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  1. Clothes Brush, c. 1852-1894 - Brush, Clothes

    Clothes Brush, c. 1852-1894. Silver elongated oval clothes brush with bristles protruding outward from wooden base. Floral embossed designs on silver along edge and in center. Engraved monogram "FWS" on oval base inside of center floral design.

    Record Type: Object

    Howard Family Clothes Brush
  2. Clothes Brush, c. 1860-1940 - Brush, Clothes

    Clothes Brush, c. 1860-1940. Oval sterling silver clothes brush with floral embossed design. The floral design is embossed in a ring around the edge. The floral embossed design encircles a monogram reading, "HSH". Set inside the oval sterling silver is a wooden base for the bristles. Yellow bristles protrude outward from wooden base.

    Record Type: Object

    Howard Family Clothes Brush
  3. Hair Brush, c. 1852-1894 - Hairbrush

    Hair Brush, c. 1852-1894. Belonging to Howard Family. Silver elongated oval head extends to narrow handle. Hair brush has bristles protruding outward from base. Floral embossed designs on oval head and handle along edge. Floral designs also on center of head. Engraved monogram "FWS" on oval base inside of center floral design.

    Record Type: Object

    Howard Family Hairbrush
  4. Hand Mirror, c. 1852-1894 - Mirror, Hand

    Hand Mirror, c. 1852-1894. Floral engraved silver handle extends to oval head of mirror. Handle has engravings along top edge. Oval head has engravings along outside edge and center. Engraved monogram "FWS" inside of floral designs on back of oval mirror head. Mirror is bevelled along edge.

    Record Type: Object

    Howard Family Hand Mirror
  5. Straight Razor, c. 1900-1920 - Razor, Straight

    Straight Razor, c. 1900-1920. Metal straight razor with Bakalite handle. Razor has "W. H. MORLEY & SONS / CLOVER ... / GERMANY" stamped on it, the missing words appear to have been worn away by use. Handle has several straight line grooves on it for, what looks to be, design as well as to help the owner grip the handle. The handle is connected to the razor by small metal nails.

    Record Type: Object

    Straight Razor, c. 1900-1920
  6. Vanity Throw, n.d. - Scarf, Furniture

    Vanity Throw, n.d. Burgundy velvet round rug with small brown fabric borders around the rug. On the rug, is a brown fabric background with golden leaves on blue, green, orange and pink floral motifs which is surrounded by a bell shaped arch around it with golden dots around the inside of the arch. There are blue, and orange on the inside of the small golden flowers at the top over the arch. Backing is in black and is stitched in fabric with two b...

    Record Type: Object

    Vanity Throw, n.d.
  7. Wire-framed Eyeglasses & Case, n.d. - Spectacles

    Wire-framed Eyeglasses & Case, n.d. Gold wire glasses and wooden case with leather covering. Glasses are made of thin gold wire. Arms at straight, then curve back on themselves to form semi-circle which hooks around the wearer's ears to hold the glasses in place. Hinges connect arms to frame, which is made of slightly thicker gold wire. Lenses are framed in wire and are oval in shape. Two lenses are connected by flattened metal piece which has be...

    Record Type: Object

    Spectacles and Case

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