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    Brown shipping label with black lettering. Printed on front: "EGGS FOR HATCHING/HANDLE WITH CARE/FOR/FROM F.R. BROWNELL,/BREEDER OF/RHODE ISLAND REDS EXCLUSIVELY/LITTLE COMPTON, R.I./THE BEST ALL PURPOSE FOWL ON EARTH."

    Record Type: Object

    2007.1082.12
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    Brown shipping label with black lettering. Printed on front: "EGGS FOR HATCHING/HANDLE WITH CARE/FOR/FROM F.R. BROWNELL,/BREEDER OF/RHODE ISLAND REDS EXCLUSIVELY/LITTLE COMPTON, R.I./THE BEST ALL PURPOSE FOWL ON EARTH."

    Record Type: Object

    2007.1082.4
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    Brown shipping label with black lettering. Printed on front: "EGGS FOR HATCHING/HANDLE WITH CARE/FOR/FROM F.R. BROWNELL,/BREEDER OF/RHODE ISLAND REDS EXCLUSIVELY/LITTLE COMPTON, R.I./THE BEST ALL PURPOSE FOWL ON EARTH."

    Record Type: Object

    2007.1082.7
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    Earthenware poultry waterer dish glazed off-white. Lip on rim. Stamped on bottom: "U.S.A."

    Record Type: Object

    2007.1085a
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    Earthenware poultry waterer lid glazed off-white. Rounded, cylinder shape that tapers to finial. Flat, circular finial. Hole at front, bottom. Stamped in blue on front: "OVERALL/TRADE MARK/THE/PARK&POLLARD CO./BOSTON/PATENT APPLIED FOR."

    Record Type: Object

    2007.1085b
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    Earthenware poultry waterer glazed beige. Rounded, cylinder shape with water trough and hole at bottom. Circular finial at top.

    Record Type: Object

    2007.1087
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    Hand held corn sheller. Pointed wood piece with brown leather finger loop attached to niche in wood.

    Record Type: Object

    2007.1089
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    Brown, burlap cotton seed bag with black and red lettering. Printed on front: "100 LBS. NET/COTTON SEED/MEAL & CAKE/CORPUS CHRISTI COTTON/OIL MILL/CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS."

    Record Type: Object

    2007.1099
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    Window screen made of cotton feed bag stretched on wood frame. Image of hen on front of screen. Front of screen reads: "POULTRY FOOD/CHIC CHUK/THE CONCENTRATED/POULTRY FOOD/MADE BY/RUSSIA CEMENT COMPANY/GLOUCESTER, MASS./MANUFACTURERS OF/LE PAGES/GLUE/MAKES HENS LAY/AND CHICKS GROW FAST/100 LBS./NET/WEIGHT/RUSSIA CEMENT COMPANY,/GLOUCESTER, MASS." Cotton is fastened to frame with nails. Used to let air in but keep wind out of chicken house.

    Record Type: Object

    2007.2002
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    Circular, terra cotta flowerpot saucer. Shallow sides with small lip on rim.

    Record Type: Object

    2007.2005
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    Terra cotta flowerpot. Slight lip on top rim. Deep sides and tapers from top to bottom. Hole in bottom. Because the cookhouse was warm from the caldron fire, farmers sometimes started plants in flowerpots in the Spring, which would be moved outdoors when the weather became warmer.

    Record Type: Object

    2007.2008
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    Terra cotta flowerpot. Lip on top rim and band around top quarter of body. Deep sides and tapers from top to bottom. Hole in bottom. Because the cookhouse was warm from the caldron fire, farmers sometimes started plants in flowerpots in the Spring, which would be moved outdoors when the weather became warmer.

    Record Type: Object

    2007.2009
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    Terra cotta flowerpot. Lip on top rim and band around top quarter of body. Deep sides and slightly tapers from top to bottom. Hole in bottom. Illegible stamp on side: "CHACE (?)/SOMERSET MA." Written on bottom: "CB/LC ORIGIN/BROWNELL" Because the cookhouse was warm from the caldron fire, farmers sometimes started plants in flowerpots in the Spring, which would be moved outdoors when the weather became warmer.

    Record Type: Object

    2007.2010
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    Hand-carved spool rack with four spindles. Box frame. Four pointed dowels with block heads. Four cylindrical covers that fit over dowels.

    Record Type: Object

    2007.2017
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    Wooden shuttle with pointed ends and slightly curved shape. Rectangle shape cut out at center for bobbin, thin narrow hole at bottom. Round hole in side for threading. Thin metal band around pointed ends. Three lines notched on bottom.

    Record Type: Object

    2007.2020
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    Wood stretcher or tent. Long narrow piece of wood with small metal teeth on one end interlocks into a matching piece of wood. Three small holes on each side for attaching interior piece. Wide metal band holds two pieces together. When opened, it was used to stretch cloth.

    Record Type: Object

    2007.2024a
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    Round wooden cover to cheese hoop. Plank of wood bolted to top for pressing and lifting. Should fit snugly inside to press down cheese, but it does not quite fit inside.

    Record Type: Object

    2007.2055a-b
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    Round wooden cover to cheese hoop. Plank of wood bolted to top for pressing and lifting. Fits snugly inside to press down cheese.

    Record Type: Object

    2007.2057b
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    Rectangle shape wood box with tongue and groove constructed corners. Has matching lid with product information.

    Record Type: Object

    2007.2082a
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    Round wooden cheese hoop. Bottom is constructed from a piece of unfinished, natural wood with a large knot at the center. Side of hoop is constructed of one piece of wood. The ends of this wood are fastened together with three nails. The interior of the sides has a textured patten. Thin round band attached at bottom of hoop.

    Record Type: Object

    2007.2083

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