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- Collection: Henry Sheldon Museum artifact collection
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Teeth drawn from the Mouth of Henry Sheldon, Collected and cataloged by himself
A set of five teeth, accompanied by two notes written by Henry Sheldon (prior home of said teeth): one written in 1897 detailing the order and occasion in which each tooth was pulled. Another written in 1899 giving the reason for pulling the last…
Looking glass shard from Mayflower era
A broken piece of a looking glass that was brought from England by the first English settlers in the New World
Little cup made of part of the Alden house built in Boston around 1600
wooden cup carved of wood taken from the Alden House of Duxbury Mass.
Little cup made from part of the Alden House in Boston
This little wooden cup was carved from a wood that was used to build the Alden House in Boston in 1660.
John Brown Homestead Picture (Carved on Fungus)
Carving of John Brown's house on tree fungus
Fork Found Embedded in a Cow
A fork found embedded inside the hind quarter of a cow
Cigar holder from a crippled chicken bone
This cigar holder was made from the leg bone of a crippled chicken.
19th century ivory and metal clock
Small clock with interworkings made of ivory and metal crafted in Middlebury, Vermont around the year 1865.
18th Century Pocket Compass
This compass belonged to Ebenezer Markham, who came to the United States from Canada in 1783. It was later given to Henry Sheldon by Markham's grandson in 1900.