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      A photocopy of a handwritten “Certificat of Matrimony” for Elias Schneider and Hannah Bingeman dated November 10, 1835. A list of names and birthdates of their children was added at a later date. The Certificate of Matrimony was witnessed by John Bingeman, Jacob C. Snider, Jacob S. Shoemaker, and Benjamin ...

      Account book recording funeral expenses for Samuel B. Schneider’s funeral.

      An unsigned papercut or Scherenschnitt from the Bible owned by Barbara and Joseph Schneider. It is a double-headed eagle with a heart and a base with room for text. Another signed version of this same design is known and documented.

      It is a Neoclassical-Victorian bureau desk with three graduated drawers below and a drop front revealing the desk interior. A person would have to stand at this desk to use it. It is made of maple and cherry, presumably of lcoal origin, and has carved wooden pulls set on dramatic ...

      An all-wool handwoven winter sheet in natural wool and yellow ochre woven approximately 36 inches wide and seamed in the centre. It is hemmed at both ends. It is a small windowpane check balanced in warp and weft.

      It is a pine blanket box, or storage chest, of six-board construction, nailed rather than dovetailed, set on a ogee bracket foot with moulded decoration around the base. It appears to have been over-painted in flat grey. The lid is attached by simple butt hinges. The cotton quilt inside the ...

      It is a Windsor side chair with curved toprail, spindle back consisting of six turned spindles, plank seat and turned front legs and front rung. It was likely manufactured in 1875-80 and over-painted in red in the recent past.

      It is a simple rod-back Windsor side chair with simple flat curved rail and bamboo-style details on the side supports of the back and the legs. The plank seat is of pine and the legs have an impressive sleigh giving the chair extra stability. It likely was once painted black ...

      A simple wooden cane with crooked top and rubber tip for added stability.

      It is an armchair with oak back rail and pine seat with turned spindles in the arms and back. It has been stripped of its original finish and sealed in recent years.

      A red wool and cotton jacquard coverlet handwoven full width with fringe on three sides. In the flower and partrige pattern assigned to Daniel Knechtel of Roseville, Waterloo County, Ontario. It postdates 1875 when wide looms were aquired by local weavers.

      It is a Morris-style reclining easy chair in oak, factory made, with Queen Anne Style detailing. The upholstery and cushions are not original. The curved arms are supported by simple spindles. The angle of the back appears to be controlled by a brass rod that has three or four different ...