Centennial Banner. Material: textile. Size: 34" W. x 36" L. Description: blue rectangle with a white lettered slogan: "Welcome to Our Centennial" and a covered wagon graphic.
Centennial Banner. Material: textile. Size: 3' W. x 4' L. Description: blue cotton rectangle with a white imprinted slogan: "Welcome 100 Years - Centennial Visitors" and logo: oxen-pulled covered wagon.
Suburban Furniture Coffee Mug. Material: ceramic. Size: 3" diameter x 3 1/2" H. Description: white ceramic cup with a handle on one side; brown graphic: Suburban Furniture Store and brown printed slogans on side: "For 10 Years Serving You, Suburban Furniture, Highway 14 East, Waseca, Minn. Phone 835-3670" and Sealy Posturepedic slogan.
Material: ceramic. Size: 3" diameter x 3 1/2" H. Description: orange ceramic cup - handle on one side - imprinted on both sides: "Our Gang 1982" - stamped manufacterer's emblem on bottom.
Sportsmen's Supply Inc. Material: plastic. Size: 3 1/2" W. x 13 1/4" L. Description: green plastic - one piece design - trapezoid shaped swatter end - black printed on handle: "Sportsman's Supply, Inc., 1818 N. State St., Waseca".
Cannon Valley Telephone Company Directory 1913. Material: paper. Size: 6" x 9". Description: buff colored card stock cover with black print: "Directory September 1913, The Cannon Valley Telephone Company Exchanges in Elysian, Janesville, LeSueur Center, Montgomery and Waterville with Farm Lines to Alma City, Cleveland, Cordova, Cream, Greenland, Heidelberg, Kilkenny, Lexington, Pemberton, St. Clair, Shieldsville and Smiths Mill". Contents: alphabetical listing of businesses and residents wit
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Waseca Creamery Pencil. Material: wood, graphite. Size: 5/16" diameter x 13 1/2" L. Description: blue painted wooden pencil; black printed information on side: "You will go a long way to sell your cream to the Waseca County Creamery, Highest Cash Market Price Paid for Cream, Eggs, and Hides. Courteous Service Always. A. J. Anderson, Prop., Waseca, Minn. Telephone 182"; sharpened to expose graphite point.
Material: paper. Size: 5" W. x 7 1/2" L. Description: black, white and red photo of woman, girl and man stepping from carriage on front cover and title: "Carefree Patterns from McCall's" - six-page booklet with color photos - McCall Pattern Company.
Heirlooms Booklet. Material: paper. Size: 6 5/8" W. x 9 3/8" L. Description: black and white paper 30 page booklet; title: "Heirlooms Section I from the Woman's Day 1949 Crochet Annual"; tea table scarf on cover.
Material: paper. Size: 7 1/2" W. x 10 1/2" L. Description: white paper - black lettering: "New Tablecoths: Star Book, No. 57" - yellow paper cover - black and white photos of crocheted pieces - 22 pages.
Material: paper. Size 7 3/4" W. x 10 3/4" L. Description: "Wrought Iron Crochet Lily Design Book, No 74". 15 pages.
Material: paper. Size: 7 5/8" W. x 10 3/4" L. Description: soft cover paper; needle work booklet: "Priscilla Centerpieces: Book No 276"; 15 pages.
Bead Bag and Necklace Making Guide. Material: paper. Size: 8" W. x 10 3/4" L. Description: black and white booklet with fifteen pages of photographs and instructions for crocheting and fashioning bead bags and necklaces; book No. 29; 1926 edition; ten cents.
Material: paper. Size: 7 3/4" W. x 10 3/4" L. Description: black and white - fifteen pages - cover title: "Old and New Designs in Crochet, Seamless Yokes, Hats, Baby Yokes" - authored by Sophie T. LaCroix - other cover information: "Introducing the New Invisible Joining. Directions Protected by Copyright. Book No. 16. Price 10 cents".
Material: paper. Size: 7 7/8" W. x 10 3/4" L. Description: black and white - 15-page booklet, "Old and New Designs in Crochet - Corset Covers and Nightgown Yokes"- by Sophie T. LaCroix. Book No. 9. Price 10 cents. Describes various crochet stitches and gives directions for making various designs.
Crocheted Cluny Lace Instructions. Material: paper. Size: 7 3/4" W. x 10 3/4" L. Description: black and white; fifteen pages of instructions on how to crochet Cluny laces - Book No. 12; front cover illustrated with a doily of Mariet Antoinette patterned lace; price of booklet was 10 cents.
Material: paper. Description: black and white 15-page booklet - illustrations and instructions for knitting or crocheting various items of wearing apparel - black and white cover photo of girl knitting while watching a sheep flock by a river in a wooded area.
Farm Bureau Button. Material: metal. Size: 1 3/4" diameter. Description: yellow metal disk; green imprint: "Minnesota Farm Bureau, Quota County".
White Glass Cup, Friedrich's Furniture & Funeral. Material: ceramic. Size: 3" diameter x 3 3/4" H. Description: white cup - handle on one side - blue imprinted on sides: "Friederich's Furniture and Funeral Service, New Richland, Minn." and "Serving the New Richland Area for 25 years 1956-1981".
Grand Detour Plow Company Agricultural Producets. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/4" W. x 6" L. Description: paper booklet advertising agricultural products sold by Grand Detour Plow Co., Dixon Hills, Ill. With blank pages that have been used as an account book.
Material: metal and wood. Size: 5" W. x 19" L. Description: wire screen rectangle attached to a narrow wooden handle - printed on handle: "Botsford Lumber Company, Phone No. 100" - Mfg. by P. M. Co., Bolton, Ill. - hanging hole cut through end of handle. Top corner of screen missing.
Rindelaub's Bakery. Material: metal, plastic. Size: 3" W. x 5" L. Description: metal blade on one end attached to a red plastic handle - white lettering on one side of handle: "Rindelaub's Bakery. Bakers of Energee Bread, Tele. 163, 206 N. State St., Waseca, Minn.". Mfg by Brown & Bigelow, St. Paul. 206 North State Street.
Knutson Plumbing & Heating Towel Holder. Material: metal. Size: 3" W. x 7 1/2" L. Description: white painted metal with blue imprint: "Compliments of G. E. Knutson Plumbing & Heating. Expert Work That Satisfies. Phone 471, Waseca, Minn."
McLoone Bar Pen. Material: wood, metal, graphite. Size: 4" L. Description: silver colored wood - metal bottle shaped tip - stamped on side: "Compliments of McLoone & McLoone - McLoone Beer - Wine - Liquors. Phone 358, Waseca, Minn."
Joe Miller Dairy Plastic Fork. Material: plastic. Size: 2 1/4" W. x 11 " L. Description: white plastic, two-pronged carving fork; long, slotted handle for hanging; stamped in green on handle: "Joe Miller Land O'Lakes Dairy Products, Janesville, Minnesota".