One folding pocket knife with a red-brown, exotic wood handle, secured by three rivets, and a steel blade that has a maker's mark of two kissing cranes.

One folding pocket knife with a red-brown, exotic wood handle, secured by three rivets, and a steel blade that has a maker's mark of two kissing cranes.

One folding pocket knife with a red-brown, exotic wood handle, secured by three rivets, and a steel blade that has a maker's mark of two kissing cranes.

A pocketknife used to test melons and fruit, given to an employee of the Joseph Harris Seed Company. It is inscribed, "Paul Lilly" on one side and, "Joseph Harris Co. Inc." on the other side.

A cast iron shallow bowl with small handle on the side.

Porringer with pierced handle.

Portrait of Elizabeth Brown Savage. She is wearing a black dress with a white lace collar, a brooch decorated with a bird and a lace cap. She is sitting on a grain-painted settee.

Portrait of Maria Brown Brooks. She is wearing an Empire-style dress with lace collar and cuffs and a striped orange and green belt. Her jewelry includes a large tortoiseshell comb in her hair, earrings and a necklace.

Portrait of a young girl (Mary Ann Dillon)wearing a blue dress with short puffed sleeves. She has brown hair and eyes and is wearing a coral beaded necklace and holds an apple in one hand, and a black woven purse with blue accents in the other. Green foliage in the background. Mounted in a gold frame.

Portrait of Norman Savage. He is wearing a black coat, white shirt with a high collar and a black tie. He is sitting on a grain-painted settee.

Portrait of the Reverend Lemuel Brooks. He is wearing a dark coat, a white shirt with a high collar and tinted glasses.

Abigail Mott Moore (1795–1846) was an American Quaker, abolitionist, women's rights activist, and author. She was a member of the prominent Mott family of activists, which included her sister-in-law, the well-known social reformer Lucretia Mott. Known professionally as Abigail Mott, she wrote several works on education and abolitionism. She and her husband Lindley Moore became deeply involved in the anti-slavery movement, co-founding one of Rochester's first anti-slavery societies, the Rochester Anti-Slavery Society, in 1838. She died of tuberculosis on September 4, 1846, at the age of 51.

Lindley Murray Moore (1788–1871) was a Canadian-American abolitionist, educator, and farmer, best known for his work on the Underground Railroad and his role in founding the Rochester Anti-Slavery Society. His wife was Abigail Lydia Mott, was a niece of a prominent Quaker reformer and sister of women's rights activist Lucretia Mott.

One wooden post office box unit with 112 mailbox slots and 28 individual windows; windows are composed of leaded glass and are numbered or lettered in dark red paint.

Pot glazed on interior only with clear lead glaze.

Two curved bars riveted at the center and with a hook at each end.

One wood and iron potato shovel. The handle is a single piece of wood that has been squared off. The end of the handle has been split and a piece of wood inserted at the end, creating a triangular grip area. The handle curves where it meets the iron blade, which is a series of bent wires that go through the wooden handle and curve around to be affixed to the straight iron band across the end. There are remains of a long paper label across the front of the handle, although much is worn away.

A turned pounce box featuring a wide concave top with holes drilled in a star-shaped pattern.

A turned and footed pounce box with a concave top pierced in the shape of a five-pointed star.

Pounce pot with pierced brass cover on a rounded-shoulder, square glass pot with improved pontil. Filled with black sand.

Cylindrical powder flask with narrow 1" neck with rolled edge and strap handle. Soldered to sloping shoulder.

Free-blown preserving jar with rolled flaring lip that tapers upward from base.

Free-blown preserving jar with rolled flaring lip that tapers upward from base.

Program for "Anniversary Exercises of the Agonian Society, Normal Hall, Geneseo, NY." Four 5" x 5" papers tied together with twisted string. Page 1: announcement of the exercises; Page 2: program of the events of the evening; Page 3: cast and characters for a performance of "The Princess". Page 4: list of club officers and members.

One Alumnae Reading Club of Livingston Park Seminary program for 1899-1900. It is a small, stapled program, which lists the officers, the order of business, and individual programs of music and readings throughout the year, with topics including Germany, England, Ireland, Scotland, America, Spain, and Russia.

Math primer

Pudding mold with fluted sides and cover. The number 2 impressed on top of handle.

Pudding steam mold. Oval and ribbed with hanging ring.

Unpainted vinegar pump. 2 -1/2" horizontal handle on plunger.

Pure Gold wooden box. Box features dovetailing and a color label on one short side.

An 1887 map of the United States puzzle with reference map and box with illustrated cover. Two puzzle pieces are missing.

A silk and satin quilt made by Eliza Jane Eldridge of Angelica, New York. The quilt style is called "Pineapple Log Cabin" or "Windmill Blades". Eliza Jane was born on May 2, 1850, in Angelica, New York to Henry Wright Eldridge and Caroline Henrietta Scheank Eldridge. Eliza was a dressmaker and worked out of her home on Mechanic Street in Angelica. It is believed she used scraps of the clothes she made for this quilt. Eliza died on May 31, 1912 and is buried in Until the Dawn Cemetery in Angelica. This is a small, light weight quilt, perhaps used as a lap quilt or table covering.

Red and white quilt in the "Hearts and Gizzards" pattern.

Patchwork quilt made blue and white triangle pieces arranged in squares. White patch in corner with a double border, white and blue dotted.

Glazed, indigo and light green quilted spread. Center square has a design of heart and pomegranates.

Quilting frame. Corner posts: chamfered legs support the blocks which house the side and end rails. The rails are then secured by means of a threaded maple screw with turned handle. Constructed with wooden pegs.

Portrait of Rachael Dutton Willey Brown. She is sitting in a chair holding a Bible. She is wearing a black dress and fringed pelerine (cape), a lace-trimmed cap and amber beads. She has three moles on her lower right face. Painter is unknown but the portrait is attributed to Milton Williams Hopkins or Noah North

One large antique raddle.

One loom raddle with several replaced teeth.

One flat, rectangular steel rasp with four different raised patterns for smoothing and filing wood.

A child's rattle made of six pieces with hollow compartment for some hard seeds or rock chips. Pieces interlock to form a square. One piece, 3.5 inches longer than the others, forms handle.

Rattle made of six pieces of pine that interlock to create a hollow square. The handle goes through the center. A small rock inside makes the rattle noise.

An articulated straight razor with ivorene celluloid handle manufactured in Germany and distributed by F. A. Clauberg. The razor case is cardboard lined and covered with black faux shagreen. The case has an end cover that states "F. A. CLAUBERG NEW - YORK Made in Germany". The cover slips over an inner lip covered with fabric grain black paper that has a paper label. The label states "This Razor must be handled with great care on account of its extreme thinness and high temper as it is easily broken, and no broken Razor will be made good by us." The case then extends to a faux shagreen covered base that states "Tonsorial Gem Trade". The razor inside the case has a two sided ivory colored ivorene cover shaped like a curved bat. On the large end the two panels are separated by a black Bakelite or plastic disk and the ends held together with a rivet. The other end of the cover is riveted together with the shank of the steel razor held between with a curved rat tail thumb grip extending outward. The blade shank is stamped on one side Tonsorial Gem and on the other "F. A. CLAUBERG NEW - YORK MADE IN GERMANY". The shank continues to make an L shaped triangle from which the curved blade is drawn out. The shank and the blade articulate into the ivorene cover.

One birth and baptismal certificate for Emme Alice Frutchey. Reads: To these tow parents: as Mr. Amuel Frutchey and his wife Lydia Sary a daughter of Jonas Ettinger was born a daughter on the 6 day of April in the year of our Lord 1871. This child was born in Upper Mount Bethuel in Northampton county in the state of Pennsylvania, in North America; was baptized by the Rev'd Mr. Weisz and received the name of Amme Alice on the 7 day of October, A.D. 1971. Witnesses: The parents, selves. John H. Hines. Printed in black, blue, yellow, and red.

A record of flour sales from the office of M. McVean, Merchant Mills, located in Scottsville, Monroe Co., N.Y. June 19th 1878.

Redware bowl with nutmeg-colored glaze on the exterior and interior. Molded rim above flaring sides with incised line under rim.

Reed organ manufactured by the renowned Mason & Hamlin Organ Company. Features 61 keys, carpeted foot pedals, and gold inlay designs of beehives, birds, butterflies, foliage, and other intricate patterns.

One reed organ or melodeon, with rosewood veneered case with wave molding on the skirt and octagonal tapered legs. There is a lyre-shaped pedal support with wave molding.

A reed organ with 11 stops, 81 keys, and 5 octaves. Grooved line and gouged carving with an arched crest with foliate design and knee swells. There is an arched and drapery carving on base above pedals. Carpet covers the foot pedals. Marked "Estey & Co. Brattleboro, Vt."

Reflector oven with two handles on top, a hinged door on the back, removable spit, and a spout on the side.

Half round reflector oven with a hinged door on back, two strap handles, two strap back legs and two wire front legs. Holes on sides for spit.

A tall angled back that acts as a reflector with 6 wire hooks for hanging birds, and a handle on the back. There is a pan on the bottom to collect fat.

Relish dish/condiment dish. Blue transfer of Oriental design.

One engraving, printed in black and white, of the "Residence of Seward French, East Bloomfield, N.Y." There is house with people on the porch, which also has an American flag hanging from the roof of the porch. There is a complex of barns, gardens and field crops, a street with a team of horses pulling a wagon, two styles of fencing around the yard and fields. There is a train running behind the house. There is also an inset in the corner featuring a croquet yard that is fenced in, and has benches and chairs with people playing and watching the game. The lower right corner of the print has the initials "A.G.S. DEL."

Four unused "Reward of Merit" certificates intended for an instructor to give to a pupil. Each one has a different scene including cherubim, a beaver, and a man on a horse.

Roasting pan with slightly flared sides, three feet, and squared iron handle attached to right angled ear loops. Sheet iron lid has wide handle and trough-shaped edges.

A view of the city of Rochester from Mount Hope Cemetery. Image includes multiple groups of people walking through the cemetery, buildings populating Rochester, and rays of sun coming through clouds.

Balloon back rocking chair with scrolled arms and dark grey upholstery. Both the back and seat are stuffed and upholstered.

Windsor style single crest slat rocking chair with rabbit ear stiles and six spindles.

A painted rocking chair with a broad stenciled crest rail. The back features four arrow-shaped spindles positioned between the seat and a narrow slat located about two-thirds of the way up the back.

One painted and stenciled rocking chair made by Charles Robinson, of Rochester, NY. The paint is faux rosewood, with streaked red and black paint. The top rail has a curved shape that is outlined with gold paint, and there is a painted rosette in each corner and a cluster of fruit in the center. The back of the rail is stamped "Robinson/Rochester NY" into the wood (partially illegible). Each spindle has gold paint accents at the top and bottom of each. The round stiles have a gold painted leaf at the top and a simple band at the bottom. The seat is outlined with a thin band of gold paint and a panel with clipped corners is painted on the center front edge of the seat. A rounded piece of wood was added to the underside of the seat to make the front edge rounded. The front legs and stretcher are turned with gold accents. The rear legs and side/rear stretchers are round with no gold paint. The rockers are narrow.

Chair with four arched and shaped back slats. Turned stiles ending in tall ball finials. Scrolled arms. Front stretcher is bobbin turned. Painted deep red-brown.

Carved wooden horse with 4 turned legs mounted on two red rockers joined by a board. Animal is gray and sponged black. Tail and mane are black horse hair and saddle is black oil cloth.

Rolling pin made of maple wood.

One maple wood rolling pin.

One maple wood rolling pin.

One maple wood rolling pin.

One maple wood rolling pin.

Wooden rolling pin with tapered handles on either end.

One wooden rolling pin. Handles are crudely shaped and rounded to accommodate grip of hands.

Lathe-turned rolling pin with knob handles.

Stoneware rolling pin with turned maple post, handles on each end passes through the hollow roller. One handle screws on and off. Shiny yellow glaze.

One heavy, large, bird's eye and curly maple rolling pin.

Turned rolling pin with handles.

Parallel rolling straight edge.

Root's Garden Manual and Seed Catalogue for 1876.

Rope bed. Pine head and foot boards. Turned posts with acorn finials and round pegged rope rails. Painted red.

Bed with square head and foot posts with chamfered edges. Rails drilled for ropes.

Rope dispenser.

Carpet strip of green, red and gold. Three strips sewn together.

Rug beater made by looping and twisting wire together to form the "beater" The shaft of the beater is twisted at the bottom and set into a wooden handle. There is a small loop at the end for hanging.

Twisted wire body with wooden handle.

Rug beater made of wire that has been woven together to form the "beater". Beater is set into a wooden handle.

A rushlight with a dual holder designed to accommodate both candles and wood splints.

Civil War, State of New York, cartridge box plate. Lead filled brass. Two wire loops on the back attach it to the box.

Turned walnut handle over turned brass posts on a brass shell. Shell interior is ridged. Iron rod lift over brass door.

Sadiron. Cast sadiron with a replaced wrought handle.

One cast iron sadiron with the number eight on handle and a star design on base.

One sadiron with the number six on handle and a star design on base

One sadiron with the number six on handle and a star design on base.

One sadiron with the number six on the handle and a star design on base.

One sadiron with the number five on handle and a small star design on base.

One sadiron with the number five on handle and a small star design on base.

One sadiron. The number 6 is on handle and a star design is on base.

One sadiron. The number 7 is on the handle and, a raised star design on base. The handle was painted black.

One sadiron. The number 7 is on the handle and, a raised star design on base.

One sadiron. The number 7 is on the handle and, a raised star design on base.

One cast iron sadiron. Handle painted black and imprinted with the number 4. Upper surface of iron has a molded star or asterisk symbol.

One cast iron sadiron. The handle is imprinted with the number 6 and has been painted black. Upper surface of iron is imprinted with a star or asterisk symbol.