Catalogue of New England Farmer's Home of 1776.

Ye Olden Time.
Welcome to All.
Philadelphia:
1876

Kitchen | Revolutionary Relics | Dresser | Bed-room | List of Books

KITCHEN
1. Fireplace and surroundings.
2. Trammel and Crane.
"HANGING OF THE CRANE"--Longfellow
"O fortunate, O happy day,
When a new household finds its place,
Among the myriad homes of earth,
Like a new star just sprung to birh.
And rolled on its harmonious way,
Into the boundless realms of space!
So said the guests in speech ad song,
As in the chimney, burning bright,
We hang the Iron Crane to-night,
And merry was the feast and long."
3. Toddy, Stick, and Spoon, 200 years old.
4. The first Candle-mould used in Maine, 165 years ago.
5. Candle-mould of later date.
6. Worked Linen Holder, 95 years old.
7. Old Crane Lamp in which oil was used, and the lamp hung on the crane to allow the
smoke to pass up the chimney.
8. Improved Oil Lamp.
9. Small Iron Lard Lamp.
10. Small Iron lard Lamp.
11. Steel Yards.
12. Knife Basket, 95 years old.
13. Fish Basket, of "Ye olden time."
14. Gun, powder, Horn, and Cartridge Bag which did service during the
Revolution, in log cabins in Maine and Massachusetts.
15. Two Tinder Boxes, and Brimstone Sticks to catch the tinder after it is lighted.
16. Model of the first Cooking Stove made in Salem, mass.
17. Bell-metal Skillet, 75 years old.
18. Brass Blazers from Duxbury, Mass., used in the last century.
19. A pair of brass Footmen which were placed on the hearth with hot coals under them.
20. Bellows, two pair, one 150 years old.
22. Little Tea-kettle and small Iron Pot, about 200 years old.
23. Dutch Oven and Iron Andirons used in Maine.
24. Wooden Oven Shovel, used to take fires from the oven.
25. Pewter Dish and Strainer to baste the meat.
26. Iron Toaster.
27. Fowl roasting on a string before the fire.
Strings of dried apples, dried pumpkins, red peppers, herbs
and corn, crooked-neck squash, hang about the mantle piece.
28. Bean Porridge Dish with three legs.
29. Two Ancient Pewter Platters.
30. Chest of Drawers, 200 years old.
31. Mortar, 200 years old.
32. Spice Mill.
33. Oil Lamp.
34. Work Stand, very ancient.
35. Work Stand Cover, embroidered at Mrs. Melchoir's school, 150
years ago, Newport, Rhode Island.
36. Silhouette of Mr. and Mrs. Coleman, minister in Maine 200 years
ago.
37. Song of the Minute Man, 1776.
38. Sampler.
How blest the maid whom circling years improve.
Her God the object of her warmest love,
Whose useful hours successive as they glide,
The book, the needle, and the pen divide.
39. Cheese Curd Beaker.
40. Wool Spinning Wheel.
41. Flax Spinning Wheel, 200 years old, from Plymouth, Mass.
42. Deed of Land signed by the sons of Wm. Penn, 1737.
43. Picture, Landing of the Pilgrims 1620, with names.
44. Picture of Boston, 1768.
45. Indentures of land in North Carolina, signed by Edward Barrows, 1731.
46. Secretary with club feet, 100 years old.
47. Looking-glass with string of red peppers over, brought from England
150 years ago.
48. Box, 100 years old.
49. Chinese Tea Caddy.
50. Two Pictures, "Emblems of Europe and America," very ancient.
51. Picture of George the Third.
51. Fac-simile of the original copy of the "Star sangled (sic) Banner," by Key, 17.
53. Navarino Bonnet, 75 years old.
54. Two Straw Bonnets, "Tuscan and Dunstable straw," 40 years old.
55. Quilting Frame and Quilt.
56. Cradle, came over in the May Flower. Peregrine White, first white child born in the
Colonies was rocked in it. It s known as the "Fuller Cradle" and is owned by Mrs. Mercy Cushman, Kingston, near Plymouth, Mass.
57. Dining Table, 145 years old.
58. Glass Case, on table containing a wooden spoon belonged to King
Philips, of the Narragansett Indians.
A Snuff-box taken from a Hessian officer at the battle of Trenton.
Pistol inlaid with silver taken from a British officer at Crown Point.
A small iron-bound pitcher said to have come over in the May Flower, 1620.
Two small bone figures of Washington and King Philip, made by a
Revolutionary soldier while in a British prison ship in Boston harbor, 1774.
59. Indian Mortar, made from a log of wood, used for grinding corn, supposed
to be nearly 300 years old.
60. Hetchell, for combing flax.
61. Chair Table, 150 years old, from New Hampshire.
61. Side-saddle, 175 years old, such as was used by the Pilgrims.
63. Corner Chair.
64. Clock, 400 years old.
65. Warming Pan.
66. Reel for Yarn.
67. Plaid Cloak.
68. Camlet Cloak.
69. Buckskin Breeches.
70. Rolling Towel, homespun.
71. Old Settle, always found in old-fashioned kitchens, home-spun garments
hung on the back.
72. Historic Quilt. The chintz represents the Goddess of Liberty crowning Washington, and
presenting at the altar of Liberty medallion of her illustrious sons. The quilt is made
with a ruffle at the bottom, three inches wide, and a place is cut out for the lower posts.
73. Ancient Snow Shoes worn in Maine about 75 years ago.
74. Birch or Split Brooms, cut from one piece of wood as used in 1776.
75. Kitchen Cupboard, 150 years old, used at Cape Cod, Mass., and furnished with
ancient crockery.
76. Lace Pillow, with lace and bobbins just as left by Mrs. Dutch, of Ipswich,
Mass., in 1720.
77. Reprint of a Funeral Elegy, written in 1773, on the occasion of the upsetting of a sail
boat in Salem harbor.
78. Very small Churn, used for goat's cream, 200 years ago.
79. Almanacs, dating from 1748.

REVOLUTIONARY RELICS
1. Powder Horn.
2. Commission of Nathan Barrett from George the Third.
3. Commission of Nathan Barrett from John Hancock.
4. Sword of Nathan Barrett, used at Battle of Concord.
5. Cocked Hat of the Revolution.
6. Canteen.
7. Powder Horn used in 1765.
8. Powder Horn used in the Battle of Bunker Hill by a soldier.
9. Spurs of General Stark.
10.Pistol taken from an English officer in the Revolution.
11. Bill of Sale in 1632.
12. Flag of the two Massachusetts Squadrons that went through the
Revolutionary war.
13. Indian Bow, taken from the Chief "Little Bear," Concord, 1760.

DRESSER
The dresser is adorned with blue dished, Lowestoft China, and ancient pewter platters
and porrngers.
1. A Silver Coffee-pot used by Lafayette in Boston.
2. A Brass Spoon Mould from Paul Revere's foundry.
3. Glass Salt Cellar, owned by Mary Kendall, who came over in the May Flower.
4. An Ancient Wine Pitcher.
5. On the desk, a Coffee Urn, over 100 years old.
6. A Pewter Platter, made in London, over 100 years ago.
7. and 8. On the wall, Wooden Trenchers, about 200 years old.
9. A Trencher which as part of a wedding outfit, brought from England
150 years ago.
10. A Silver Tankard which has been in the family of one of the ladies
of the "Log House" over 100 years.
11. Knife and Fork which formerly belonged to Sir. Wm. Howe.

BED-ROOM
1. Clock, 168 years old.
2. Chair, belonged to Gov. Hancock, was 80 years in one family.
3. Parasol brought from England 1776, has a club handle and top,
the fashion was revived last year.
4. Calashe, 60 years old.
5. Pilgrims Wall Pocket, brought from England in 1628.
6. Sampler, worked by Elizabeth Holmes 145 years ago. It has these lines:
"This needle-work of mine can tell,
That in my youth I learned well,
And by my elders I was taught,
not to spend my time for naught."
7. Wall Pocket made 150 years ago by Mrs. Goldwhaite, wife of the
first Town Clerk of Boston.
8. Buttons worn 1776.
9. Picture, Battle of Charlestown.
10. Medallion of Lafayette.
11. First pair of Shoes made in Lynn, Mass., (Slippers with pointed toes and no
heels.)
12. China, Cupboard, old China Tea and Coffee-pot and Tea Caddy.
Glass Tumbler 125 years old.
13. Knife Case, belonged to Mrs. Fanueil, Boston, Mass.
14. Oil Lamps.
15. John Alden's Desk, brought over in the May Flower, 1620. Belongs to
Dr. Samuel Alden, Bridgewater, mass., who is in the seventh generation
from John and Precilla (sic) Alden.
16. Porringer brought from Holland 160 years ago.
17. Lamp Mat worked in 1776, by a lady 93 years old.
18. Swift, for winding yarn, 60 years old.
19. Reel for winding a spool, about 100 years old.
20. Model of Bunker Hill Monument, made from the old Elm of Boston
Common, by Charles Le Duc.
21. Candlestick and Snuffers.
22. Hair Trunk, dated in brass nails 1708. There are drawers in the lower
part, similar to those now made in new trunks.
23. Rocking Chair, ancient.
24. Foot-stone, 60 years ago, was often carried to church, now owned by
Mrs. James Boyce, Lynn, Mass.
25. Picture, "Spring," dated 1795.
26. Flax Spinning Wheel, 150 years old.
27. Bedstead, age not known.
28. Quilt, 200 years old.
29. Linen Sheet, spun and woven by Mrs. Betheah Southwick, 200 years ago. Now owned
by her granddaughter, Mrs. Boyce, of Lynn, Mass.
30. Folding Chair, made for Gov. Endicutt, Colonial Governor of Massachusetts
200 years ago, made in Danvers, Mass., and now owned by Mrs. Boyce, of
Lynn, Mass.
31. Antique Chair, red seat.
32. Washstand, Bowl, and Pitcher, in the family of W. Southwick, 70 years ago.
33. Dressing Table, with club feet and brass handles, 100 years old.
34. Toilet Glass, with drawer, beloned 125 years ago to the Rev. Samuel Hopkins,
Rhode Island. (The hero of Mrs. Stowe's novel, The Minister's Wooing.)
35. Looking Glass, 150 years old.
36. High Back Chair, came from England in the second ship after the May
Flower, was owned by Barney Thompson.
37. Birch Powder Box and Puff, belonged to Mrs. Fanueil, of Boston, in 1792.
38. Powder Box.
39. Shell Pincushion.
40. Water-color Painting of a Cemetery, 150 years old.
41. Three Pictures of the Seasons, Summer, Autumn, Winter, dated 1795.
42. Corner Wall Basket.
43. Candlestick.
44. Two Pictures, (ancient), "Emblems of Europe and Africa."
45. Picture, Battle of Bunker Hill.
46. Almanac of 1775, '76, and '77, by Benjamin Franklin.
48. (sic, no #47) New England Primer, dated 1691.
49. Almanac of Massachusetts and New Hampshire, 1775.
50. Two Corset Boards, worn 1775.
51. Two Wall Pockets.
52. Masonic Apron, over 100 years old and Certificate of Membership of the
"Forefathers Rock Lodge, Plymouth, Mass.," October, no date, one of the
earliest documents of the kind in this country.
53. Two Straw Bonnets and a Calashe, 50 years old.
54. Coats, 100 years old.
55. Two Linen handkerchiefs used in the wars, 1776, 1812, and 1861, owned by Mrs.
Rebecca Wiswell, Boston, Mass.
56. Handkerchief waved by Miss Margaret Maitland, who stood with a group of girls
upon an arch under which Washinton passed, after the evacuation of the British
from Boston, 1775.
57. The Waist of a Dress worn by the Countess of Rumford, when presented at the
French Court, 1775. She was Miss Sarah Thompson, of Concord, N.H.
58. Floor Mat.
59. Round Folding Table, with club feet, owned by Gov. Bradford's family, known to be
150 years old.
60. Book-shelf in the Kitchen.

LIST OF BOOKS
1. Lectures on the Catechism, 1689.
2. Synopsis of Papism, 1634.
3. The Gospel Way of Escaping the Doleful State of the Damned, 1729.
4. A Ladies' Love Lecture, composed from the choicest books of Devinitie and
Humanitie.