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  1. gray stretch suspenders with silver-colored metal clips used by Walter Steinhauer who lived on Goode Street, Burnt Hills where he shared a home with his Aunt Annie Shriever who raised him after his mother died in childbirth when he was three years old; recently a resident of the Saratoga County Infirmary - suspenders

    1996.043.0003

    Record Type: Object

  2. synthetic, green/khaki trim, man's cardigan sweater; two pockets, 6 button used by Walter Steinhauer who lived on Goode Street, Burnt Hills where he shared a home with his Aunt Annie Shriever who raised him after his mother died in childbirth when he was three years old; recently a resident of the Saratoga County Infirmary - sweater

    1996.043.0004

    Record Type: Object

  3. Curved sword with eagle head and ivory handle sword bearing taped-on message "Grandfather Sears sword. He was Captain in Civil War, 1864 Used in training men" - sword

    1994.021

    Record Type: Object

    sword
  4. Green-painted table with drawer, four spool-turned legs and crosspiece; curved and flared top edge. Table and six fan-backed Windsor chairs are Benedict family heirlooms and were used in the Benedict Memorial Hospital. - table

    1968.001.0001

    Record Type: Object

    table
  5. Collapsible wooden table that folds into a 16 x 24 hinged carrying case; metal handle; black, coated fabric-covered Portable embalming table used by Morris Funeral Home for at-home funerals. - table, embalming

    1992.047.0001

    Record Type: Object

    table, embalming
  6. Teapot that is part of twelve-piece English pink lustre tea set from Staffordshire district; black transfer-printed with pattern of a woman in a garden with a cat. The tea set was brought to the Town of Charlton by Thomas Sweetman, one of the four founders of Charlton. - teapot

    1991.084.0001

    Record Type: Object

    teapot
  7. Two teaspoons of plain design, no embossing, engraved handle. These spoons belonged to the donor's maternal grandmother, Rozina J. Tripp, born January 1, 1845 in Bemis Heights; married January 1, 1866 in Cohoes; died October 29, 1922 in New York City, buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Troy. - teaspoon

    1968.038.0002

    Record Type: Object

    teaspoon
  8. A green, white and black shaker-top tin of foot powder with a pasted-on blue paper label. Used by Ralph B. Post, the donor's husband, while serving in the Medical Corps during World War I. Post was a doctor for many years in Ballston Spa. - tin

    1976.098.0053

    Record Type: Object

    tin
  9. One pound round tin with push-on lid and paper label containing product information, recipes and suggestions for use. Bischoff Chocolate Company "Bischoff's Home Brand Cocoa" Directions on label for making layer cakes, syrup and puddings; a premium coupon for gifts and an address for the premium catalog. - tin

    1968.033

    Record Type: Object

    tin
  10. Wooden ice fishing tool: an upright stake, slotted at the top to hold a lead-weighted arm which pivots on a bolt. The fishing line is attached to the arm, then wound on a spool on the side of the stake, and the arm is hooked to a stop. The mechanism signals when a fish may be on the line. - tip-up

    1986.043

    Record Type: Object

    tip-up
  11. A quarter-size brass coin with a laughing Santa on the face and the above marks on the back Brass Gold Bond Dividend token from The Carl Co., Schenectady; The Carl Company continued to issue the popular dividend stamps until the busines was sold in the late 1980s - token, store

    1993.080

    Record Type: Object

    token, store
  12. All pieces are battleship-grey-painted wood. a - g: a. ll x 2.63 x 1 battleship containing a mousetrap mechanism that can blow the ship apart when struck by a torpedo; b. 10.5 x 2.5 deck for battleship (removes to reach mechanism) c, d. gun turrets e. stack f. torpedo boat g. torpedo - toy ship

    1986.063.0001

    Record Type: Object

    toy ship
  13. app. 2 yds. long, pattern on ends and along sides red background - floral design on ends - trim

    1981.017.0062

    Record Type: Object

  14. approximately 2 yds, 4 strips satin trim ecru ribbon - 5" wide, satin strips 1/2" wide - trim

    1969.014.0047

    Record Type: Object

  15. Achievement Award, Saratoga Springs Engineer Sub-depot to Leo L. Lent, Supervisor, 1945; awarded for meritorious achievement in accident prevention as a supervisor; award is a gold painted plaster cast of a building with gates and turrets mounted on a wooden base - trophy

    1999.006

    Record Type: Object

    trophy
  16. Light brown, horsehide-covered trunk; rounded top; leather strip and brass rivet-decorated; leather flaps cover bottom edge of lid; hand-fashioned key plate; iron loop handles; green floral paper and newspaper-lined (religious newspaper). M.L. on the lid. The trunk belonged to the family of Mrs. Betts' mother, Martha Tibbits Wheeler (Mrs. John Wheeler), who was born in 1841 and lived in the Ballston Spa area. The initials M.L. were those of Margaret Lacy (later Mrs. Bradt), the aunt of Martha Tibbits Wheeler. - trunk

    1967.021.0001

    Record Type: Object

  17. Round-top, wooden trunk with a decorated paper-on-fabric covering, leather handles; five wood strips on top; metal reinforced edges; plain paper interior with lithographed decal under the lid picturing two children kneeling before a grave. Discarded from the attic of the old court house on the corner of West High Street and Bath Street, Ballston Spa. Contains miscellaneous records from the Saratoga County Board of Supervisors. - trunk

    1967.068

    Record Type: Object

    trunk
  18. Hide-covered wooden trunk with iron bail handles, trimmed in leather strips with brass studs at inch intervals; S.H. in brass studs on curved top; lined with dotted paper. This trunk was owned by Sarah Howe, the daughter of Lewis Sears's great-great-grandfather. - trunk

    1968.030.0014

    Record Type: Object

    trunk
  19. a - black wool jacket with satin lapels; single button front closure flapped side pockets; 3 buttons on each sleeve b - black silk brocade front vest with matching lapels; 4 metal silver colored with black interior button front closure; 2 pockets c - black wool trousers with satin stripes Tuxedo belonged to Daniel P. Fitzgerald, husband of the donor. Daniel Fitzgerald lived in Ballston Spa 43 years, and died on November 13, 1983. He was violinist of note in Hudson, NY, and vicinity, both as a soloist and an ensemble member. - tuxedo

    1985.046.0001

    Record Type: Object

  20. a - black wool jacket with satin lapels; single button front, black pocket, one open breast pocket, 3 button cuffs- unlined b - black silk brocade front vest with belted back; matching lapels; black sateen-back and lining; 3 covered buttons; 2 open pockets, belted back. Marks: " Wallach Brothers, New York. " label inside backbelt of vest " Lois Kritz man-Maskin, Inc. Hudson, NY " label inside jacket on pocket Provenance: 1940s - tuxedo

    1985.046.0002

    Record Type: Object

    tuxedo

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