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X974.560.1 - Quilt, Memory
Patchwork quilt sewn together with various coloured wool. Feather stitch. Colours, shapes and sizes of patches vary. Burgandy backing. 27 names of local residents are embroidered on the front. Velcro along the back for hanging. List of names: Mabel W. Fernleigh, A. Mc, Florance, Minnie B., Grena, F.E. Phillips, Mrs. W.E.H., Zita H. Louisa, Marie, Lillie, Mildred, E. Burk, "B.", Edith, Lila, Jessie, "M", Mother, Ethel, Beatrice, Aunt Eliza ...

Record Type: Object
X974.566.1 - Smoker, Bee
Round cannister with spout at top and wire loop attached to small bellows. Metal cannister. wood, metal and fabric bellows. Name Jones printed on bellows. Used to smoke out bees.

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X974.60.57 - Spokeshave
A brown-grey stone that is flat with jagged, sharp edges. A spokeshave is a tool used to shape and smooth wooden rods and shafts - often for use as wheel spokes, chair legs (particularly complex shapes such as the cabriole leg), self bows, and arrows. It can also be used to carve canoe paddles.

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X974.61.1 - Table
Black top harvest table. Likely made of pine. Drawer at one end, only one knob remains [viewer's left]. Two boards on top. Fancy turned legs. Malcolm Family farmed on Concession 5 and 6 Pickering Township. See People Field for more information.

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X974.695.1 - Gavel
Ornately turned. Thin, turned handle. Mallet is darker in colour than the handle. Mallet end is scarred from use. Used in Brougham by the Sons of Temperance Lodge. "The Sons of Temperance Lodge, Grand Division of Canada West, was formed in 1850 on the 15th day of April. The charter members of the Division, Number 104, were: Casper Willson, Calvin Sharrard, W. Proctor, Joseph Warner, James Bentley, Asher Willson, Robert Brown, Joseph Eade, ...

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X974.70.1 - Stamp
Black stamp with gold trim. Curved handle. Hand-painted orange flowers on sides. Card says "this is the first stamp used by the Markham and Pickering Telephone Co."

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X974.720.4 - Spoon, Souvenir
Silver. Oval bowl with the inscription `Waller Baker & Co. Limited, Breakfast Cocoa, Dorchester, Mass. Established 1780`. Figure of a woman holding a tray of cups as handle. `Made in USA` on back.

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X974.760.5 - Teapot
Silver teapot. Straight sides. Feather design engraved on sides. Oval-shaped hinged lid with black wooden knob. Side handle. Narrow curved spout.

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X994.1.2 - Snip, Sheet Metal
From the William Major Farm, Lot 26, Concession 5, Pickering. Made of forged steel. Two matching arm and jaw sections are held together with a nut and bolt. Remains of red paint in the grooves of the handles indicate they may have originally been painted. Jaws were covered in dried mud when donated. Mud was removed and a light coating of oil added to inhibit oxidation.

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X998.1.1 - Chair, Side
High backed, elaborately turned wood chairs. Dark stained finish. Upholstered back and seat were hand embroidered with chinese pictures and symbols. Back panel feeatures an oriental female figure in long, flowing robes. The seat features a circle with 4 symbols that mean (clockwise from top) Longevity, wealth and honour. The rest of the seat feautures symbols (including the swastika) in brown, yellow, and pink. The swastika symbol originally ...

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