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Three basketball hoops, one with a net, are from the Parker Street Hall.

Finns from the Hall often played other Finnish teams from nearby towns (particularly Fitchburg).

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A punching bag set for boxing in the Parker St. Hall.

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The shovels were used to put coal in kitchen and parlor stoves. These were distributed by Maynard Coal Company, Lehigh Wilkes-Barre Coal Co. and D&H all-rail coal.

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This type of yoke was used on small animals.

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This is a type of mallet used on a farm for heavy duty work.

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A metal sign that was removed from a garage used by Leo Comeau for storage of his ice truck and equipment.

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An advertising Cider Press that promotes Utility Manufacturing Company, Maynard, Mass.

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A collection of business inking stamps from a variety of Maynard concerns including: Digital (3ct), Sandersons, New Idea, Russo's, the CO-OP Inc., Ray's TV, Middlesex Launderers (2ct), and the United Cooperative Society (8ct).

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This iron plate was found at the bottom of the Assabet River. The Litchfield bridge was built across the Assabet River below the railroad bridge. It was to provide access to Litchfield's coalyard from the Company office on Main Street. It was…

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A printer's plate used to print images of early Maynard.

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A printer's plate of the Maynard Sewerage System as of December 1914.

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This farmhouse strainer would have been used on the farm for many things, including sifting flour, washing vegetables, a steamer, even as a cheesemaking sieve, separating the curds from the whey. Vintage from the 1940s.

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A brass trophy awarded by Century 21 Real Estate for "Centurion Sales Associate" to Paul Boothroyd, Maynard, Mass. in 1987.

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This cane is from the annual encampment of the G.A.R., September 20, 1892, in Washington, DC.

This cane was owned by William Priest, Civil War Veteran.

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This cane is a stand-in for the real Boston Post Cane which had been missing. The name of A. S. McDonald is engraved on the head.

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Owned and regularly used by James J. Morgan, a prominent citizen of the Town of Maynard from its early days. Mr. Morgan was an Overseer at the Assabet Mills, Constable, Superintendent of the John A. Crowe Park for many years. He was active in civic,…

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A team photograph of the Assabet Valley Little League (AVLL) team "The Digits" who were sponsored by Digital Equipment Corporation.

Row 1 (front):
Bob Wuorio (bat boy)
Phil Buscemi, Jr.
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Gerry Richardson
Bruce Whitney
Alfred Whitney,…

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A team photograph of the Assabet Valley Little League (AVLL) team "The Elks" in 1952, named after the team's sponsor: the Maynard Lodge of Elks.

Row 1 (front):

Buddy Seura
John Stefanowicz
Ted Kauppi
H. Whitney (bat boy)
Dick Martino
Eric…

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Photograph of "Paper Boys", who delivered newspapers to homes, lined up with their wagons for the Sunday newspaper deliveries.

The photo was taken on Nason Street in front of the Paper Store ( #34 ) to the right and Johnson's Pharmacy
(#30 )on…