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- Neu Braunfels in Texas
- Steel engraving print of New Braunfels, Texas, from Meyer's Universum
- Map of Texas and the Country Adjacent
- Hand-colored lithograph of Texas with statistics and references in lower left
- [Y. Sheppard Veazey (1827-1878)]
- (a) Photograph of Y. Sheppard Veazey (1827-1878) of Gay Hill, TX ca. 1860; (b) frame. Lois Jean Cooper Mayer Collection, Supplement 2
- Wine glass
- Clear fluted wine glass with knopped stem and polished pontil, early Pittsburgh region
- Flask
- One-half pint glass flask with cornucopia and fruit design embossed on one side, basket of fruit on other; pontil mark on base; mold-blown by Stoddard and Keene; finished with lipping tool
- Dinner plate
- Floral design in bottom of plate, painted in enamel, edge is banded with some freehand embellishment. Maker's Marks: "ENO... and Sons", "BURSLEM", and stamped motif. "Ancestor" of "Gaudy Dutch" design.
- [Medicine brochure]
- Booklet about Coltsfoote expectorant, "Come from the Fields and the Forests"; $1.00 a bottle, small booklet with 1 staple to hold it together; printed by T.A. Slocum Co.
- A Short Scriptural Catechism, intended for the use of the Methodist Societies
- The front and back covers of a Methodist catechism. The back cover (page 60) appears to be part of an index to the rest of the book.
- Saltcellar
- Fluted and scalloped master salt with ground base; star impressed on bottom
- Bottle
- Cased gin bottle with applied lip, mold blown, tapered down to bottom, rounded shoulders
- Pap boat
- Porcelain pap boat with blue willow transferprinted design
- Eyeglasses
- Brass wire-rimmed oval glasses with case; right lens has a "10" printed on a small paper circle; papier mache case is a flattened cylinder with mottled brown and red paper lining and one enclosed end
- Eyeglasses Case
- Brass wire-rimmed oval glasses with case; right lens has a "10" printed on a small paper circle; papier mache case is a flattened cylinder with mottled brown and red paper lining and one enclosed end
- Sauceboat
- Porcelain sauceboat with pink lustre (border, trim and leaves) and floral design in blue, orange, and green in an underglaze paint
- Eyeglasses case
- Undecorated oval-shaped tin eyeglass case with single hinge and button closure
- Snuff box
- Black laquer painted papier mache' snuffbox; top decorated with strips of silver metal and gold leaf floral design
- Trinket box
- Straw box, a) inlaid straw on wood, in diagonal patterns and check patterns b) lid. Straw is missing on some parts of top and sides (corners mostly). See: N.F. Little's Book, "Neat and Tidy."
- Ceramic vase
- Floral painted Victorian style ceramic vase with pot metal spout, handle, and foot
- Letter to Sam Houston
- Manuscript letter to Sam Houston from William G. Hill which is accompanied by the Goliad Declaration of Independence, an eight page manuscript, probably Sam Houston's copy, dated December 20, 1835
- The Child's Book of Birds
- This document includes the front and back covers of "The Child's Book of Birds"; the back cover is a listing of "Popular Games, Toy Books, &c. For Young Children" which were published by the same company.
- The Elementary Spelling Book
- Spelling book
- Saltcellar
- Minature salt, clear pressed sandwich glass
- "Siege of the Alamo"
- Hand-drawn map depicting the Siege of the Alamo. It shows the "terrain comprised in the zone of fire of the Mexican batteries toward the fortress of the Alamo, with their locations, and the radius of fire of the batteries within the works, during the bombardment, until the final assault, March 6, 1836." The river, creek, streets and buildings are identified.
- "The Siege of Bexar"
- Hand-drawn map depicting the Siege of Bexar. It shows the "Line of attack by the Texans against the Mexican forces occupying Bexar and supported by the Mexican garrison then in the Alamo, from December 5th to 10th, 1835." The river, creek, streets and buildings are identified.
- Flat iron
- Black flat iron with space for coals; has wooden handle, place for coals inside, smoke escapes through top of elbow shape pipe; top is removable, held in place with nail; has been painted black, moveable closure on back regulates air flow
- Peter Parley's Geography for Children: with nine maps and seventy-five engravings.
- Front cover of a children's geography book.
- Powder horn
- Horn gunpowder holder (a), with wooden plug (b) in end nailed tight; new leather strap
- 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.
- The Good Samaritan. (New York, N.Y.) No. 9, Ed. 1, June 1837
- Monthly newspaper from New York, New York that includes advertising for medical cures and letters.
- Iron spur
- Iron spur complete with chain and large rowel for left foot; probably Spanish
- "Dawn of the Signing"
- Modern painting (a) of Independence Hall at Washington-on-the-Brazos where the Texas Declaration of Independence was signed in 1836; (b) frame
- Photograph of Governor Preston Smith
- "Bill Malone" in bottom, left corner
- Photograph of Lieutenant Governor Ben Barnes
- "Bill Malone" in bottom, left corner.
- Untitled map of Louisiana, Virginia and Carolina
- Untitled map by John Gibson that appeared in a June 1763 issue of "Gentlemen's Magazine" in London; refers to Texas as "High Land"
- "Map of Texas"
- Copper-Plate engraving of Texas with hand-coloring
- Spillholders
- Pair of clear pressed glass spillholders with ground off pontil mark; design has strawberry diamonds and a large diamond with punty; some mold roughness; may be a Sandwich pattern
- Candlestick
- Seamed candlestick with square base decorated with well-worn beading; made from "bell metal" (an alloy of copper and tin); marked "SK" "5"; no end disk on push-up rod
- Candleholder
- Forged iron jab candleholder with twisted spike; candle ring ends in scroll
- Oil lamp
- Tinsmith-made 3 wick oil lamp with handle for use with fish oil, whale oil, etc.; 4 cm. high without wick
- Trivet
- Handmade three-legged triangular iron trivet for use in hearth cooking
- Splint holder
- Forged iron splint holder with iron sleeve for holding a wood pole base; 18th century
- Saltcellar
- Rectangular Lacy pressed master salt with sunburst design on base
- Cordial glass
- Fluted cordial glass with ground pontil
- Cup plate
- Pressed lacy cup plate with center ray and scalloped edges; no stippling
- Beaker
- Fluted flip glass with rough pontil on base, glass has numerous bubbles inside
- Wine glass
- Leaded glass wine glass with cut fan and diamonds design, applied circular foot, and polished pontil
- Butter mold
- Hand-carved wooden butter stamp with sunburst design and turned handle
- Rolling pin
- Extra long rolling pin with patina on handles from wear
- Splint holder
- Glass holder for splints, spills, twists and tapers
- Saucepan
- Cast iron pot (a) with white enamel interior and black-painted tin lid (b); straight hand is riveted in 2 places to top of lid; maker's mark: "ACP 1 1/2."