Toy Piano. Material: wood, metal. Size: 5 3/4" W. x 7 1/2" L. x 4 1/4" H. Description: red painted wooden grand piano style with white lettering on top: "Cragstan"; eight keys painted white with black stripes to indicate sharp keys (au faux) numbered 1-7; eighth key labeled: "l"; two metal screws and washers visible on top; piano sits on four turned legs.
Johnson's Baby Powder Box. Material: metal. Size: 2 1/2" square x 5" H. and 1 3/4" diameter cap. Description: white and red enameled silver metal can with a circular rotating sprinkler cap; dark blue printing on sides: "Johnson's Baby Powder, Johnson & Johnson, New Brunswick, N.J., Chicago, Ill., Active Ingredients Talc and Boric Acid" as well as directions for use and advertisements for other Johnson Products, red cross graphic on front.
Doll Crib. (a) Frame. Material: wood and metal. Size: 15 5/8" W. x 25 5/8" L. x 21 3/4" H. Description: light colored wood head and foot boards with lamb decals on each end; five side slats on each side; round metal studs are on the bottom of each foot. (b) Mattress base. Size: 13 3/4" W. x 24 1/2" L. x 1/2" D. Description: lattice design slats stapled together at each joint.
Remington Standard Typewriter Manual. Material: metal. Size: 14 3/4" W. x 16" L. x 11 1/2" H. Description: Remington Standard Typewriter with front strike typebars, QWERTY arrangement of keyboard, no ribbon.
Martin and Irene Bock. 3-1/2" x 4-7/8" black and white photograph of six people posed outdoors; identified on back as Martin Bock and Irene Bock with grandchildren and great-grandchildren, Waseca.
(a) Toaster. Material: metal, textile, plastic and wood. Size:6" W. x 8 1/2" L. x 7 1/4" H. Color and description: silver colored metal - rounded, rectangular base tapers upward to a smaller top - one spring-loaded panel on each side can be pulled down with a small black painted wooden handles on each side - each panel etched with a wreath and ribbon encircled diamond pattern - vertical heating element inside frame - stamped: "Bersted - Manufactured by Bersted Mfg. Co." (b) Electric cord. Siz
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Fine-Toothed Lice Comb. Material: plastic. Size: 2 1/4" W. x 4" L. Description: black plastic fine tooth, teeth on two sides.
Material: textile. Size: 5" W. 7" L. Description: olive green canvas - envelope design to hold ration books - rounded flap slips into a cloth strip that extends the width of the item - red printing inside flap: "Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Werling, 901 Farnam Street, Davenport, Iowa" - two red point tokens (92.83.11-13) and seven ration books (92.83.2-8) were found inside pouch.
Ration Book World War II. Material: paper. Size: 5 3/4" x 4 1/4" folded, War Ration Book Two, issued to Oliver Andrew Werling; No.158524 DZ; front has identification information of the holder, signature of issuer Mrs. Emma LaRue, warning at the bottom, stamp in top right corner; back has instructions; book is empty; found in 92.83.10
Darlene Werling. 5 3/4" x 4 1/4" folded, United States of America, Office of Price Administration, War Ration Book No. 3, No. 133775 AY; front has signature of the holder, Darlene M. Werling, warning at the bottom; back has instructions; book has 4 pages of blue stamps with Ration Stamp No.; there were 48 numbered stamps on each page; one page has 48 stamps with a cannon on each; one page has 48 stamps with a tank on each; one page has 48 stamps with an aircraft carrier on each; one page has 45
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War Ration Stamp Book. Material: paper. Size: 5 3/4" x 4 1/4" folded; Description: United States of America, Office of Price Administration, War Ration Book Four, No. 362975 BA; front has signature of the holder, Darlene M. Werling, and warning; book had 6 pages of stamps; there were 48 numbered stamps on each page, one page has 42 blue stamps with black ink and SPARE; one page has 10 light blue stamps with dark blue ink and wheat graphic, '1' and letters C-M; one page has 12 light blue stamp
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Red World War II Ration Token. Material: wood, celluloid. Size: 5/8" diameter. Description: red wooden disk - laminated between celluloid - imprinted: "OPA Red Point, 1 on both sides.
Red World War II Ration Token. Material: wood, celluloid. Size: 5/8" diameter. Description: red wooden disk - laminated between celluloid - imprinted: "OPA Red Point, 1 on both sides.
Anderson's Waseca County Creamery Calendar. Material: paper. Size: 8" x 3 3/4" promotional card for Anderson's Waseca County Creamery; blue and red ink on white card stock; advertisement; February 1940 calendar; cupid with heart and arrow printed in red; lists products sold; phone number.
Dr. Oeljen MD Sign. Material: metal. Size: 21 1/8" W. x 21" L. x 5/8" D. Description: blackened steel silhouette of horse and carriage set inside a Colonial design frame; printed in relief and painted white across lower edge: "Siegfried C.G. Oeljen MD".
1 3/8 " W. x 7o/8" L. - black & white; street scene of downtown Waseca, looking south down State St. from 2nd Ave. N., traffic & people & business signs visible
Black Wool Woman's Military Cap. Material: textile. Size: 3 3/8" W. x 11 3/8" L. x 3/8" D. Description: black wool, folding style military cap; black satin lining.
Sunshine Fruit Cake. Material: metal. (a) Box. Size: 3 1/2" W. x 6 1/4" L. x 2 3/4" H. Description: gold, with multicolored geometric designs painted on sides; company information painted on one side: "Sunshine Fruit Cake, From the Thousand Window Bakeries, Baked by Loose-Wiles Biscuit Company, Bakers of Sunshine Biscuits, Net Weight 1 lb., Made in U.S.A."; handwritten in blue ink on box bottom: Ruth Deichen". (b) Lid. Material: metal. Size: 3 5/8" W. x 6 1/4" L. x 3/8" H. Description: mu
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Mother Hubbard. Material: paper. (a) Puzzle frame. Size: 8 1/2" W. x 11" L. x 1/4" D. Description: multicolored cardboard, printed red background picture of Old Mother Hubbard, cupboard and dog; nursery rhyme printed in white at bottom edge. Ten puzzle pieces (b-k).
Floor Lamp. Material: glass, paper, metal, textile. Size: 10" diameter x 57" H. Description: gold colored metal octagonal base; a brown cord extends from lower base ending in an off-white two-prong plug; top central bulb socket with on/off switch and three extended sockets; three adjustable screws at top of main socket hold glass shade a milk colored glass shade with three glass bulbs around shade and bulb in center of shade.
Material: glass. Size: 10" diamter x 5 1/2" H. Description: white milk glass - waffle texture.
Material: glass. Size: 10" diameter x 5 1/2" H. Description: white milk glass - raised rib and dot pattern.
Material: metal, wood. Size: 4" W. x 6" L. x 5/8" H. Description: metal pan with black painted extended handle - coppertoned bottom.
Material: metal. Size: 2 1/2" W. x 4 5/8" L. x 5/8" H. Description: metal pan - circular pan with extended handle.
Material: wood, paper, textile. Size: 1" W. x 4 7/8" L. x 1/4" D. Description: bamboo handle - brown shredded paper forms broom head and is secured to cylindrical handle with thread.