Fort Bend Museum Collection - 72 Matching Results
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- Double strand, Forked Tongue Brotherton Barbed wire
- Double strand, Forked Tongue Brotherton Barbed wire
- Double strand barbed wire, Glidden winner, Patented November 24, 1874
- Double strand barbed wire, Glidden winner, Patented November 24, 1874
- Double strand, horse barbed wire
- Double strand, horse barbed wire
- Single strand barbed wire, spring expantion joint found in sheep fencing
- Single strand barbed wire, spring expansion joint found in sheep fencing
- Furnace stoker from Fort Bend County Courthouse
- Furnace stoker from Fort Bend County Courthouse
- Rusted blade.
- Rusted blade.
- [Fishing rod]
- Fishing rod that has a long yellowish-white rod with five [Blank] attached with yellow and black [Blank]. The handle is green painted metal. The cork grip is missing, mostly likely rotted off. The reel is a cylinder shape and is silver in color. It has four thin bars separating the two flat ends of the reel, and one big bar, the spool in the center with cloth string wrapped around it. One side has a crank for winding the string. It has yellow handles that have been painted black.
- [Chest of tools possibly belonging to Anton B. Wessendorff]
- It is believed that this chest and tools belonged to Anton B. Wessendorff, a cabinet maker who came to America from Germany about 1850 when he was about 20 yrs old. He started a small cabinet shop in Richmond about 1855 adding a small line of lumber and nails as demand developed. He also began making and finishing caskets.
- [Chest of tools possibly belonging to Anton B. Wessendorff]
- It is believed that this chest and tools belonged to Anton B. Wessendorff, a cabinet maker who came to America from Germany about 1850 when he was about 20 yrs old. He started a small cabinet shop in Richmond about 1855 adding a small line of lumber and nails as demand developed. He also began making and finishing caskets.
- Double strand. Dodge and Washburn reverse. January 4, 1882
- Double strand. Dodge and Washburn reverse. January 4, 1882
- [Anton Wessendorff.]
- Copy print of an 1860 charcoal portrait of Anton Wessendorff, taken from a book. Wessendorff is visible from the chest up and is wearing a dark jacket and tie with a light-colored shirt; he also has a full beard and mustache.
- Single strand barbed wire. "kangaroo Wire" 1 long and 1 short barb
- Single strand barbed wire. "kangaroo Wire" 1 long and 1 short barb
- Single strand. M. C. Shinn, Patented March 1, 1881
- Single strand. M. C. Shinn, Patented March 1, 1881
- [Highchair]
- Photograph of a wooden highchair painted white. The chair was made by John Walcik for his son Vladik in1911 in rural Fort Bend County. It is approximately 30” high, 14 ½” wide and 13 ½” deep.
- Hand forged iron pilers used as part of a turnbuckle
- Hand forged iron pilers used as part of a turnbuckle
- Metal valve used in the sugar refinery.
- Metal valve used in the sugar refinery.
- Double Strand barbed wire, Slit Diamond, 4 pt. Unknown Date
- Double Strand barbed wire, Slit Diamond, 4 pt. Unknown Date
- possibly a type of candle holder or light fixture
- possibly a type of candle holder or light fixture
- Cartridge case buckle, small rectangular buckle piece.
- Cartridge case buckle, small rectangular buckle piece.
- round hollow button fragment
- round hollow button fragment
- [Tablecloth that is open in the middle]
- Tablecloth, open in the middle. Presumed that it fit around the edge of a table
- [John Maddock and Sons Royal Vitreous small dessert bowl with gold molding]
- John Maddock & Sons Royal Vitreous 18 small dessert bowls gold molding around edge
- [John Maddock and Sons Royal Vitreous small bread/butter plate]
- John Maddock & Sons Royal Vitreous 16 small bread/butter plates floral design with gold molding around edge
- [John Maddock and Sons Royal Vitreous oval serving plate with gold rim]
- John Maddock & Sons Royal Vitreous oval serving plate with gold rim with yellow, pink, and red floral design in the middle of the plate
- [John Maddock and Sons Royal Vitreous oval shaped serving bowl with gold rim]
- John Maddock & Sons Royal Vitreous oval shaped serving bowl with gold rim, floral design in the middle
- [John Maddock and Sons Royal Vitreous coffee/tea cup with gold rim]
- John Maddock & Sons Royal Vitreous 8 coffee/tea cups with gold rim with yellow, pink, and red floral design
- [John Maddock and Sons Royal Vitreous dinner plate with gold rim]
- John Maddock & Sons Royal Vitreous 8 dinner plates with gold rim with yellow, pink, and red floral design in the middle of the plate
- [Lace Fragments]
- Three fragments of lace in varying sizes and shapes. It appears to have stripes of a butterfly or flower pattern, edged in rings.
- powder bottle with green leaf and pink flower print
- powder bottle with green leaf and pink flower print
- [Perfume Bottle]
- Cylindrical bottle with a knobbed lid on top; it is used as a spray bottle for perfume.
- metal stamp with I.M. initials
- metal stamp with I.M. initials
- [Closed Round Container]
- Round container with an octagonal lid.
- [Round Container with Lid]
- Round container with a lid that has a knob grip.
- Scrapbook of Booth family
- Scrapbook of Booth family
- [H&R 44 double barrel shotgun]
- H&R 44 double barrel with exposed hammer. Owned by Joe A. Wessendorf Joe C. Shot his first rabbit with this gun
- Double strand barbed wire, N.G. Ross, Patented June 10, 1879
- Double strand barbed wire, N.G. Ross, Patented June 10, 1879
- Double strand, Baker type hanging barbed wire
- Double strand, Baker type hanging barbed wire
- [Single strand barbed wire. Merrill's early four point.]
- Single strand barbed wire. Merrill's early four point, Patented by L and J. Merrill September 9, 1871
- Glidden Hog barbed wire, galv. line called "the Winner", Patented 1874
- Piece of Glidden Hog barbed wire, galv. line called "the Winner", patented 1874.
- Jacob Haish's "Improved S Barb" barbed wire, Patented August 31, 1875
- Jacob Haish's "Improved S Barb" barbed wire, Patented August 31, 1875
- Wooden rocking chair
- Wooden rocking chair
- Belter Victorian settee with old rose upholstery.
- Belter Victorian settee with old rose upholstery. The back has two large, round upholstered sections (one on either end) and a lower center piece with some upholstery and decorative latticework. The wooden frame has several carved decorations on the arms, legs, and other segments.
- Furnace stoker from Fort Bend County Courthouse
- Furnace stoker from Fort Bend County Courthouse
- [Double strand, modern wire, Dodge and Washburn barbed wire.]
- Double strand, modern wire, Dodge and Washburn type, halfround barb. No date.
- [Double strand, C.C. Baker flat barbed wire.]
- Double strand, C.C.Baker flat barbed wire, modification of patent, February 17, 1883
- Double strand, Imported Glidden type barbed wire. No Date.
- Double strand, Imported Glidden type barbed wire. No Date.
- Jacob Haish's "Parallel barbed wire, Patented August 31, 1885
- Jacob Haish's "Parallel barbed wire, Patented August 31, 1885
- Flat Barb barbed wire - Brotherton, patented September 3, 1887
- Flat Barb barbed wire - Brotherton, patented September 3, 1887
- Double strand, Planter barbed wire
- Double strand, Planter barbed wire
- Dodge and Washburn barbed wire, Patented January 4, 1882
- Dodge and Washburn barbed wire, Patented January 4, 1882