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      This set of four cannonballs were found at Gravelly Bay in Port Colborne. It is believed that the cannonballs were found here because of their proximity to Zavitz Mill. During the war, the mill would most likely have been protected with one or more cannons against possible marine attacks or …

      Cannonball that was found at the south end of Elm Street, near the lake, in Port Colborne. It is believed that military stores and munitions were often kept in the Sugar Loaf area and would be quickly buried or secreted to prevent their seizure by advancing American troops. This was …

      Two cannonballs, one smaller and lopsided was found in a backyard on Catharine Street in Port Colborne and the other larger one was found elsewhere in the city. It is believed that military stores and munitions were often kept in the Sugar Loaf area and would be quickly buried or …

      These five musket balls were found on Nickel beach at a home on Lakeshore Road East, Port Colborne Ontario. It is believed that during the War of 1812 many military stores and munitions were secreted or buried in haste to prevent their seizure by advancing American troops. This would most …

      Set of two leather horse collars. These collars are part of the harness used for horse's when pulling wagons or a plow. The collar allows the horse to use its full strength when pulling.

      The milling process commonly yields dry powder-form material consisting of natural uranium, "yellowcake," which is sold on the uranium market as U3O8. The most important use of yttrium is in making phosphors, such as the red ones used in television cathode ray tube displays and in LEDs.

      This single harness yoke would be used for hitching a horse or a mule to some type of farm implement such as a plow, or a hay wagon . These were most commonly used in the late 1800's to early 1900's.

      This type of straight bit was used primarily for draft horses in the early 1900's.

      Whiffletrees are used to distribute the force from a point load to the chains or straps on each side of the harness. The center of the bar is connected to the load and the ends to the harness. These are usually used when pulling plows, or wagons. A double whiffletree …

      Whiffletrees (Also called Whippletrees) are used to distribute the force from a point load to the chains or straps on each side of the harness. The center of the bar is connected to the load and the ends to the harness. These are usually used when pulling plows, wagons or …

      This is a wooden smoothing hand planer, that appears to have been hand crafted from two pieces of wood and a metal blade.

      Where most cranberry scoops were made of all wood with a solid back end to hold the berries this one has a hole in the bottom of the scoop so the berries can fall into a sack attached to the bottom. The cloth would also allow excess water to drain …

      This carved wooden tray would be used to place drilled core samples in where they would then be taken to an geologist for evaluation.

      This type of equipment would be used by early settler s and farmers to carry milk, water, sap buckets, or most anything that required being moved from one place to another. This type of item dates back to very early times with references to them in early Egyptian paintings.

      This item was purchased at an auction and is made from an old gas can.

      This type of churn had the whole barrel turning which turned the milk into solids and was widely used in the late 1800's and early 1900's.

      This device was used prior to the invention of hay elevators and baling equipment. This large fork like apparatus was used to help get the hay from the wagon to the lofts in the upper portions of a barn. It was attached to a pulley that a horse would provide …

      This machine was used for creating cloth covered buttons of various types and sizes and was mostly used by upholstery companies. It came with different size attachments for different results.

      This item appears to have been hand hewn and looks to be very old, it has broken off on one end along what appears to be a fault in the wood.

      This is a u shaped wooden item with an iron frame, attached to the front, it has two larger holes through the ends of the bottom of the open end suggesting something could be attached.