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1. Interior Doorknob from the Lindenwood Estate, 1880 - Doorknob

   Interior Doorknob Set, 1880. Set originally used in the powder room at Lindenwood Estate, home of the Flood family, in 1880. Includes eight parts: 1. Brass doorplate 7.25" x 2.5" has a squarish top, rectangular center and round bottom, all decorated with ornate round flat floral motif; it has a hinged skeleton keyhole cover and a raised circular opening near top for the knob. 2. Brass doorknob 2.5" x 2.5" x 6.25" is circular with a recessed s...

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2. Old California Houses: Portraits and Stories - Parsons, Marion Randall

   Old California Houses: Portraits and Stories by Marion Randall Parsons, 1952. University of California Press, Berkeley and Los Angeles, CA. Designed by John B. Goetz. This book contains histories of the owners and notable people involved in the creation of several historic California buildings. It details the connections between many prominent Californian historical figures, and also includes illustrations created by the author of all the buildin...

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3. Sickle from the Woodside Flood Estate, c. 1940s - Sickle

   Sickle, c. 1940s. Used on the Flood Estate in Woodside. Has a cylindrical unfinished wooden handle that is wider at the base with a bulbous end. The iron blade, extends out of the handle, drops 90 degrees and then flattens out again a curved shape with a pointed tip. The blade is on the interior of the curve. There is a .25" hole that is 5" from the tip located in the middle of the blade, possibly for hanging. There is 0.625" metal cap securing t...

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4. Tales of Old Menlo - Cleese, John I.

   Tales of Old Menlo by John I. Cleese, 1994. Menlo Park Historical Association, Menlo Park, CA. This book is about the history of Menlo Park and contains primary source autobiography, biography, and secondary source history. 96 pages

   Record Type: Library

   
5. T'he Mansions of San Mateo County - Monograph

   The Mansions of San Mateo County, February 13, 1980. Shirley Sampson Editor. Photocopied pamphlet presents information on select buildings painted by Galen Wolf. This series of paintings began as a WPA project initiated in the 1940s by Librarian Clara B. Dills. The aim was to document changes to buildings and the landscape of San Mateo County. The pamphlet originally accompanied an art exhibition of Wolf's work at the Belmont Public Library in Au...

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6. Wall Mirror from the Lindenwood Estate, c. 1880s - Mirror, Hall

   Flood Wall Mirror, 1880. Wooden frame, painted white around 76" x 56.5" glass mirror which has square corners on the bottom and rounded corners on the top. Mirror is decorated with ornate columns on either side with claw-foot feet, and decorative floral finials at the top. It has a decorative center top piece, has scroll turned work with a floral motif and five square ridges beneath. Gold paint visible at bottom; probably was once gold in color. ...

   Record Type: Object