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[Stanley Bailey No. 28 transitional fore plane]

Stanley Bailey No. 28 transitional fore plane. Has a beech wood stock with what looks similar to an iron plane screwed to the top. The front of the iron setting starts 5.2 cm from the face/sole and ends 6.2 cm before the heel. Between the iron and wood is a thin wooden board that has been cut into the shape of the iron piece. At the front of the iron is a mushroom shaped knob which is screwed on. The iron is not very wide here but gets wider towards the center where it takes on a rectangular shape. There is now a hole in the wood stock that is lined with iron. The front is straight but the back slopes upward so that the hole at the bottom is .7 cm X 6 cm and the top is 7.5 cm X 6 cm. Within this hole, from the back forward, is the frog, cutter, basic iron and lever cap. The lever cap has a diamond texture on the front. The frog has an adjustment screw. At this point the iron piece once again gets thinner but longer than the front. ON top of the iron is a cross between …
Date: 1885
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Rusty L-shaped carpenter's square]

Rusty L-shaped carpenter's square with the vertical part longer and wider than the horizontal part. The square is marked off in inches: outer edge, 24 in. horizontally and 16 in. vertically. The inside is marked 22.5 in. horizontally and 14 in. vertically. Straight down the middle of the longer part it is marked starting at 1 ending with 21in. The other side of the square is the exact same except for one marking in the corner where the two parts meet. STANLEY ____00 Made in the USA _5 Some of the writing is obscured by rust.
Date: 1885
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Hayfork]

Hayfork with a rusty head with five tines and the handle case with wooden still in it from the broken handle. The tines curve up.
Date: 1885
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Hayfork]

Hayfork with a curved head with five tines. The pitch fork head is missing the metal case that the wooden handle is inserted into.
Date: 1885
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wrench with a pointed end]

It has one wrench head. The handle starts out flat and then rounds out and forms a point at the very end.
Date: 1885
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Scarf

Scarf/shawl of black china silk with dark brown chain knotted fringe on ends. Possibly a mourning shawl. Approximately 13 1/2" wide.
Date: 1885
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

Jacob Haish's "Parallel barbed wire, Patented August 31, 1885

Jacob Haish's "Parallel barbed wire, Patented August 31, 1885
Date: August 31, 1885
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Gold velvet dining chair]

Chairs, side, Eastlake. Hall chair with gold-beige velvet upholstery; braid trim; Walnut; capstan round front legs, back legs square plain. American c. 1885 Old Object Term: Chair, Hall Pair
Date: 1885~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lorgnette

Lorgnette of faux tortoiseshell. Tiny oval lenses mounted in flat glasses frame which swivels into matching housing of same shape. Suspension loop at one end to which is clipped black ribbon via gold clip; blackened metal slide along ribbon to adjust loop size. No marks on lorgnette. Hook on ribbon: "10K" Measurements: Case: 5" long x 1" wide; ribbon: 17" long.
Date: 1885/1895
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

[American Pomological Society Medal]

Round medal with a left-facing bust portrait in the center, labeled "H. Mitchell, Sc." with text around the outside: "American Pomological Society - Founded 1848 - Marshall Pinckney Wilder, Pres." On the reverse, there is a basket at the bottom, with images of grape leaves and fruit around the outside; in the center, text has been etched: "Prof. T. V. Munson for 12 Seedling and Texan Grapes ~1885~."
Date: 1885
Creator: American Pomological Society
System: The Portal to Texas History

White petticoat

Petticoat of white cotton batiste with double ruffle of machine made filet lace at skirt hem. Slightly trained. Hook & eye closure on 1/2" waistband.
Date: 1885/1895
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

"Angelo" detachable sleeve cuffs

Four men's French sleeve cuffs of white linen. 4" wide, three button holes. Turned under 7/8" on top and bottom. Stamped on fold: Angelo / Double Reversible / Linen 10 Reversible / Collar Co. Boston U.S.A. / (?) Feb. 7 1885
Date: 1885/1919
Creator: Reversible Collar Company
System: The UNT Digital Library

Black leather baby booties

Baby booties of black leather with scalloped 5 button closure and leather soles; 11cm length.
Date: 1885/1886
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

Tan leather booties

Child's booties of tan leather with tweed upper and self-leather trim at ankle; 3 eyelets with braided tan lace; 11 1/2cm length.
Date: 1885/1895
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

Lace cap

Day cap of cream lace, pale green moire silk, and 1/4" black velvet ribbon. Pointed over forehead, lappets fall at sides of face, ends of lappets trimmed with knots of ribbon.
Date: 1885/1895
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library