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[Mortar and Pestle]

Description: Small mortar and pestle used to triturate (grind) silver amalgam for dental restorations.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Mother-of-Pearl Opera Glasses]

Description: Pair of opera glasses made of gilt metal with decorative embellishments and inlaid with mother-of-pearl around the barrels of the lenses and around two parts of the foldable handle.
Date: unknown
Creator: J. Levinski Co.
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Newspaper Satchel]

Description: Rectangular burlap bag with a handle printed across the front with "Waco News-Tribune Times Herald." Several folded miniature newspapers in plastic covers are arranged inside the satchel.
Date: 1950/1960~
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Pin for the Texas Cotton Palace]

Description: Pin for the Texas Cotton Palace. The pin design is of the palace grounds and reads "Texas Cotton Palace Waco Nov 5-20".
Date: unknown
Creator: Texas Novelty Adv. Co. Hillsboro, Tex.
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Rectangular Plate with Auditorium Image]

Description: Small rectangular ashtray or shallow plate with a colored illustration of a large building on the inside, labeled "Auditorium, Waco, Texas." The building appears to be Spanish-style architecture with square towers and red-tile roofs, as well as a large arched roof behind; flags are flying from various towers. The dish also has a decorative, scalloped edging that is white with some gilding.
Date: unknown
Creator: Wheelock
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Red Paper Poppy]

Description: Flower made of red paper for the petals and green paper and wire for the stem. Green and yellow ribbons are attached, as is a slip of paper that reads "In Memoriam". The other side of the paper says "The American Legion. American Legion Auxiliary. Veteran Made Poppy."
Date: November 11, 1933
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Silver Creamer]

Description: Metal creamer with a large handle on the right side and a spout on the left, with a raised hotel logo on the front. The logo has a shield with a star which is surrounded by the six flags of Texas. Stamped on bottom: "[...] Reed & Barton, Silver Soldered, 3501B, 4 oz, The Rice."
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Spoon Excavator]

Description: Spoon excavator with a mother-of-pearl handle decorated with carved cross-hatching and floral patterns and a red jewel at the base of the handle. A second jewel is missing in the center of the handle.
Date: unknown
Creator: Samuel Stockton White Dental Manufacturing Company
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Spoon Excavator]

Description: Spoon excavator with a mother-of-pearl handle carved with a fish motif. It is missing the only jewel on one side.
Date: unknown
Creator: Samuel Stockton White Dental Manufacturing Company
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[State House Coffee Pot]

Description: Metal coffee pot with a large handle at right, spout at left, and a hinged lid with a knob at the top. The text "State House" is engraved in cursive across the front. Stamped on bottom: "Quadruple Plate, New York. 1854. 1 Pt."
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Tongue Depresser]

Description: Tongue depressor carved from mother-of-pearl with two purple jewels and star shaped carvings on one side. The reverse is smooth.
Date: unknown
Creator: Samuel Stockton White Dental Manufacturing Company
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

["Trim TCU" Ribbon]

Description: Ribbon made of orange material with green writing. There is a green bear at the top of the ribbon. Under the bear, it says "Trim TCU. Mash The Frogs."
Date: 1930~
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

["Usher" Ribbon]

Description: Ribbon made of white material with blue lettering which reads "USHER" vertically. There is a nail, probably used as a pin, at the top of the ribbon.
Date: 1930~
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[White Jug #1176]

Description: Mottled white pottery jug that has a medium-long neck and an elongated handle. At the top of the handle is a opening probably to help fluid flow better. Blue lettering stamped on the side says, "Hicks Rubber Co., Inc. Waco, Texas 1176."
Date: unknown
Creator: Hicks Rubber Company
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Willis Wedding Shoes]

Description: Pair of ladies' white heeled wedding shoes, which were worn by Sallie Ann Parker when she married Thomas Middlebrook Willis at the First Presbyterian Church of Abilene, Texas on June 16, 1886.
Date: 1886~
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis
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