Museum Index

NOTES:

Bold locator numbers indicate artifact numbers, not page numbers.

For entries identifying places, if no town is listed, assume Lancaster.

If town but not state is listed, assume Massachusetts.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A

A. L. Safford, 222, 771
Abigail (ship), 221
Adam Naming the Creation (engraving), 747
Adams, Dr. E., (of Clinton), 259
Adventists. See Seventh-day Adventism
advertisements. See also promotional items
calendars
F. J. Noel, Grocers and General Merchandise, 1941, 387
Schumacher’s Dairy, 1956, 111
date book/calendar, Queen Chapel, 770
envelopes, 1933 Massachusetts State Ski Championship, 175
Lancaster, how to get to, 656
Lancaster Inn, 655
M. T. Dwyer Co., Clinton, 717–718
novelties, 144
postcards, 356
“Age To Come, The” (Christian doctrine), 782
Albert, Charles, III, 644
albums
autographs, 592
leaf specimens, 715
photograph (E. E. Miles Bindery), 755–757, 760, 762
algebra book, 193
Allen & Wheelock percussion pistol, 64
almanacs, 18
ambrotypes
Goodhue, Anna Willard, 244
Lane, Sarah, 242
America National Circus, 652
American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, 726
American Indians
artifacts of. See also stones
arrowheads, 302, 331, 336
axes, 301, 320, 324–325, 327–329, 335, 337–340
Indian maiden gift, 134
pestles, 85, 326
pipe bowls, 308
pottery, 441
stones, scooped out, 311–312, 321–323, 334
sketches of, 743
American Revolution memorabilia, 458
Amoskeag, 88
Andersen, Hans Christian, marionette, 548
andirons, 281, 498
Andrew, John A., 461
Andrews, F. & J., 747
angel puppets, 370–371
Antietam, Battle of, 39
apothecaries. See pharmacies
apothecary scales, 270
Appleseed, Johnny (Chapman, John), 195
appointments, military, 459, 461–464
architectural sketches, 223
armor, suit of, 280
arrowheads, 302, 331, 336
articles, newspapers. See newspaper articles
artillery
balls, 94
missiles, 54
shells, 55, 74
Artisan Cream Soda, 717
artists
Chandler, John Greene, 652, 708
Hosmer, Herbert H., Jr., 543
illustrators
Sendak, Maurice, 165
Tudor, Tasha, 164
painters
Bartol, Elizabeth Howard, 139
L’Ecuyer, Paul. See L’Ecuyer, Paul
Newhall, Eliza A., 1
Sargent, John Singer, 557
photographers
Nutting, Wallace, 626
Schervec, N., of Worcester, 286
sketch artists
Damon, Samuel P., 152
Parker, Connie C., 724
artwork. See specific genre of artwork by name
Atherton, Israel, Dr., 260
Atlantic Union College (AUC)
Bible Training School Office, 752
Christmas ornaments, 712
fans, 589, 695
Lancastrian, The, 738
pennants, 87
photographs, 752
platter, commemorative, 633
report cards, 588
tile, commemorative, 713
yearbooks, 590
AUC. See Atlantic Union College
authors
Brooks, William H., 604
Burbank, Luther S., 187
Burroughs, Edgar Rice, 533
Carter, James G., 604, 764
Chandler, John Greene, 602
Gilbert, C. C., 632
Hathaway, Samuel, 261
Hosmer, Herbert H., Jr., 736
Lazell, Warren, 546
Marvin, Abijah P., 275
Rowlandson, Mary, 262, 741–742
Sears, Edmund H., 603
Sendak, Maurice, 165
Tippett, James S., 535
Vroman, M. A., 740
Waggoner, J. H., 782
autograph albums, 592
Avery
Beth, 378
George L., 378
axes
cast steel, 288
stone, 301, 320, 324–325, 327–329, 335, 337–340

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B

B&M Railroad, 173, 176
badges. See also buttons; insignia
Grand Army of the Republic (GAR), 51
Lafayette, 447
Lancaster Fire Department (LFD), 155
Lancaster Grange, 51, 651
Loyal Legion, 50
Bailey
A. O., 435
Mrs. Horatio, 510
bakeware. See also pots and pans
biscuit stamp, 99
chopper, 703
ladle, 116
measures, 110
mortars and pestles. See mortars and pestles
Ballard, E., 482
Ballard Hill Pond, 401
ballot box, 645
balls, artillery, 94
Baltimore, Md., 53
Bancroft, George, 553
banks, Punch and Judy, 355
banners, 87
bannerstones, 310
Barber, Marian Houghton, 154
Bartol
Elizabeth Howard, 139
George M., 27
Bashaw
Frank A., 248
M. Greta Moulton Marean, 595–596
Batchelder, Anne, 729
battles
Antietam, Md., 39
Chattanooga, Tenn. [Grant’s Victory at], 49
Chickamauga, Tenn., 48
Gettysburg, Penn., 55
bayonets, 41, 42, 45, 58, 66
bayonettes. See bayonets
beadwork cuffs, 22
bean pot, 76
Beckly, Dr., 665
bed
cords, 455
warmers, 226
beds, trundle, 379
bells
brass, 372
silver-plated, 582
belts
with bayonet and cartridge cases, 45
with bayonet case and snuff pouch/pocket, 66
buckles, 40
gun, 721
leather, 40
benches, for puppets, 354
Bible Training School Office, Atlantic Union College, 752
bicentennial coins
Clinton, 585
Lancaster, 583–584
Bigelow
Erastus Brigham, 126
Horatio N., 552
Jacob, 269
Bigelow Carpet Co., 552
Bigelow Gardens, 223
billfolds. See pocketbooks
bird books, 5
birdhouses, 364, 375
biscuit stamp, 99
Bishop rifle, 60
black onyx pins, 132
blind, books for, 104
blocks, alphabet, 525
Blood, Arthur W., 153, 155, 230, 654
Bolton, Mass., 95, 125, 613
Bonkive Papers, 781
bonnets. See hats
Bontecue, Daniel, 781
booklets. See also books
Dedication of Lancaster Memorial Hall, 571
Discourse (Bartol), 27
of Fanny Gray’s life, 708
Herbert Hosmer Toy Cupboard Theatre, Lancaster, Mass., 735
History of Redemption Rock, The (Hathaway), 261
Johnston’s Handbook to the Celestial Globe, 766
Lancaster B&M Railroad Scenes, 176
Lancaster Inn, The, 13
Missionary Herald, The, 726
Mr. Hill’s Discourse Delivered at the Interment of Rev. Nathaniel Thayer, D.D., 26
Normal School, The (Browning Memorial School), 594
Order of Service for Installation of Reverend Paul Hull, 629
The Parsons-Chandler Doll’s House; Creation, Restoration, Re-Creation (Hosmer), 736
Pioneers of the Seventh-day Adventist Movement, 593
Puppet Master, The, 349
Santa Rosa Garden(Burbank), 187
South Lancaster Sanitarium, 591
Toy Book, The, Vol. 1, No. 1, 737
U.S. Army (E. E. Miles Publishing Co. [?]), 761
Views of South Lancaster Academy, 731–732
books. See also booklets
Adventures of Mijjilee, The, 729
Child’s Book of Birds, 5
Child’s Book of Nature, The, Number I, 746
Child’s Book of Nature, The, Number III, 7
1803 Catalog of Books belonging to the Proprietors of Lancaster Library, page from, 616
Geography, 744
Geography of Worcester County for the Young Children, A (Carter & Brooks), 604
History of Lancaster (Marvin), 275
Hostetter’s United States Almanac, 18
From Judaism to Christianity (Gilbert), 632
Kingdom of God, The (Waggoner), 782
Lancaster Junior College, 6
Lancaster on the Nashua, 14, 145
Lancastrian Towns, The, 739
Mother Goose Melodies, 547
Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson (Rowlandson), 262, 741–742
New Adventures of Tarzan Pop-Up, The (Burroughs), 533
New Webster Dictionary and Complete Vest Pocket Library, The (E. E. Miles Bindery), 580
Nutcracker, The (Sendak), 165
Pictorial Views of Massachusetts for the Young (Lazell), 546
poetry, 730
raised-letter for blind, 104
Remarkable History of Chicken Little, The (Chandler), 602
Reverend Nathaniel Thayer, Minister and Citizen, The, 28
Sabbath Readings(Vroman), 740
Self-Taught Stenographer, The (Bigelow), 126
textbooks, algebra, 193
That Glorious Song of Old (Sears), 603
Toy Cupboard Theatre Guest Book, 164
Toys and Toy Makers (Tippett), 535
Webster’s Dictionary, 759
Webster’s Dictionary, 40,000 Words, 751
bookstand, 384
booties, doll, 438
bootjacks, 505
boots, military, 33, 37
Boston, Mass., 726
Boston Common, 208
bottle carrier, 774
bottles, 220. See also jars
caps for, 111
green glass, pieces of English onion flask, 716
inhaler, 727
milk. See milk bottles
prescription. See prescription bottles
“Pure Extract Jamaica Ginger”, 639
Registered. Eustace Bros., Clinton, 676
Registered. Geo. F. Hewitt Co., Worcester, 676
Robinovits & Niman, Worcester, 689
rubber (canteen), 46
soda, M. T. Dwyer, Clinton, 719
stoneware, 220
Boucher, Donald
desk accessory from Rowlandson Pine, made by, 714
photographs, 654
World War II memorabilia, 686
bowls
china, 183, 210
dessert, 183
handle, stone, 303
mixing, 207
porcelain, 520
soup, 31, 183
wooden
chopping trencher, 273
Mexican, 446
boxes
cereal box, Maplehurst Farm of Lancaster, 773
E. E. Miles Bindery, 755, 762
gingerbread house (with wolf puppet inside), 528
letter, Victorian, 135
lithographed cardboard (America National Circus), 652
pencil, 107
pipe and tobacco, 283
of sealing wafers, 444
snuff, 417
wooden, 211, 416, 504, 650
branding iron, 680
brass
bed warmer, 226
bells, 372
horns, ceremonial, 231
kettles, 701
keys, 166, 167
measures, 110
nameplates, 198
tools, 82, 116
weathervane toppers, 237
bread makers, 702
bread plates, wooden, 179
Brick Church. See also First Church of Christ, Unitarian (Bulfinch Church)
bricks, 508
from Rowlandson House, 448
stamped “25”, from Brigadier Sawyer House, 227
Bridge, Charles and Mrs. (and daughter), 217
British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild Publication, 349
brochures. See booklets
bronze plaques, 291
Brooks
Patience White, 391
William H., 604
brooms, 692–693
Brothers, Peter, 61
Brown
Carrie E. Cutting, 127
Charles R., 128
Charles R. family, photographs, 128
Mrs. Charles R., 133
Numa E., 107, 129–130
Taggard and Chase, 652
Brown, Treacy & Co. (St. Paul, Minn.), 758
Browning Memorial School, 594
buckets, fire, 228–230, 654
buckles, belts, 40
buggy cushion, 711
Bulfinch, Charles, 10, 108. See also First Church of Christ, Unitarian (Bulfinch Church)
Bulfinch Church. See First Church of Christ, Unitarian (Bulfinch Church)
bullets, 49, 55
Burbank
Luther S., 185, 187, 189–190, 630
algebra textbook of, 193
business card, 188
engraving of, 763
home of, 184, 192, 194
nameplate, 198
report card, 186
Mrs. Luther S., 191
Burke, Numa E. Brown, 107, 129–130
Burroughs, Edgar Rice, 533
business cards
Gallup and Safford, 160
Record, Gideon S. (Stable), 168
Santa Rosa Nurseries, 188
Shaffer Gallery, 197
Buss, Sarah E., 768
buttonhole cutter, 406
buttons, 375. See also badges
Ehrman Manufacturing Co. Factory (Milford, N.H.), 144
Loyal Legion, 50
Prescott, 157
sleeve, American Revolution, 458
Washington, George, 431

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caldrons. See cauldrons
calendars
1900, photograph, 150
1938 pocket calendar (E. E. Miles Bindery), 578
1941, F. J. Noel, Grocers and General Merchandise, 387
1956, Schumacher’s Dairy, 111
pocket, 770
calling cards, Victorian, 133
candelabra, 527
candles
holders, 282
makers, 233
molds, 86, 233, 276–277
candy dishes, china, 222
cane, with hand-carved handle, 289
caned furniture, 293, 710
canes, 289
caning, 710
canteens, 46, 62
caps, milk bottle, 111
carding pads, hand, 95
cards, 418
“Artisan Cream Soda”, 717
business. See business cards
calling, Victorian, 133
dance, 151
lecture (medical school), 269
movable, Miss Muffett, 541
report cards. See report cards
valentines. See valentines
caricatures, 292
Carlisle, Charles, 401
carpets, Bigelow Carpet Co., 552
Carr Pharmacy, 395
carriage cushion, 711
carrier, milk bottle, 774
“Carry” paper doll, reproduction, 536
Carter
Calvin Dr., 258
Ephraim, Capt., 283
George, 531
James C., portrait of (Sargent), 557
James G., 604, 764
Sewall, 622
Carter, Andrews & Co., 7, 126, 531, 604, 746
cartridge cases, 45, 53, 57–58
carvings, onyx, 414
case, miniature display, 84
cask, wine, 69
cast-iron
flue door, 772
pots and pans, 212
cast-iron pots and pans, 497, 501
catalog of library books, page from (1803), 616
cauldrons. See also pots and pans
cast-iron, 497
tin, hand-forged, 232
celestial globe, 235
cemeteries
Eastwood Cemetery, 768
Old Settlers Burial Ground (Old Burying Ground), 336
photographs, 625
centennial medals, 255
Central Cemetery (Middle Cemetery), 283
Century Sermon Preached at the First Parish (Harrington), 576
ceramic crocks, 641
cereal box, Maplehurst Farm of Lancaster, 773
chain yarn washing machine, 77
chairs
cane-seated, 293, 710
for puppets, 350, 351
wicker with arms, 362
Chandler
Caroline Church, 649
Dolly Greene, 3, 12, 276
Elizabeth Howard, 649
George Frederick, 768
John Greene, 536, 602, 652, 708, 737
Marion, 378
Marion Ward, 649
Mary Greene, 700, 710
Mr. and Mrs. John and Family, 377
Nathaniel, Esq., 3, 12
Chandler-Ward House, 140
Chapman, John (Johnny Appleseed), 195
charger plates (platter), 290
Charter Oak, twig from, 206
Chase, Henry, 621
Chattanooga, Tenn., Battle of [Grant’s Victory at], 49
check, Lancaster National Bank, 169
cherry wood, bread plates, 179
chests, floor to ceiling, 675
chiastolites (cross stones), 386, 509
Chickamauga Battlefield, Tenn., 48
Chicken Little, 602
Chickering home (formerly Dr. Beckly’s [?] home), 665
Child, Jane, 649
Child’s Book of Birds, 5
Child’s Book of Nature, The, Number I, 746
Child’s Book of Nature, The, Number III, 7
china
bowls
dessert, 183
soup, 183
sprigged pattern, 210
white and blue, 520
candy dishes, 222
commemorative
depicting Evangelical Congregational Church, 8, 562
depicting First Church of Christ, Unitarian (Bulfinch Church), 12, 222
cups and saucers. See cups and saucers
patterns
blue and white, 29–30, 520
depicting First Church of Christ, Unitarian (Bulfinch Church), 222
fuchsia and green flower, 19, 183
fuchsia flower, 20, 21
gold and white, initialed, 209
leaf, 183
Linnea borealis, 147
sprigged, 210
pitchers. See also pitchers
depicting First Church of Christ, Unitarian (Bulfinch Church), 222
depicting Lancaster Evangelical Congregational Church, 771
plates. See also plates
depicting Evangelical Congregational Church, 8, 562
depicting First Church of Christ, Unitarian (Bulfinch Church), 12, 222
soup, 183
Safford, A. L., 222
soup plates, 183
tea sets
depicting First Church of Christ, Unitarian (Bulfinch Church), 222
sprigged pattern, 210
teapots
fuchsia and green flower pattern, 183
prigged pattern, 210
Wedgwood, 219
Wedgwood, 12, 219, 562
choppers, 703
chopping trencher bowl, 273
Christianity, 632, 782. See also Seventh-day Adventism
Christmas items
stamps, wooden, 514–515, 518–519
tree ornaments, 707, 712
churches
Evangelical Congregational Church. See Lancaster Evangelical Congregational Church
First Church of Christ, Unitarian. See First Church of Christ, Unitarian (Bulfinch Church)
Lancaster Evangelical Congregational Church, 771
New Church, Bowdoin St., Boston, 377
photographs, 150
city shop girls, 561
Civil War
appointment documents, 459, 461–464
battlefield artifacts, 48–49, 55
bullets, 49, 55
canteens, 46, 62
cartridge cases, 53
casualties of, 39
currency, fractional and postage currency, 141
first soldier killed in, 53
honorarium, 2
knapsacks, 63
leave-of-absence documents, 475–477
Libby Prison, Richmond, Va., artifacts from, 52, 70
Massachusetts 3rd Division, 478
Massachusetts 6th Infantry, Company D, 53
Massachusetts General Orders, 467, 474
missiles, 54
ordnance-related documents, 469
passes, military, 468
prisoners of war, 471, 472
relics, 436
rifles, 39, 59–61
shell fragments, 55
swords, 33–35
34th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment. See 34th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment
uniforms, 33
U.S. Volunteer Enlistment List, 459
cleaning products, 692–693
Clinton, Mass., 767
bicentennial coins, 585
bottles, 394–395, 397, 676, 687
cards, advertisement, 717
Civil War enlistees from, 459
Clintonville, 114
envelopes, 378
Lancaster Mills, 77
signs, 718
Clinton Foundry Co, 772
clippings, newspaper. See newspaper articles
Clish, John, 159
clocks, 564
grandfather’s (face missing), small, 385
hand and pendulum of, 257
clothing. See also belts; hats
footwear. See footwear
hoop petticoats, 142
uniforms, 723. See also military, uniforms
coach lace, 510, 511
coaster, 201
coats, military, 36, 67, 68
Cobb
Calistia R., 460
Charles, 466
Mary Ann, 460
Samuel, 460
William L., 464
appointments, military, 461–463
leaves of absence, military, 475–477
Massachusetts 3rd Division and, 473, 478
passes, military, 468
prisoners of war and, 471
Treasury Department appointment, 470
Cobb & Johnson, 178, 250, 252, 450–451, 453, 781
coffins, receipts for, 466
coin purses, 253
coins, 443
commemorative, 583–585
silver dollars, 490
combs, 691
commemorative coins, 583–585
common pins, 430
“Community Rooms, South Lancaster”, 507
Congregational church. See Lancaster Evangelical Congregational Church
Connors, Hugh and Sara, 106
cookware
bakeware. See bakeware
pots and pans. See pots and pans
copper
kettles, 221, 701
measures, 110
pitchers, 500
weathervane toppers, 690
correctional facilities
Lancaster Industrial School for Girls, 76, 568
Libby Prison, Richmond, Va., 52, 70
correspondence. See letters
cotton picker, double beater, 685
cows
copper (weathervane topper), 690
plastic, 375
Craddock House (Medford, Mass.), 420
cradles, 294
creamer, tin, 106
creamer pitcher, 771
Crosby, Nichols & Co., 708
cross stones (chiastolites), 386, 509
Cuba, 56
cuffs, beaded, 22
cupboard, toy, 631
cups and saucers
blue and white, 29–30
cup (only) with lid and handle, 439
depicting First Church of Christ, Unitarian (Bulfinch Church), 222
fuchsia and green flower pattern, 19
fuchsia flower pattern, 20, 21
gold and white, initialed, 209
leaf pattern, 183
Linnea borealis pattern, 147
sprigged pattern, 210
currency, fractional and postage, 141
Current Topics Club, 542
cushion, buggy, 711
Cutting, Lavinia K. Sawyer, 132

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daguerreotypes, 217, 243
Dall, Caroline H., 437
Damon
Ida, 389
Samuel P., 152
dance cards, 151
date books, 770
Davenport, Charles M., 617
Dedication of Lancaster Memorial Hall, 571
deeds, 586
Deershorn District, Lancaster, Mass., 227
deposit slip, Lancaster National Bank, 169
Derry, Victor F., 691
designs, puppet, 543
desk accessories, from Rowlandson pine, 714
dessert bowls, 183
dictionary, 580
die-cut lithograph, 133
dioramas, 84
diplomas, Morse, George M., 267
dirt roads, 711
discharges, military, 478
Discourse (Bartol), 27
dishware
bowls. See bowls
china. See china
mugs, 98, 642
plates. See plates
platters. See platters
display case, miniature, 84
Doctor Franklin Perkins School of Lancaster, 728–729
doctrines, Christian, 782
dollhouses, 342, 619, 623, 677
dolls, 361, 376, 679
bassinet for, 376
booties for, 438
cloth, folk style, 83
cradle for, 503
crib for, 361
paper, 536, 539, 649, 708
shoe for, 375
on wheels with lamb, 647
wooden, 374
donkey puppets, 345
Dorman
A., 481
James A., 484–486
double beater cotton picker, 685
Doubleday, Mrs., 412
dowel, 201
drawings, 728. See also sketches
drugstores. See pharmacies
drums and sticks, 481, 483
drying racks, 704
Dudley, L. [?], 482
dust jacket for Harvest of the Years (Burbank and Hall), 185
Dwyer, M. T., soda company. See M. T. Dwyer Co., Clinton

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E. E. Miles Bindery
assignment notebooks, 748–749, 777
autograph albums, 592
memo book, 577
memo book refill, 579
New Webster Dictionary and Complete Vest Pocket Library, The, 580
photograph albums, 755–757, 760, 762
photographs of, 750, 753–754
pocket calendar (1938), 578
Webster’s Dictionary, vest pocket, 775
E. M. Evans Drug Store, 394
Eager, Rufus, 110
earthenware
bean pot, 76
Mexican Indian pottery, 441
plates, 134
Eastman, Seth, 768
Eastwood Cemetery, 768
Ehrman Manufacturing Co. Factory (Milford, N.H.), 144
1803 Catalog of Books belonging to the Proprietors of Lancaster Library, page, 616
elderly housing, 223
elm, Lancaster. See Lancaster Elm
embroidery work, 438
Emperor Mikado of Japan, bodyguards of, 280
Endicott, John, 285
engravings
Adam Naming the Creation (Andrews), 747
Bulfinch, Charles, 108
Burbank, Luther S. (Merrill), 763
Chandler, Nathaniel, Esq. and Dolly (Greene), 3
Thayer, Nathaniel, 556
Enterprise,The (Hudson newspaper), 549
envelopes
airmail for National Airmail Week, 190
Avery Boot and Shoe Dealer, Clinton, 378
black-edged with burial plan letter, 437
Ehrman Manufacturing Co. Factory, Milford, N.H., 144
with hand-written letter (1862), 443
Johnny Appleseed, commemorating birthplace of, 195
promotional, for 1933 Massachusetts State Ski Championship, 175
Eskimo harpoon, 100
Estey Cottage Organ, 140
Eustace Bros., Clinton, 676
Evangelical Congregational Church. See Lancaster Evangelical Congregational Church
Evans Drug Store, 394
eyeglass cases, 452
eyeglasses, 389–390, 452

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F. A. Hanaford [Store], 106
F. J. Noel, Grocers and General Merchandise, 387
fabric samples, 425, 595
Fairbanks Inn, 628
“Fanny Gray” paper doll, 708
fans, 146
Atlantic Union College (AUC), 589, 695
Gould’s Drug Store, 146
photograph of baseball players, 144
Farm & Home, 539
Farnsworth
John E., 687
Phyllis, 154
Farnsworth, Mrs. Lee, 654
Faubert, Mary, 635
Fidler, Nancy, 227
Fifth Meeting House. See First Church of Christ, Unitarian (Bulfinch Church)
fire buckets, 228–230, 654
fire chief, Lancaster Fire Department (LFD), 230
fire truck, horse-drawn, toy, 646
firearms
pistols, 64, 65
rifles, 39, 59, 71–72
Bishop, 60
Harpers Ferry, 61
with Josh Golcher lock, 73
firkins (Shaker style), 124
First Church of Christ, Unitarian (Bulfinch Church)
china depicting, 12, 222
decorative tile, 10
Hull, Paul, Rev., installation as minister of, 629
nails from horse sheds, 112
nails from parsonage, 118
parsonage, 532
pew receipt, 640
photographs, 620, 660, 666
postcards, 668
First Parish Meeting House. See First Church of Christ, Unitarian (Bulfinch Church)
Fisher, Jacob, Esq., 764
Fitch, Miss, letter to (1967), 148
Fitchburg, Mass., 600
Flagg
Gershom, 88, 566
Mrs. Gershom, 563
Sally, 117
flask, English onion, 716
flatware
molds for, 80
spoons, 52, 79, 768
flax, spun, 433
flax ketchells, 502
“Flaxman”, 432
Fleischner, Francis, Mr. and Mrs., 671
Fletcher, Joshua, 576
Fletcher, Otis, House, 215
Fletcher House, George Hill, 561
flue door, cast-iron, 772
fluting iron, 102
fly swatter, 181
flyers, World War I, 388
folk art, 710
food stamps, 780
foot
stools, 710
stoves, 278–279
footwear
boots, military, 33, 37
rubber, 415
wedding, 409–412
woman’s leather, 405
Forbes, Franklin, 61
forceps, 260
Fort Devens, 74
Fort Pond, 574
Fotofolio albums (E. E. Miles Bindery), 755–757, 762. See also photograph albums
Foundry, Lancaster, 398
fountains, gargoyles, 706
fractional currency, 141
Frog Prince, Princess Gwendolyn hand puppet from, 545
From Judaism to Christianity (Gilbert), 632
Fry, Jonathan, 95
Fuller
Henry M., 622
John, 115, 266
Sophronia Orange Wadsworth, 266, 510
funeral directors, 770
furniture
beds, trundle, 379
caned, 293, 710
chairs. See chairs
chests, 675
cradles, 294
footstools, 710
for puppets, 350–351, 354
stools, 363, 710
tables, 630
wicker, 362–363, 365

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Gallup & Safford (Grocery), 143, 160, 639
games, Tiddly Winks, 709
GAR. See Grand Army of the Republic
Gardner, Miss, 409
gargoyle water fountains, 706
General Orders, Massachusetts, 467, 474
General Society of Mayflower Descendants, The, 783
Geography, 744
em>Geography of Worcester County for the Young Children, A (Carter & Brooks), 604
George F. Hewitt Co., 676
George Hill, 429
Fletcher House, 561
Tuttle, S. Henry, Capt., homestead, 512
Gettysburg, Battle of, 55
Gibson
Dorothy, 722
Jesse, 722
Gilbert, C. C., 632
gingerbread house box (with wolf puppet inside), 528
glass, green, pieces of, 716
glass, window pane, 115
globes
celestial, 235
world, 236, 643
Golcher, Josh, 73
Gold Star medals, 248
Golden Wedding Whiskey, 687
“Good Rest” house, 561
Goodhue, Anna Willard, 244
Goodhue, Mr. and Mrs. F. A., 287
Goodridge Brook, 94
Gould, Frank, 396
Gould’s Pharmacy (Apothecary Shop; Drug Store), 146, 392–393, 396, 408
Gove, Joanna Damon, 390
Governor’s Garden, Salem, Mass., 285
governors of Massachusetts, 461
Grand Army of the Republic (GAR)
badge, 51
ribbon & pin, 153
Grant, Katie, 438
Grant’s Victory at Chattanooga, Tenn., 49
Graves, Marvin, 624
Green, Charles Montraville, 377
Greene, Dolly, 3, 12, 276
Groton, Mass., 460
guardianship documents, 460
guest book, 164
guns. See also firearms
belts, 721
manufacturers
Allen & Wheelock, 64
Bishop, 60

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H&G, 271–272
half-tone engravings, 763
Hall, William, 185, 471
hand puppets, 544–545
handbags. See pocketbooks
handguns. See pistols
handle, bowl, 303
Hans Christian Andersen marionette, 548
Harpers Ferry rifles, 61
harpoons, 100
Harrington, Timothy, 576
Harris, Richard, Jr., 779
Hartwell, Joseph, 466
Harvest of the Years (Burbank and Hall), book jacket, 185
Haskell
S. H., 782
Stephen L, 404
Stephen N., 593
hatchets. See axes
Hathaway, Samuel, 261
hats
with hatpin, for puppets, 352
military, 138
straw and ribbons bonnet, 127
tools for making, 428
Hawkins’ Bridge, 618
Heliotype Printing Co., 109
helmets, 75
Hentz, Caroline Lee Whiting, 698
Herbert H. Hosmer Jr., College Press, 602
Herbert H. Hosmer Museum. See Toy Cupboard Theatre and Museum collection
Herbert Hosmer Toy Cupboard Theatre, Lancaster, Mass., 782
Hiller, Major, 491
history, Toy Cupboard Theatre, 523
History of Lancaster (Marvin), 275
History of Redemption Rock, The (Hathaway), 261
Holden, Mass., 311
Holman, Charlotte E., 573
holsters, leather, 47
Holt, Benjamin, 89
honoraria, Commonwealth of Mass., 2
hoop petticoats, 142
horns, ceremonial brass, 231
horse and buggy, 664
Hosmer
Herbert H., Jr., 536, 559, 649, 664, 736, 768
Mrs. (mother of Herbert H., Jr.), 560
Hosmer, Herbert H., Jr., collection of, 345–385, 513–529. See also Toy Cupboard Theatre and Museum collection
box, America National Circus, 652
caned chair and footstool, 710
cow, plastic, 375
dollhouses, 342, 619, 623
dolls, 361, 376, 679
bassinet for, 376
crib for, 361
shoe for, 375
wooden, 374
Estey Cottage Organ, 140
puppet designs, 543
puppet patterns, 369
puppets. See puppets
rattle, 357
Santa and sleigh, plastic, 373
signs
doll-size, 360
Racketty-Packetty House, 684
trunks, 700
valentines, 346
Hosmer homestead, 664
Hostetter & Smith, 18
Hostetter’s United States Almanac, 18
Hotel Lancaster. See Lancaster Inn
hotels
Fairbanks Inn, 628
Lancaster Inn. See Lancaster Inn
Houghton
family, 221
John and Mary, 586
Josiah S., 2
Lance L., 426
house lots, first settlers’, 109
houses
Burbank, Luther S., 184, 192, 194
Carter, George (later occupied by Lincoln family), 531
Chickering home (formerly Dr. Beckly’s home), 665
Craddock House, Medford, 420
Flagg, Sally, 117
Fletcher, Otis, House, 215
Fletcher House, George Hill, 561
“Good Rest”, 561
Haskell, Stephen L., 404
Holman, Charlotte E., 573
Hosmer homestead, 664
Lane, Tobias, 624
Little Red House, 287
Lynch, 672
Phelps House, 624
photographs, 150
Racketty-Packetty House, 140
Robertson House, Old Common, 561
Rowlandson House, bricks from, 448
Sartelle, James, 711
Sawyer, Brigadier, 227
Second House, Lancaster, 532
Thayer Mansion, 722
Thayer vacation home (for city shop girls), 561
Townsend, Sheriff, 622
Townshends and Wheelwrights, 669
Tuttle, S. Henry, Capt., homestead, George Hill, 512
Ward, Samuel, Capt., 710
Ward-Chandler, 140
Washburn (built by Sewall Carter), 622
Wilder House, George Hill, 405
Willard, Samuel, 96
housing, elderly, 223
Howard, Mrs. Parnel Ames, 217
Howe, George W., 39
Hull, Paul, Rev., 629

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illustrators
Sendak, Maurice, 165
Tudor, Tasha, 164
“Ima Oldie” (sign on dollhouse), 342
implements. See tools
Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Penn., 249
Indian Gorge, Holden, 311
Indian maiden gift, 134
Indian Mound, 336
Indians. See American Indians
Industrial School for Girls. See Lancaster Industrial School for Girls
inhaler, 727
inns
Fairbanks Inn, 628
Lancaster Inn. See Lancaster Inn
insignia. See also buttons; medals
badges. See badges
military
maple leaves, silver, 43
stripes, 44
instruments. See also tools
medical, 258–260, 268
musical, 89, 140, 481, 483–486
insulator, electric fence, 111
International Exhibit, Philadelphia, Penn. memorabilia, 255
inventors, Plant, Samuel, 685
invitation, wedding, 377
invoice blanks, Ponikin [sic] Mills (Fitchburg, Mass.), 600
iron, fluting, 102
ironwork, shears, 101
ivory tusk, 113

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J. Q. Preble, 5
jacket, book, for Harvest of the Years (Burbank and Hall), 185
Jacob Estey & Co., 140
James, Emily, 729
James M. Carr Pharmacy, 395
Japanese sword (Siobookatana), 280
Jaquith, E. H., 169
jars, 213–214, 239. See also bottles
prescription, 393
stoneware, 213–214, 239
Jette, Louis, 687
jewelry, pins, 56, 132, 424
John Greene Chandler Museum, 367, 536
Johnny Appleseed (Chapman, John), 195
Johnson, George A., 480, 487–488
Johnston’s Handbook to the Celestial Globe, 766
journals
Franklin Institute of the State of Pennsylvania, 572
Mayflower Quarterly, The, 783
Missionary Herald, The, 726
Judaism, 632
jugs, 123

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Kennedy, A. J., 328
Kerrigan, J. R., 767
ketchells, flax, 502
kettles
brass or copper, 701
cast-iron, 497, 501
copper, 221
tin, hand-forged, 232
key cases, 9
Keyes, Stephen, 62, 63
keys, 97
brass, 166, 167
cases, 9
Lancaster Inn, 166, 167
skeleton, 238
watch, 421
Kilbourn, W. A., 172
King, Orrice, Jr., 182
King Philip’s War. See Rowlandson, Mary
Kingdom of God, The: An Examination of the Prophecies Relative to the Time and Manner of Its Establishment (Waggoner), 782
kitchenware
bakeware. See bakeware
bowls. See bowls
china. See china
plates. See plates
pots and pans. See pots and pans
utensils. See utensils
knapsacks, 63
Knights Templar, 440

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L. Safford Store, 159
“La Grande Pandora”, 542
lace, 456
Ladd
Luther C., 53
Mae, 259
ladles, 116
Lafayette
badge, 447
sign, 233
Lake Superior, 319
Lake Superior artifacts, 308
lamps
glass-paned, 119
lighters, 121
tin, 120
Lancaster, Mass.. See also specific Lancaster landmarks, buildings and other entities by name
advertisement about, 656
anniversary memorabilia
200th, 583, 584
250th, 157
350th, 606–612, 642
ballot box, 645
books about, 14, 145, 275, 571. See also booklets; books
churches
Evangelical Congregational Church. See Lancaster Evangelical Congregational Church
First Church of Christ, Unitarian. See First Church of Christ, Unitarian (Bulfinch Church)
Civil War enlistees from, 459
fire department. See Lancaster Fire Department
Lancastrians, whimsical photograph of, 292
library. See Thayer Memorial Library
lotteries
bridge, 422–423
school, 427
Main Street, 174
maps, 530, 613, 617, 764
museums. See museums
newspapers, 114, 734
photographs. See photographs
poor farm. See Lancaster Town Poor Farm
postcards. See postcards
roads, 711
schools. See schools
slate quarry, 566
town hall. See Lancaster Town Hall
Lancaster, Second House, 532
Lancaster Academy, 186
Lancaster Artillery Company, 94
Lancaster B&M Railroad Scenes, 173, 176
Lancaster Bears Band, 482
Lancaster Broom Co., Inc., 692–693
Lancaster Church. See First Church of Christ, Unitarian (Bulfinch Church)
Lancaster Courant, 114
Lancaster Creamery, 637–638
Lancaster Current Topics Club, 700
Lancaster Depot on Center Bridge Road, 173
Lancaster Elm
items made from, 200–201, 211, 293
photographs, 199
postcards, 204, 205
Lancaster Evangelical Congregational Church
creamer pitcher depicting, 771
ministers of, 550, 551
plates depicting, 8, 562
Lancaster Farmers’ Club (LFC), 177
Lancaster Fire Department (LFD), 231
badges, 155
chief, 230
fire buckets, 228–230, 654
Lancaster Foundry, 398
Lancaster Gazette, 734
Lancaster Grange badge, 651
Lancaster High School, old, 667
Lancaster Historical Society (LHS), 403
Lancaster Hotel. See Lancaster Inn
Lancaster Industrial School for Girls, 76, 568
Lancaster Inn
advertisement, 655
booklet, 13
keys, 166, 167
photographs, 149, 240, 621, 657
postcards, 658
sketches of, 152
Lancaster Inn, The, 13
Lancaster Junior College, 6
Lancaster Library. See Thayer Memorial Library
Lancaster Massacre, 714
Lancaster Memorial Hall, 571
Lancaster Mills, Clinton, 77
Lancaster National Bank, 169
Lancaster on the Nashua, 14, 145
Lancaster Outing Club, Inc., 175
Lancaster Piano Co., 172
Lancaster Town Hall, 170
Lancaster Town Library. See Thayer Memorial Library
Lancaster Town Poor Farm, 644
book, raised letter, 104
branding iron, 680
bread maker, 702
choppers, 703
chopping bowl, 273
drying racks, 704
postcard, 103
Victrola, 644
wagon jack, 694
wood plane, 136
Lancastrian, The, 738
Lancastrian Towns, The, 739
Lancastriana Society, 292
Lane
James, 245
Sarah A., 135, 242
Tobias, house of, 624
Lange’s Laundry, 776
lanterns
glass-paned, 119
lighters, 121
tin, 120
Laundry, Lange’s, 776
Lawrence, O., 452
Lazell, Warren, 546
Leach, Frank T., 464
lead pipes, 429
leather goods
belts, 40
fire buckets, 228–230
holsters, 47
key cases, 9
packet, 459
pocketbooks. See pocketbooks
ration book wallet, 4
shoes, woman’s, 405
wallets, 781
leave-of-absence documents, Civil War, 475–477
leaves, collection of specimen, 715
lecture cards (medical school), 269
L’Ecuyer, Paul, 559, 567, 681, 768
Lee & Shepard, Boston, 603
Leominster, Mass., 480, 691
letter box, Victorian, 135
letter opener, 200
letters
burial plans (President Lincoln for his child), 437
to Chandler, Marion from Avery, Beth (1888), 378
Civil War prisoners of war, pertaining to, 471
Civil War related, 464, 473
Civil War relics (1862), describing, 436
Dall, Caroline H., signed by, 437
hand-written with envelope (1862), 443
to Lancaster Library from U.S. Treasury Department (1912), 435
to Miss Fitch (1967), 148
musical instruments (1859), pertaining to, 484
mustard-pot, pertaining to, 434
pink slippers (article #410), describing, 411
to Prescott, Martha, from her brother Emerson, 251
LFC. See Lancaster Farmers’ Club
LFD. See Lancaster Fire Department
LHS. See Lancaster Historical Society
Libby Prison, Richmond, Va., 52, 70
Liberty Loan Committee, 388
license plate, promotional, 769
lighters, lamp/lantern, 121
Lincoln, Abraham, 437
Lincoln, Dr., 270
Lincoln family home, 531
Linne, Carl von, 147
Linnea borealis, 147
lithographs
America National Circus box (Chandler), 652
calling card, 133
Little Book House Museum, 624
Little Red House, 287
Little Red Riding Hood wolf puppet, 359
locks, door, 96
lottery tickets, 422–423, 427
Lowell, 53
Loyal Legion, 50
Lynch’s house, 672

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M. T. Dwyer Co., Clinton, 717–719
Macdonald, James, Mrs., 192
magazines. See journals
Main Street
photographs, 661
postcards, 569, 674
Mallard, Abraham, 294
mallets, 201, 211
Maloon [?], Channing [?], 485
mammoth elm, Boston Common, 208
man in tuxedo, photograph of, 25
Mann, Ebeneezer [sp?] Corey, 154
mannequins, wax, 33
manufacturers
Bigelow Carpet Co., 552
Ehrman Manufacturing Co. Factory, Milford, N.H., 144
firearms
Allen & Wheelock, 64
Bishop, 60
Jacob Estey & Co., 140
Lancaster Broom Co., Inc., 692–693
Lancaster Piano Co., 172
Moulton Textile Co., 595
pocketbooks
Cobb & Johnson, 178, 250, 252, 450–451, 453
Cobb & Sparks, 403
Ponakin MIlls, 595, 597, 599–601, 628
Ponakin Plastics, 598
W. S. Reed Toy Co., 650
maple leaf insignia, silver, 43
Maplehurst Farm of Lancaster, 773
maps
Bolton, Mass., 613
house lots of first settlers, 109
Lancaster, 530, 613, 617
Lancaster, 1850 (Fisher), 764
Ponakin Mills area, 599
Rowlandson, Mary, removals of, 256, 274
marionettes, 548. See also puppets
marker, stone, 295
Marsh House, Still River, 238
Martin, Ronald, 729
Marvin, Abijah P., 275, 551
“Mary Had a Little Lamb”, 418, 647
Massachusetts
2nd Infantry, Company D, 2
3rd Division, 478
6th Infantry, Company D, 53
34th Volunteer Infantry Regiment. See 34th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment
General Orders, 467, 474
Militia, 58
picture book, 546
tercentennial medals, 285
matchbooks, 778
May, Daniel, 427
Mayflower Quarterly, The, 783
Maynard, John, 217
McCormack, Donna, 729
measures, 110, 122
medals
Massachusetts tercentennial, 285
U.S. centennial (1876), 255
World War I, 248
World War II, 686
Medford, Mass., 420
medical instruments, 268
dissecting, with case, 258
forceps, 260
surgical, with case, 259
memo book (E. E. Miles Bindery), 577
memo book, refill for (E. E. Miles Bindery), 579
Memorial Hall Library Building (1905, now Thayer Memorial Library), 570
Merrick, Spencer R., 55
Merrill, H. C., 763
Metropolitan Water District Commission (MWDC), 723
Mexican bowls, 446
Mexican Indian pottery, 441
Mexican War, 45
Mexican-American War. See Mexican War
Middle Cemetery (Central Cemetery), 283
Mijjilee, 728–729
Miles, Mrs., 581
Miles Bindery, E. E., 577–580, 592
milestone (or property corner) marker, 295
military
documents
appointments, 459, 461–464
discharges, 478
honorarium, 2
leaves of absence, 475–477
Massachusetts General Orders, 467, 474
ordnance related, 469
passes, 468
prisoners of war, pertaining to, 471, 472
U.S. Volunteer Enlistment List, 459
gear
canteens, 62
canteens, rubber, 46
holsters, leather, 47
knapsacks, 63
insignia
maple leaves, silver, 43
stripes, 44
medals, 248, 686
ordnance. See ordnance
uniforms
belts, 40, 45, 66
boots, 33, 37
Civil War, 33
coats, 36, 67, 68
epaulets, 43
hat cords, 43
hats, 138
helmets, 75
vests, 67
weapons. See also ordnance
bayonets. See bayonets
firearms. See firearms
swords. See swords
Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the U.S. (MOLLUS), 50
milk bottles
caps for, 111
carrier, 774
Lancaster Creamery, 637–638
Schumacher’s Dairy, 111
Thayer Farm, 105
miniaturists, 649
ministers
Bartol, George M., 27
Harrington, Timothy, 576
Hull, Paul, 629
Marvin, Abijah P., 275, 551
Packard, Charles, 550
Thayer, Nathaniel, 26, 28, 246, 556
Minuteman 1941 (yearbook), 590
mirrors, 137
Miss Muffett, movable card of, 541
missiles, artillery, 54
Missionary Herald, The, 726
Mississippi, 495
mixing bowls, 207
model houses. See dollhouses
model train car, metal, 648
models, chain yarn washing machine, 77
molds
candle, 86, 233, 276–277
spoon, 80
MOLLUS. See Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the U.S.
mops, 693
Morse
George F., 489
George M., 267–269
Mary (Barnard), 125
mortars and pestles
brass, 82
stone, 85, 326
wooden, 81, 225
Moses, Robert R., 39
Mother Goose Melodies, 547
Moulton Textile Co., 595
mourning pins, 424
movable cards, 541
Mr. Hill’s Discourse Delivered at the Interment of Rev. Nathaniel Thayer, D.D., 26
Muffett, Miss, movable card of, 541
mugs
Lancaster 350th anniversary, 642
Washington, 98
Murphy, Thomas, 729
Murphy’s Drug Store, 156, 671
museums
Herbert H. Hosmer Museum. See Toy Cupboard Theatre and Museum collection
John Chandler Museum, 367
Little Book House Museum, 624
Toy Cupboard Theatre and Museum. See Toy Cupboard Theatre and Museum collection
musical instruments
organs, 140
pitch pipes, 89
receipts pertaining to, 481, 483–486
Muskingum Valley, Ohio, 319
mustard-pots, 434
MWDC. See Metropolitan Water District Commission
My Scrapbook of Puppets (Hosmer), 348

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nails, 238
from Craddock house, Medford, 420
from First Church of Christ, Unitarian (Bulfinch Church), 112, 118
from old chest, 419
from Ponakin Mill, 601
from Sally Flagg house, 117
nameplates, brass, 198
napkin rings, 264
Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson (Rowlandson), 262, 741–742
Nashua Indians, 302
Nashua River at Lancaster, 575
National Airmail Week envelope, 190
Native Americans. See American Indians
nature books, 5, 7, 746
Neck Road, 618
needlework, 131
New Adventures of Tarzan Pop-Up, The (Burroughs), 533
New Boston Aqueduct Co., 429
New Church, Bowdoin Street, Boston, Mass., 377
New Webster Dictionary and Complete Vest Pocket Library, The (E. E. Miles Bindery), 580
Newhall, Eliza A., 1
newsletters. See newspapers
newspaper articles
on chiastolites (cross stones), 386
on Cobb & Johnson pocketbook company, 250
illustration, Ladd, Luther C., 53
photograph, Boucher, Donald, and Farnsworth, Mrs. Lee, 654
on tree planting, Santa Rosa Nurseries, 191
newspapers
Enterprise, The (Hudson), 549
Lancaster Courant, 114
Lancaster Gazette, 734
Lancastrian, The, 738
Student Idea, The, 162, 731–732
Worcester Sunday Telegram, 386
Newton, J. W., 235
Noel, F. J., 387
noggins (or rundlets), 69
“Noontime” (postcard), 176
Normal School, The (Browning Memorial School), 594
Norton, Frank B., 123
Norton, Mass., 674
Norton stoneware jugs, 123
notebooks
from Brown, Treacy & Co., St. Paul, Minn., 758
from E. E. Miles Bindery, 748–749, 777
Nourse, Henry S., 35, 264
Grand Army of the Republic badge of, 51
Loyal Legion badge and button of, 50
novelties, 144
nurseries, Santa Rosa, 187
Nutcracker, The (Sendak), 165
Nutting, Wallace, 626

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Old Settlers Burial Ground (Old Burying Ground), 625
photographs, 625
100th anniversary medals. See centennial medals
onyx pins, 132, 424
order forms, Ponikin [sic] Mills, Fitchburg, 600
Order of Service for Installation of Reverend Paul Hull, 629
ordnance
artillery
balls, 94
missiles, 54
shell fragments, 55
shells, 74
bullets, 49, 55
cartridge cases, 45, 53, 57–58
documents pertaining to, 469
missiles, 54
pistols, 64, 65
rifles, 39, 59, 71–72
Bishop, 60
Harpers Ferry, 61
with Josh Golcher lock, 73
organs, Estey Cottage, 140
ornament, Christmas, 707, 712
Otterson, Henry, 258

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Packard, Charles, 550
padlock, 265
painters
Bartol, Elizabeth Howard, 139
L’Ecuyer, Paul. See L’Ecuyer, Paul
Newhall, Eliza A., 1
Sargent, John Singer, 557
paintings
Christmas scene (L’Ecuyer), 567
Large Oak Tree, 614
Old Vose Bridge (Newhall), 1
portraits. See portraits
Toy Cupboard Theatre (L’Ecuyer), 681
women in gowns, 24
palm root, petrified, 722
pamphlets. See booklets
pane, window, 115
pans. See pots and pans
paper dolls
“Carry” reproduction, 536
with fabric clothes, 649
“Fanny Gray”, 708
“Patriotic Dressing Dolls”, 539
parades, Lancaster 350th anniversary, 606–612
Parker
Connie C., 724
J. L., 91
T. R., 90
Parker Brothers, 709
parsonages, First Church of Christ, Unitarian (Bulfinch Church), 118, 532
passes, military, 468
passport, U.S., Washburn, Francis, 38
patents, revolving harrow, 572
“Patriotic Dressing Dolls”, 539
pattern blocks, 449
patterns, puppet, 369
Pearce, Mitchell, 729
pegs, 404
pen nib holder, 52
pencil box, 107
pencil stubs, 443
pendulums, clock, 257
pennants, 87
percussion pistols, 64, 65
periodicals. See journals
Perkins School of Lancaster, 728–729
pestles. See mortars and pestles
petticoats, hoop, 142
pew receipt, 640
pewter items
platter bowls, 125
spoon molds, 80
spoons, 79
pharmacies
E. M. Evans Drug Store, 394
Gould’s Pharmacy (Apothecary Shop; Drug Store), 146, 392–393, 396, 408
James M. Carr Pharmacy, 395
Murphy’s Drug Store, 671
Reliable Drug Co., 397
Vernon Drugstore, Clinton, 687
Phelps
C., Jr., 136
Edward, 442
Phelps House, 624
Philadelphia, Penn., 249, 255
photograph albums, 760. See also Fotofolio albums (E. E. Miles Bindery)
photographers
Nutting, Wallace, 626
Schervec, N., of Worcester, 286
photographs, 148, 150, 443
ambrotype with case
Goodhue, Anna Willard, 244
Lane, Sarah, 242
Atlantic Union College campus, 752
B&M Railroad scenes, 173
Bancroft, George, 553
baseball players (made into a fan), 144
Bashaw, M. Greta Moulton Marean, 596
Bigelow, Horatio N., 552
Boucher, Donald, 654
Bridge, Charles and Mrs. (and daughter), 217
Brown, Charles R. family, 128
building, brick, 663
Burbank, Luther S., home of, 184, 192
Burke, Numa E. Brown, 129–130
Carter, George, house of, 531
Carter, James C., portrait of, (Sargent), 557
Chickering home (formerly Dr. Beckly’s home), 665
daguerreotypes, 217, 243
E. E. Miles Bindery, 750, 753–754
E. E. Miles Student Bindery, 753
Fairbanks Inn, 628
Farnsworth, Mrs. Lee, 654
fire bucket, antique, 654
First Church of Christ, Unitarian (Bulfinch Church), 620, 660, 666
Fletcher, Otis, House, 215
Fletcher House, George Hill, 561
Fuller, John and Sophronia Orange Wadsworth, 266
Gallup and Safford Grocery at Watering Trough, 143
Hawkins’ Bridge, 618
horse and buggy, 664
Hosmer homestead, 664
Howard, Mrs. Parnel Ames, 217
King, Orrice, Jr., 182
Lancaster Depot on Center Bridge Road, 173
Lancaster Elm, 199
Lancaster Inn, 149, 240, 621, 657
Lane, Tobias, house of, 624
library, 158, 161, 627
in 1890, 171
interior, 163, 662
before renovation and expansion, 659
Main Street, 661
man in tuxedo, 25
Marsh House, Still River, 238
Marvin, Abijah P., 551
Maynard, John, 217
Old Settlers Burial Ground (Old Burying Ground), 625
Packard, Charles, 550
Phelps House, Old, 624
Ponakin Mills, 597, 628
puppet stage with puppets, 366
Robertson House, Old Common, 561
Rowlandson Rock, 565
schoolchildren, 699
Seven Bridge Road, The (Nutting), 626
Stone House, Harvard Road, 238
Symmes, Nancy, 182
Thayer
John Eliot, 558
Nathaniel, Mrs., and Mary Ann, 286
Thayer Depot on Mill Street, 173
Town Hall, Lancaster, 670
Town Hall, Old, 170
Townsend, Sheriff, house of, 622
Townshends, home of, 669
Tuttle, S. Henry, Capt., homestead, George Hill., 512
Warner, Nathaniel, 182
Washburn House (built by Sewall Carter), 622
Wheelwrights, home of, 669
whimsical, of Lancastrians, 292
Whiting, John, portrait of, 555
Wilder, Sampson U., 554
women at John Chandler Museum, 367
Pictorial Views of Massachusetts for the Young (Lazell), 546
pictures. See paintings; photographs; sketches
Pike, Ebenezer, 93
pin with ribbon, 440
pincushion, 413
Pinkham, E. C., 84
pins, 154. See also badges; buttons
black onyx and glass, 132
black onyx, mourning, 424
common (sewing), 430
Uncle Sam, 56
Pioneers of the Seventh-day Adventist Movement, 593
pipe and tobacco box, 283
pipe bowls, 308
pipes, lead, 429
pistols, 64, 65
pitch pipes, 89
pitchers
china, 222
copper, 500
creamer, 771
porcelain, 23, 271–272
stoneware, 202, 216
washbowl and, 287
placards with names of plays, 524
planes, wood, 136
Plant
Anne, 413
Samuel, 685
plaques
bronze, 291
wooden, with ivory insets, 432
plastic articles
combs, 691
cow, 375
Santa and sleigh, 373
toy soldiers, 598
trays, 767
plastic items
food stamp tokens, 782
plastics factory, 598
plates
bread, of cherry, 179
charger (platter), 290
commemorative
of Atlantic Union College, 633
of Evangelical Congregational Church, 8, 562
of First Church of Christ, Unitarian (Bulfinch Church), 12, 222
of Santa Rosa, Calif., 196
depicting young girls, 382, 383
earthenware, 134
imprinted, Lancaster Farmers’ Club, 11, 177
platters. See platters
printing, 745
soup, 183
stoneware, 239
platters
depicting a king, 290
depicting aerial view of AUC campus, 633
imprinted, Lancaster Farmers’ Club, 177
pocketbooks
with braided string handle, 247
Cobb & Johnson, 178, 250, 252, 450–451, 453
Cobb & Sparks, 403
coin purses, 253
flame stitch, 391
of Morse, George F., 489
of Thayer, Nathaniel, 246
Poer, Neddy, 115
poetry books, 730
Ponakin Mills
Fitchburg, 600
invoice blank from, 600
maps, 599
Moulton Textile Co., 595
nail from, 601
photographs, 597, 628
plastics factory, 598
Ponakin Plastics factory, 598
Ponikin [sic] Mill. See Ponakin Mills
Ponte’s Esso, 769, 778
Poor Farm. See Lancaster Town Poor Farm
Popp, Maureen, 677
pop-up books, 533
porcelain. See also china
bowls, 520
pitchers, 271–272
portraits
Bulfinch, Charles (engraving), 108
Flagg, Gershom, 566
Flagg, Mrs. Gershom, 563
Hentz, Caroline Lee Whiting, 698
Hosmer, Herbert H., Jr., mother of, 560
Hosmer, Herbert H., Jr., with cat (L’Ecuyer), 559
Washburn, Francis Col. (Bartol), 139
Whittemore, Nathaniel, 241
postage currency, 141
postcards, 725
advertising birthday parties, 356
First Church of Christ, Unitarian (Bulfinch Church), 668
Fort Pond, 574
Gould’s Apothecary Shop, 392, 408
Lancaster Elm, 204, 205
Lancaster High School, old, 667
Lancaster Industrial School for Girls, 568
Lancaster Inn, 658
Lancaster Town Poor Farm, 103
Lynch’s house, 672
Main Street, 174, 569, 674
Memorial Hall Library Building (now Thayer Memorial Library), 570
Murphy’s Drug Store, 156, 671
Nashua River at Lancaster, 575
“Noontime” (scenic Lancaster view), 176
Redemption Rock, 263
residence of Holman, Charlotte E., North Village, 573
River View, 673
Southern New England Conference and Book and Bible House, 587
from Thayer, John E., to wife, 725
posters, “Silver Tea”, 542
pots and pans
bean pots, 76
cast-iron, 212, 497, 501
kettles
brass or copper, 701
cast-iron, 497, 501
copper, 221
tin, hand-forged, 232
metal pan, square, 496
pottery. See also stoneware
bean pot, earthenware, 76
crocks, 641
Mexican Indian, 441
plates, earthenware, 134
powder horns, 88, 90–91, 93
powder measures, 492
Prescott
Emerson, 251
Martha, 251
prescription bottles
E. M. Evans Drug Store, 394
glycerin, 395
Gould, Frank, Druggist, 396
Gould’s Pharmacy (Apothecary Shop; Drug Store), 393
inhaler, 727
James M. Carr Pharmacy (glycerin), 395
J.L.S. Thompson, 688
Reliable Drug Co. (castor oil), 397
Vernon Drugstore, Clinton (whiskey), 687
Princess Gwendolyn puppet from Frog Prince, 545
printers
Good Tidings Press, 632
Herbert H. Hosmer Jr., College Press, 602
M. A. Tolman, 145
printing plates, 745
prisoners of war, Civil War, 471, 472
prisons. See correctional facilities
prohibition artifacts, 687
promotional items. See also advertisements
brochures
Normal School, The (Browning Memorial School), 594
South Lancaster Sanitarium, 591
license plates, Ponte’s Esso, 769
matchbooks, Ponte’s Esso, 778
thermometer, Lange’s Laundry, 776
trays, plastic, Rurlgas (gas company), 767
property
corner marker, 295
sale documents, 460
publishers
Brown, Taggard and Chase, 652
Carter, Andrews & Co., 7, 126, 604, 746
Crosby, Nichols & Co., 708
Doctor Franklin Perkins School Press, 729
Hostetter & Smith, 18
J. Q. Preble, 5
Lee & Shepard, Boston, 603
Mijjilee, 728
pumps, water, 636
Punch and Judy
[Judy?] puppet, 522
bank, 355
stamps, wooden, 513, 516
valentine, movable, 534
Puppet Master, The, 349
puppets, 523. See also Toy Cupboard Theatre and Museum collection
[Judy?], 522
angels, 370
design sketches of (Hosmer), 543
donkeys, 345, 347
Frog Prince, Princess Gwendolyn from, 545
hand, 544–545
Hans Christian Andersen, 548
Little Red Riding Hood, wolf from, 359
marionettes, 548
patterns for, 369
photographs of, 366
Puppet Master, The, 349
Sleeping Beauty cast, 544
squirrels, 368
stuffed, 526
wings for angel puppet, 371
wolves, 359, 528
wooden, 359, 529
purses. See pocketbooks
puzzles, 540

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quarries, slate, 566
Queen, Jessica K., 770
Queen Chapel [Funeral Home], 770
quilts, doll bed, 380

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R

Racketty-Packetty House, 140, 684
railroads, 173, 176
raised-letter books, 104
ration book wallet, 4
rattles, 357
Rattray, Jill, 729
Rebellion, War of the. See Civil War
receipts
for coffins, 466
L. Safford Store, 159
for loans, musical instruments, 481, 483
for medicine, 465
pertaining to musical instruments (1859), 484
pew receipt, First Church of Christ, Unitarian (Bulfinch Church), 640
for posters and tickets, 482
for rentals, musical instruments, 485, 486
for taxes paid in Lancaster, 479
for taxes paid in Leominster, 480
for wood, 465
recipes, 465
Record, Gideon S. (Stable), 168
Redemption Rock, Princeton, 261, 263
reed organs, 140
Reed Toy Co., W. S., 650
reform schools. See correctional facilities
Refutation of the Doctrine Called, The Age to Come (Waggoner), 782
Reliable Drug Co., 397
Remarkable History of Chicken Little, The (Chandler), 602
report cards
Burbank, Luther S., 186
Rowell, Hubert, 588
residence of Holman, Charlotte E., North Village, 573
Reverend Nathaniel Thayer, Minister and Citizen, The, 28
reverends. See ministers
Revolutionary War memorabilia, 458
revolvers. See pistols
revolving harrow patent, 572
ribbons, 250th anniversary of Lancaster, 157
Rice, Wd Azubah [?], 466
rifles, 39, 59, 71–72
Bishop, 60
Harpers Ferry, 61
with Josh Golcher lock, 73
River Terrace Health Care Facility, 644
River View, 673
roads, dirt, 711
Robbins, William, 486
Robertson House, Old Common, 561
Robinovits & Niman, 689
rocking chairs, for puppets, 351
Rowell
Helen, 674
Hubert, 588, 590, 592
Nina, 175
Rowell’s Market, 780
Rowlandson, Mary, 391
captivity of
Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson (Rowlandson), 262, 741–742
release of, 261, 263
removals of, 256, 274
home of, brick from, 448
Rowlandson Pine, 714
Rowlandson Rock, 565
Rugg
Polly, 410
Samuel, 572
ruler, 180
rundlets (or noggins), 69
Rurlgas (gas company), Clinton, Mass., 767
Russell, Jeanette, 711
Russell, Jeannette, 539, 779
Russell Estate, 707

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S

Sabbath Readings (Vroman), 740
safe, Salamander, 512
Safford, A. L.. See A. L. Safford
Safford, Gallup & (Grocery). See Gallup & Safford (Grocery)
Safford, L., Store, 159
Salamander safe, 512
Salem, Mass., 285, 709
salt and pepper shakers, 201
samplers, crochet, 131
Sanborn Insurance Co. map, 599
sandstone erosion, 401
sandwich boards
Ancient Egypt (Hart), 611
DaVinci Code, The (Brown), 606
Great American Quilts, Book Ten (Leisure Arts), 607
Greatest Generation, The (Brokaw), 608
Happy Birthday to You! (Seuss), 610
Lord of the Rings, motion picture, 612
representing CDs, DVDs, Audio Books, and Internet, 609
sanitariums, 591
Santa and sleigh, plastic, 373
Santa Rosa Garden (Burbank), 187
Santa Rosa Nurseries, 188
Sargent
John Singer, 557
Zopher, 80
Sartelle, James, 711
saucers. See cups and saucers
Sawyer
Brigadier Amos, 227
Elias, 134
scales, apothecary, 270
Schervec, N., 286
schoolchildren, photographs of, 699
schools
AUC. See Atlantic Union College
Lancaster Academy, 186
Lancaster High School, old, 667
Lancaster Industrial School for Girls, 76, 568
Lancaster Junior College, 6
Normal School (Browning Memorial School), 594
South Lancaster Academy (SLA), 162, 590, 731–733
Schumacher
Dorice E. Marean Gemma, 177, 644, 680, 690, 702, 704
Edna, 701
Mary Faubert, 635
Schumacher-Cutting-Sawyer-Holman family, 701
Schumacher’s Dairy, 111, 690
scrapbook, puppet (Hosmer), 348
sealing wafers, 444
seals, wax, of Major Hiller, 491
Sears, Edmund H., 603
Second House, 532
Self-Taught Stenographer, The (Bigelow), 126
Sendak, Maurice, 165
sermons, 576
service pipes, 429
Seven Bridge Road, The (Nutting), 626
Seventh-day Adventism, 593, 632
sewing kits
holder, 254
pocket, 581
sewing machines, 635
Shaffer Gallery, 197
Shaker items
dollhouse furniture, 677
firkins (storage vessel), 124
shakers, salt and pepper, 201
shank’s mare, 711
shares, Lancaster Piano Co., 172
shears, iron, 101
shells, artillery, 55, 74
shoes. See footwear
shorthand book, 126
shotguns. See rifles
shuttles, 402
signs
“Community Rooms, South Lancaster”, 507
doll-size, 360
Lancaster Library (1867), 705
M. T. Dwyer & Son, Clinton, 718
Racketty-Packetty House, 684
sandwich boards representing library resources, 606–612
tin, advertising, 718
Toy Cupboard Theatre and Museum, 542, 682–683
“Welcome Lafayette”, 233
silhouettes, framed, 15–17
Lane, James, 245
Ward, Samuel, Capt., 284
silver items
bell, silver-plated, 582
coins, 490
maple leaf insignia, 43
spoons, 768
“Silver Tea”, 542
Siobookatana (Japanese two-handed sword), 280
skeleton keys, 238
sketch artists
Damon, Samuel P., 152
Parker, Connie C., 724
sketches
of American Indians, 743
architectural, Bigelow Gardens, 223
brown-tinted, 615
double beater cotton picker, 685
Lancaster, 506
Lancaster Inn, 152
patio with sculptures (Parker), 724
puppet designs (Hosmer), 543
SLA. See South Lancaster Academy
slate pieces, 375
slate quarry, 566
slave whips, 495
Sleeping Beauty hand puppets, 544
sleeve buttons, 458
snapshots. See photographs
snuff pouch, 66
snuffboxes, 417
soda company, M. T. Dwyer, Clinton. See M. T. Dwyer Co., Clinton
soldiers, plastic, 598
soup bowls, 31, 183
South Lancaster Academy (SLA)
Student Idea, The, 162, 731–732
Views of South Lancaster Academy, 733
yearbooks, 590
South Lancaster Sanitarium, 591
Southern New England Conference and Book and Bible House, 587
Special Orders, No. 62, military, 475
spectacles. See eyeglasses
spinning wheels, 32, 343, 634, 678
spoons
large coin silver, 768
molds, 80
pewter, 79
Sprague, Dr. J. Howard, 404
Sprague, John, 532
Sprague, Judge, 118
spring, metal coiled, 443
Squam Lake, New Hampshire, 85
squirrel puppets, 368
stagecoach, 381
“Stamp Act” of 1765 stamp, 457
stamps
biscuit, 99
British, 457
postage, 671–672, 674
wooden
boy, rabbit and bird, 517
candle, 519
Christmas tree, 514
“Joy” Christmas stamp, 518
Punch and Judy, 513, 516
star, 515
State Industrial School for Girls. See Lancaster Industrial School for Girls
stenciling, framed, 344
stenography book, 126
stereotype plate, 398
stereotype proof, 399
Stone House, Harvard Road, 238
stones, 296–341
arrowheads, 302, 331, 336
axes, 301, 320, 324–325, 327–329, 335, 337–340
bannerstones, 310
chiastolites (cross stones), 386, 509
gorget, 313
handle, bowl, 303
from Indian Gorge, Holden, Mass., 311
inscribed, “Holderness, N.H.”, 316
marker, 295
from Muskingum Valley, Ohio, 319
ornamental [to jar lid?], 317
pestles, 85, 326
pink, inscribed, “Luther Burbank”, 189
pipe bowls, 308
from Plymouth, N.H., 309
round, in envelope, 443
scooped-out, 311–312, 321–323, 334, 494
tide sinker, 341
weapon [?], 493
stoneware, 218
bottles, 220
jars, 213–214, 239
jugs, Norton, 123
pitchers, 202, 216
plates, 239
urns, 203
stools, 363, 710
Stratton & Eager water pump, 636
stripes, military, 44
Student Idea, The, 162, 731–732
surgical/dissecting instruments, 258–259
Swedenborgian Chapel, 179–180, 700
Sweetheart No. 8 cotton mop, 693
swifts (for wool winding), 454
swords
Civil War era, 33–35
Siobookatana (Japanese, two-handed), 280
Symmes, Nancy, 182

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T

tables, 630
Taft, Emory, 460
Tarzan book, 533
tax bills
Lancaster, 479
Leominster, 480, 487
parish, 488
tea sets
depicting First Church of Christ, Unitarian (Bulfinch Church), 222
sprigged pattern, 210
teapots
fuchsia and green flower pattern, 183
sprigged pattern, 210
Wedgwood, 219
telegrams, 779
tercentennial medals, 285
textbooks, 193
textiles, 425, 510, 511, 595
Texton Architects, Natick, 223
That Glorious Song of Old (Sears), 603
Thayer
Dr., 506
John Eliot, 558
John Eliot and Mrs., 725
Nathaniel, 26, 28, 246, 556
Nathaniel, Mrs., and Mary Ann, 286
Sarah, 27
Thayer Depot on Mill Street, 173
Thayer Farm, 105
Thayer Mansion, 722
Thayer Memorial Library, 771

book catalog (1803), 616

letter from U.S. Treasury Department (1912), 435

photographs, 158, 161, 627

in 1890, 171
interior, 163, 662
before renovation and expansion, 659
postcards picturing, 570
signs, 606–612, 705
Thayer vacation home (for city shop girls), 561
The Parsons-Chandler Doll’s House; Creation, Restoration, Re-Creation (Hosmer), 736
thermometers, 776
34th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment
appointment documents, 461–463
Company G, 464
leaves of absence from, 475–477
Massachusetts 3rd Division, 473, 478
passes, military, 468
prisoners of war, 471
Thompson, Mrs. J.L.S., 409
350th anniversary memorabilia, 606–612, 642
Thurston, G. L., 34
Thurston, William L., 446
tickets, Bolton Assembly, 426
Tidd, Benjamin F., 99
Tiddly Winks, 709
tide sinker, 341
tiles
blue and white, 445
depicting First Church of Christ, Unitarian (Bulfinch Church), 10
depicting Founders Hall, Atlantic Union College (AUC), 713
timbers, 420
tin items
candle molds, 86
creamer, 106
kettles, 232
lamps, 120
lighters, lamp/lantern, 121
signs, 718
Tippett, James S., 535
toddy stick, 92
tokens, plastic, Rowell’s Market, 780
tomahawks. See axes
tools. See also utensils
axes. See axes
stone. See stones
straw-splitting, 428
swifts (for wool winding), 454
wood plane, 136
Town Farm. See Lancaster Town Poor Farm
Town Hall, Lancaster, 670
Town Hall, Old, 170
Townsend, Sheriff, 622
Townshends, home of, 669
Toy Book, The, Vol. 1, No. 1, 737
toy cupboard, 631
Toy Cupboard Theatre and Museum collection, 533–549. See also Hosmer, Herbert H., Jr., collection of
bell, silver-plated, 582
books, 533, 535, 546–547
cupboard, toy, 631
Enterprise, The (Hudson newspaper), 549
guest book, 164
Herbert Hosmer Toy Cupboard Theatre, Lancaster, Mass., 735
history of, 523
movable cards, 541
painting of theatre (L’Ecuyer), 681
paper dolls, 536, 539
placards with names of plays, 524
puppet designs, 543
puppet patterns, 369
puppets. See puppets
puzzles, 540
signs, 542, 682–683
valentine, movable, 534
valentines, 537–538
toys
books about, 535
cupboard for, 631
dollhouses. See dollhouses
dolls. See dolls
fire truck, horse drawn, 646
gingerbread house box (with wolf puppet inside), 528
manufacturers of, 650
model train car, metal, 648
puppets. See puppets
puzzles, 540
rattles, 357
soldiers, plastic, 598
stagecoach, 381
Tiddly Winks, 709
wooden blocks, 525
Toys and Toy Makers (Tippett), 535
trains, toy, 648
transportation, 711
trays, plastic, 767
Treasury Department documents, 470
trees
Charter Oak, 206
from Chickamauga Battlefield, Tenn., 48
elm, mammoth, Boston Common, 208
Lancaster Elm. See Lancaster Elm
large oak, 614
planting, 191
tricentennial medals. See tercentennial medals
Triennial Conclave, Knights Templar, 440
trunks, 700
Tudor, Tasha, 164
tuning pipes, 89
Turner, S. H., 288
tusk, ivory, 113
Tuttle, S. Henry, 512
twigs, from Charter Oak, 206
200th anniversary coins. See bicentennial coins
250th anniversary ribbons, 157
Tyler, Mary Elizabeth, 418

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U

Uncle Sam pin, 56
uniforms
Metropolitan Water District Commission (MWDC), 723
military. See military, uniforms
Unitarian church. See First Church of Christ, Unitarian (Bulfinch Church)
Unitarian parsonage, 118
United States Almanac, Hostetter’s, 18
United States centennial medals, 255
United States-Mexican War, 45
Universal Bread Maker, 702
unpaved roads, 711
urns, 203
U.S. Army Booklet (E. E. Miles Publishing Co. [?]), 761
U.S. Volunteer Enlistment List, 459
U.S.S. Constitution, 416
U.S.S. Myles C. Fox, 686
utensils. See also tools
biscuit stamp, 99
bowl handle, 303
chopper, 703
ladle, 116
measures, 110, 122
mortars and pestles. See mortars and pestles
pipe bowls, 308
spoons. See spoons

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V

valentines, 346
movable, Punch and Judy, 534
pop-out, die-cut, 537
tissue paper fan-out, 538
vases, 358
Vernon Drugstore, Clinton, 687
Vest Pocket Library (E. E. Miles Bindery), 580
vests, military, 67
Victorian
calling cards, 133
letter box, 135
Victrola, 644
viewbooks, Lancaster B&M Railroad Scenes, 176
Viscoloid Company, Leominster, 691
vision impaired, books for, 104
V-mail telegram, 779
Vose, S.J.S., 532
Vose Bridge, painting of (Newhall), 1
Vose Hill, 621
Vroman, M. A., 740

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W

W. & A. K. Johnston’s Limited, 766
W. S. Reed Toy Co., 650
Wadsworth, Sophronia Orange, 266
wafers, sealing, 444
Waggoner, Joseph Harvey, 782
wagon jack, 694
Wall, Henry T., 464
wall stenciling, 344
wallets, 4, 246, 781. See also pocketbooks
War of 1812, bayonet and cartridge cases, 58
War of the Rebellion. See Civil War
Ward
Samuel, Capt., 284, 640, 710
Samuel, Capt., and Mrs., 12
Ward-Chandler House, 140
Ware
Helen Lincoln, 377
Mary Greene Chandler, 700, 710
Warner
Elijah, 422
Nathaniel, 182, 410
Warren, Sally Ann, 424
washbowl, pitcher and, 287
Washburn
Francis Col., 33, 38, 43, 139
John M., 622
Washburn House (built by Sewall Carter), 622
photographs, 622
washing machine, chain yarn, 77
wastebaskets, 224
watch keys, 421
watches
pocket watch, “Illinois” on face, 521
with velvet chain, 442
water fountains, 706
water pumps, 636
Waters, Lawrence, 532
wax seal, Major Hiller’s, 491
weapons. See also ordnance
artillery. See artillery
bayonets. See bayonets
firearms. See firearms
stone. See stones
swords. See swords
weathervane toppers, 237, 690
Webster Groves, Mo., 685
Webster’s Dictionary (E. E. Miles Bindery), 580
Webster’s Dictionary, 759
Webster’s Dictionary (E. E. Miles Bindery), 775
Webster’s Dictionary, 40,000 Words, 751
Wedgwood, 12, 219, 562
whale tail bed cord, 455
Wheaton College, Norton, 674
Wheeler, Jonathan, 586
Wheelwrights, home of, 669
whips, slave, 495
whiskey bottle, prescription, 687
White
Emory, 490
John, 391
Whiting
Caroline Lee, 698
John, 555
Whitney, H. F., 124
Whittemore
Benjamin, 447
Nathaniel, 241
wicker furniture, 362–363, 365
Wilder
(signature w/no first name), 422
Benjamin, 512
J., 423
S & J, 576
S.V.S., 209
Wilder, Sampson U., 554
Wilder Hall Chapel, 700
Willard, A. W., stone corner marker of, 295
Willard, Samuel, 96
Williams, Ruth, 654
Winchendon, Mass., 459
window pane, lead sash, 115
wine cask, 69
wings, angel puppet, 371
wolf puppets, 359, 528
wood planes, 136
wooden items, 400, 407
blocks, alphabet, 525
bootjacks, 505
bowls. See bowls, wooden
boxes, 211, 416, 504, 650
bread plates, 179
cane, with hand-carved handle, 289
firkins (Shaker style), 124
flax ketchells, 502
from Independence Hall, PA, 249
Lancaster Elm, made from, 200–201, 211, 293
from Libby Prison, Richmond, Va., 70
mallets, 201, 211
mortars and pestles, 81, 225
pattern blocks, 449
peg, 404
pen nib holder, 52
plaque, with ivory inset, 432
puppets, 359, 529
Rowlandson pine, made from, 714
ruler, 180
rundlet or noggin, 69
shuttles, 402
spoons, 52
stamps. See stamps, wooden
wastebaskets, 224
Worcester, Mass., 676, 689
Worcester County, Mass., 604
World War I memorabilia
bronze plaque, 291
Fourth Liberty Loan flyer, 388
helmet, 75
medal, Gold Star, 248
World War II memorabilia

of Boucher, Donald

Christmas card (U.S.S. Myles C. Fox, Boucher’s ship), 686
medals, 686
photographs, 686
ration book wallet, 4
telegrams, 779
writers. See authors

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yearbooks
Atlantic Union College (AUC), 590
South Lancaster Academy (SLA), 590

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