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| Catalogue # | Title | Type | Subject | Description | |
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| 1000.0.1288 | Y-shaped tool with points on all three ends (unknown) |
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| Tool, Y-shaped with points on all three ends (unknown name) | 
Description: Tool, Y-shaped with points on all three ends (unknown name) |
| 2023.649.3139 | WWII Era Life Jacket |
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| Weighing about 5 pounds, this jacket is likely made of Kapok fibre from the Ceiba pentandra tree; which is lighter in weight than the original cork life jackets and much more comfortable and pliable. Unlikely to still float. Donor unknown, likely used in the early 1900s. | 
Description: Weighing about 5 pounds, this jacket is likely made of Kapok fibre from the Ceiba pentandra tree; which is lighter in weight than the original cork life jackets and much more comfortable and pliable. Unlikely to still float. Donor unknown, likely used in the early 1900s. |
| 1000.0.1303 | Wrench |
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| Artifact, wrench for opening boat hatches | |
| 1000.116.1116 | Worm tool: large iron corkscrew |
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| Tool, "worm", an iron tool, similar to a large corkscrew, but lacking a handle, used for inserting or removing wadding from a tube, perhaps even the barrel of a cannon that has been loaded but not fired; found by the donor in Ruth Freeman's barn across from Preble House. | 
Description: Tool, "worm", an iron tool, similar to a large corkscrew, but lacking a handle, used for inserting or removing wadding from a tube, perhaps even the barrel of a cannon that has been loaded but not fired; found by the donor in Ruth Freeman's barn across from Preble House. |
| 2013.214.1905 | Wooden wedge with handle, perhaps a basket splint gauge |
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| Tool, one-piece wooden wedge shape with handle, similar to a spatula or paddle, worn but not stained. Perhaps a basket splint gauge. | 
Description: Tool, one-piece wooden wedge shape with handle, similar to a spatula or paddle, worn but not stained. Perhaps a basket splint gauge. |
| 1000.0.1298 | Wooden tool with eyelet (unknown) |
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| Tool, wooden tool with eyelet (unknown name) | 
Description: Tool, wooden tool with eyelet (unknown name) |
| 1000.0.1267 | Wooden tool box |
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| Box, homemade wooden gadget box filled with assorted fasteners (nails, bolts, etc.) | 
Description: Box, homemade wooden gadget box filled with assorted fasteners (nails, bolts, etc.) |
| 1000.0.1302 | Wooden laundry stirrer |
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| Art, carved wooden laundry stirrer, made by Sam Chapman |
Description: Art, carved wooden laundry stirrer, made by Sam Chapman |
| 2013.252.2001 | Wooden implements recovered from GCCC parsonage house |
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| Tools. Wooden implements recovered during the 2013 remodeling of the Great Cranberry Congregational Church parsonage house (177 Cranberry Road).Three long wooden implements were found amid the general chimney debris: Axe handle: Curved, broken wooden handle 24" long x 2 ¼" wide at butt end of handle x ½" wide at broken end of handle. 1 ½" wide along length of handle. Carved stick: Wood with pointed tip, 40" long x ¾" wide at flat end x ¼" at pointed tip. Reminiscent of a digging stick. Carved stick: Wood with pointed tip, 37 ½ " long x ¾" wide at flat end x ¼" at pointed tip. Tip hardly worn. Reminiscent of a digging stick. (See also other artifacts recovered from the parsonage: 2013.252.1979 - concealed shoes; 2013.252.1980 - shoes from kitchen crawlspace; 2013.252.2000 - metal implements; and report of parsonage house research 2015.304.2062.) | 
Description: Tools. Wooden implements recovered during the 2013 remodeling of the Great Cranberry Congregational Church parsonage house (177 Cranberry Road).Three long wooden implements were found amid the general chimney debris: Axe handle: Curved, broken wooden handle 24" long x 2 ¼" wide at butt end of handle x ½" wide at broken end of handle. 1 ½" wide along length of handle. Carved stick: Wood with pointed tip, 40" long x ¾" wide at flat end x ¼" at pointed tip. Reminiscent of a digging stick. Carved stick: Wood with pointed tip, 37 ½ " long x ¾" wide at flat end x ¼" at pointed tip. Tip hardly worn. Reminiscent of a digging stick. (See also other artifacts recovered from the parsonage: 2013.252.1979 - concealed shoes; 2013.252.1980 - shoes from kitchen crawlspace; 2013.252.2000 - metal implements; and report of parsonage house research 2015.304.2062.) [show more] |
| 1000.0.1230 | Wooden chest without lid |
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| Wooden chest without lid | |
| 2013.498.2989 | Wooden and Metal shoe forms. |
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| Four shoe forms, three wooden, one metal. These were probably used to create shoes around. All of the shoe forms are different sizes, the metal one being for a Childs shoe. | 
Description: Four shoe forms, three wooden, one metal. These were probably used to create shoes around. All of the shoe forms are different sizes, the metal one being for a Childs shoe. |
| 1000.0.1290 | Wood tamper or sewing needle (unknown) |
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| Tool, wooden tamper (if held on thin end) or sewing needle (if held on thick end) | 
Description: Tool, wooden tamper (if held on thin end) or sewing needle (if held on thick end) |
| 1000.0.1132 | Wood mallet |
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| Tool, wooden mallet, large, commercially made handle with replacement homemade head, used in boatbuilding | 
Description: Tool, wooden mallet, large, commercially made handle with replacement homemade head, used in boatbuilding |
| 1000.0.1307 | Wire metal basket |
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| Basket, wire metal basket | |
| 2015.309.2069 | White clay pipestem fragments |
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| Pipe stem fragments, two white clay fragments from Spurling Cove beach ca. 2012. One well worn, white; the other better condition but charred burn on one side. Charred fragment bore hole measures 5/64" drill bit, and has impressed letters "LL" (possibly 'A'LL). | 
Description: Pipe stem fragments, two white clay fragments from Spurling Cove beach ca. 2012. One well worn, white; the other better condition but charred burn on one side. Charred fragment bore hole measures 5/64" drill bit, and has impressed letters "LL" (possibly 'A'LL). |
| 1000.0.1270 | Weight scale |
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| Tool, weight scale, 26 lb., (Sargent & Co.) | |
| 2013.264.1997 | Washcloths crocheted by Postmistress Marjorie Phippen ca. 1970s |
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| Fabric. Two crocheted, cotton washcloths: white with green scalloped edge and white with pink scalloped edge. Both made by Marjorie Phippen ca. 1970s and purchased by donor at Ladies Aid Fair in 1970s or '80s. Marjorie was the postmistress for years on GCI. | 
Description: Fabric. Two crocheted, cotton washcloths: white with green scalloped edge and white with pink scalloped edge. Both made by Marjorie Phippen ca. 1970s and purchased by donor at Ladies Aid Fair in 1970s or '80s. Marjorie was the postmistress for years on GCI. |
| 1000.27.734 | Wallpaper uncovered during renovation of Ladies Aid |
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| Wallpaper, uncovered behind old cabinets during renovation of Ladies Aid building, July 2000. Green and gold and tan textured pattern on paper. (See also 2000.79.568 (A) and (C) from the nearby Dowling/Meyers house; same pattern but with linen backing.) | 
Description: Wallpaper, uncovered behind old cabinets during renovation of Ladies Aid building, July 2000. Green and gold and tan textured pattern on paper. (See also 2000.79.568 (A) and (C) from the nearby Dowling/Meyers house; same pattern but with linen backing.) |
| 2014.298.2052 | Wallpaper on plasterboard, circular remnant |
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| Wallpaper on plasterboard, circular remnant from Selim house with circle for the stovepipe of a Glenwood N cooking stove cut out of center. Deep red wallpaper with floral design. Pertinent to the early 19th-century cape house study underway 2014 (part of the parsonage house shoes project (see 2015.304.2062). The house was moved across Cranberry Road from its early 19th-c location ca.1944. Plasterboard/drywall with paper on both faces with no felt layers began ca. 1910-1930 in U.S. Mickey Macfarlan recalls this house was dragged and winched with a capstan using a big tree stump. Charles "Bunny" Storey worked all summer relocating the house and dynamiting the new site. He could hear the rock debris falling down. | 
Description: Wallpaper on plasterboard, circular remnant from Selim house with circle for the stovepipe of a Glenwood N cooking stove cut out of center. Deep red wallpaper with floral design. Pertinent to the early 19th-century cape house study underway 2014 (part of the parsonage house shoes project (see 2015.304.2062). The house was moved across Cranberry Road from its early 19th-c location ca.1944. Plasterboard/drywall with paper on both faces with no felt layers began ca. 1910-1930 in U.S. Mickey Macfarlan recalls this house was dragged and winched with a capstan using a big tree stump. Charles "Bunny" Storey worked all summer relocating the house and dynamiting the new site. He could hear the rock debris falling down. [show more] |
| 1000.140.1139 | Wallet inscribed: William P Prebles Property, Cranberry Isles 1836 |
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| Wallet, brown leather tri-fold with tongue & strap closure, repaired and well worn, inked inside:" William P Prebles Property, Cranberry Isles 1836." From Louise Marr collection of items recovered from the Preble House. | 
Description: Wallet, brown leather tri-fold with tongue & strap closure, repaired and well worn, inked inside:" William P Prebles Property, Cranberry Isles 1836." From Louise Marr collection of items recovered from the Preble House. |
| 1000.0.1193 | Vintage Red Bucket unknown age |
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| Bucket. Unknown object, a red bucket repurposed for an unknown use |
Description: Bucket. Unknown object, a red bucket repurposed for an unknown use |
| 2013.214.1868 | Vintage mystery object/tool wood and leather |
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| Unknown object of unknown purpose, U-shaped wooden base; on top it has a wooden "handle" (perhaps) and a nail, and between those it is partially covered with leather rudely but securely tacked on; the leather has cut marks across it, and deep cuts along both sides | 
Description: Unknown object of unknown purpose, U-shaped wooden base; on top it has a wooden "handle" (perhaps) and a nail, and between those it is partially covered with leather rudely but securely tacked on; the leather has cut marks across it, and deep cuts along both sides |
| 1000.0.1262 | Vintage metal canteen with lid |
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| Canteen., metal (Donated 1955, unknown donor) | |
| 1000.0.1297 | Vintage 2 hook metal balance scale |
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| Scale, balance scale with 3 hooks for: 1) hanging it, 2) hanging the unknown weight object,and 3) hanging known weight counter balance weights | 
Description: Scale, balance scale with 3 hooks for: 1) hanging it, 2) hanging the unknown weight object,and 3) hanging known weight counter balance weights |
| 2013.249.1958 | Unusual iron, 3-pronged grappling hook |
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| Tool. Grappling hook, iron, three pronged. Unusual size and design per donor. | 
Description: Tool. Grappling hook, iron, three pronged. Unusual size and design per donor. |
