Material: wood, metal, rubber. Size: 15 1/4" H. x 36" L. Description: brown and red painted wooden wagon - four wooden slats form bottom - red handle, trim, and wheels - black metal extended pull handle - black metal braces on bottom - black rubber tires - black print on sides: "Kelley Special."
Medical Manual. 3 3/4" x 6 3/4" bound booklet, "Dr. Voak's Pocket Doctor", beige hard cover with black printed title, 91 pages plus Index and cover; "a condensed manual of valuable information concerning the more common diseases and their treatment."
Help For Mothers, Booklet. 4 1/2" x 7", "Help for Mothers" by Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Company; 32 pages plus self cover; advice and testimonials regarding child care issues; promotional brochure for Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine.
Red Wing Stone Crock. Material: stoneware, metal. Size: 12 3/4" diameter x 13 1/4" H. Description: cream colored stoneware crock - blue "5" on painted front - red bird logo - blue printed: "Red Wing Union Stoneware Co. Red Wing, Minn." - black wooden and wire handle attached on each side - stamped on side: "Patented Dec. 21st 1915."
Stucky's Drug Store Two-Wheeled Hand Cart, Dolly. Material: wood, metal. Size 18 1/2" W. x 47" H. Description: wooden frame; two long wooden side bars with cross braces extend upward ending in grip handles at the top; two black wheels; metal lifting base.
Desk Table. Material: wood. Size: 24" W x 27" H. Description: red stained wood stand - top slants towards floor - four legs at base - support bar in center.
Chapman & Smith Co. Suppliers Crate. Material: wood. Size: 14 5/8" W. x 21 5/8" L. x 12 3/4" H. Description: pine box with lid - black leather strap on each top side to form hinged lid - label on sides of box: "Every Thing that Bakers use Spices, Nuts, Extracts, Dried Fruits, N.O. Molasses, Cocoanut, Gelatine, Ornaments, Almondine, Cream, Tartar, Bags, Paper, Jelly, Etc. Reliable Goods Our Specialty" - printed on ends: "Supplies for Bakers and Confectioners Chapman & Smith Co Chicago Quanitity
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Material: metal. Size: 5 1/2" diameter x 17" H. Description: silver metal - cylinder shaped container - perforated cap on one end - open on other end with spring form liner cuff - grip handle on side.
Pipe Trimmers Encased. Material: wood, metal, paper. Size: 15 1/2" W. x 14" L. x 1/2" H. Description: brown wooden case - two metal latches at top - brown leather handle - tools inside - paper label on lid: "Instructions for use of Chuck."
Copper Cheese Kettle. Material: metal. Size: 23" diameter x 12 1/4" H. Description: copper kettle; one copper grip handle extends up above rim on two sides; vertical riveted side seams. Immigration.
Dairy Cream Separator. Material: metal, glass. Size: 37 1/2" H. x 22 1/2" diameter. Description: red and grey galvanized steel container - two glass slots, one above the other on side - handles on two sides - "Superior Cream Separator" instructions on side.
Wooden Churn. Material: wood. Size: 13" W. x 15 1/2" H. Description: circular wooden barrel; narrow long trough opening on top; metal crank handle on front with wooden grip; four short legs at base; black print on side: "The American Wooden Ware Mfg. Co. Toledo Ohio U.S.A."; black print on other side: "Cedar Churn 3 gals."
Steel Butter Churn. Material: metal, wood. Size: 8" square x 23 1/2" H. Description: galvanized steel upright box - four short legs on base - two wooden lids at top - metal crank with wooden grip on side - metal cog wheel on top.
Turnacliff and Wilton School Children. Material: paper. Size: 3 3/4" x 2 3/8". Description: black and white photograph of a group of school children of the rural Wilton Township School in 1915, Wilton Township, Waseca County; identified only are Vera Turnacliff, third back row; Isabel Turnacliff, second front row; and Donald Turnacliff, end of second row.
Mark Benjamin Devereaux, born 1906 in Janesville. Black and white photographic print from the album of Mark Benjamin Devereaux; scanned image.
Janesville school photo; Mark Devereaux in the back row, far left. Black and white photographic print from the album of Mark Benjamin Devereaux; scanned image.
Boott Mills Sack. Material: textile. Size: 18 3/4" W. x 41" L. Description: white cotton muslin - red, black and blue vertical pinstripes along each front side - black stamp in circular shape: "Boott Mills Seamless" - letter "A" in center of black print.
Embroidery floss skeins. Material: textile, paper. Size: 3/8" W. x 6" L. Description: (a, b) purple variegated silk floss - white paper wrapper, printed: "Nun's Boilproof Four Strand, Color 454, 4 1/2 Yards. (c-f) white silk floss skein - white paper tag, printed: "Richardson's Grecian Silk Floss, Shade 940" and washing directions. (g) off-white silk floss - white paper wrapper, printed: "Glossilla Rope, Color 3, 4 1/2 Yards". (h) off-white silk floss - white paper wrapper, printed: "Glossill
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German Lutheran Church, Waldorf. Material: paper. Size: 5" x 3". Description: black and white postcard photograph of the German Lutheran Church, Waldorf, Minn.; view of entire structure, white clapboard wooden building with three gothic-arched windows on each side, central entrance with round-arched transom; simple wooden steps; captioned: "Germ. Luther. Church Waldorf, Minn."
Rural St. Mary Township School District #17 Souvenir Booklet 1915. Material: paper and textile. Size: 3 1/2" x 6 1/2". Description: School Souvenir Program of 1915; 8 pages plus cover with teacher's portrait photograph; inside has listing of students and school officials; referred to as Franklin Public School, District No. 17, St. Mary Township, Waseca County, Minn.; teacher is identified as Leora J. Carlton; pupils or students are Richard Matz, Louis Schneider, Frank Erwin, Eugene Kelley, Haz
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Three Children. 3 1/2" x 5 1/2" black and white photo of three unidentified children. Girl in a dress and two boys in dress shirts with ties.
Ray Thompson. 5 1/4" x 7 1/4" black and white photo - indentified on back: "Ray N. Thompson to Herman."
Nora, George Jr. and Sr. Baker with Turkeys. 3 1/2" x 2 1/2" black and white photo of Geo. Jr., Geo. Sr., Nora standing with turkeys. On bottom of photo: "Bakers Turkeys."
Waldorf, Minnesota. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" x 5 1/2". Description: black and white postcard photograph of main street Waldorf, Minn.; referred to also as a general view of Waldorf, Minn.; shows the dirt road leading into town, with Lampert Lumber Co. on the left and the residences on the right.
Alice Tollefson (Johnson) Confirmation. 3 1/2" x 5 1/2" black and white photo. Post card back. Stamped on front: "Geo. Kopman Waseca, Minn."