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Whale oil burner
Tinsmith-made witch's hat whale oil burner with remnants of blue asphaltum
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Whale oil filler
Tin whale oil filler with hinged top and attached handle; spout has an extra "anchor" piece to top of vessel
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Whale oil lantern
(a) Whale oil lantern with blown glass shade, tin base and top, and covered with asphaltum; two tin burners, bottom part snaps out, perforated top has round hanger attached to top; (b) brass & tin burner holder & clips; soldered points.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wheel to riding plow
Wagon wheel size riding plow with wooden seat; frame with seat (part a); wheels (parts b & c)
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wheel to riding plow
Wagon wheel size riding plow with wooden seat; frame with seat (part a); wheels (parts b & c)
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wheelwright's traveler
Iron traveler with wooden handle; used to measure the circumference of a carriage or wagon wheel by rolling it along the rim and then measuring an iron bar of same measurement to make a tire.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wheelwright's traveler
Iron traveler with graduated markings on wheel; used to measure the circumference of a carriage or wagon wheel by rolling it along the rim and then measuring an iron bar of same measurement to make a tire
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
When Texas Came Romping into the Union
Front and back covers of a text about the annexation of Texas.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Pellow, Robert Emmett
Object Type:
Artwork
System:
The Portal to Texas History
White wedding gloves
One pair of white wedding gloves with metal lacings and cloth facing. The gloves have a manufacturer's stamp inside. This pair was worn in the marriage of Bartow Angus Harper to Mary Barroe Hendrix, Montgomery Co., near Conroe, Texas, 1892
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
William C. Winters bed
Low post pine or cedar bed stained dark to resemble walnut; has 4 turned posts; made by furniture maker, William C. Winters, for his sister, Susan Bernice Winters, on the occasion of her marriage in 1844
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Winchester Rifle]
Winchester repeating 32-caliber rifle.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Winder
Wooden yarn winder holds yarn for warping frame; includes 10 bobbins--2 of which are different from the others--that are wired through the center and held in 2 vertical rows
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wine glass
Clear fluted wine glass with knopped stem and polished pontil, early Pittsburgh region
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wine glass
Leaded glass wine glass with cut fan and diamonds design, applied circular foot, and polished pontil
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Winfield Scott Wallace and his wife]
Lois Jean Cooper-Mayer Collection. Photograph of Winfield Scott Wallace and his wife (either Lavinia Clark, or second wife, Effie King); from collection of 71 items (parts a-bs): documents, photographs, and books. See 1983-82.1 - .7 for related three dimensional objects.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Swartz, D. H.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wooden box
Blue velvet lined wooden box with brass handle and hardware; contained button collection 1969-618
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wooden clogs
Pair of wooden clogs with pointed toes and cut nail holes around front
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wooden clogs
Ladies wooden clogs with leather upper, open in back
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wooden gavel
Carved wooden gavel made from the cedar ruins of Baylor College
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wooden spoon
Hand-carved wooden spoon
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wool carpet
3 rectangular ingrain wool rug strips (a,b,c); handwoven, reversible, floral and leaf patterns; "Carpet from Judge Theron Lance home, Cabot,VT. Made by Kate Lance, home dyed and woven, about 1865."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wool carpet bag
Cotton-lined wool carpet bag with leatherette handles.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Worked stone
Worked flint, core
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Woven ash basket
Round handmade basket; crosshatch weave with handle across the middle; has wire nails in base of handle; poorly woven; probably ash splints; pencil marks on side
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History