I am writing on behalf of a colleague here in Rockford at a local historic
house museum.  Their time period is 1890 - 1910.  He is interested in
acquiring several objects for the museum's hands-on collection.  The list has
approximately 50 items on it and I have enclosed it at the end of this
message.  Does anyone know of a good source for these objects - either
authentic or reproductions?  Please contact me offlist or David Oberg at
Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum 815/964-2424.

Thank you,
Kim Stull
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bedwarmer
bootjack
bottle w/ old-fashioned cologne
bottle w/rosewater or lavender
bracket fungus
bustle
butter churn, handcranked
buttonhook
calling cards
cane/walking stick
chamber set
chess set
china (fine or utilitarian)
clothing
coffee grinder
comb
corset
cosmetics
doll w/ porcelain head
floor grates
gilt frame
gas lamp lighter
hair art
hair combs
hat pins
hats, men's or women's
lazy susan
linens
mortar and pestle
mortise and tenon joint (miniature)
parquet pieces (miniature)
powder box
pipes
quilt
ruffle iron
sachet
shoes, button
silverware, bone handled or otherwise
soap
wooden sppon
stereoscope
swimsuit
tea set
tools
toys
transon, model
underwear
washboard and basin
woodburning irons and inks

For texture boxes
alabaster w/carving
beadwork
bone handle
canvas
carved wood fragment
horse hair upholstery swatch
ivory fragment
leather bound book
marble fragment
painted plaster fragment
quilt fragment
rush seat section
screen
velvet swatch
wicker fragment

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