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Draft wheel
ca. 1863
1865.6
Wood, metal
Related Event: Civil War

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Title Related People Date Object Number
The Game of Playing Department Store
Artist/Maker: McLoughlin Bros.
1898
2000.715
Tool chest with tools
Artist/Maker: Duncan Phyfe
chest ca. 1790; tools ca. 1790-1850
L.1927.1
Wig curler
Related Person: Field Exploration Committee
1760-1775
INV.5924.77
Wooden leg of Gouverneur Morris
Related Person: Gouverneur Morris
ca. 1780
1954.148