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1. Chinese Puff Sleeve Iron, c. 1885-1889 - Iron

   Chinese Puff Sleeve Iron, c. 1885-1889. Iron egg-shaped piece attached by an iron rod to a wooden handle covered at end with an iron grip. There are two holes, approximately 1/8" in diameter on opposite sides of grip; bottom of grip is open--wood does not extend its entire length and there is currently cotton(?) inside; end of grip has a raised cylindrical cap attached to it; where iron rod and wooden piece meet there is a brass circle at end o...

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2. Irish Rosary - Rosary

   Irish Rosary. Rosary beads are made from wood with silver links and egg corn- shaped beads, small shield depicting the Immaculate Heart and a silver crucifix.

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3. Japanese Girls Day Doll, c. 1920s - Doll, Decorative

   Japanese Girls Day Doll, c. 1920s. Small Japanese figurine used in celebration of Girls's Day. The head, facial features, and hands are painted very pale fleshtones. Black fiber used for hair, may be dyed wool. Hair is styled with two side-locks, tied with white silk string, and a recessed or shaved hairline. Figure wears a robe (kimono) with stuffed sleeves, woven in large floral pattern brocade, in taupe, gold and teal. The sleeves are st...

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4. Bouquet of Flowers Shell Pin, c. 1942-1945 - Brooch

   Bouquet of Flowers Shell Pin, c. 1942-1945. This pin is round in shape and is made of shells in a variety of sizes (tiny, small, and large), and painted in white, and pink flowers. The pin is surrounded in white shells with pink tiny shells in the middle of the white shells, green painted shells that look like leaves surrounding the white big shells painted in pink, white big shells painted in pink that look like three flowers which are surrounde...

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5. Slag Glass Chandelier, c. 1900 - Chandelier

   Slag Glass Chandelier, c. 1900. Large electric chandelier is over 4' in diameter and 5' tall. It has a large bowl textured with "scales" of slag glass in the center, surrounded by both hanging lamps and bulbs radiating out. Metal parts are guilded in a gold color, coming to a point at the top center mounted to a gold colored chain for hanging.

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6. Nine Patch Quilt, c. 1853 - Quilt, Bed

   Nine Patch Quilt, c. 1853. Machine pieced and hand quilted cotton quilt. Pink, red, and white nine patch blocks on point alternate with solid white blocks. These are bordered by white triangles placed just inside the striped border. The quilt has 35 blocks with 6 blocks across the width and 7 blocks down the length. Some of the pale pink fabric has faded to almost white, and five of the nine patch blocks have hand-sewn replacement patch squares. ...

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7. PD & Co. Bottle, c. 1880-1920 - Bottle, Apothecary

   PD & Co. Bottle, c. 1880-1920. Brown glass rectangular bottle with "PD&CO" embossed on base, narrow neck, and flared rim. Machine made with side mold seams up to shoulder but not on neck of bottle. Clup mold bottom.

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8. Apothecary Bottle, c. 1912-1920 - Bottle, Apothecary

   Apothecary Bottle, c. 1912-1920. Clear glass rectangular bottle rounded on 3 sides and flat on one side; narrow neck with flared rim. Machine made, tooled finsih with cup bottom mold and air venting marks.

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9. Dr. King's "New Discovery for Consumption" Bottle - Bottle, Apothecary

   Rectangular aqua bottle with 4 indented sides - 3 have embossed lettering; narrow neck and finish. Embossed on front, "DR. KING'S NEW DISCOVERY FOR CONSUMPTION" and on the sides, "CHICAGO, ILL." & "H.E. BUCKLEN & CO." Bottle has side mold seams; mouth blown.

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10. J. A. Folger & Co. Flavoring Extract Bottle, c. 1914-1920 - Bottle, Extract

    J. A. Folger & Co. Flavoring Extract Bottle, c. 1914-1920. Clear glass rectangular bottle with narrow nect and flared rim. Embossed on front "J.A. FOLGER'S & CO. GOLDEN GATE HIGH GRADE FLAVORING EXTRACTS". Bottle is 2 oz.

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11. Apothecary Bottle - Bottle, Apothecary

    Clear glass rectangular bottle with narrow neck and flared rim. Bottle has flat area one side and is rounded on other side. Embossed on flat side , "FROM RILEY DRUG CO., COR. 2nd & SANTA CLARA STS., SAN JOSE, CAL."

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12. Bottle - Bottle

    Brown round glass bottle with side mold seams and finish lip. Machine made. Bottle is cylindrical with narrow neck. Embossed on the base with "G" inside a diamond shape. Bubbles visible in bottle. Bottle dates post 1910

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13. Ink Bottle, c. 1928-2005 - Inkwell

    Ink Bottle, c. 1928-2005. Clear glass bell shaped bottle with a wide mouth and screw threads.

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14. Kodak No 2 Folding Cartridge Hawk-Eye Model B Camera, c. 1926-1934 - Camera

    Kodak No 2 Folding Cartridge Hawk-Eye Model B Camera, c. 1926-1934. Portable folding photographic device, the lens is protected by a strong metal casing and it extends and retracts from this protective case to take photographs. There is a handle on top so that the photographer is able to move about with this early mobile camera.

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15. Wooden Mixing Bowl, 1845 - Bowl, Mixing

    Wooden Mixing Bowl, 1845. Large round wooden bowl, likely handmade, wide and relatively shallow. Inside of bowl has small concentric ridges following the rings of the wood. The outside of the bowl is smoother, but these ringed ridges are still apparent in places. A small part of the outside edge has been sliced off.

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16. Silver Demitasse Spoon - Spoon, Demitasse

    Silver Demitasse Spoon. Small, with a gently pointed tip at the end of the bowl, a very narrow neck, and a rounded handle that comes to a sharp point. Handle has a subtle scalloped pattern around the very edges.

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17. Silver Teaspoon - Teaspoon

    Silver Teaspoon. Sterling silver teaspoon has a narrow handle with a squared end and a floral pattern around the edges and base.

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18. Doily, n.d. - Doily

    Doily, n.d. White rectangular cotton lace doily with openwork in a floral/botanic design with scalloped edges.

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19. Lillie Low Matson Dress, c. 1900 - Dress, Cocktail

    Lillie Low Matson Dress, c. 1900. Red and Magenta dress with rhinestone embellishment has a silk slip covered by a full overlay of gauze with long sleeves and a third layer of gauze that covers the bodice down to the hips. The sleeves are 38" long with a 26" slit on the underside. The front of the dress has a rounded neckline that drops 3.5" for the top layer of gauze and 5" for the other two layers underneath. Slits in the top layer of gauze cr...

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20. Art Deco Candy Dish, c. 1920s-1930s - Dish, Candy

    Art Deco Candy Dish, c. 1920s-1930s. Green glazed ceramic dish has an oval-shaped body with serpentine curved handles which curve in opposite directions on either end of the oval.

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21. Horse Hoof Knife, c. 1900-1950 - Knife, Hoof

    Horse Hoof Trimmer, c. 1900-1950. Trimmer with a gently curved metal blade set into a round bone handle and held in place by two nails. Bone handle is smoothed but fairly natural, with more porous marrow visible in the center at both ends. Bone is uneven brown in color, almost wood-like in appearance. Metal blade is slightly curved relative to both the horizontal and vertical lines of the handle, with the convex edge sharper than the concave one....

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22. Lurline Roth Driving a Single-Horse-Drawn Carriage by Harris, 1926 - Painting

    1926 Painting of Lurline Roth Driving a Single-Horse-Drawn Carriage by Harris. Oil painting on canvas mounted inside a beige colored painted wooden frame with a green colored central border and a 1" linen interior mat. Image depicts Lurline Roth wearing a gray dress with a white lace shirt with a lace collar and broach and a low-billed hat with a blue ribbon. She is holding reins and a horse whip and is sitting inside a black single-seat tople...

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23. SMCSO Crash/Riot Helmet, c. 1960 - Helmet, Crash

    San Mateo County Sheriff's Office Riot Helmet (also used in patrol cars before the advent of seatbelts). Helmet is made of plastic, with black rubber edging along the bottom. Main body is painted in light blue; front section and visor is painted in royal blue, with a band of royal blue extending from visor and along the bottom edge. Gold-colored plastic trim sits directly above the visor, secured on either end with gold-colored "buttons." B...

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24. SMCSO John R. McDonald Jr. Stamp - Stamp, Marking

    San Mateo County Sheriff's Office John R. McDonald Jr. Stamp. Wood-mounted rubber stamp with text that reads, "JOHN R. McDONALD, JR." Wooden handle is hour-glass in shape and mottled gray and white in color. Label on handle reads "JOHN R. McDONALD, JR."

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25. SMCSO Jail Key - Key, Jail

    San Mateo County Sheriff's Office jail key. Nickel-plated, stainless steel key is flat with three raised teeth of different widths at end of shaft. "T2" stamp just below handle which is open in the center with a cut-out of three connected circles.

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