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Grey County |
Number of Archive records |
152 |
Number of Object records |
32 |
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1953.5.183 - Ax Axe Hatchet Tomahawk
A hand made iron, wood and leather tomahawk. The forged iron blade is shaped like a spear point and incised with lines. In past alterations the head was tightened to the handle with nails. The carved wooden handle is decorated with a spiral strip of leather, studded with brass nails and painted.
Record Type: Object
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1958.1.2 - Quilt
Handquilted and sewn quilt in a honeycomb pattern, circa 1895. Sixteen rows of seventeen hexagons. Assorted fabrics (silks, cotton and wool) in solids, plaids and prints. The edging is a wool flannel cut in a scallopped design. The edges are left raw with holes punched in close to the edge. There are two layers, one is dark red and the other is brown. The backing is a brown cotton twill patched with lighter brown cotton satin. The quilting - each...
Record Type: Object
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1968.6.4 - Axe, Broad Axe
An iron broadaxe head; the head is D-shaped with a straight cutting edge; prominant poll, with narrow eye, to accept a wooden handle (majority of handle is missing; short remnant remains). The blade is flat on one side and curved on the other.
Record Type: Object
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1982.47.1 - Model, Barn
Model barn. Made from cedar. There is no finish. Mortise and tenoned, then nailed.
Record Type: Object
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1985.5.1.04 - Set, Sugar and Creamer Spooner Toy Toy, Tea Set
A child's pressed glass tea service set consisting of a sugar bowl (.01) and lid (.02), a creamer (.03) and a spooner (.04), circa 1890-1900. All of the pieces are embossed with nursery rhyme figures and are stamped with a daisy-like pattern on the bottom. The creamer and the spooner have a scalloped edge.
Record Type: Object
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1985.5.2.079 - Set, Puzzle
A set of six puzzles (.03-.014, .015-.026, .028-.039, .041-.052, .054-.065, .067-.078) in a wooden box with a sliding lid (.01 & .02), circa 1900. Five of the puzzles have a full-coloured picture to refer to when putting the puzzle together (.027, .040, .053, .066, .079). The illustration for the first puzzle is on the lid of the box (.01). The lid (.01) is a square piece of wood with edging on one side for the box. Brown paper is glued to the ba...
Record Type: Object
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1985.5.3.023 - Toy Blocks, Toy
A wooden box that contains twenty-two blocks in various shapes and colours. The blocks could be arranged to look like the front of a building. There are blocks with designs on them, like a roof or a window, and one or two turned pieces that resemble columns. The box has a recessed groove just under the top edge that originally held the sliding lid for the box, but the lid is missing from the set.
Record Type: Object
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1985.5.4 - Gown, Christening
White cotton christening gown has a drawstring neck with a ruffle on the bodice and a drawstring in the waist casing. There are embroidered caps to the sleeves which are short and a V-shaped panel with side panels in the front. The back has single button and drawstring closure. The skirt is gathered to the bodice and has a centre panel with side panels.
Record Type: Object
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1992.20.1 - Box, Needlework Container, Needlework
A dark red velvet needlework box dated 1897. It is in the shape of a chest. There are brown leather bands at both ends of the lid and the bottom has been tooled with a floral design. It has a steel handle and clasp, and a red cotton interior with loops on the inside of the lid to hold tools. The bottom is lined with black paper upon which is a sticker which reads in ink: "December 11th, 1897."
Record Type: Object
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1992.20.10 - Stiletto
A turned bone stiletto used to punch holes in material when making eyelet embroidery or broderie anglaise.
Record Type: Object
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1992.20.11.02 - Hook, Crochet
Steel crochet hook (.01) with a flat centre; on the end is inscribed "8 and one half". The tubular lid (.02) is cast steel and is inscribed "patented".
Record Type: Object
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1992.20.2.02 - Belt
Woman's white cotton belt (.01) with broderie anglaise embroidery in floral pattern; brass clasp (.02).
Record Type: Object
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1992.20.3 - Pin, Straight
Thirty steel straight pins, with flat heads, on their original cardboard mount.
Record Type: Object
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1992.20.4 - Buttonhook Hook, Button
Small steel button hook with a circular handle.
Record Type: Object
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1992.20.5 - Hook, Crochet
Crochet hook with a hook on both ends; at the middle is a short turned bone handle with a painted red finish.
Record Type: Object
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1992.20.6 - Stiletto Awl
A turned bone stiletto or awl used to punch holes in material when making eyelet embroidery or broderie anglaise.
Record Type: Object
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1992.20.7 - Thimble
A brass thimble stamped with small indentations and a floral pattern.
Record Type: Object
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1992.20.8 - Bodkin Needle
Flat, tapered, bone bodkin with a hole and slit in one end; used to thread ribbon or embroidery thread through textiles.
Record Type: Object
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1992.20.9.02 - Case, Needle
Tubular bone needle case (.01) with rounded ends. The lid (.02) unscrews to access the interior.
Record Type: Object
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2012.6.1 - Bowl
A small hand-thrown dark grey ceramic bowl or dish dated to 1882. The bowl has remnants of a brown glaze inside and out. Inscribed on the outside is "Nellie / Mount Forest, Nov. 18th 1882."
Record Type: Object
