1920's Infant Crib. (a) Crib. Material: wood. Size: 35 1/2" x 20 1/2" W. x 36" H. Description: white painted wood; blue bunny decal on side; eight wood slats on each side; four wheels at base. (b) Crib Base. Material: wood. Size: 19" x 33 1/2". Description: white painted wood slated base. (c) Crib Mattress. Material: textile. Size: 19 1/2" x 34". Description: blue covered padded mattress.
Dresser with Mirror. Material: wood, metal. Size: 18" W. x 33" L. x 71" H. Description: dark stained wooden dresser; tilting framed mirror attached at top; two wooden dowel towel holders attached to right side of mirror frame; one full drawer with two metal drawer handles; two large drawers on left side; handle missing on middle drawer; cabinet with metal knob on lower right; four casters at base.
1960s Child's Table and Chairs. Material: wood. (a) Table. Size: 20" x 29 1/2" x 20" H. Description: wooden table; circus design on table top; "Big Show"; four green painted legs. (b,c) Chairs. Size: 11 1/2" W. x 25" H. Description: two light brown wooden chairs; clown painted on backs of each chair.
LeSueur River Rocking Chair. Material: wood. Size: 25 1/2" W. x 39" H. Description: black painted wooden rocking chair; six spindle back; curved arm rests; curved rockers.
Office Chair. Material: textile, wood, metal. Size: 25 1/2" W. x 40" H. Description: brown leather seat and back; metal brads around backing and seat front; wooden arms; four wheels at base.
Ice Cream Chair. Material: metal, wood. Size: 17" W. x 34" H. Description: white painted metal chair; white painted circular wooden seat; curved metal backing with a twist in center; twisted metal legs.
Dictionary Holder. Material: wood, metal. Size: 20 1/2" W. x 31" H. Description: wooden dictionary holder; four metal legs on casters; engraved on back brace: "L.W. Noyes, Chicago"; blue label on left side, hard to read: "Laverne W. Noyes, Factory Rockwell and Illinois St. Chicago."
Rope Bed. Material: wood, textile. Size: 49" W. x 75" L. Description: green painted hardwood; rope is attached to five pegs at both head and foot; rope wound around pegs and stretched; one post at each corner; side connecting posts attached between headboard and footboard; nine pegs on each post for attaching rope to form mattress base.
Rural Woodville Township School District #41, school District 41 school desks. School house was located in Waseca County, Woodville Township, Section 32, Sunshine; now located at Waseca County Fair Grounds. Material: wood, metal. Description: wooden desks. 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 Teacher's desk and chair. School house was located in Waseca County, Woodville Township, Section 32, Sunshine; now located at Waseca County Fair Grounds. Material: wood, metal. Description: wooden desk; two drawers and a cabinet on one side; one drawer and a cabinet on right side; drawer in center; wooden chair with black leather seat. 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: 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.
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
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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
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
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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.
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.