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1. 1950.022A-E - Scrapbook

   Set of four scrapbooks containing cartoons and some newspaper clippings from World War I, and one box of cartoons. Green canvas covers. A. Vol. 1: July 1914 - September 1914 - 268 cartoons and news photos B. Vol. 2: October 1914 - March 6, 1915 - (some unposted newspaper articles) C. Vol. 3: March 10, 1915 to December 7, 1916 - 279 cartoons D. Vol. 4: December 10, 1916 to December 31, 1916 -- mostly unfilled pages E. Box of clippings...

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2. 1950.023 - Directory, Telephone

   North Shore Directory, Classified Business Directory, published by Frisbee-Baldwin, Inc., 6545 N. Richmond, St., Chicago. Paper with red cover. Directory includes maps, street guides, town information, from Evanston to Lake Bluff, also Niles Center to Deerfield. These classified directories were called "Red Books" because of the color of the cover.

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3. 1950.024 - Tree Slab

   "Slice of 75-year-old elm tree located at 1600 Forest Avenue, Wilmette. This slab was cut 12 feet above grade. At 3 feet above grade the diameter was 4'6"." (Quotation from donor.) See September 7, 1950 issue of Wilmette Life for picture. Varnished on one side, spots of white (paint?). Irregular bump or bulge about 10" wide. A crack extends from outer edge to near center, approx. 3/4" wide (at widest near edge). Bark intact around perimet...

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4. 1950.025 - Painting

   Oil painting on canvas depicting French fur trader Antoine Ouilmette in fur trader's clothing with a rifle slung over one shoulder. He is standing in the Fort Dearborn, Chicago, area, with the Chicago River and houses along the river in the background. In gold gilt frame that is tarnished and chipped. No signature visible on the painting.

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5. 1950.026 - Painting

   Framed watercolor of Native American man binding a trail tree (10th & Greenwood, Wilmette). The man is wearing buckskin pants and moccasins and holding a rifle in his right hand. Painting n brown wood frame with tan matt and glass cover. Painted by local artist George Moyer, circa 1949 (signed lower right).

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6. 1950.027A-B - Handbill

   Advertising flyer for paper dress patterns. Titled: May Manton's Bazaar Glove Fitting Patterns, published by Masonic Temple, Chicago. A. No IV, 1909; B. No. V, 1909 (laminated). "Compliments of R. H. Schell & Co., New Bank Building, Wilmette." See photo of the Schell premises at K490, in the new Wilmette State Bank building at 1200 Central.

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7. 1950.029A-E - Handbill

   Advertising flyers for Van Deusen Grocery Store. Was mailed to customers; one cent postage. Outside is entitled "Food News - Super Service Food Stores," with an article on food and food preparation. Inside is list of grocery items and their prices A. March 8, 1938 B. March 15, 1938 C. September 20, 1938 D. October 4, 1938 E. October 25, 1938

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8. 1950.032A-B - Cup & Saucer

   White bone china cup and saucer with periwinkle blue flowers. .032A) Cup. The footed cup is made of off-white bone china. Along the center of outside are alternating bas relief, periwinkle blue roses and thistles. There is a shaped handle on one side. The cup is slightly fluted. .032B) Saucer. The saucer is made of the same bone china. The saucer is rather deep and fluted like the cup. Along the inside are alternating periwinkle bas ...

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9. 1950.033A-F - Desk

   Portable writing desk of birdseye maple and other woods, along with inkwells and a key. .033A) Writing desk. The writing desk is structured like a box with an openable, attached lid. The outer portion of the box's construction is birdseye maple -- a wood with distinctive, irregularly-shaped spots which occur when some sugar maple trees experience stressors while growing. This type of wood is somewhat rare. In the center of the top is an oval o...

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10. 1950.034 - Coffeepot

    Copper and tin coffeepot. The coffeepot is made mostly of tin, with a copper bottom. The tin is stained or painted to look like copper. The coffeepot is round and widens toward the bottom. It has a round, hinged lid, pinch-shaped spout with strainer holes inside, small finger pull at front of lid, and two raised bands at about the middle. Welded seams are visible at most joints. Wilmette Life article, August 28, 1962 [wrong date] notes...

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11. 1950.036 - Masher, Potato

    Wooden potato masher from late 19th century. Cylindrical base of plain wood, rounded top, flat bottom. Handle painted black. A masher like this sold in the Sears catalog of 1897 for four cents. According to Stoneback, Kitchen Collectibles (1994) p. 22, wooden mashers like this one were sometimes called "beetles" and were also used for working dough and tenderizing meat. Lifshey (The Housewares Story, 1997) notes that "wooden potato mashers were i...

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12. 1950.037 - Lamp

    Brass urn base holds removable cylinder (for fuel) that has two wicks and glass globe holder attached (globe missing). 5" square black marble base. Band of bas-relief decoration around neck and center of urn. Bas-relief scrolls on top of fuel cylinder. Copper plating over brass. Globe missing.

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13. 1950.038 - Mat, Table

    Beaded table mat made with large glass beads. White background with turquoise star in center. Black diamonds with brown centers around edge. Finished with looped fringe of the four colors in the mat.

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14. 1950.039 - Runner, Table

    Table runner--or might have been used as dresser scarf--made of cotton. Natural color, loose weave, self-fringed ends. Stripe of drawn work 4" from each end. Painted flowers (yellow with red centers) and leaves (green) at each end above drawn work.

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15. 1950.040 - Program

    "Wilmette County Fair," official 16-page church fair program with advertising. Fair held "Sep. 2-3.04." Price of program: 5 cents. Fair given by the Ladies' Guild of St. Augustine's Church and held at 13th Street, from Lake to Forest. Colorful cover showing family in horse and wagon, in green and red. Many b&w illustrations. Duplicate unnumbered copy in file with complete back cover. 4th page of program gives a short "Greeting" to the fai...

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16. 1950.041 - Drill

    Log borer, 2" drill bit in stand. Latch to keep bit raised. Wood stand and seat for operation. Worked with both hands. Logs can be engaged to raise the bit. See book titled, "A Museum of Early American Tools" (WHM Library). Scan 1 is from a slide dated Feb. 1979

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17. 1950.042 - Cannon

    Iron cannon on wood stand 7.5" x 7.5". Reinforcing iron rings on muzzle. Swivel mount. The gun is of the type known as a "falcon swivel" or "thunder mug," used in 15th-century ships. Original wood mount mounted in turn on white painted wood stand measuring 26"H x 30"W x 14" D. 1-3/4" caliber. Dredged up in Wilmette Harbor in 1950, in nine feet of water about 150 feet east of the lake end of the south breakwater. The dredging was being don...

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18. 1950.043A-C - Ornament, Christmas Tree

    Christmas ornaments circa 1875. Each ornament is 13 cm. long. A 4 cm. coil made of two strands of wire is at the top. The wires separate, and each piece ends in a gold-painted clay ball, 1.5 cm. in diameter. A candle was placed in the coil, and the gold balls acted as weights to hold it upright when placed over a tree branch.

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19. 1950.044A-J - Ornament, Christmas Tree

    Ornaments, c. 1885, with petal-like edges. Have four-prong candle holder in top center. Below is fastened a spring-operated clip in the form of a fish. A-D: Red petals, gold fish tails E-H: Gold petals, red fish tails I-J: Orange petals, gold fish tails Melted wax from the candles still on these holders. Not individually numbered. In a numbered bag; not numbered individually. One candleholder with red petals is missing as ...

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20. 1950.045 - Cowbell

    Metal cowbell, c. 1880. The cowbell is made of iron, either hammered or of sheet goods, and is shaped into a flattened oval. At top is a handle, or the place where the bell would be attached to the collar around the cow's neck. The clapper is a metal nut on twisted metal wire.

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