Three burling irons used in the old burling room of the Assabet Mills. Two were used by Miss Eleanor Sheridan. A third was donated by Mr. Havelock Schnair. Burling irons were used to pick knots and burrs from the cloth.
A set of hands from the Mill Clock. The clock was built in 1892 by the Assabet Manufacturing Company and completely refurbished by Digital Equipment Corporation in 1980.
A set of hands from the Maynard Mill Clock on the North side. The clock built in 1892 by the Assabet Manufacturing Company was completly refurbished in 1980 by Digital Equipment Corporation.
This set of D & M brand - 3/4lb. - wooden dumbbells is a gift to the Maynard Historical Society, in honor of Maynard's Sesquicentennial Anniversary, from Kate Wheeler.
The set was left behind after the clearing of the old Maynard Fowler School gym…
Crandall Building Blocks were sold from 1867 to 1905. The company was founded by Charles Crandall in Montrose, PA. The set of wood shapes were set in a finger-jointed wooden box with sliding lid, paper label glued to top of lid, "CRANDALL'S…
A black hat box from the Serv-U-Shop, Maynard, Mass. The shop was begun by Miss M. F. Spinney in 1924, and ultimately closed in 1973. This hatbox belonged to Mary Mabel Holly (Comeau).