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1. (TR)1965.006.001 - Knife, Utility

   Leather knives such as this were used in cutting materials for shoes. This knife is simple in design with a cast iron blade and a wooden handle.

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2. (TR)1965.006.007 - Rifle

   This is a Colt Firearms rifle barrel that was found in the location of the Battle of Bull's Gap in the early 20th century, according to the donor's notes.

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3. (TR)1965.006.009 - Pistol

   This is a single shot pocket pistol barrel and trigger. The grip is missing. The end of the barrel has round ridges around the rim. Because of its octagonal shape, it is estimated that this pistol was manufactured in the early 19th century.

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4. (TR)1965.006.011 - Cannonball

   These cannonball fragments (parts a-c) were collected by Reverend Franklin P. Baxter and are estimated to date back to the American Civil War.

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5. (TR)1965.006.016 - Shoe

   This is a pair of sandals or clogs (a & b) from the Philippines. These sandals may be a precursor to modern 'bakya' (carved wooden shoes) and appear to be influenced by Japanese 'geta.' The footbed of the sandals are made of woven straw. The soles are carved from one piece of wood. The strap is made of twisted rope covered with gray and white fabric. There is writing on the bottom of the shoes in pencil. They read: "Sandal or Shoe from Phil...

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6. (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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7. (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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8. (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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9. (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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10. (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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11. (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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12. (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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13. (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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14. (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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15. (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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16. (TR)1965.049.002 - Helmet

    This is a M1916 Stahlhelm helmet from World War I. Stahlhelm (plural Stahlhelme) is a German term that translates to "steel helmet" in English. The helmet features a camouflage palette. The side lugs are present for stinnpanzes. The name "Peterson" is present on the helmet's interior. The Imperial German Army began to replace the traditional, spiked, boiled leather helmet (known as the Pickelhaube) with the Stahlhelm design during World War I. Th...

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17. (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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18. (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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19. (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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20. (TR)1965.058 - Chair

    This handmade wooden ladderback chair has a low woven reed or cane seat. It once sat in a kitchen where someone cooking could prepare vegetables while sitting and set the pans on the floor. The bottom has two sets of rungs on each side for stability of the legs.

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21. (TR)1965.059.003 - Demijohn

    This is a demijohn. According to the donor notes, the demijohn is a narrow-necked bottle of glass or stoneware enclosed in a wicker covering used to hold various liquors, from wines to corn-squeezings. This demijohn is enclosed in a dark brown wicker covering with a handle on either side, and what looks to be a third handle.

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22. (TR)1965.073.005 - Manuscript

    This palm-leaf manuscript is a Buddhist sacred writing. It features Thai characters inscribed by priests on strips of palm leaves. A passage from Jessie Ackermann's book The World Through A Woman's Eyes details how she acquired this artifact in Siam (former name of Thailand) during her travels there in the late 1800s: "I came across numbers of them reading from their sacred books, a copy of which I very much desired. I asked my guide to tr...

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23. (TR)1965.073.006 - Gown, Tea

    This black silk tea gown has gold embroidery leaf fronds and flowers that extend down the entire front. The long sleeves are finished with a gold and teal border. The gold and teal border is also seen around the collar.

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24. (TR)1965.073.013 - Table

    This round marble-top table has the letters "REM" scratched into the bottom of the marble. Tall, round tables were used since at least the seventeenth century to allow for group seating and to provide the hostess the ability to set up tea service in close proximity to guests.

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25. (TR)1965.073.014 - Mirror

    This Renaissance Revival Victorian trumeau mirror was made by French convicts. Originally designed as an architectural element that fit the wall space between two windows, these massive mirrors became popular after 1830 when advancements in glass manufacturing technology made them more affordable.

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26. (TR)1965.073.015 - Secretary

    This Victorian-era cylinder secretary desk was made by French convicts in the Eastlake style (1870-1890). It was polished by hand. A desk of this sort would be an integral part of any housekeeper's morning room an...

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27. (TR)1965.073.016 - Jug

    This is a highly glazed jug with one handle on the side. The jug is salt-glazed dark brown and has an iridescent sheen. The "sine" markings (curvy line) between the upper incised lines are indicative of Ea...

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28. (TR)1965.073.029.b - Fan, Hand

    This hand fan is possibly of Chinese origin and is presumed to have been made of braided cattail leaves. Woven palm fronds and rattan are other possible materials used to make fans of this nature.

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29. (TR)1965.073.029.c - Fan, Hand

    Round hand fan with center attachment. Tag at bottom of fan reads "Made In China" in English. The fan has four painted violets, specifically pansies, painted on front with leaves. The pansies are purple, blue and yellow. The fan appears to be made with small round vines curled into a spiral circle and finely woven together with either a cane, reed, or type of grass.

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30. (TR)1965.073.029.d - Fan, Hand

    Pandanus stem and woven palm frond hand fan, likely made by Pacific Islanders. Fans such as this would be made from coconut or fan palms fronds which were dried and bleached by the sun, and tightly woven together. The base and handle of the fan is likely made of the stiffer pandanus stem. It looks like at one time there was a stamp on one side of the fan, most likely promotional material. All that is visible now is a faint black rectangle...

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