This exhibit focuses on common, everyday metal objects and the products that they held. The small can with an offset, screw-on top likely held oil for an automobile, as automobiles were gaining popularity in early 20th century America. The remains of a paper label on the white glass hand cream jar with a metal lid reveal that this was a Soft skin Hand Cream jar, a … [Read more...] about Common Metal Household Artifacts Researched and Conserved by Renee Walker
All of the objects in this collection consist of functional parts of cast-iron, wood-burning stoves, which were widely popular both for heating homes and for cooking until the end of the 19th century. While they were eventually replaced with central heating and with electric and gas cook top stoves and ovens, these functional and decorative stoves continued to be made and sold … [Read more...] about Metal Artifacts Associated with Wood-burning Stoves Researched and Conserved by Emily McClain