[Arrow Plate Barbed Wire]

One of 16 pieces of barbed wire; No. 129; 6-18-1878, Scutt's "Arrow Plate."
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Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

Auger

T-handled auger with a wooden handle.
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Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

Auger

Wooden-handled auger.
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Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

Auger

Auger with large bit; wooden handle is broken
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Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

Auger

Auger with wooden handle
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Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

Avery Engraved bottle

Brown bottle engraved with lines.
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Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

Baby dress

Woolen baby dress; knitted and crocheted; ribbon around neckline
Date: unknown
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Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

Balance weight

50 lb. iron test weight for cotton, marked "50", "US", "SUHM"
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Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

Barber's scissors

Steel barber's scissors with one rat-tail eye and one plain eye; very sharp points; mold lines visible; marked, "FORGED STEEL U.S.A." on base of one blade
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Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

Barbless wire

Barbless ribbon wire from holding pens at a ranch north of Crystal City, Texas.
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Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

Barrel

Wooden barrel with lid; handles on each side; five iron straps
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Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

Basket

Rectangular splint basket with handle that has been nailed on; splints on bottom are larger than those on sides
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Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

Bass hunting horn

Hunting horn with leather strap
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

Battenberg lace doily

One of 2 Battenberg lace centerpieces made by Fannie Sheasby of Elgin, TX in 1870; Mrs. Sheasby was married to a physician, Dr. Samuel Sheasby, who was also a mason, postmaster, confederate army officer; they lived in Elgin from the 1850s on
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

Battenberg lace doily

One of 2 Battenberg lace centerpieces made by Fannie Sheasby of Elgin, TX in 1870; Mrs. Sheasby was married to a physician, Dr. Samuel Sheasby, who was also a mason, postmaster, confederate army officer; they lived in Elgin from the 1850s on
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

Battle flag said to have been captured from Santa Anna at San Jacinto

Battle flag said to have been captured from Santa Anna at San Jacinto
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

“The Battle of Buena Vista--Generals Taylor and Santa Anna”

Hand-colored battle scene at Buena Vista from "Gleason's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion"
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

"Battle of Molina del Rey"

Hand-colored engraved print of the battle at Molina del Rey during the Mexican War
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Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

Bayonet

Stainless steele bayonet with wooden handle; 9 decorative notches on each side.
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Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

Beaded purse

Beaded and crocheted purse with floral design
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Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

Bed

Primitive Texas headboard (a) and footboard (b)
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Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

Bedspread

Homespun coverlet
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Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

Bedspread

Homespun coverlet that belonged to Liza Milam, Ben Milam's sister; possibly Chariot wheel pattern
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

Bedspread

Candlewick spread with knotted fringe inscribed "A. McKinney." There is an eagle design in the center with 3 arrows and olive branch.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History