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- Dedication Stone
- Pinkish stone engraved with this message: “Dedicated to the -- Pioneers of West Tex. -- By Seniors 27.” The edges of the stone are not smooth, and a piece appears to be missing from the top.
- Anasazi Bowl
- Anasazi bowl in a white to light gray color with three hatched triangles on the interior. The outside of the bowl is a dark brown color with marks radiating from several vertical lines.
- Ax Head
- Iron ax head with a broad cutting edge and a hollow opening at the base to allow for the missing handle. The iron is slightly rusted all over.
- Ax Head
- Iron ax head with a broad cutting edge and a hollow opening at the base to allow for the missing handle. The iron is slightly rusted all over.
- Beaded Pouch
- Long leather pouch with fringe and beaded details and a thin shoulder strap. The beading includes a repeating yellow, green, and black triangle pattern surrounded by blue.
- Blacksmith Pliers
- Iron blacksmith pliers that are hinged with a box joint.
- Blacksmith Tongs
- Iron blacksmith tongs that are hinged at the top with a short jaw.
- Buggy Wrench
- Hub wrench used for a horse-drawn wagon. The handle is slightly bent about a third of the way down from the open end.
- Casas Grandes Jar
- Casas Grandes jar in the Ramos Polychrome style which balances red and black solid parts and liner elements. A few pieces of the rim and below the shoulder are cracked and/or missing.
- Corn Husk Broom
- Scrubbing broom with a handle made by threading corn husks through holes in a wooden block.
- Fluting Iron
- Fluting iron used to press clothing, specifically those with pleats, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The machine is iron, with brass rollers and a wooden handle.
- Grocery Slicer
- J. M. Radford Grocery Co. (Abilene, Tex.) manual slicer with a handle that lifts a vertical blade. The machine includes identifying information debossed on the metal compartment where the blade is hidden when the handle is lifted.
- Hand Adze
- Hand adze used for woodworking with a dull cutting edge.
- Log Splitting Wedge
- Iron log splitting wedge with a slight curl on the hammer end.
- Native American Pipe
- Native American smoking pipe made from wood with a metal pipe bowl. The bottom side of the pipe has been stained red.
- Ox Shoes
- Ox shoes mounted to a block of wood below a description of where the shoes were found and a history of oxen use in the mining industry.
- Saber
- Saber with a narrow blade and an arched guard to cover the hand. Both the blade and handle are of the same metal, all slightly rusted.
- Two Handle Draw Knife
- Vintage draw knife with two wooden handles and a straight blade that is slightly rusty.
- Wooden Log Splitting Wedge
- Wooden log splitting wedge that is eroded at the hammer end and the sides. The striking head has a large vertical crack up the wedge.