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X974.141.1 - Spittoon
Cast iron turtle spittoon. Painted black. Bowl missing. Old Accession Register "Spittoon. In shape of black, iron turtle. Head, when pressed, lifts back revealing hole to spit in. Pat Appld' 1891."

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X974.1459.1 - Painting
Gold wooden frame around original painting of "Brougham Central Hotel and Harness shop attached by verandah". Both buildings are now in the museum complex. On hotel building is "Mechin and Poucher General Merchants". Brown building and green vegetation. Both buildings were originally located at Brougham. Painted by L.B. Whiteley as per Gift Receipt. ET 16/12/2015

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X974.1491.1 - Painting
Oil painting of a bush, coloured. Large, twisted tree is prominent in picture. Covered wagon and a man on the road. Torn slightly. Signed "A.J. Patterson, 1894". Wooden frame back. Label on frame reads "The Art Metropole, Windsor and Newton Artists and Decorating Materials, Toronto."

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X974.1505.1 - Painting
Oil painting of a forest and two people gathering wood. A cabin is in the background. Signed by "W.N. Eickelberg" Written on the back "To Roger from his friend Pappir Mulder."

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X974.1570.2 - Tag, Animal
36 metal tags stored on a flat stick, with a nail to prevent falling off. According to card they were used on sheep. Tag #s 348, 368, 369, 371-382, 384-389, 395, 399-402 "W. Major" part of Major family. Lived on Concession 5 in a stone farmhouse. See "Pickering Family Histories" for more details.

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X974.1617.1 - Doll
China bust sewn into a cloth body. Face is white with black curly hair and blue eyes. Pink cloth body with short arms and no legs. Blue and white shirt attached to body. Skirt is pleated.

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X974.1650.2 - Quilt
Quilt. Black, red, and pale blue diagonals. Grey diagonals through it. Width if grey border is 6.5 cm. Inside grey diagonals are maple leafs in paisley patterns, pink, dark blue and black.

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X974.1656.1 - Purse
Green satin purse. Green and yellow flowers sewn on bottom. Drawstring close with satin flowers.

Record Type: Object
X974.283.10A - Case, Eyeglass
Black oval case. Black velvet interior, with silver around opening of case. Two silver chains attached to open end of case, which are in turn attached to a large silver clip to hand on a pocket.

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X974.283.10B - Eyeglasses
Blue tinted glass. Set into fine, black wire frames. Arms each have a 6 cm piece that is hinged to the arm end and is movable.

Record Type: Object