A rough-hewn wooden shoe form for a cobbler. Shoemakers made shoes first by making wooden "lasts," or blocks of foot-shaped wood carved into different sizes.
An old fashioned flatiron (also called a 'sad' iron) with a detachable handle, made to fit several irons. When the iron in use is cooled, another hot iron could be taken from the stove with the handle and the first one put back on the stove to…
A photos of the bridge, which was composed of field stone and granite, but the heavy rains caused a flood to undermine the structure. A concrete bridge was built at that time and it lasted until 2012 when it was replaced.
Six burlap money bags belonging to a variety of Maynard banks. These banks include; Middlesex County National Bank; Middlesex Bank; Maynard Trust Company (4 ct).
The Collection includes the 37th, the 39th, the 48th, and the 52nd Annual Reports for the American Woolen Company. The reports include a report to the stockholders, financial updates, history of the company, profit & loss statements, balance sheet,…
Some of the models have been painted. One with Maydale Ginger Ale and another with J. Leo Comeau.
The toys are described as: Express Wagon-Horse Drawn, Ice Wagon-Horse Drawn, Fire Engine and Two Horses, Wagon and Horse, Maydale Deliver Truck.
Forty-three Copper Printing Blocks for illustrations in the 1921 'A Brief History of Maynard Mass.' This book was authored by William H. Gutteridge of Maynard, Mass.
The book was written for the 50th Anniversary of the Incorporation of Maynard,…
A collection of Corporate Seals from organizations not known to be associated with Maynard. They are Virgina Decors Inc., Acton Moving & Storage, Patterson Wine Mart 1952, Silvesters Italian Restaurant 1970, Stow Cleaners, Sub Con Woodworking Co.…
A collection of Farmers Almanacs including dates 1848, 1849, 1853, 1857, 1859, 1918, 1920(2copies), 1921, and 1922. A copy of a Herrick's Almanac dated 1877 is part of the collection.