wheel is typically made of components such as fly wheel, drive band, flyer, flyer whorl, maidens, mother-of-all, tension knob, bobbin, treadle, footman, and orifice. Spinning wheels with treadles could be operated by foot while earlier Great Wheel...

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10. (TR)1965.045.005 - Mill, Coffee

    Coffee mills, or coffee grinders, are primarily used to grind coffee beans. However, mills such as this one could be manipulated with loosened gears to grind other substances, like corn for cornmeal. This coffee mill is a great example of a nineteenth century predecessor that has since evolved into the electric grinders most commonly used today.

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11. (TR)1965.052 - Pliers

    This is a pair of blacksmith pliers. The pliers are curved and end with a flat gripping surface. There are no wooden handles, just metal curved outward at the end.

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12. (TR)1965.054 - Froe

    This is a froe, a cleaving tool for splitting wood. The handle is rounded wood. The blade is metal, likely iron.

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13. (TR)1965.057 - Chisel, Mortise

    This is a metal chisel with a small cross-guard. The blade is squared with a beveled edge at the tip. It likely had a wooden handle at one point. A chisel such as this would be operated by striking its upper end with a hammer, mallet, or beetle, to drive the sharper edge into the material being cut.

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14. (TR)1965.073.064.a - Page Turner

    This is a Japanese page turner or paper knife is carved from bamboo. Page turners could be used to turn the pages of large manuscripts or folded pages without cutting them. The primary image carved into the curved blade features a women looking at a river. The decorated side is convex.

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15. (TR)1965.073.064.c - Opener, Letter

    This paper knife or letter opener is made of ivory and features an engraving that reads: "From Pikes Peak, altitude 14,147 feet."

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16. (TR)1965.1108 - Bullet

    This is a Civil War period minié ball bullet. Bullets of this nature are typically a hollow cylinder with three grooves. Grease is applied to the grooves prior to use in order to improve accuracy and velocity.

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17. (TR)1965.165 - Lamp

    John Dunlap Monongahela Valley miner's oil-wick cap lamp or face lamp. The oil-wick cap lamp for miners was invented in Scotland around 1850. Until the invention of the carbide lamp in 1910, oil-wick cap lamps like this one were the primary source of cap lights for miners. The small handle or hook on this lamp was attached to a miner's cap and used to provide light in the mines. The small font contained oil fueled with the wick that is placed ...

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18. (TR)1965.842.a - Kris

    This is a kris (right side of images 1 and 2). It is believed to have been crafted in Indonesia during the late 18th century. The kris has a corresponding sheath (.b). The blade of the kris is likely made of iron. ...

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19. (TR)1965.897 - Basket

    This is a large egg basket with yarn inside. It is made of handwoven oak splints and shaped into a gathering basket, or regionally an egg basket. It has one large handle on top for hanging over the elbow or forearm. Ribbed baskets of this sort originated in Europe and were particularly common in Great Britain.

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20. (TR)1965.905 - Kettle

    This is a copper apple butter kettle. Copper was likely chosen because of its ability to heat evenly without hot spots, which is particularly important for cooking fruit. It has a long round handle on top. Apples would be skinned, cored, and cooked in the kettle over a fire with sugar, cider, and spices. Apple butter can be stored for longer periods of time than applesauce due to its sugar content.

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21. 1970.001.024 - Ladle, Serving

    This is a large brown gourd that has been hollowed out for use as a drinking ladle for scooping water. It likely made out of a calabash dipper gourd (Lagenaria siceraria).

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22. 1970.001.028 - Basket, Gathering

    This is a wooden gathering basket that was handmade from poplar bark and was being used to gather blackberries by the original owner/creator before being purchased by the donor. The sides of this basket highly resemble the bark of a tree and are stitched together.

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23. 1970.001.042 - Iron, Wafer

    This is a double sided wafer iron with a heraldic eagle in the style of the Great Seal of the United States. Similar presses were manufactured en masse to produce patriotic treats around the early 1800s, especially during the War of 1812. The press has two long tongs so the user can safely hold it over the fire. It is made of cast iron and seasoned to prevent rust. The outside of the press has a "2" engraved on each circular face. The Great S...

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24. 1970.001.104 - Stirrer

    This item was identified as a wooden stirrer by Nat T. Winston Jr.'s donor notes. The stirrer was carved in Africa. One end of the stirrer is roughly rectangular with rounded edges and two carved holes. The other end of the object is more angular and comes to a pointed end.

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25. 1970.001.112 - Box, Patch

    This small cylindrical tinder box (a) and lid (b) are made from camel hide. The lid features an orange circular design with orange lines going through it and a double-edged arrow shape going through these lines. According to Nat T. Winston Jr.'s donor's notes, the hide was used to strike fire and the piece is estimated to be quite old. A tinderbox, or patch box, is a container made of wood or metal containing flint, fire steel, and tinder...

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26. 1970.001.249 - Cookstove

    This is a small wood and coal stove with two burners on top. There is no manufacturer information except for "84 F L" and "8 16 W" inside the burner covers. "180 CC" is on the inside of the stove doors. The stove is cast iron with two vented doors on the front and one unvented door on the side. This stove might have been used for laundry or heating a small area.

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27. 1970.001.258 - Rifle

    This is a London double barrel flintlock rifle (.a) with a corresponding ramrod (.b).

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28. 1970.001.271 - Sidesaddle

    This is an English ladies side saddle from the 1800s. The side saddle has red-brown leather and the seat has a woven dark red and bright red floral design. The saddle is missing key parts including the skirt, balance strap, and flaps. There is a purse hook on one side, indicating this is a park saddle. The saddle is stuffed with horse hair. The pommels are solid wood. This saddle is most likely a Sears and Roebuck catalogue saddle, which could b...

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29. 1970.001.276.a - Knife

    This is a hunting knife with a wooden, textured grip. "Joseph Allen and Sons Sheffield, England" is engraved near the base of the metal blade. According to the donor's notes, this knife was worn and used by Alfred W. Taylor while exploring the headwaters of the Amazon c. 1905. The knife has a corresponding sheath (.b).

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30. 1970.001.276.b - Sheath

    This is a sheath (.b) for a hunting knife with a wooden, textured grip (.a). "Joseph Allen and Sons Sheffield, England" is engraved near the base of the knife's metal blade. According to the donor's notes, this knife and sheath combination was worn and used by Alfred W. Taylor while exploring the headwaters of the Amazon c. 1905.

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