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Case, typewriter

Simplex Typewriter Case. Material: paper, textile. Size: 4 3/4" W. x 8 1/2" L. x 4 3/4" H. Description: black cardboard box with a back hinged cover reinforced with tape; lettering on box top: "Simplex Typewriter"; red woven ribbon handle on side; catch above handle for closure; operating directions inside cover.

Cup, Commemorative

Ruby Red Souvenir Cup. Material: glass. Size: 2 7/8" diameter x 2 1/8" H. Description: clear cut glass bottom half and side handle; cranberry colored top half with imprinted script: "Janesville"; signature cut glass star on bottom.

Manual, Typwriter

PLACEHOLDER Smith Premier, No. 10, made in Syracuse, NY, 15'L x 13 1/2'W x 9 1/2'H, painted black, metal, double keyboard (3 rows for capitals, 3 rows for lower case, 1 row for numbers), front strike typebars, QWERTY arrangement of alphabet, no ribbon, not all parts work

Print, Photographic

Plageman, Fetchenhier Wedding Portrait. 3-7/8" x 5-1/2" black and white photograph of a wedding couple identified on the back as Otto E. Plageman and Louisa A. Fetchenhier, married November 9, 1899; photographed by A. S. Hellebo, Janesville, Minn.

Print, Photographic

Fetchenhier Siblings. 9 1/2" x 7 3/4" black and white photograph of 7 people, identified as Fetchenhier brothers and sisters, the donor's aunts and uncles; Herman Fetchenhier is second from right in back.

Pillow

Material: textile, feather. Size: 4 1/4" W. x 5 1/2" L. x 3/4" D. Description: unbleached muslin - feather filling.

Pillow

Material: textile, feather. Size: 4 1/4" W. x 5 1/2" L. x 3/4" D. Description: unbleached muslin - feather filling.

Pillowcase, doll

Material: textile. Size: 5 1/8" W. x 7 1/4" L. Description: white cotton case - 3/8" W. white lace trim.

Pillowcase, doll

Material: textile. Size: 5 1/8" W. x 7 1/4" L. Description: white cotton case - 3/8" W. white lace trim.

Pillow

Material: textile, feather. Size: 9 1/4" W. x 16 1/2" L. x 1" D. Description: blue and white striped cotton ticking case - feather filling.

Quilt, doll

Doll Quilt. Material: textile. Size: 14" x 18 3/4". Description: green and white cotton; 42 green and floral/bird/insect print squares arranged in a checkerboard pattern; green border; brown, yellow, orange and white print backing; hand quilted.

Shoe

Dark Blue Velvet with Fur Trim and Leather Sole. Material: textile, leather, metal, fur. Size: 1 3/4" W. x 4 1/4" L. x 3" H. Description: dark blue velvet upper - boot style - black velvet bow with silver decoration on vamp - natural leather sole - fur edging around top opening.

Shoe

Material: leather, textile, metal. Size: 2" W. x 5 1/8" L. x 1 3/4" H. Description: black cotton canvas upper - leather sole - raised sides contain metal eyelet for ribbon tie closure (missing) - stamped in sole: "8 1/2" - ecru canvas front ining - leather lined heel area.

Ski, snow

Skis. (a, b) Material: wood, leather, metal. Size: 3 1/4" W. x 64" L. x 1" D. Description: wooden rectangular board with one end bent and tapered upward; 8 1/2" L. leather boot strap and 3/8" W. x 2 3/8" L. leather heel stop at mid-ski; nails hold strap and stop to ski. One ski strap missing. Hand crafted primitive construction.

Photograph, crayon portrait

Martha Sorenson. 19 3/4" x 13 3/4" hand-colored, black & white portrait photograph of Martha Sorenson. Photo on convex mount; woman is wearing bonnet that has feathers or lace on top, ribbons that hang down on each side; dark satin dress with set in sleeves, pleats down front of bodice, white lace collar, white brooch at neck; checks touched up with pink, background is a greenish-yellow. Edges show slight marking from frame.

Certificate

Material: paper. Size: 2 1/2" W. x 4" L. Description: gold paper - multicolored floral border - center white rectangle holds graphic: small boys and a pointer towards the red lettering: "Reward of Merit, Presented to Ferdinand Kanne, Emma Larrey, Teacher".

Box, shadow

Feather and Floral Creation. Material: feather, wood. Size: 22 1/2" W. x 26 1/2" H. x 5" D. Description: light green painted wooden box with a three-layer wooden frame with glass over top, painted gold outer frame with sculpted floral designs, painted white wooden center frame, painted gold sculpted wooden inner frame; inside display is a white goose feather wreath with a yellow floral sprig in center.

Card, trade

Schoneheider Printer Business Card. Material: paper. Size: 3 3/4" W. x 1 7/8" L. Descripiton: white paper card with black printed information: "R.G. Schoneheider. Card Printer, Waseca, Minn." and a brown, yellow and red graphic of a farmstead setting in the left bottom corner with the words "Copyright 1880 By F.Todd"printed underneath.

Gown, Wedding

Ivory Net over Cotton Dress. Material: textile, metal. (a) Waist. Size: 13 1/2" W. x 18" L. x 24" L. sleeves. Description: ivory cotton net, long-sleeved - fully lined - designed with pin tucks and gathered net trim - back closure with 14 hooks & eyes - 6 pin tucks on either side of closure - 2" ruffled at waist - 30 pin tucks on 'V' shaped yoke; 4 rows of gathered net trim in a 'V' shape on bodice; bodice is gathered into waistband & puffy at the center; set-in sleeves have 16 rows of pin tu ... more

Artwork, print

2 3/8" x 4" color printed card with floral graphic and lettering, "White Heart Cherry"; backside, faded handwritten note, "Presented to Orville Grant By Melissa Bunker, Teach."

Card, Commemorative

2 3/8" x 3 7/8" dark ink on white card, printed image of a girl, cat and dog in a Victorian sitting room; printed along bottom edge: "Do you Love Pussy?".

Print, Photographic

S. and Eliza Sutlief Family. 7 7/8" x 5 3/4" black and white photograph; photographer's name stamped on gray mat: "Howard, Pueblo, Colo."; studio portrait of an extended family of thirteen; six males and one female stand in back row; two women and three men sit in front with one boy standing; woman seated at center identifed as Mrs. Eliza Sutlief of New Richland in Waseca County, Minnesota.

Shackle

Hand Cuffs / Wrist Manacles / Shackles. Material: metal. Size: each 3 1/4" W. x 4" L. x 5/8" thick. Description: cast iron, hinged opening, key lock, pair connected with a chain link running through rings at each cuff bottom.

Ladle, hot-metal

Material: metal and wood. Size: 2 1/8" W. x 10" L. x 1/2" thick. Description: metal cup slotted on left side - cup attached to a metal rod - metal rod attached to a turned wooden handle.

Mold, bullet

Bullet Mold. Material: metal. Size: 4 1/2" W. x 9" L. x 1 1/2" thick. Description: two handled hinged device; on the ends are square metal forms with a ribbed bullet shaped indentation on the inside; when the handles are closed there is a hole in one end of the mold that can be covered with a rotating metal flap that has a smaller hole in it; the flap is secured to the mold via a screw; one handle has a long cylindrical bullet mold sticking out of it & 2 holes behind it; other handle is 2 sm ... more