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[Brown and black striped, 3/4 of an inch wooden frame.]

Brown and black striped, 3/4 of an inch wooden frame. Still has glass, but doesn't have anything to hold the glass in.

Date: 1918

Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Calendar for 1914, with Photograph]

Calendar for the year 1914 with a photograph of a woman and small child reading posted on each page. The calendars at the bottom of the page fold back to reveal the rest of the months of the year.

Date: 1914

Creator: R. Chapman Co.

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Iron with a wooden handle]

It is made of iron, but is plated with a silver unknown metal. Above the back of the iron is a plug in for a cord. The handle is wood and has been burned underneath. The handle is bolted to the iron.

Date: 1910

Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Crowbar with a hexagonal shaft]

Crowbar with a hexagonal shaft with ends that angle. One end angles more and has a flat-claw head, while the other is just a flat wedge.

Date: 1910

Partner: Fort Bend Museum

Purse

Purse of gunmetal mesh, suitable for afternoon use. Rectangular frame, plain polished gunmetal / steel frame with ball/snap closure and matching chain of elongated links. Body of purse formed of gunmetal / steel mesh, with linked chain latticework along bottom edge, terminating in small spheres. Inside of frame is engraved "Bessie H. Brown" and "Dallas Texas 4205 Swiss Avenue" Measurements: 26 cm. from top of clasp to bottom of fringe; 19.5 cm at widest part of bag.

Date: 1912

Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Picture hat

Picture/mousquetaire style hat of violet silk over purple straw body. The low, domed crown is surrounded by a wide brim, and overlaid by two wide, dyed violet ostrich feathers. The underside of the brim the lighter colored violet woven straw body of the hat. The crown is lined in black taffeta fabric and has an attached cord to help secure hat to wearer's head. Retailer's label sewn inside crown: "Sanger Bros / Dallas and Waco / Texas"

Date: 1917

Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Drafting table

Drafting table with a single metal pedestal. This drafting table was used at the Texas General Land Office around 1915.

Date: 1915

Partner: Texas State Preservation Board

Drafting table

Drafting table with a single metal pedestal. This drafting table was used at the Texas General Land Office around 1915.

Date: 1915

Partner: Texas State Preservation Board

Flat files

Oak flat files in four sections, stacked vertically. The base has four legs and there is a box top as well as 14 drawers with metal pulls. These files were used to store documents and maps at the Texas General Land Office around 1915.

Date: 1915

Partner: Texas State Preservation Board

Flat files

Oak flat files in two sections, stacked vertically. There are paneled sides with 10 drawers and brass nameplates. These files were used to store documents and at the Texas General Land Office around 1915.

Date: 1915

Partner: Texas State Preservation Board

Flat files

Oak flat files in three sections, stacked vertically. There are paneled sides, box top, eight drawers with dark metal nameplates. These files were used to store documents and maps at the Texas General Land Office around 1915.

Date: 1915

Partner: Texas State Preservation Board

Flat files

Wood flat files in three sections, stacked vertically. The base has four legs, box top and 15 drawers with metal pulls. These files were used to store documents and maps at the Texas General Land Office around 1915.

Date: 1915

Partner: Texas State Preservation Board

[Scythe used by donor's grandfather, W.W. Williams.]

Scythe used by donor's grandfather, W.W. Williams, of Victoria Co., TX. Snath is wooden with two handles, one at the bottom and one in the middle. The blade is attached by a bolted on bracket.

Date: 1910

Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Stove flue damper]

Stove flue damper, pat. July 20, 1915. 11.8 cm diameter damper body with three oval holes. Handle is spring coiled. Body is cracked twice--once through "I" in "American" and once after "N" in "American." See 1999.008.014, 1999.008.016 for other examples of same model

Date: July 20, 1915

Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Stove flue damper]

Stove flue damper, patented July 20, 1915. 4.5 " (11.8 cm) diameter with coiled handle. Damper body is round with three oval holes.

Date: 1915

Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Stove flue damper]

Stove flue damper, pat. July 20, 1915. 11.8 cm diameter damper body with three oval holes. Handle is spring coiled. See 1999.008.014, 1999.008.015 for other examples of same model

Date: 1915

Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Counter-mounted butcher paper cutter]

Counter-mounted butcher paper cutter. Wooden dowel which held paper roll rests in u-shaped brackets at each end of cutter. Spring-loaded straightedge provides a tearing surface. Unit has holes in base for mounting to counter. Base is braced on one side with a flat metal strip (.5" x 24.4 "); other side is held by a piece of wire. Top of unit is made from a flat wooden bar. (a) is main part. (b) is wooden dowel.

Date: 1910

Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[1912 Dalton Adding, Listing and Calculating machine]

Metal machine with keys and a roll of paper threaded at the top. Plates on the front have the company name "Dalton" and "Adding, Listing and Calculating machine."

Date: 1912

Creator: Dalton

Partner: Fort Bend Museum

Infant's Dress

Infant's dress of white cotton batiste with lace surrounds. Full length with short, puffed sleeves. High waist gathers at yoke. Yoke and sleeves trimmed in lace. Yoke is constructed of cut-out pieces and is embroidered in white vine and floral design. Hem has five rows of pin tucks above a 2-1/2" ruffle trimmed in satin-stitched dots along the bottom. Center back opening with two tiny mother-of-pearl buttons; third, top button is missing. Unlined.

Date: 1913

Creator: Torrance, Mary Sleeper

Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

[Varnished/Lacquered scythe]

Varnished/Lacquered scythe with two handles one at the bottom and one in the middle. All iron parts are painted black. Blade is attached at the top with two iron rings that slide on and off.

Date: 1912/1913

Partner: Fort Bend Museum

Scythe blade, painted black

Scythe blade, painted black

Date: 1912/1913

Partner: Fort Bend Museum

Child's dress

A) Infant's dress of white batiste cotton. Yoke has rounded neckline with tatted lace and floral embroidered inserts. Short puffed sleeves are trimmed in tatted lace. Skirt has insert of floral embroidered batiste between two rows of tatted lace; pin tucking above inserts and at ruffled hemline trimmed with tatted lace. Center back opening with snap closure; snaps missing. Unlined. B) Slip of white batiste cotton. Sleeveless with wide rounded neckline; bordered in tatted lace. Bodice embroide… more

Date: 1912

Creator: Rowland, Carrie M.

Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

[Hausmann & Hasdorff Trade Token]

One of a collection of 244 miscellaneous "Texas Trade Tokens." This says, "In Trade Only, 5" on one side with a logo and patent date, "Pat. Apr. 7, 1914"; on the other it has the text: "Hausmann & Hasdorff, 5."

Date: 1914~

Partner: Star of the Republic Museum

[Hausmann & Hasdorff Trade Token]

One of a collection of 244 miscellaneous "Texas Trade Tokens." This coin says, "In Trade Only, 50," on one side with a logo and patent date, "Pat. Apr. 7th, 1914"; on the other it has the text: "Hausmann & Hasdorff, 50."

Date: 1914~

Partner: Star of the Republic Museum

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