Results

      - clear glass; paneled body, cylindrical neck, threaded lip, metal screw-on lid - red, blue and white paper label around neck and on body. Label on body reads in part: "Polly Prim/ BRAND/ TOMATO/ Catchup/. . ./ IMERY FOOD CO./ CHATHAM, ONT." - embossed on bottom: "D" within diamond - ...

      - spherical cannonball found near Thames River in Chatham Ontario - Date unknown - 5 cm D Chatham Kent Museum Out in the Open exhibition VS 036

      Old and rusted. The base held kerosene, a flammable liquid. The glass chimney was temporarily lifted in order for the wick to be lite with a match and fueled with the kerosene before it was placed back down.

      Wooden toy muskets were also used as training tools for military recruits; including those in World War I due to a shortage of real rifles to train with.

      Large. Made of wood. Large hoop on the end, which was where messages were looped to pass on between the telegrapher and the engineer or conductor of the train. This was done when the train was passing by but not stopping.

      One commemorative 2010 Remembrance Day Coin inside of a specially designed cardboard package/holder. There appears to have been 3 coins at one point, but two are missing. These specialty coins served to commemorate WWII and acted as a fundraising tool; for every pack sold $5 was donated to the Military ...

      Made of fabric. Medium sized. Floral embroideries on the front. One edge stitched, the other cut/torn.

      This is a model of South Bethesda United Church on Dale Road. It was built by Sandy Campbell in honour of the church's 150th Anniversary. It is currently with us on loan.

      Made of porcelain. Medium-sized plate. Depicts Victoria Hall. Photo taken by Barry Schneider. On the back of the plate there is a note on the history of the Hall. From Schneider Enterprises & Gifts Ltd. Woodstock, Ontario. The second in a limited edition series.

      A small, decorative leaflet in memory of Alexander Morrison, the late husband of Elizabeth Anthony, who was killed in action in France during WWI.

      No marks or documents to indicate where this spike came from.

      Very rusty; do not touch the blade. Modern make. Old, weathered handle. Chipped blade.

      This large map is an aerial representative of Cobourg in 1867 and is based off of the 1874 bird's eye map by Mr. Brosius. This map was made by a group of Museum Foundation volunteers to celebrate Canada's 150th Anniversary and Cobourg's 180th Anniversary.

      This bell belonged to a school house at Trent River which later became a private residence.

      Made of red oak. Two pieces of a tilting iron ore car that travelled along the Cobourg-Peterbourgh Railway. The piece suspended on top is a bottom plank from the ore box. Below that is a framing member with a bevelled end. Beside these pieces is a shovel used for the ...

      Music scrolls were used in player pianos; pianos that played on their own. This particular music scroll is for the composition “Doll Dance” by Nacio Herb.

      Used to cut blocks of ice out of frozen bodies of water for ice houses.

      A wood working tool used to strip small pieces off of the top of wood, typically to level the piece or cut the size down.

      Inscribed with "D.D. Harrington Ancaster".

      A glass bottle with a convex base, meant to be rested on its side to ensure the cork did not dry out.