1876 centennial pressed glass toy butter dish with lid. The base has a scalloped rim with a liberty bell in the center below a banner with the dates 1776-1876. Below the bell its says Patd Sept 23d 1875. The lid has a tab type handle and says "100 Years Ago" on one side. The opposite side has the Liberty Bell and the words "Declaration of Independence". Between the two is 1776-1876. Made for the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, often produced on site by the Gillinder & Sons glass company.

1869

One accordion made by M. Hohner with case. Accordion has leather straps and metal latches to hold it together, and carved wooden front and back boards. Treble keyboard has 21 push buttons while the bass keyboard has 8. Leather straps on the side allow the musician to properly hold the instrument. Stamped M. Hohner in multiple places.

Bound account book with marbled paper covers belonging to William H. Snedaker (1838-1908). William H. Snedaker was a farmer in Junius, Seneca County, New York. His father died when he was young and he lived in the household of Smith Thorne as a boy. He married his daughter Sarah Thorne. Account book dates between 1863 and 1867. The book keeps the accounts for his farm and transactions with the Smith Thorne farm. There are expenditures such as "Grocery Store" and "Blacksmith" as well as income such as "Corn Field" and "Eggs Sold".

An advertisement for the sale of "Maple-Shade Flock" of Cotswold Sheep. Inquiries can be directed to Lucious Chase of New York City, or Joseph Harris of Rochester, NY. An illustration of a sheep is at the top.

Broadside for Young's Grain Separator

An advertisement for the Joseph Harris Seed Company of Rochester, NY. It has an illustration of a farmer harvesting cabbages.

An advertisement for the book, "Harris On the Pig", by Joseph Harris. Ad shows illustrations of two pigs, a description of the book, and the chapter headings in the book.

Wooden handled adze.

A Sketch of the New York State Agricultural Society Fair, at Albany, 1850. Drawn and printed on the Show Grounds.

Handbill for Altay's. White with black letters. "Entertainment at Altay / Dramatic Sketches / Stunts : Music / Friday Evening, Sept 23 / Altay Hall at 8 o'clock / Proceeds to be used for repair work on the church / Admission 35c Children 20c Everybody come and enjoy yourselves / Express Print, Watkins, N.Y." Said to have been found at the Altay Store - in the museums collection is a plank taken from the store with two matching broadsides glued to it.

October 1893

Pair of wrought iron andirons. Front is a wide, flat piece of iron that thins out just below the attachment from the back into an arch, which forms the front legs. The top of the front is worked into a thick roll that is worked into a protruding circle. The back bar is a single, thick square of iron that bends at the back to form the rear leg.

Bent ring top andiron with arched legs with penny feet.

Andiron with open loop top, arched legs, feet. Keyhole top.

Andirons. Arched legs, penny feet and cast-brass, urn finials

Lateral-sided andirons with flat shaft and ring top. Two arched front legs with square toed feet.

Andirons with a finial, shaped like a key handle. The cabriole leg, tapered to a square pad foot, extends from the base.

Andiron Heart-shaped finial. Arched base FURNISHINGS TEMPERATURE CONTROL DEVICE

Andirons with wide fluted finial on a hexagonal stem joined to the legs via a separately cast central disc Incised on the top of the central circle of the legs: "III"

Andirons with brass finials and large penny feet. Connecticut style knife blade andirons.

Training yoke, painted blue.

Anvil. Sits on stump. Weighs 122 lbs.

Clear blown glass bottle with pontil mark on bottom and ground glass stopper.

Clear blown glass with pontil mark on bottom and ground glass stopper. Finial on lid is a rounded square shape.

Clear blown glass apothecary bottle with pontil mark on bottom and ground glass stopper.

Lateral sided bottle with curved shoulders and a 1 1/4" rimmed neck. Neck and circular stopper are ground. Flat round finial and mold seams.

Apothecary bottle with lateral sides with curved shoulders, ground neck and lid and rectangular finial on molded lid.

Bottle with lateral sides slope in to 2" neck with lip. Interior of neck is ground. Round, flat stopper with tapered neck. Bottom section is ground.

Apothecary bottle with long, straight sides, and flaring shoulder. Neck and stopper are ground.

Bottle with straight sides, sloping shoulders, ground neck and stopper. Finial on lid is a rectangular shape.

Clear pale blue bottle, square body with chamfered corners, flat shoulder, short cylindrical neck, and plain lip.

Apothecary bottle / vial. Residue of a liquid substance on the inside and around lip. Uneven bottom causes the bottle to stand upright at an angle. Broken pontil.

Long apothecary bottle / vial. Clear glass, chip borken off of the lip. Broken pontil.

Blue / green apothecary bottle / vial. Cork intact, brown string tied around the neck of the bottle. Broken pontil. Glass bubbles present in the form of the bottle.

Glass apothecary bottle / vial. Cork still intact.

Glass apothecary bottle / vial with cork. Green label: "Genuine Essence of / Peppermint / warranted of a superior quality by / J/ Bement, Ashfield, Mass". Bottom of the bottle is uneven cauing the bottle to stand up-right at an angle.

Small glass apothecary bottle / vial. Cork intact. Fluting detail on the bottle.

Long apothecary bottle / vial. Clear glass. Broken pontil. Brown string tied around neck of the bottle.

Long apothecary bottle / vial. Clear glass. Broken pontil.

Clear glass apothecary bottle with label. Cork intact.

Medicine bottle, aqua color with straight sides.

Apothecary bottle with gilt label painted on side with contents printed in black. "BISMUTH/ TRISNIT".

Apothecary with lateral sides and curved shoulders. Neck and circular stopper are ground. Flat round finial and mold seams.

Lateral sided bottle with curved shoulders. Neck and circular stopper are ground. Flat round finial and mold seams.

Apothecary bottle with lateral sides and curved shoulders. Neck and circular stopper are ground. Flat round finial and mold seams.

Apothecary bottle with straight sides, sloping shoulders, and ground neck and stopper. Finials on lid is a square shape.

Apothecary bottle with straight side, sloping shoulder, ground neck and stopper. Finial on lid is a rounded rectangle.

Apothecary bottle with straight side, sloping shoulder, ground neck and stopper. Finial on stopper is an opal shape.

Apothecary bottle with straight side, sloping shoulder, ground necks and stopper. Rounded rectangular stopper.

Apothecary bottle with straight side, sloping shoulder, ground neck and stopper. Finial on lid is a circular shape.

Blown bottle with molded stopper, each ground for tight fit. Concave bottom, pontil mark.

Blown glass jar with straight sides and bulbous stopper. Gold leaf label with black and orange striped borders on sides and base. Painted on gilt label: "LIQ/ TARAX:"

Blown glass jar with straight sides and bulbous stopper. Gold leaf label with black and orange striped borders on sides and base. Painted on gilt label: "TINCT:/ CARD:CO:"

Blown glass jar with straight sides and bulbous stopper; gold leaf labels with black and orange striped borders on sides and base; paintd on gilt label: "TINCT:/ CINNAM:C:"

Blown glass jar with straight sides and bulbous stopper. The curved label is engraved into the sides of the jar and filled in with black paint. Engraved on glass: "ACID: SULP:D:".

Blown glass jar with straight sides and bulbous stopper. The curved label is engraved into the sides of the jar and filled in with black paint. Engraved on glass: "ACID:NIT:MUR:D:".

Apothecary bottle with gilt label painted on side with contents printed in black. "CINCHUN/ MUR".

Apothecary bottle with gilt label painted on side with contents printed in black. "TINCT/ CALUMBAE".

Apothecary bottle with gilt label painted on side with contents printed in black. "ACID/ ACETF".

Apothecary bottle with gilt framed label. Label: "P.GAMBOG"

Molded round bottle with stopper and one flat side.

Blown glass jar with straight sides and bulbous stopper. Gold leaf label with black and orange striped borders on sides and base. Painted on gilt label: "TINCT:/ CATECHU."

Pill bottle with lateral sides, rounded shoulders, wide mouth and over-hanging lip.

Medicine bottle. Lateral sided with rounded shoulder, wide mouth, tall neck and small lip.

Rectangular pill body with wide neck and small lip.

Medicine bottle with lateral sides, rounded shoulders, tall neck and slight lip.

Apothecary bottle with lateral sides, tall neck, rounded shoulders, slight lip.

Rectangular aqua bottle with embossed print on all four sides. Lip on neck. Pontil scar on base.

Aqua bottle with lateral sides. Arched shoulders, small neck, wide lip and a cork. Paper label with printing that has been worn away.

Apothecary bottle with molded round bottle with stopper and one flat side.

Apothecary bottle with gilt framed label. Label: "SEM.COLCH."

Apothecary bottle with flat oval ground stopper. Pontil scar.

Blown apothecary jar with pontil mark and stopper.

Small apothecary bottle with cork.

Apothecary bottle with round glass stopper. Gold and black label mostly removed. Pontil mark.

Blown bottle with molded stopper, each ground for tight fit. Concave bottom, pontil mark.

Molded apothecary bottle with lipped top over a 3/4" neck, the interior of which is ground as is the molded stopper exterior for tighter fit. Filmy substance on outside bottom.

Blown apothecary bottle with pontil mark. Molded, ground stopper fits into lipped, ground 1/2" neck.

Molded, ground stopper fits into lipped, ground 5/8" neck.

Apothecary chest painted blue with labels and decorative swags. Stenciled in dark blue and red on 18 drawers. Brass pulls. Starting from upper left corner, drawer # (1) Illegible / (2) SAL:NITRI.OPT / (3) FLOR:LAVEND / (4) RASS:SANT: RUB / (5) FOL:SENNOE. / (6) SEM:LINI: / (7) Illegible / (8) SEM:CARUI:OPT / (9) CERA: ALB / (10) GUM: ARABIC / (11) SAPO:CASTI:HIS / (12) GUM: BENFO / (13) GUM:TRAGAC / (14) Illegible / (15) RAD:SERP:S. / (16) Illegible / (17) Illegible / (18) GUM:GALBAN.

Two piece cabinet with 56 drawers in the upper half and 18 drawers on the lower half. Those on the upper half have names of herbs and medicnes printed on both the porcelain knob and on the drawers themselves, and stickers pasted on the drawer fronts. 14 of the lower drawers have porcelain knobs, 4 have iron back plates and bail handles. Two of the lower left hand drawers have lables in them.

Adhesive plaster in tube.

Ointment jar. Round with Cover. T&E FOR MATERIALS MERCHANDISING T&E

Ointment jar. Covered, round.

Ointment jar. Covered, round.

Small brass scale with 2 1/2" saucers used in a drug store. Wooden base.

Tin apothecary hanging shelf with space for 10 vials. 9 vials are associated with this object. Two punched holes are at the top of the shelf with a piece of twine is tied to create a hanger. A mixture of curved lines following the curve of the shelf are decorative with vertical line pattern on the left and right.

A metal plane sitting on a wooden base which is used to slice up herbs and other apothacary ingredients.

Round japanned tin box with paper label. 8 weights: 3 grain, 5 grain, half scruple, half drachm (x 2), 2 scruples, 1 drachm, 2 drachms.

Architect's Gunter's scale made of wood.

Architectural drawing of a building Facade. Pen on paper. "Scale 1/4" to the foot." Floor plan is object 2002.071.12.

Floor plans. Ink on paper. Scale: 1/4" per foot. Floor plan of architectural drawing 2002.071.11.

Ashpan with a long wrought handle, with hook tip for hanging. Riveted with brass to a rectangular, three-sided, sheet iron pan. A band of wrought iron reinforces the scoop.

One autoharp with wooden base, wooden pegs and metal tacks holding wire strings at regular intervals; circular hole in center, measuring 2.375 inches in diameter is surrounded by a gold painted border. Narrow end of base has a painted eagle with spread wings standing on a shield of red and gold stripes and stars on a blue background. At widest end, the string pitches (key signatures) are painted on a band of gold along with corresponding string numbers. The chord buttons are missing from the chord bar.

For the Use of Farmers, Planters, Mechanics, and All Families. 1859.

Wooden baked goods crate from the bread company of Daniel M. Anthony of Rochester, NY. The sides are printed with "D. M. A. / Baked Goods / D. M. Anthony / Rochester, N.Y. The crate once had leather hinges but at some point a metal hinge was added when those gave out.