Cooley's Cream Cabinet, painted green. Two doors on the front, white knob, lock above.

Wooden two door cabinet with 5 shelves, painted gray.

A cabinet maker’s notebook/sketchbook is quarter bound in fine brown calfskin with covers of cream, brown, and blue, marbled paper. Original binding. On the front endpaper written in light pencil it says “Chase Richardson, Sandy Hill, NY, 1832”. The inside pages are filled with drawings of various furniture rendered in both pencil and ink. Furniture is drawn with all measurements notated and most have titles stating the name of the item and the style. In some drawings different options are shown such as different styles of furniture legs and some drawings have prices listed. There are pages filled with designs of patterns that could be carved into the furniture. In the back of the notebook there are more than a dozen extremely detailed recipes for various finishes that have been attributed to the cabinet makers who created the recipe. The recipes are in different hands, possibly the creators of the recipe wrote it in his notebook for him. Various dates throughout are listed from 1830-1833.

Caddy with straight sides and small wire handle on cover which fits within collar.

Caddy with straight sides and sloping shoulder. Cover fits over collar.

Two parts: (1) Round form with center tube to create a hollow center baked good; two small tin loops on upper sides of form to correspond with those on lid. (2) Round cover with concentric decorative circles on top, oval tin handle, two small tin loops on sides of lid.

One redware Turk's-Cap cake or pudding mold with black or dark brown manganese spots on the inside and outside of the mold. The mold has a fluted shape with a scalloped edge. It is unmarked, but George Hamell attributes it to Western New York in that it "very closely conforms to those made by Alvin Wilcox, West Bloomfield, NY. Very similar in proportions and identical in the number and modeling of the flutes."

Cake pan shaped as a six-pointed star.

A white cake plate with a shaped edge and embossed designs at the handle-like points. It is decorated with blue clay, sprigged-on flowers on the marley. In the Chelsea style.

A white cake plate with colorless molded decoration of swags and flowers on the marley, and blue clay sprigged-on grape vines accented with pink luster highlights. Classified as Chelsea type.

Cake plate with shaped edge and wide fluted design and decorated with blue clay, sprigged-on urns with flowers and fleur-de-lis. Chelsea type.

A white cake plate with a shaped edge, featuring embossed designs at the handle-like points and blue clay sprigged-on flowers decorating the marley. Classified as Chelsea type.

Cake plate decorated with a small thistle and floral sprig.

Cake plate. Round, rimmed cake plate over a turned stem on a convex base. Quatrefoil design in center of plate and base. Two circles of 1/4" roping for decoration underneath the plate. Pressed glass.

Scalloped rim cake stand on plate and foot. Pattern is "Florence" by W. T. Copeland. Scroll design inspired by the illumination of an Italian Renaissance manuscript. "Charlotte" shape.

Scalloped rim cake stand on plate and foot. Pattern is "Florence" by W. T. Copeland. Scroll design inspired by the illumination of an Italian Renaissance manuscript. "Charlotte" shape.

The Caledonia Advertiser, December 30, 1881

Two pointed arms, hinged at top.

Camphene oil lamp. Cylindrical reservoir rests on a small saucer which is supported on a round stem above a larger saucer with a round handle. On the reservoir is: one burner, one spout for filling, a chain with wick pick, and a chain minus the cap.

Camphene lamp with conical font with two burners on a saucer base with strap handle. Burners are in a threaded brass cap.

Camphene lamp. Wire hanger attached to narrow tin strap back piece with a tin body and brass threads in spout to accommodate the brass camphene burner with its wick adjuster. Chain minus its cap hangs from the shaft of the wick adjuster.

A candle box made of pine with a beveled cover. The surface has been refinished.

Cylindrical-shaped candle box with double hinged lid, two straps for hanging and a hinged latch.

Pendant candle holder. Socket on one end, bent on the other for hanging .

Pressed front with peg bottom to fit into a candlestick.

A hanging candle lamp designed for use with a rush or candle, featuring a spring device that allows the height to be adjusted.

Metal frame enclosing a glass shade and containing one candle cup with swing wire bail handle. Fluted round smoke bell at top.

A triangular candle lantern with two glazed sides and one sheet iron side with sliding door, the top is pointed and has a ring handle.

Pierced tin with round, tin strap handle for hanging.

Cylindrical candle lantern with pierced designs and a hinged door with clasp. Painted silver.

Half-round candle lantern. Flat front accommodates a pane of glass and the rounded back has a hinged door with pierced design.

Cylindrical candle lantern with pierced tin designs, conical top, and hinged door.

Cylindrical candle lantern with a hinged door and conical-shaped top with a hanging ring. Pierced with slot and dot abstract patterns.

12 candle mold with strap handle.

A single candle mold made of tin, designed for producing one large candle measuring 22 inches in length.

12 candle tin mold with handle on top of one side.

Candle mold with 12 tubes.

36 tubes with a handle and footed base.

Tin candle mold with18 slots for candles.

Candle mold with 12 molds on rectangular base and double handles.

Single candle cup on edged shelf with molded reflector back and round fluted top.

One pan type candleholder having a circular base with a rolled rim. The circular handle has two depressed lines parallel to the edge and is attached inside the dish. The circular candle holder itself has a flared rim. Painted a charcoal color.

Candlesnuffer. Stamped tin snuffers with three legs formed from the tin of the body. The two parts are joined with a brass rivet.

Candle snuffer with 3 pointed feet and pointed tip.

Cherry candlestand. Urn shaped pedestal with spider legs of odd tight design. Chisel carved designs on upper section. Top almost square.

Candlestand with wide over-hanging top screwed through the skirt twice on each of the four sides. Hepplewhite.

Candlestand with urn-turned pedestal with snake feet and round dished top.

Candlestand. Top has rounded corners and serpentine form. Tripod urn-design pedestal with arched legs and snake feet.

Hepplewhite candlestand, painted/grained to simulate oak in brown/yellow ochre. Top has rounded corners and a large over-hang. A lip is under the drawer.

Candlestick with saucer base with handle and push-up.

Pair of candle sticks. Petal socket and extension shaft in form of a dolphin resting on square, stepped and double base.

Candlestick with incised bands on stem. Also an incised ring band. Saucer base with finger handle.

Round, convex base with a second round, convex circle of metal in the center; the hollow cylindrical shaft, connected to the center of the base by a square bolt and rivet/nail, has a vertical hole cut in the side for the push-up handle (missing); shaft has a wide lip that angles in; a short metal tab, part of the lip, is bent down to form a hanging handle

Molded candle socket on short shaft over a round saucer base with round strap-work finger ring.

Candlestick with hexagonal pewter socket.

Candlestick with hexagonal pewter socket.

Vaseline (also known as Canary) petal and loop candlestick, wafered.

Vaseline (also known as Canary) petal and loop candlestick, wafered.

Candlestick with hangar and a push-up lever. Convex base, handle on rim.

Candlestick with convex base. Push up tab. Hook for hanging on rim. Hog scraper style.

Candlestick with a base shaped like a hog scraper - a push-up, and a small hanger on the overhanging rim.

Fluting at the bottom of vasiform socket, on the shaft and on the base.

Candlestick with round base with turned vasi-form stems. Hold threes candles and has a mirror on the back reflector

Fluting at the bottom of vasiform socket, on the shaft and on the base.

Candlestick with turned stem that screws into the convex base with a lip.

Saucer-bottom candlestick of tin-coated sheet iron with a cast iron push-up and an over-hanging lip. Hog scraper style.

Hog-scraper style candlestick. Convex base and push-up Impressed on push-up: "BI..."

Candlestick with a convex base with candle push-up and small hanger off the rim.

Candlestick with convex base and simple stem with push-up and small handle extending from the over-hanging lip. Hog scraper style.

Hogscraper candlestick.

Adjustable candlestick, painted black.

Brass candlestick with square base tapering the into shaft. Medial Knop with two discs above and below and flaring candle cup with small drip catcher.

Candlestick with snuffer. Deep-saucer candlestick with handle and push up. A small bracket for hanging the snuffer.

Candlesticks.

Adam-style candlesticks. Round candle cup over a square fluted stem, and square tiered base. Five bands of beading around the base.

Tin box with flat sides and back. Front has a convex center and beveled edges that angle in towards the center. Top is two-tiered, higher section is flat, lower section mirrors the division of the front, except the hinged center is concave with a white porcelain handle screwed to the tin and the sides are also concave and not angled. Whole outer surface is rosewood painted with abstract gold floral patterns.

Blown jar with pontil scar with tin-coated, japanned, sheet iron cover. Reproduction label reads: Allspice. Filled with allspice.

Blown jar with pontil scar with tin-coated, japanned, sheet iron cover. Reproduction label reads: Allspice. Filled with allspice.

Blown jar with pontil scar with tin-coated, japanned, sheet iron cover. Reproduction label reads: Mustard Seeds. Filled with mustard seeds.

Canister. Straight sides with tin cover and pontil mark. Reproduction label on front reads "Caraway Seeds". Filled with caraway seeds.

Tin canister with handle lid and handwritten label with the word "Alum".

Tin canister with handle lid and hand written label with the word "Madder Root".

1.5 inch canister shot. Small lead balls were packed tightly into a canister and fired from a cannon. When fired, the canister disintegrates and its shards and projectiles spread out causing a wide swath of destruction similar to a shotgun.

Aqua molded quart preserving jar with screw top.

Aqua molded quart preserving jar with screw top.

1/2 gallon aqua glass with zinc and glass lid.

Preserving jar. Clear glass jar with glass lid and zinc collar.

Aqua glass jar with zinc lid.

Aqua glass mason jar. Zinc lid.

Aqua glass mason jar. Zinc cover.

Aqua glass jar with zinc lid.

Aqua glass preserving jar with zinc lid.

1/2 gallon aqua glass with zinc and glass lid.

Aqua glass canning jar with zinc cover.

Aqua glass preserving jar.

Preserving jar. 5-piece mold, blue-green glass, straight sides, shaped shoulders and screw-on lid with grooves in glass. Blue green glass lid with zinc collar.

Preserving jar. 5-piece mold, blue-green glass, threaded top, straight sides with slightly sloped shoulders. Blue-green glass lid. Collar missing.

Preserving jar. 3-piece mold, blue-green glass, tapered sides, threaded top. Blue-green glass lid with depressed center. Zinc collar.

Preserving jar. 5-piece mold, blue-green glass, tapered sides, two different sized threads. Blue-green glass top with 7 concentric rings. Zinc collar.

Preserving jar. 3-piece mold, blue-green glass, tapered sides. Threaded top, textured glass. Solid zinc and milk glass lid.