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  1. Brass Whistle from Frank's Tannery - Whistle

    Brass Whistle from Frank's Tannery. Threaded J-shaped pipe at base. A top of J-shape is a six-sided nut(?), above which are four brass whistles where air flows through and into one of the four various sized brass pipes above. Pipes are connected by a cross-shaped iron piece in two places. Cross piece attaches to a very similar cross piece at the top.

    Record Type: Object

    Brass Whistle from Frank's Tannery
  2. Frank's Tannery by Ralph Ledesma - Painting

    Frank's Tannery by Ralph Ledesma. Watercolor on paper mounted beneath an off-white colored matt with a lavender-colored inner border under glass inside a gold-colored wooden frame. Image depicts a long rectangular red-colored building on the right with a green-colored shallow roof on which is written, "FRANK'S TANNERY." There is a water tank to the left of the building and a second red building behind the tank. There are additional buildings ...

    Record Type: Object

    Frank's Tannery by Ralph Ledesma
  3. Frank's Tannery Locker Identification Sign - Sign

    Frank's Tannery Locker Identification Sign. Sign is from a single length of redwood that has been painted on one side and varnished on at least one other side. Paint is maroon-colored with white stenciled numbers one through five. On either side of the numbers is a white vertical line with a half circle in the center of the line. There are six sets of two vertical holes on ends and between each number for mounting.

    Record Type: Object

    Frank's Tannery Locker Sign
  4. Frank's Tannery Metal Shoe Die - Stamp, Leather

    Frank's Tannery Metal Shoe Die. Goblet-shaped with slightly curved sides, metal (iron?) shoe die used to stamp out a sole of a shoe. Sides are slightly curved and interior are smooth. Walls are approximately 3.5" high. Painted black in color.

    Record Type: Object

    Frank's Tannery Metal Shoe Die
  5. Frank's Tannery Metal Shoe Die - Stamp, Leather

    Frank's Tannery Metal Shoe Die. Rectangular-shape with slightly curved sides, metal (iron?) shoe die used to stamp out a sole of a shoe. Sides are slightly curved with some ribbed sections and interior are smooth. Walls are approximately 3.375" high. Painted black in color.

    Record Type: Object

    Frank's Tannery Metal Shoe Die
  6. Frank's Tannery Metal Shoe Die - Stamp, Leather

    Frank's Tannery Metal Shoe Die. Half-oval-shape that is flat on one side; metal (iron?) shoe die used to stamp out a heel of a shoe. Sides are ribbed and interior is smooth. Walls are approximately 3.375" high. Painted green in color. There are two half inch holes on sides.

    Record Type: Object

    Frank's Tannery Metal Shoe Die
  7. Frank's Tannery Metal Shoe Die - Stamp, Leather

    Frank's Tannery Metal Shoe Die. Oval-shaped with a curved notch out of one end, metal (iron?) shoe die used to stamp out a sole of a shoe. Sides and interior are smooth. Walls are approximately 3.25" high. Appears to have once been black in color.

    Record Type: Object

    Frank's Tannery Metal Shoe Die
  8. Frank's Tannery Metal Shoe Die - Stamp, Leather

    Frank's Tannery Metal Shoe Die. Trapezoidal-shaped metal (iron?) shoe die used to cut the soles of shoes. Sides are ribbed all around. Interior is smooth. Walls are approximately 3.25" high. Appears to have once been green in color.

    Record Type: Object

    Frank's Tannery Metal Shoe Die
  9. Oversize photo print of Frank's Tannery, c. 1920s - Print, Photographic

    Oversize Photo Print of Frank's Tannery, c. 1920s. Large panoramic photographic print depicts the several wooden buildings of Frank's Tannery. There is a large smokestack in the background on the left and a creek in the left foreground. Tannery buildings set next to frontage road that runs alongside the creek. In the lower right is a small bungalow home with a wrap-around corner porch. An automobile sits out front. Two figures are visible o...

    Record Type: Object

    Oversize photo print of Frank's Tannery, c. 1920s

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