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[City of Waco $1 Certificate]

Description: Engraved certificate the size of a bank note with images and text on the front that says: "The City of Waco, State of Texas, Will pay to bearer One Dollar." There are black-and-white images on the front including a man carrying a spear on horseback (lower-left corner), a brick suspension bridge over a river with a city behind (center), and a train engine pulling a coal car (lower-right). The back of the certificate has a decorative design in blue ink surrounding the text "Receivable for all A… more
Date: 1875
Creator: Waco (Tex.)
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[An envelope from the Rice Institute]

Description: An envelope from the Rice Institute, in Houston, Texas. The William M. Rice Institute for the Advancement of Literature, Science and Art is now commonly known as Rice University.
Date: 19XX
Location: 29.717394 -95.401831
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Group of Dental Instruments]

Description: Group of four dental instruments that have handles made of decoratively-carved mother-of-pearl with jewels. From the bottom to top: a spoon excavator, a hand-held mirror, a second spoon excavator, and a tongue depressor.
Date: unknown
Creator: Samuel Stockton White Dental Manufacturing Company
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Mortar and Pestle]

Description: Small mortar and pestle used to triturate (grind) silver amalgam for dental restorations.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[State House Coffee Pot]

Description: Metal coffee pot with a large handle at right, spout at left, and a hinged lid with a knob at the top. The text "State House" is engraved in cursive across the front. Stamped on bottom: "Quadruple Plate, New York. 1854. 1 Pt."
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Spoon Excavator]

Description: Spoon excavator with a mother-of-pearl handle decorated with carved cross-hatching and floral patterns and a red jewel at the base of the handle. A second jewel is missing in the center of the handle.
Date: unknown
Creator: Samuel Stockton White Dental Manufacturing Company
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Hand-Held Mirror]

Description: Round, hand-held mirror set in mother-of-pearl, with a mother-of-pearl handle. The border around the mirror is decorated with three red jewels spaced around the sides and top, and a fish motif carved below the base of the mirror. The brass band between the handle and the mirror has 1 red jewel and 2 purple jewels.
Date: unknown
Creator: Samuel Stockton White Dental Manufacturing Company
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

["Usher" Ribbon]

Description: Ribbon made of white material with blue lettering which reads "USHER" vertically. There is a nail, probably used as a pin, at the top of the ribbon.
Date: 1930~
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Cranston Pottery Jar]

Description: Pottery jar with a wide opening, glazed in a dark brown color, with a lighter or unglazed portion near the base. It is impressed just below the lip with the name "Cranston" and a paper label at the base says, "Cranston Pottery, Denton County, Texas, 1852-1875."
Date: [1852..1875]
Creator: Cranston Pottery
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Marlin Oil Company Gin Tag]

Description: Tag for Marlin Gin from the Marlin Oil Company in Marlin, Texas, addressed to "exporters and traders".
Date: unknown
Creator: Marlin Oil Company
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Newspaper Satchel]

Description: Rectangular burlap bag with a handle printed across the front with "Waco News-Tribune Times Herald." Several folded miniature newspapers in plastic covers are arranged inside the satchel.
Date: 1950/1960~
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Willis Wedding Shoes]

Description: Pair of ladies' white heeled wedding shoes, which were worn by Sallie Ann Parker when she married Thomas Middlebrook Willis at the First Presbyterian Church of Abilene, Texas on June 16, 1886.
Date: 1886~
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[White Jug #1176]

Description: Mottled white pottery jug that has a medium-long neck and an elongated handle. At the top of the handle is a opening probably to help fluid flow better. Blue lettering stamped on the side says, "Hicks Rubber Co., Inc. Waco, Texas 1176."
Date: unknown
Creator: Hicks Rubber Company
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Chris's Cafe Sugar Bowl]

Description: Metal sugar bowl with handles on either side and a hinged lid, engraved with "Chris's" on the front.
Date: unknown
Creator: Benedict Indestructo
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Calendar for 1914, with Photograph]

Description: Calendar for the year 1914 with a photograph of a woman and small child reading posted on each page. The calendars at the bottom of the page fold back to reveal the rest of the months of the year.
Date: 1914
Creator: R. Chapman Co.
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Pin for the Texas Cotton Palace]

Description: Pin for the Texas Cotton Palace. The pin design is of the palace grounds and reads "Texas Cotton Palace Waco Nov 5-20".
Date: unknown
Creator: Texas Novelty Adv. Co. Hillsboro, Tex.
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[First Premium Ribbon]

Description: Blue "First Premium" ribbon from the Texas Cotton Palace in Waco, Texas.
Date: 1914
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Membership Ribbon for the U. G. W. Of A, Local Union No.130]

Description: Membership Ribbon for the U. G. W. Of A, Local Union No.130. The U. G. W. Of A is the United Garment Workers of America. The ribbon is blue and black in color with gold fringed trim at the bottom.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[F. I. Meyer Jug]

Description: Pottery wine jug with light brown glaze impressed near the top of the body with the text, "F. I. Meyer." At the top, it has a worn opening filled with cork and most of the handle has been broken off.
Date: unknown
Creator: Meyer, Franz Ignatz
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Blue Jug #467]

Description: Sky-blue pottery jug that has a long neck and elongated handle, with a cork sealing the top. There is also a small hole above the handle possibly to help liquid flow better. Blue lettering stamped on the side says, "Hicks Rubber Co., Inc. Waco, Texas 467."
Date: unknown
Creator: Hicks Rubber Company
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

["Trim TCU" Ribbon]

Description: Ribbon made of orange material with green writing. There is a green bear at the top of the ribbon. Under the bear, it says "Trim TCU. Mash The Frogs."
Date: 1930~
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis
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