Rural Woodville Township School District #41, school District 41 Cabinet. School house was located in Waseca County, Woodville Township, Section 32, Sunshine; now located at Waseca County Fair Grounds. Material: wood, metal. Size: 36" W. x 69" H. x 13 1/2" Deep. Description: wooden cabinet; two doors; shelves inside. See accession: 25.91; 1.00.31; 00.00.10; 00.00.11; 00.00.12.

Rural Woodville Township School District #41, school District 41 Cabinet. School house was located in Waseca County, Woodville Township, Section 32, Sunshine; now located at Waseca County Fair Grounds. Material: wood, metal. Size: 18 1/2" W. x 62" H. x 13 1/2" Deep. Description: wooden cabinet; one door; shelves inside. See accession: 25.91; 1.00.31; 00.00.10; 00.00.11; 00.00.12.

Rural Woodville Township School District #41, school District 41 Wooden Chairs. School house was located in Waseca County, Woodville Township, Section 32, Sunshine; now located at Waseca County Fair Grounds. Material: wood. Size: 14" W. x 26" H. x 12 1/2" Deep. Description: two wooden chairs. See accession: 25.91; 1.00.31; 00.00.10; 00.00.11; 00.00.12.

Chicken Water Heater. Material: metal, textile. Size: 4" H. x 6" diameter. Description: circular metal container; metal ring round top center; wick in middle.

Arm Rest Side of Waseca High School Auditorium Seat. Material: metal. Size: 8" x 34". Description: brown cast metal plate with raised block letters: "WHS"; two legs; side component of an auditorium seat from the early Waseca High School.

E. F. Johnson Company Secretary Chair. Material: wood. Size: 17 1/2" W. x 14 1/2" D. x 35" H. Description: four legged wooden chair; wicker seat; four slats for back rest; black and gold label attached to chair back: "Office chair used by Virginia Mellinger, Edgar's first stenographer. Salvaged from the fire in 1942, it gravitated to plating department. Long after the move to the new plant, it was reseated and refinished by Les Loomer, a former personnel manager."

Edgar Johnson Honorary Professorship Chair from the University of Minnesota. Material: textile, wood, metal. Size: 21" x 40". Description: white cotton upholstered arm chair; brass nail head trim edging around arms and seat; decorative carving on curved wooden section of chair arms; four straight wooden legs; plaque inset in back rest: metal nail heads border a circular University of Minnesota emblem, "Regents of the University of Minnesota, 151"; gold plaque on back: "Presented to The E.F. Joh ... more

Bath Tub. Tin tub with trim of white wood around top.

Folding Optional Seat 1908. Material: textile, metal. Size: 9" W. x 8" H. Description: black metal frame; patterned carpet canopy seat and base.

Wagon Box Seat. Material: wood, metal. Size: 48" L. x 34" W. x 30" H. Description: green metal seat; three open spots along back of seat; springs under seat and attached to wooden support base.

PLACEHOLDER Swivel office chair, black upholstery. Used by Judge Buckman.

Sunday School Chair. Material: wood. Size: 11 1/2" L. x 10" W. x 20 1/2" H. Description: small red wooden four legged chair; black line painted along edge of seat and back; rounded back with two spindles

Naughty Nellie Boot Jack, Doorstop, Bootjack, Boot Pull. Material: metal. Size: 4 1/2" W. x 9 1/2" L. Description: black painted cast iron boot jack with silver and red accents in the shape of a nude Black woman named "Naughty Nellie"; a utilitarian tool used to remove boots.

PLACEHOLDER Gold Colored Picture Hanger. Material: metal. Size: 1" x 1 1/2". Material: gold colored metal hook, "s" shaped with a raised scrolled pattern; used to attach pictures to a picture railing on a wall.

PLACEHOLDER Black walnut chair from the Grant House, later called Hotel Waseca, built about 1882 by a relative of General Grant. The hotel burned on Sunday, April 26, 1970. At that time it was owned by Jerry Nelson. There were 40 rooms plus the penthouse. Five departments fought the fire: Waseca, Janesville, New Richland, Owatonna and Waterville. The destruction was total. The chair was purchased from the Hotel Waseca by Herb Noetzel for 50 cents. We had it restored and it was caned by David No ... more

Rocking Cradle. Material: wood. Size: 19" x 40" on 32" W. rocker base. Description: butternut, handcrafted construction; shallow box forms a child size bed; short spindles on each side near top; a wide rocker bar on each bottom end.

PLACEHOLDER Cradle Coverlet. Material: textile. Size: 43" x 57". Description: 7" square white and red cotton blocks sewn together in a checkerboard pattern to form a coverlet; the red squares are plain; each white square contains the outline of an animal or church that is embroidered in red; a 1 1/2" white cotton border on each side. This coverlet was used with the Minske cradle #60.14.2.

Flashlight. Material: metal, glass, plastic. Size: 1 1/2" diameter x 7" L. Description: reddish colored ribbed cylinder capped on both ends with shiny metal; central cylinder would have housed the batteries necessary for illumination; top contains a thick convex lens cover over a glass light bulb; side on off switch; bottom stamped: "Bond Electric Corp., Jersey City, U.S.A., Trade Mark Bond, Use Mond-Cell 102".

Coal Scuttle. Material: metal. Size: 18" W. x 12" H. Description: ribbed metal pail with red painted metal handle; partial cover over top.

Kerosene lantern. Material: metal. Size: 8" W. x 19" H. Description: silver metal lantern; wire bail handle; no globe.

Sunday School Chair. Material: wood. Size: 11 1/2" L. x 10" W. x 20 1/2" H. Description: small wooden four legged chair; rounded back with three spindles.

Methodist Episcopal Church Folding Chair. Material: wood, metal. Size: 15 1/2" W. x 38" H.(folded). Description: brown stained and finished wood; seat folds up; metal screws attach seat to vertical slatted back; four legs; rung between each leg.

Red-Spattered Ashtray. Material: ceramic. Size: 5" W. x 8 1/2" L. Description: ceramic ashtray; red with specks of different shades of yellow and green; leaf-shaped; three indents in center for a cigarette.

Green Ashtray. Material: ceramic, textile. Size: 6" W. x 10 1/4" L. Description: ceramic ashtray; shades of green; raised decorative design around perimeter; lattice design in bowl; nine indents in center for a cigarette; two long brown felt strips on base.

Tinder Hoe. Material: metal, wood. Size: Description: metal hoe blade attached to wooden handle.