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

    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.

    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.

    Made of paper. Large. Image of three year old cadet, Teddy Cartwright imprinted on the front, with his name engraved at the bottom.

    Ornate design on both sides. Made of metal. Small. Missing the ribbon.

    Made of plastic. Small. Blue in colour. Also includes stori-view slides; each of a different location in the world. Roughly 16 are duplicates. Inscribed with “CC-STL MFD U.S.A”.

    6 spikes. Rusty. Found on the DeJong property, which once was a section of the Cobourg-Peterbourgh Railway, constructed in 1854. The railway was removed in the 1980s. Includes a descriptive sheet.

    Made of metal. Small. Folding hinges. Removes corks from bottles; particularly wine bottles.

    Very rusty.

    Made of paper. Small. Advertisement for scotch mints. Inscribed “Moirs. 3 1/2 Ounces. 10¢ Scotch Mints. Christmas Cheer” with a stapled note, “Now 12c Including Tax”. Has an image of Santa and a house surrounded by falling snow.

    Used to mash potatoes and other soft foods.

    This is a modified percussion cap muzzle loader .75 gauge musket. It has a shorter gun stock and barrel, as well as a metal ramrod thimble addition. It was unearthed on a farm in Smithville, Ontario in the 1940s. It is the standard size for British musket barrels and balls ...

    Bayonets were fitted over the end of a musket or earlier rifles for close combat use. This one was a quick 'Z' attachment that allowed for shooting while on the musket/rifle...

    Used in laundry; clothing was consistently dunked into soapy water and ribbed against wash boards to clean them. Metal washboards tend to be older than glass washboards.

    Unlike the officer's sabre which was more for decorative purposes, this type of Sabre was meant for combat. This particular weapon was marked “Cobourg 30” which means that it was created for the 30th man in the 3rd Provisional Regiment of Calvary in Cobourg, established in response to the threat ...