Chair
A "great chair" with four graduated, bent and arched slats, turned stiles with tall finials, arms with mushroom finials, well turned front legs. Sausage-turning on stretchers.
Chair
Two slat chair with arms that has been converted into a high back four slat chair. Rush seat.
Chair Table
A table with a round two-board top, chamfered legs joined by low stretchers, and a wooden seat beneath the top. Wooden dowels would have allowed the tabletop to swing backwards to form the seat back. Painted red.
Chair-Table
Chair table. Round top with pair of braces. Base is a box with square legs and hinged top. Legs extend to form supports for side arms.
Chamber Pot
Deep pink chamber pot with a background decorated with bands of Roman hunters in togas, dogs and deer. Egg and dart borders with gilt striping.
Chamber Pot
China chamber pot with lid. Floral motif of "moss rose" design on pot and lid. Embossed "rope" trails off handle on lid and pot.
Chamber Pot
Blue transfer chamber pot with quail, partridge, flora and fauna. Elysium pattern.
Chamber Pot
White ceramic chamber pot with gold and blue design and gold gilding around the rim. A lid with a handle and design embossed around edge. Additional gold and blue decoration on both pieces.
Chamber Pot
White chamber pot with strap handle, bulbous form, and wide over-hanging lip.
Chandelier
Four-arm tin hanging candle chandelier. Each arm has one candle cup and a crimped wax catcher. Punched decoration. Chain of 3 rings. Reproduction.
Charger
Large round metal charger. Fairly indistinct marks in 2 places on back. A crown over an X over the word London and an animal to the left. A shield. On opposite side: 3 marks too indistinct.
Cheese Box
Cheese box made of bent wood secured with nails. Interior still partially covered with wallpaper with bright blue leaves.
Cheese Mold
Glazed ironstone cheese mold with cross in the center and straight double columns with a pointed top. Various holes through the mold. “No. 5” engraved on the bottom.
Cheese Press
Cheese press with turned legs and a double screw press arrangement. Cherry, 8-sided tray has drain channel and a drain spout.
Cheese Press
Cheese press. Barrel shape with revolving base. Interior is concave in order to form cheese into a ball. Cover (a) is missing.
Chest
Grained and dovetailed corners with original lock and key, the box stands on 4 small tapered feet.
Chest
Chest, dovetailed, old pale blue paint, iron bail handles. Stenciled on front: "TITLE DEEDS". Supposed to have come originally from Canandaigua, NY.
Chest of Drawers
Chest of drawers. Half-round molded top with scrolled backboard. Faced with tiger maple with top and sides cherry. Ends paneled. The large overhanging top drawer is supported by turned columns with turned legs. Mahogany pulls. Empire Style.
Chewing Gum Box
Chewing gum box with orange paper labels on sides and ends. Drawing of Carleton Laboratory on end labels. Label on sides: "Empire Chewing Gum, Made by Carleton & Co. Brunswick, Me." Label on ends: "Chewing Gum Two Hundred Stocks".
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Child's Paper, The
Child's Plate
One transferware child's plate with hand painted border. Soft paste pottery. Green transfer in center pictures a family standing outside their house with a horse and cart. It reads "I never saw an oft removed tree, Nor yet an oft remov'd family, That throve so well as those that settled be." Hand painted border has flowers of pink, blue, and yellow3, with green leaves. Pink painted along rim.
Child's Toy Wheelbarrow
Toy wheelbarrow. Child sized replica of a wheelbarrow with two handles, two legs to rest on, and a wheel. Wheel spokes and axel are made out of wood. Wheel hub and rib are made of iron. Three wooden slats make the bottom of the bucket. Painted green with red and cream detailing, and a Native American pictured on the sides.
Children's Sled
19th century children's sled made of a plank seat with a scalloped front and curved back. The seat has a hand painted design of yellow roses and daisies with a black border of geometric and vine designs. Three arched wooden supports with brass brackets attach the runners to the seat.
Chinese Puzzle Game
Small Chinese puzzle game. Box is highly carved with people, trees, flowers, and buildings. Puzzle pieces form two rectangles.
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Christmas Ornament
Mercury glass ornament in the shape of a bird. Ornament has a metal clip on the bottom to attach to a branch.
Christmas Ornament
Glass Christmas ornament in an oval shaped with tapered ends. Painted gold with flowers in shades of pink, with green leaves, are hand painted onto the front.
Christmas Ornament
Bell shaped ornament made of pink painted stiffened cotton batting. Fabric leaf is attached to top.
Christmas Ornament
Mercury glass ornament. The top has a pattern of leaves around it while the bottom design looks like pinecone scales.
Christmas Ornament
Ornament is in the shape of a basket and is made of mercury glass painted pink and gold. It has small green feathers coming out of the top. It is surrounded by two types of wire tinsel, one of which forms the hanger.
Christmas Ornament
Ornament is in the shape of an upside down balloon and made of mercury glass. It has a small white fabric flower at the top. It is surrounded by two types of wire tinsel, one of which forms the hanger.
Christmas Ornament
Ornament is in the shape of an upside down balloon and made of mercury glass painted pink. It has a round finial at the bottom. It is surrounded by two types of wire tinsel, one of which form the hanger. Three metal flowers with red glass bead centers dangle from the tinsel.
Christmas Ornament
Balloon shaped ornament made of blue painted stiffened cotton batting and wrapped with tinsel.
Christmas Ornament
Mercury glass ornament formed into a rectangular shape with two circular indentations on the front, a triangle on the second side, horizontal stripes on the third side, and vertical stripes on the forth. It has a bumpy pattern throughout.
Christmas Ornament
Mercury glass ornament in the shape of a Christmas tree. Ornament is a pale gold with white "snow" painted on the branches. Metal clip on the bottom allows the ornament to be attached to a branch.
Christmas Ornament
Ornament is made of twisted tinsel with a fabric flower in the center.
Christmas Ornament
Ornament is made of mercury glass painted orange with a red flower on each side. It is surround by a circle of tinsel which forms the hanger.
Christmas Ornament
Mercury glass ornament in the shape of a pipe. Design is called "Dublin Pipe".
Christmas Ornament
Mercury glass ornament in the shape of Santa Claus. Tiny glass beads form "snow" on the tree he is holding and his eyes, mustache, and mouth are hand painted.
Christmas Ornament
Pear shaped ornament made of pink and white painted stiffened cotton batting.
Christmas Ornament
Ornament is made of mercury glass with a painted pink flower with gold leaves on each side. It is surround by a circle of tinsel which forms the hanger.
Christmas Ornament
Ornament is made of mercury glass with a ball shape at the top painted pink which tapers down to a stem. The stem is suurounded with tinsel.
Christmas Ornament
Ornament is in the shape of a parasol and made of mercury glass painted pink. It is surround three types of wire tinsel, one of which form the hanger.
Christmas Ornament
Ornament is made of silver and red tinsel twisted to form a candy cane.
Christmas Ornament
Ornament is in the shape of a bass and made of mercury glass. It has a small white fabric flower in the . It is surrounded by two types of wire tinsel, one of which forms the hanger.
Christmas Ornament
Pear shaped ornament made of pink and white painted stiffened cotton batting.
Christmas Ornament
Pale yellow glass Christmas ornament. Molded pressed hobnail glass. Bottom has a starburst center with small flutes coming up onto the body. Originally would have had a wire that wrapped around the rim for hanging on the tree.
Christmas Ornament
Clear glass Christmas ornament. Molded pressed hobnail glass. Bottom has a starburst center with small flutes coming up onto the body. Originally would have had a wire that wrapped around the rim for hanging on the tree.
Christmas Ornament
Clear glass Christmas ornament. Molded pressed hobnail glass. Bottom has a starburst center with small flutes coming up onto the body. Originally would have had a wire that wrapped around the rim for hanging on the tree.
Christmas Ornament
Clear glass with light blue coloring Christmas ornament. Molded pressed hobnail glass. Bottom has a starburst center with small flutes coming up onto the body. Originally would have had a wire that wrapped around the rim for hanging on the tree.
Christmas Ornament
Blue glass Christmas ornament. Molded pressed hobnail glass. Bottom has no design in the center with small flutes coming up onto the body. Originally would have had a wire that wrapped around the rim for hanging on the tree.
Christmas Ornament
Amber glass Christmas ornament. Molded pressed hobnail glass. Bottom has a starburst center with small flutes coming up onto the body. Originally would have had a wire that wrapped around the rim for hanging on the tree.
Christmas Ornament
Cobalt blue glass Christmas ornament. Molded pressed hobnail glass. Bottom has a starburst center with small flutes coming up onto the body. Originally would have had a wire that wrapped around the rim for hanging on the tree.
Christmas Ornament
Dark amber / brown glass Christmas ornament. Molded pressed hobnail glass. Bottom has no design in the center with small flutes coming up onto the body. Originally would have had a wire that wrapped through the holds in the sides for hanging on the tree.
Christmas Ornament
Dark amber glass Christmas ornament. Molded pressed hobnail glass. Bottom has no design in the center with small flutes coming up onto the body. Originally would have had a wire that wrapped through the holes in the side for hanging on the tree.
Christmas Ornament
Cobalt blue glass Christmas ornament. Molded pressed hobnail glass. Bottom has no design in the center with small flutes coming up onto the body. Originally would have had a wire that wrapped around the rim for hanging on the tree.
Christmas Ornament
Canary yellow blown glass Christmas ornament. Diamond pineapple pattern. Bottom has a broken pontil. Originally would have had a wire that wrapped around the rim for hanging on the tree.
Christmas Ornament
Cobalt blue glass Christmas ornament. Diamond quilted pattern. Bottom has no design. Originally would have had a wire that wrapped around the rim for hanging on the tree.
Christmas Ornament
Cobalt blue blown glass Christmas ornament. Diamond pineapple pattern. Bottom has a broken pontil. Some irregularity on the form of the ornament. Originally would have had a wire that wrapped around the rim for hanging on the tree.
Christmas Ornament
Red glass Christmas ornament. Molded pressed hobnail glass. Bottom has no design in the center with small flutes coming up onto the body. Originally would have had a wire that wrapped around the rim for hanging on the tree.
Christmas Ornament
Purple / Amethyst glass Christmas ornament. Molded pressed hobnail glass. Bottom has no design in the center with small flutes coming up onto the body. Originally would have had a wire that would go through the two holes on the sides for hanging on the tree.
Christmas Ornament
Clear glass Christmas ornament. Molded pressed hobnail glass. Bottom has a starburst center with small flutes coming up onto the body. Originally would have had a wire that wrapped around the rim for hanging on the tree.
Christmas Ornament
Red glass Christmas ornament. Molded pressed hobnail glass. Bottom has a fluted starburst design on the bottom. Originally would have had a wire that wrapped around the rim for hanging on the tree.
Christmas Ornament
Ornament is made of mercury glass red/pink. It is surround by a circle of tinsel which forms the hanger.
Christmas Ornament
Mercury glass ornament in the shape of a bird. Ornament has a metal clip on the bottom to attach to a branch.
Christmas Ornament
Gold glass ornament in the shape of a pine cone. Metal "glitter" covers the surface.
Christmas Ornament
Mercury glass ornament shaped like a bell. It has a small glass bead attached to a wire so the bell can "ring". Painted with gold stripes and a blue design around the center which has faded.
Christmas Ornament
Turnip shaped ornament made of pink and white painted stiffened cotton batting.
Christmas Ornament
Balloon shaped ornament made of stiffened cotton batting and wrapped with tinsel.
Christmas Ornament
Ornament is in the shape of a balloon and made of red painted mercury glass. It has a tiny spray of flowers and feathers sticking out from the top. It is surrounded by two types of wire tinsel, one of which form the hanger.
Christmas Ornament
Mercury glass ornament shaped like a house. The pattern is often called "guard house" or "cottage".
Christmas Ornament
Mercury glass ornament in the shape of a fish. The fish is gold with rose colored scales along the top.
Christmas Ornaments
Mercury glass ornament in the shape of a Christmas tree. Ornament is a painted pink with white "snow" painted on the branches. Metal clip on the bottom allows the ornament to be attached to a branch.
Churn
Four gallon churn. Applied handles flush to the sides with two incised lines 2" below slightly flared rim. Albany slip interior. No wooden lid or dasher.
Churn
3 legged butter churn with lid. There is a wood crank handle on the front that controls the inner mechanism. The inner workings of the churn are also made of wood attactched to a metal bar.
Cigar Box
Cigar box featuring images of stage actress Mary Anderson (1859-1940). Produced by the Auer Company in Syracuse, NY.
Civil War Calvary Sword and Scabbard
Sword and scabbard, model 1860, was the primary sword used by the Federal Calvary during the Civil War, as well as many infantry and staff officers. Sword is made of steel and brass. Scabbard is made of iron. Scabbard has two rings so it could be attached to a belt or saddle.
Civil War Rifle
Sharps (U.S.) Model 1859 Lever-Action Falling-Block Percussion Rifle (single-shot / breech-loading / black powder / cartridge ammunition). This example has a 30 inch barrel retained by three barrel bands. Serial Number: 43778
Civil War Sword Belt Plate
Sword buckle/belt plate of a Union Civil War officer, model 1851. Features and eagle with a shield on its chest and holding a laurel leaf in one hand and arrows in the other. Surrounded by laurel leaves, stars, and rays of sunshine, the eagles carries a banner "E. Pluribus Unum".
Clarinet
One hardwood 'piccolo clarinet' marked "M Martin France" on reed clamp with silver keys. This is an Eb Martin clarinet, dating from the 1870's. It can be taken apart in to four sections to be stored in a case.
Clinch Cutter
Iron blade (screwed in place) rests between 2 other pieces of iron on extended side. Curved, carved 4 sided handle.