Artifact Categories

Artifact Category

Bixby Historical Artifacts Collection

For more information about the Bixby's Objects and Artifacts Collection Policy click here. Please contact catharine.hays@bixbylibrary.org at the Bixby Library if you know more about the items in our collection or have any questions.


Cannonball

2 pound cannon ball cast at Monkton Iron Works

 
Cannonball

2 pound cannon ball cast at Monkton Iron Works

 
Cannonball

2 pound cannon ball cast at Monkton Iron Works

 
Metal Door latch

iron door latch with three drilled holes at each ...


Mini musket ball

Rusty ill-formed musket ball

 
Mini musket ball

Rusty ill-formed musket ball

 
Mini musket ball

Rusty ill-formed musket ball

 
Mini musket ball

Fragments of rusty ill-formed musket ball


Iron Key Lock

Heavy based and manufactured lock requiring a ...

 
Early Ox Shoe

Found by Mr. William Benoit in September 1933 ...

 
Cross stitch sampler

Small piece of linen with classic American ...

 
Wooden potpourri container

Two toned wood cylinder containing potpourri made ...


Two identical wooden cylinders

Wooden cylinders with ringed markings inside. ...

 
Walking stick

Hickory walking stick. With carving, metal tip ...

 
Pointed weapon

Sharp metal implement attached to handle of ...

 
Metal container with 5 holes

Metal container with 5 holes


Wooden kitchen tool

Cylinder object with spool inside and patterned ...

 
Campaign button

Hoover & Curtis campaign button.

 
Shoes

Cloth shoes with tie on inside instep and leather ...

 
Shoes

Cloth shoes with tie on inside instep and leather ...


Shoes

Small childs shoes with thick white soles and ...

 
Shoes

Small childs shoes with thick white soles and ...

 
Pot

Two nesting pots made of iron and coated with ...

 
Pot

Two nesting pots made of iron and coated with ...


Pitcher

Black pitcher with semi-circular lip and handle

 
Pitcher

Smaller black pitcher with semi-circular lip and ...

 
Bowl with base

Iron bowl with flared base and slightly flared lip

 
Pitcher

Larger pitcher with semi-circular lip and handle


Pick Ax

Iron two pronged pick ax with detached wooden ...

 
Manuscript

Letter concerning a land transaction between ...

 
Plate

small blue ovaluar platter depicting 2 people ...

 
Measuring stick

8 sided wooden stick with two brass tips and a ...


Walking stick

Black laquered wooden walking stick with metal ...

 
Coin

Plan: Inscribed 1609, 1909 Champlain and ...

 
Medal Pin

Brooch with safety pin inscribed with word ...

 
Coin

Adult male resembling Ethan Allen holding a ...


Piece of fabric

Taffy color with dark brown splotches with 5 ...

 
Ammunition Holder

Ammunition holder for 6 bullets with 1 loaded ...

 
Memorial Ribbon

Beige ribbon with 4 horizontal bands of symbols ...

 
German Belt

Belt is made of leather with a metal buckle with ...


Cigarette Holder

Canary yellow with a landscape image in the ...

 
Tire Fragment

Dark brown curved fragment

 
Tire Fragment

Dark brown curved fragment

 
Tire Fragment

Dark brown curved fragment


Assemblage, Coins

10 Franc of varying values of both silver and ...

 
Medal

Four point with 2 swords and a male bust in the ...

 
Medal

Bronze medal with a female holding two objects ...

 
Medal

Bronze medal with two boats and an airplane and ...


Medal

Bronze medal with a yellow ribbon with red, white ...

 
Medal

Bronze medal with a green and brown with stipes ...

 
Medal

Bronze medal with an eagle with wings up standing ...

 
Pin

Pin with a blue rectangle and musket surrounded ...


Bag

Burlap bag with grey and brown threading

 
Ammunition

Single piece of grape shot

 
Hand Grenade

Pineapple hand grenade

 
Egg Grenade

Ovular shaped with ignition stick


Hand Grenade

Ovular shaped with raised rings around center

 
Percussion Cap

Heavy brass conical with various moving parts

 
Protector Cap

Black rubber with two stamps

 
Percussion Cap

Heavy brass conical object


Time Fuse

Lead fragment with measurements markings going up ...

 
Parachute

Parachute for a star shell that would light a ...

 
Percussion Cap

Heavy brass conical object with some red paint on ...

 
Protector Cap

Bronze metal conical object with grey and blue ...


Percussion Cap Cross Section

Percussion cap and time fuse cross section of ...

 
Currency

100 dollar Confederate note minted in Richmond, ...

 
Currency, Advertisement

20 dollar confederate fake note, with ...

 
Fragment

Curved piece of iron with pits and small active ...


Currency

2 dollar confederate note minted in Richmond ...

 
Currency

1 dollar Virginia Treasury Note minted in ...

 
Currency

5 dollar confederate note minted in Richmond ...

 
Currency

50 cent confederate note minted in Richmond ...


Currency

25 cent american note minted in 1874

 
Currency

3 dollar massachusetts note minted on march 26 ...

 
Currency

10 cent american note from 1863 or later

 
Fragment, Flag

Beige square piece of a flag from the USS ...


Fragment, Flag

Red square piece of a flag from USS Cumberland; ...

 
Ammunition, Shot

Four pieces of iron shot

 
Ammunition, Shot

Four pieces of iron shot

 
Ammunition, Shot

Four pieces of iron shot


Ammunition, Shot

Four pieces of iron shot

 
Powder bag

silk powder bag to hold powder used by artillery; ...

 
Helmet

hard shell helmet painted green and brown ...

 
Shell Case

Large brass shell case


Shell Case

Oblong brass shell case with a red lead insert

 
Gas Mask

Child Gas Mask with leather face piece and ...

 
Gas Mask

Adult gas mask with nose clip and snorketl mouth ...

 
Field Glass Case

Leather box with lid and buckle


Rifle

Wooden and metal rifle with a long barrel; ...

 
Sword with Sheath

Metal sword, somewhat dulled, with leather sheath ...

 
Bayonet

Metal bayonet incased in a leather and brass ...

 
Bayonet

Iron bayonet with removal leather sheath, tip of ...


Bayonet

Iron bayonet with removal leather sheath, tip of ...

 
Ammunition

Small lead ball grape shot with white speckles

 
Anlass German Tool

Medium size metal black shell with a crank and ...

 
Unknown Object

A synthetic textile in the form of an hour glass ...


Lace

83 pieces of lace, including: 17 collars, 4 ...

 
Lace

83 pieces of lace, including: 17 collars, 4 ...

 
Lace

83 pieces of lace, including: 17 collars, 4 ...

 
Lace

83 pieces of lace, including: 17 collars, 4 ...


Lace

83 pieces of lace, including: 17 collars, 4 ...

 
Lace

83 pieces of lace, including: 17 collars, 4 ...

 
Lace

83 pieces of lace, including: 17 collars, 4 ...

 
Lace

83 pieces of lace, including: 17 collars, 4 ...


Model ship

Flat bottomed model ship with one mast and two ...

 
Spinning wheel

Wooden spinning wheel with one spoke missing, and ...

 
Bell

Iron black bell without clapper with rectangular ...

 
Bell

Iron black bell without chapper with rectangular ...


Hoe

Small trapezoidzal digging implement with long ...

 
Unknown wooden stick

Wooden stick with knotched tip with rotating ...

 
Clothes rack

Cylindrical wooden object with wire knotched ...

 
Wooden Stick

Wooden stick with a centimeter hole in one end. 8 ...


Clogs

Oversize wooden clog with wooden heal, hole bored ...

 
Scale

Black wrought iron scale with two pans

 
Globe

Globe of the world on a stand. State of Vermont ...

 
Objects relating to Imperial Standard Cannon

4 circular pucks of iron of varying sizes


Objects relating to Imperial Standard Cannon

4 circular pucks of iron of varying sizes

 
Tool

Piece of rectangular metal with notched ...

 
Bell

Iron black bell without clapper with rectangular ...

 
Bell

Iron black bell without clapper with rectangular ...


Weight with hook

Black iron cone with attached hook

 
Scale

Black wrought iron scale with two pans

 
Placemat

Multi-colored circular piece of textile with lace ...

 
Shoes and sock

two black leather shoes and one white cotton ...


Telescope on tripod

large brass telescope mounted on wooden tripod ...

 
Model, ship

model of Saratoga from waterline up with 26 ...

 
Periscope on wooden tripod and equipment kit

Large metal periscope with leather lense & ...

 
Periscope on wooden tripod and equipment kit

Large metal periscope with leather lense & ...


Clock

Clock in brass casing on rectangular base with ...

 
Statue

Female walking with a backpack on. Presumably ...

 
Bird Bath

Stone bird bath with two different kinds of birds ...

 
Bust

Statue of Mozart chest and head in formal wear.


Bust

Statue of a Man's chest and head in formal wear.

 
Taxidermy

Taxidermeed red bird on branch with foliage in ...

 
Taxidermy

Taxidermeed brown bird on brach with foliage in ...

 
Taxidermy

Glass case with 13 taxidermeed birds of varior ...


Model

Model of a Precession of the English Common ...

 
Print

Depiction of two story building with 4 doric ...

 
Print

Showing view of Brattleboro, VT in1855 in brown ...

 
Painting

Yosemite National Park; people on horseback on ...


Painting

Depicts a river bank with a small red water craft ...

 
Print

Showing view of Windsor, VT in1859 in brown ...

 
Photograph

Photograph of three story house with horse drawn ...

 
Print

Print of lanscape in blackand white with house on ...


Print

View of a barn with upper doors open behind ...

 
Print

image of group of people in togas with buildings ...

 
Painting

white man, balding, with gray beard in formal ...

 
Print of photograph

Photograph of the Old Prospect House, previous ...


Drawing

drawing of white man with hair & beard in formal ...

 
Print

woodcut print of american eagle with shield & ...

 
Painting

photo realistic portrait of man in profile with ...

 
Painting

Portrait of a boy in a blue top and white hat. ...


Drawing

landscape scene of a stream in winter with ...

 
Painting

portrait of a girl wearing a grey stop with ...

 
Painting

portrait of a boy in ruffled collar and white ...

 
Drawing

image of an elderly woman with brown hair and ...


Print and Article

black and white print of a man seated against a ...

 
Prints

fifteen portraits of musicians, thirteen in brown ...

 
Painting

image of a white woman with dark hair and eyes, ...

 
Watercolor

image of a white house with eight columns along ...


Watercolor

image of a european-esque street with potted ...

 
Newspaper

framed newspaper with several articles about fire ...

 
Painting

landscape scene of man, woman, boy, and dog ...

 
Print

image of woman seated on cloud with two cherubs ...


Print

image of a woman seated on throne with carged ...

 
Print

copy of a Declartion of Independent in brown fake ...

 
Print

image of a building in left side with manicured ...

 
Print

image of a man seated in profile in suit jacket ...


Print

drawing of a home with crest above in black and ...

 
Print

image of a baby in blue dress with gold trim and ...

 
Certificate

certificate honoring Adelaide B. Wilson, master ...

 
Photograph

image of black and white royal shooting party ...


Photograph

image of a crowd in front of the Montpelier ...

 
Photograph

photograph of man in New York yankees uniforms ...

 
Photograph

two boys and a dog (appears to be a retriever) ...

 
Photograph

a man in formal wear against a black background. ...


Photograph

color photograph of covered bridge in summer ...

 
Photograph

color image of covered bridge in profile in late ...

 
Photograph

photograph of an architecture detail with panel ...

 
Photograph

photograph of a man with hair on neck but not on ...


Watercolor

landscape scene of a hill on left with tree in ...

 
Paperweights

collection of fifty one paper weights of varying ...

 
Tea Saucers

collection of one hundred and one circular tea ...