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1. Friendship Quilt, 1900 - Quilt, Bed

   Friendship Quilt, 1900. Hand-embroidered friendship quilt made by women of Half Moon Bay, California, to raise money for the Methodist-Episcopal Church to buy carpet. Quilt consists of red circles on a white ground. Circles have individual names embroidered in white stitches. A border of alternating red and white stripes surround the red circles, forming sun rays. Names are embroidered on the white strips with red thread. Quilt appears to be mach...

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2. Knapp Copper Prize Medal,1886 - Medal, Prize

   Knapp Copper Prize Medal, 1886. Copper medal from the Mechanics Institute of San Francisco awarded for Industrial Exhibition to R.I. Knapp Side Hill Plow in 1886. Medal is round and flat with a raised edge on both sides. Embossed on one side are three female figures, the center one standing holding a laurel wreath in each hand. Seated figure on left is holding a hammer resting on an anvil with a compass leaning against it. Seated figure on right ...

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3. Knapp Side-Hill Plow - Plow, Hillside

   Knapp Side-Hill Plow, 1908. Plow has oak wooden beam and handles with clear varnish and iron parts, painted green. There is a seven-hole harness at front, a small iron wheel affixed between two V-shaped brackets in front and an iron rod with loop end between top center of handles used for adjusting plow from one side to the other so that plowing is all in the same direction, perpendicualr to the slope as farmer walks back and forth.

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4. Knapp Side-Hill Plow, 1908 - Plow, Hillside

   Knapp Side-Hill Plow, 1908. Iron, painted black, and oak wooden plow with arrow-shaped double-sided blade. Wood has clear varnish with black painted handle grips. There is a small iron wheel in front mounted between two V-shaped iron brackets. An iron rod with a looped end extends between handles and is used to adjust which side blade is on so the farmer can keep rows going in the same direction as he plows back and forth perpendicular to the...

   Record Type: Object

   
5. Knapp Silver Prize Medal, 1891 - Medal, Prize

   Knapp Silver Prize Medal, 1891. Silver Medal from the Mechanics Institute of San Francisco awarded for Industrial Exhibition to R.I. Knapp for best side hill plow in 1891. Medal is round and flat with raised edge on both sides. Embossed on one side are three female figures. Central figure is standing with arms extended out to both sides with laurel wreaths in each hand. Figure seated on the left is holding a hammer which is resting on a anvil wit...

   Record Type: Object

   
6. Map of Survey of Waterworks of Mr. R. I Knapp - Map

   Map of Survey of Waterworks of Mr. R. I Knapp, c. 1910s. Black and white photocopied map of a water reservoir and pipeline on R. I. Knapp’s property in Half Moon Bay. The map shows land between Diggs Road at East and the Demartini property line at west; the Diggs property line at north and Half Moon Bay and San Mateo Road at south. Paper attached to bottom of map notes it is a copy of an original map filed in Volume 82, San Mateo County Deeds Rec...

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7. Untitled [Snapshot of R. I. Knapp's Plow Shop], early 20th century - Photograph, Black-and-White

   Untitled [Snapshot of R. I. Knapp's Plow Shop], early 20th century. Black and white photograph shows an elevated view of a row of shops along an unpaved street. A wagon appears along the curb at center in the image and two automobiles with the appearance of the Ford Model T are parked nearby. Behind the wagon is a large doorway in the side of a building with a sign above the opening that reads, "[Blacksmith] [G]ED J. ISADORE [illegible]." Three m...

   Record Type: Photo