Flax wheel
Classification:
Date:
1750-1850
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 45 x 20 1/2 x 16 1/2 in. ( 114.3 x 52.1 x 41.9 cm )
Description:
Wooden castle-type flax wheel; one vertical wheel mounted atop triangular base composed of three tall, turned legs joined by stretchers; flyer mounted below wheel, atop cantilevered stand joined to one leg of base; with treadle.
Object Number:
Z.981
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
27540
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Flax brake
Classification:
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 27 1/2 x 43 x 26 3/4 in. ( 69.8 x 109.2 x 67.9 cm )
Description:
Wooden flax brake with four blades set between thick, square side rails and hinged arm mounted above blades; raised on four splayed legs.
Object Number:
Z.969
Gallery Label:
This flax processing device was used for breaking the tube of woody matter into small lengths, without damaging the fibrous layer of flax inside.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
27533
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Washtub
Classification:
Date:
1700-1800
Medium:
Apple wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 33 1/2 x 21 1/4 in. ( 85.1 x 54 cm )
Description:
Washtub made from hollowed-out trunk of apple tree with circular piece of wood affixed to bottom.
Object Number:
Z.968
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
27532
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Corn sheller
Classification:
Date:
1825-1875
Medium:
White oak, iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 41 x 28 x 17 1/2 in. ( 104.1 x 71.1 x 44.4 cm )
Description:
White oak and cast iron corn sheller; floor standing model with handcrank connected to large gear, which rotates a dowel with four rows of wooden teeth; large gear set into slot in angled plank, which is secured between two upright planks atop a rectangular base raised on four short, splayed legs.
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Object Number:
1930.50
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
27525
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Vacuum cleaner
Classification:
Date:
1880-1910
Medium:
Wood, metal, textile; rubber
Dimensions:
Overall: 16 1/2 x 30 x 19 in. ( 41.9 x 76.2 x 48.3 cm )
Description:
Rectangular wooden box with metal lever protruding from one end; other end pierced with three holes; removable panel pierced with metal pipe and with attached textile bag affixed to inside; boards with rubber treads extend from end with three holes and side with removable panel.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. DeWitt M. Lockman
Object Number:
1953.137
Marks:
printed: on label affixed to top of box: "Pneu-Simplex. Vacuum Cleaner/ Made By/ O.S. Kendall & Son Worcester, Mass./ PATENT APPLIED FOR"
Provenance:
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
27365
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Apple parer
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1898
Medium:
Iron, wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 3/8 x 8 1/2 x 4 1/8 in. ( 28.9 x 21.6 x 10.5 cm )
Description:
Cast iron apple parer with one large gear (with pierced trefoils) connected to two smaller gears, blade attached to large solid gear, and wing bolt to clamp apple parer to working surface.
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles L. Robinson
Object Number:
1945.160
Marks:
cast: on apple parer: "PAT MAY 24/1898/41/TURNTABLE '98/MADE BY GOODELL CO./ANTRIM, N.H. U.S.A."
Provenance:
The Charles Larned Robinson Collection of Early American Apple Parers
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1898
eMuseum Object ID:
27121
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Mallet
Classification:
Date:
1804-1824
Medium:
Oak
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 3/4 x 3 1/8 x 1 7/8 in. ( 27.3 x 7.9 x 4.8 cm )
Description:
Hand made oak mallet with cylindrical head.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Garrett H. Winter
Object Number:
1943.382
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this mallet was made by Charles Duell of Thurman, Warren County, New York between 1804 and 1824.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1824
eMuseum Object ID:
27044
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Shovel
Classification:
Date:
1804-1824
Medium:
Iron, wood, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 26 1/2 x 5 1/4 x 1 1/4 in. ( 67.3 x 13.3 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
Flat iron shovel with a rectanglar head with raised sides and a cylindrical wooden handle; all painted green.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Garrett Winter
Object Number:
1943.378
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1824
eMuseum Object ID:
27025
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Foot warmer
Classification:
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Tin, wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 3/4 x 8 3/8 x 8 1/4 in. ( 14.6 x 21.3 x 21 cm )
Description:
Foot warmer composed of tinned sheet iron box with pierced top and sides, and sunburst motif on hinged door, wooden frame with top strut, interior coal tray with flange handle, and wire bail handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Edith D. Blaisdell
Object Number:
1956.94ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
26988
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Foot warmer
Classification:
Date:
1850-1918
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 3/4 x 8 3/4 x 8 in. ( 9.5 x 22.2 x 20.3 cm )
Description:
Sheet iron foot warmer with sliding drawer that functions as an oil reservoir and wick holder; rectangular, box-shaped foot warmer decorated with pattern of pierced holes and marbleized painting.
Credit Line:
Gift of Philip Corell
Object Number:
1938.236
Marks:
written: "foot warmer/from/St. John's Church - 1918/Varick St/N. Y. City/Rec. from wreckers/ - "
Gallery Label:
This foot warmer was given to the donor by wreckers who demolished St. John's Church on Varick Street in 1918. The warmer may have originally had a fabric cover.
Provenance:
LC-17; far view
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1918
eMuseum Object ID:
26987
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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