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Vacuum Air Pump
This air pump was used to suck out air to make the tube a vacuum space.
under "General Vermont News" an account of the extent of the Sheldon Museum Collection 1896
entry under "General Vermont News" in Essex County Herald, Vol XIII, No 47, Friday, February 28, 1896
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…
Surveying Tool. William Harris and Company. London c. 1817
Surveying Tool. William Harris and Company. London c. 1817. This tool is likely missing an eye-piece.
Specific Gravity Beads
Nineteenth century scientific measurement tool for the specific gravities of liquids
Sheldon Art Museum Advertisement, Soliciting Donations. Middlebury Register 1888
Sheldon Art Museum Advertisement , Middlebury Register Vol. LIII, No. 51, Dec 21, 1888.
S. Holton, Jr., Dealer in Watches, Clocks, Jewelry and Fancy Goods, Middlebury Register, Vol XIX, No. 49, Wednesday, March 28, 1855, front page
front page advertisement in 1855 Vermont newspaper
Rutland Weekly Herald: article detailing the Annual Masonic Conference in Vergennes. September 20th 1866
Report in 1866 Vermont newspaper
Peep-Sight Alidade
A surveying tool brought back to Middlebury by Frederick Hall after his travels throughout Europe.