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[Aynsley bone china coffee cup]
Aynsley bone china est. 1775 1 coffee cup large pink flower with smaller blue and purple flower on one side, other side has a pink flower with a blue flower the same size
[Aynsley bone china saucer]
Aynsley bone china c. 1775 1 saucer large pink flower with smaller blue and purple flower on one side, other side has a pink flower with a blue flower the same size
[Gun barrel marked G. Harmon on plate]
Gun barrel marked G. Harmon on plate. Found by Homer Sharp near Rocky Falls on the Randal Jones Homesite .50 caliber.
McCreary Quilt dated 1824.
McCreary Quilt dated 1824.
Republic of Texas One-Dollar Bill
Paper bill representing one dollar ($1), printed by the Republic of Texas. There are engraved images of a Native American man holding a bow on the left side and a seated woman at the top. Text says "The Treasurer of the Republic of Texas Will pay One Dollar in [...] Notes in the Government when presented at the Treasury [...] act of Congress, Austin."
[Kelly's "Diamond Point" right twist barbed wire.]
Kelly's "Diamond Point" right twist barb clamped on line wire, Patented February 11, 1868
[Single strand barbed wire. Merrill's early four point.]
Single strand barbed wire. Merrill's early four point, Patented by L and J. Merrill September 9, 1871
Double strand barbed wire, Glidden winner, Patented November 24, 1874
Double strand barbed wire, Glidden winner, Patented November 24, 1874
Jacob Haish's "Improved S Barb" barbed wire, Patented August 31, 1875
Jacob Haish's "Improved S Barb" barbed wire, Patented August 31, 1875
H. N. Frentress barbed wire, Split Diamond, Patented December 14, 1875
H. N. Frentress barbed wire, Split Diamond, Patented December 14, 1875
[Double strand barbed wire, A.J. Upham Staple barb on two lines.]
Double strand barbed wire, A.J. Upham Staple barb on two lines, Patented August 29, 1876
Watkin's "Lazy Plate" barbed wire, William Watkins, November 21, 1876
Watkin's "Lazy Plate" barbed wire, William Watkins, November 21, 1876
J. Nelson barbed wire, Patented December 12, 1876
J. Nelson barbed wire, Patented December 12, 1876
Single strand barbed wire, Burnell Four Point, Patented June 19, 1877
Single strand barbed wire, Burnell Four Point, Patented June 19, 1877
[Lewis T. Larson Wing double strand barbed wire.]
Double strand barbed wire Lewis T. Larson Wing, round, Patented February 26, 1878
"Half Hitch" barbed wire, Patented by O.O. Kettleson, May 7, 1878
"Half Hitch" barbed wire, Patented by O.O. Kettleson, May 7, 1878
"Scutt's Arrow Plate" same as "Clip" barbed wire. Patented June 1878
"Scutt's Arrow Plate" same as "Clip" barbed wire. Patented June 1878
"Scutt's Clip" barbed wire. Patented by H.B. Scutt June 8, 1878
"Scutt's Clip" barbed wire. Patented by H.B. Scutt June 8, 1878
[Billings 4 point, 1 barb "between" barbed wire.]
Billings 4 point, 1 barb "between" barbed wire. Patented Frank Billings, June 25, 1878
[Double strand, single line wide wrapped barbed wire.]
Double strand, single line wide wrapped barbed wire, M. Daley, October 29, 1878
J. Brinkerhoff barbed wire, Twisted, Patented April 8, 1879
J. Brinkerhoff barbed wire, Twisted, Patented April 8, 1879
Double strand barbed wire, N.G. Ross, Patented June 10, 1879
Double strand barbed wire, N.G. Ross, Patented June 10, 1879
Belter Victorian settee with old rose upholstery.
Belter Victorian settee with old rose upholstery. The back has two large, round upholstered sections (one on either end) and a lower center piece with some upholstery and decorative latticework. The wooden frame has several carved decorations on the arms, legs, and other segments.
[Framed Godey's Fashion print of a woman standing and another woman sitting]
Framed Godey's Fashion print. It is in a black frame. The back is covered with brown paper. Has two women, one in peach and light blue holding her hat, and the other sitting on a yellow couch and wearing dark blue.
[Framed Godey's Fashion print of two women holding umbrellas]
Framed Godey's Fashion print. It is in a black frame. The back is covered with brown paper. Has two women, one wearing a blue dress and holding a blue parasol. The other one is wearing a red and tan striped dress and is holding a red parasol.
[Framed Godey's Fashion print, one woman is reading]
Framed Godey's Fashion print. It is in a black frame. The back is covered with brown paper. Has two women, one wearing pink and reading, and the other is wearing lightblue.
[Garden rake head]
The garden rake head has fourteen identical tines all in a row. In between and below the middle two tines is the cone shaped case into which the wooden handle would be inserted.
[Hand powered sewing machine]
Sewing machine, hand powered.
[Monkey Wrench]
Starting at the bottom, the handle of the monkey wrench is a flat oval shape with two holes, it probably had two wooden pieces, one on each side attached with screws or nails. The neck has a vice that extends all the way to the head to the top of the handle. The head is rectangular with a sloping side. The back of the head is square and looks as though it was used as hammer.
[Red wooden station staff]
Red wooden station staff to surveyor's transit set. Round staff is capped at base with pointed iron end piece. Brass tip at top swivels. The object is called a "Jacob's Staff" and is used by surveyors to support a compass. The pointed end is jabbed into the ground and the compass is attached to the threaded piece at the top. The ball at the top allows the compass to be levelled.
[Surveyor's transit]
Surveyor's transit, mounts with spring-action pin to tripod (1999.012.001b). Face is engraved with cardinal directions, with a star replacing North. Two bubble levels built into face. Degrees and minutes marked around circumference of face. Dial on side changes display on face to read numbers between 1 and 16. Manufacturer: T.F. Randolph, Cincinnati, Ohio. Patent date June 24, 1879. Scope mounts to compass body with screw pins from underneath. Needle tightens by screw action on "W" side of compass. Scope is mounted on a triangular support with single cross beam and center pivot. Focus knob moves but is tight. Surveying equipment belonged to Henry Hamilton Russell (1847-1932) , who came to Hallettsville, Texas from England before 1870. Russell was a surveyor for Lavaca County.
[Wooden tripod base]
Wooden tripod base to 1999.012.001a. Metal covered tip is missing from bottom of one of three turned legs. Levels transit with four screw knobs.
H.B. Scutt barbed wire, Patented September 21, 1880
H.B. Scutt barbed wire, Patented September 21, 1880
Double strand barbed wire, M.C. Shinn, patented March 1, 1881
Double strand barbed wire, M.C. Shinn, patented March 1, 1881
Single strand. M. C. Shinn, Patented March 1, 1881
Single strand. M. C. Shinn, Patented March 1, 1881
J.Brinkerhoff barbed wire, Patented May 17, 1881
J. Brinkerhoff barbed wire, Patented May 17, 1881
Crandal's Telegraph Splice barbed wire, Patented May 24, 1881
Crandal's Telegraph Splice barbed wire, Patented May 24, 1881
[T.V. Allis "Buck thorn" barbed wire.]
T.V. Allis "Buck thorn" barbed wire, wide, medium and narrow widths. Patented July 26, 1881
Dodge and Washburn barbed wire, Patented January 4, 1882
Dodge and Washburn barbed wire, Patented January 4, 1882
Double strand. Dodge and Washburn reverse. January 4, 1882
Double strand. Dodge and Washburn reverse. January 4, 1882
A. Ellwood Spread barbed wire, Patented January 31, 1882
A. Ellwood Spread barbed wire, Patented January 31, 1882
[Double strand, C.C. Baker flat barbed wire.]
Double strand, C.C.Baker flat barbed wire, modification of patent, February 17, 1883
[Double strand barbed wire, L.E. Sunderland's "kink".]
Double strand barbed wire, L.E. Sunderland's "kink", a very obvious kink under each barb, Patented August 12, 1884
[Hayfork]
Hayfork with a rusty head with five tines and the handle case with wooden still in it from the broken handle. The tines curve up.
[Hayfork]
Hayfork with a curved head with five tines. The pitch fork head is missing the metal case that the wooden handle is inserted into.
[Rusty L-shaped carpenter's square]
Rusty L-shaped carpenter's square with the vertical part longer and wider than the horizontal part. The square is marked off in inches: outer edge, 24 in. horizontally and 16 in. vertically. The inside is marked 22.5 in. horizontally and 14 in. vertically. Straight down the middle of the longer part it is marked starting at 1 ending with 21in. The other side of the square is the exact same except for one marking in the corner where the two parts meet. STANLEY ____00 Made in the USA _5 Some of the writing is obscured by rust.
[Stanley Bailey No. 28 transitional fore plane]
Stanley Bailey No. 28 transitional fore plane. Has a beech wood stock with what looks similar to an iron plane screwed to the top. The front of the iron setting starts 5.2 cm from the face/sole and ends 6.2 cm before the heel. Between the iron and wood is a thin wooden board that has been cut into the shape of the iron piece. At the front of the iron is a mushroom shaped knob which is screwed on. The iron is not very wide here but gets wider towards the center where it takes on a rectangular shape. There is now a hole in the wood stock that is lined with iron. The front is straight but the back slopes upward so that the hole at the bottom is .7 cm X 6 cm and the top is 7.5 cm X 6 cm. Within this hole, from the back forward, is the frog, cutter, basic iron and lever cap. The lever cap has a diamond texture on the front. The frog has an adjustment screw. At this point the iron piece once again gets thinner but longer than the front. ON top of the iron is a cross between an L and 2-shaped handle with part of the very top broken off and two nails sticking out. There is a screw in the top of the handle. There is another screw in the very back of the entire iron piece.
[Wrench with a pointed end]
It has one wrench head. The handle starts out flat and then rounds out and forms a point at the very end.
Jacob Haish's "Parallel barbed wire, Patented August 31, 1885
Jacob Haish's "Parallel barbed wire, Patented August 31, 1885
[Double strand barbed wire. Jacob Haish's ripple wire.]
Double strand barbed wire. Jacob Haish's ripple wire. Patented Febraury 1, 1887
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