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2008.11.3 - Inkwell
Clear glass inkwell with round body and tapered neck. Raised lettering on bottom reads: "THIS CONTAINER MADE IN USA" Raised lettering on side reads: "Waterman's Ink"
Record Type: Object
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2008.11.4a-b - Hinge
Long iron door heart hinge (a) with pin (b) found in the basement of the John Gunn House at 4 Blackville Road in Washington, CT. The hinge is long with 4 nail holes tapering to a heart shape at the end with a center nail hole. The other end is bent in a circle which fits a separate pin with curved handle and broken end. It was likely made by a local blacksmith in Washington Depot, CT.
Record Type: Object
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2008.11.5 - Hook
Iron hook, S-shaped, tapering at each end to a point found in the basement of the John Gunn House at 4 Blackville Road in Washington, CT. The top loop is much larger and the bottom loop is only slightly curved. A small rope is attached to the bottom. Likely made by a local blacksmith in Washington Depot, CT.
Record Type: Object
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2008.2.1 - Can
Metal coffee can, with lid from a general store owned by William and Roberts Watts and Thorton Cogswell in Washington Depot, Connecticut. The can has a white paper liner around its cylindrical shape. Printed on the liner in red: "WATTS & COGSWELL". Below this printed in blue: "PERFECT COFFEE/ GUARANTEED PERFECT IN PURITY, FLAVOR AND STRENGTH./ WASHINGTON DEPOT, CONN. In red small print on the front: "A Combination of the Finest Grades of Pure Cof...
Record Type: Object
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2008.2.10 - Trophy
Silver (Plated) trophy cup with engraved: "Washington Fair/ - 1928 - / Saddle Horse/ Over 15.2 Hands". The cup is high with a round rolled rim, round body tapering to a knobbed stem on a round raised base with multiple molded edges. The cup has a handle on each side. Engraved on the bottom: "2682"
Record Type: Object
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2008.2.2 - Bottle, Medicine
Small clear glass bottle, oval, with long neck and round mouth. Mouth has a wide rim. No stopper present. In raised print on bottle: "CHURCH, FORD, & CO./ DRUGGISTS/ WASHINGTON, CONN."
Record Type: Object
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2008.2.3 - Matchbox
Cardboard matchbox with matches enclosed. The interior box slides out the sides from a labeled sleeve or cover. The front of the sleeve is red and blue, enclosed within a tan diamond is a male head. The sleeve is labeled in tan: "Diamond/ Domino/ Matches" In fine print below: "THE DIAMOND MATCH COMPANY" A coarse strike panel is on either side of the sleeve. The sleeve bottom is rough, raised, and painted red. A stick-like match painted ye...
Record Type: Object
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2008.2.4 - Matchbox
Paper matchbox with matches enclosed from the Washington Match Co, Washington Depot, CT. The box is brown and constructed from one piece of sturdy paper. The top and side panels serve as the lid and lift up, exposing the interior. Sandlike material is adhered to the right side to serve as the strike panel for lighting matches. Printed in black on the top panel within a scrolled square: "The only PARLOR/ MATCH now made/ from which the HEADS/ will ...
Record Type: Object
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2008.2.5 - Padlock
Small metal Padlock with turnkey lock, (donated without key). In raised print on the front: "Miller".
Record Type: Object
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2008.2.6 - Shackle, Leg
A. Iron ankle shackles. Two metal loops, adjustable by key (not donated), joined by three ring chain. B. Iron wrist shackles. Two metal loops, adjustable by key (not donated), joined by a three link chain.
Record Type: Object
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2008.2.8ab - Letter
a. Letter from the "Sheriff's Office, Litchfield County", on white paper with bold black border deputizing A.H. Wyant for the execution of Andrew Borjessen. Inscribed in black Ink on the letter: " Litchfield, January 29th , 1892./ I, Henry Allen, Sheriff of the / County of Litchfield, do hereby/ depute, authorize and appoint/ A.H. Wyant Esq./ a SPECIAL DEPUTY SHERIFF to assoist in/ preserving the public pece at the /execution of ANDREW BORJES...
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