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"Ever Ready" Shaving Brush. - Brush, Shaving
Boar's bristle shaving brush. Manufactured by "Ever Ready". Set in rubber with wooden handle.
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"Fernandina Goes to War" WWII presentation by General Lamont Clinch Historical Society - Videotape
VHS. DVD and tape of "Fernandina Goes to War" WWII presentation by General Lamont Clinch Historical Society
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"My Friend" knuckle duster revolver - Pistol
A "My Friend" knuckle duster revolver. Used as a hideout gun by gamblers and a purse gun by ladies. It held seven shots in 22 caliber. It had no barrel and was inaccurate and low power. A man named Reid made a lot of thee in Philadelphia in the 1870s.
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"Negro Ocean Playground" Hand Fan - Fan, Hand
A segregation-era hand fan for American Beach's "Negro Ocean Playground". Information on the fan states "Strictly Enforced Colors Only: No Whites Allowed".
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"Ox Man" of Fernandina - Art
An artpeice displaying the local "Ox Man" of Fernandina. The cart and ground are done in by using a mixture of hatching and cross-hatching, while the man and ox are stippled. The "Ox Man" himself was actually a man named Arthur Simmons. A local hog farmer who would travel around Fernandina via his ox cart, collecting unused/thrown away food from the local restaurants to feed to his livestock. He was said to have been a kind gentleman who would...
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"We Own This" Tshirt - T-Shirt
"We Own This" Tshirt from the Amelia Island Convention and Visitors Bureau. The tshirt commemorats the many "Henry" awards the Bureau and TDC have won for marketing. Of the Flagler Awards "the Henry" is the highest.
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(Broken) Green #260 Bottle - Bottle
A tall green bottle with number 260 on the bottom. A large shard of glass is missing from the neck of the bottle
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.25 Caliber pistol - Pistol
.25 Caliber pistol From the Nassau County Jail; confiscated after a woman was brought to the jail for booking. The gun was found smuggled in the woman's bra. Originally, deputies were not allowed to touch female perpetrators or prisoners during arrest. After the matron was preparing the woman for booking, the gun fell out of her bra. The woman had rode all the way to the jail in the patrol car with the gun hidden. After this incident, deputies w...
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1/8" Scale Model of Nassau County Courthouse - Model
1/8" Scale Model of Nassau County Courthouse created by William W. Walker of St. Augustine, Florida with vitrine.
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10" Slide rule with box. - Rule, Slide
10" Slide rule with box. Made in U.S.A. by Emgineering Instrument, Inc., Peru, Indiana
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10" Slide rule with leather case - Rule, Slide
10" Slide rule with leather case Made by K & E
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1786 Colonial Mexican Coin - Coin
1786 colonial Mexican one reale silver coin. A bust of Charles III is featured on the front, surrounded by the words "Carolus III Dei Gratia" (Charles III, by the grace of God). The reverse show the crowned shield of Spain with alternating castles and lions representing the Spanish provinces of Castile and Leon.
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1856 Portable sewing machine - Machine, Sewing
Grover & Baker patented the very first small portable sewing machine. This became a best-seller and dominated the 1850’s with some 500,000 being made over a period of 20 years. Various models came out some with silver-plating and mother-of-pearl but besides a curved needle and cosmetic changes they were principally the same machine. Grover & Baker prices £4.10 was three months wages! The first proper portable sewing machine the Grover & Baker...
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1890s era Gem Concert Roller Organ - Organ
1890s era Gem Concert Roller Organ Rollers Organs are copyrighted July 14, 1885, and Gems appear from the late 1880's through the late 1920's. The Autophone Co., Ithaca, New York began producing hand-cranked roller reed organs in 1885. Note: John Everett, who owned this machine, is a descendant of the infamous English Indian hunter John Palmer who led several raids on the Spanish to burn down St Augustine. He lost his head after the last, fai...
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1890s era Gem Concert Roller Organ - Roller
50-1890s era Gem Concert Roller Organ Cob Rollers These rollers are inserted in the Gem player which allow it to make music by making sounds when the pins strike the sound plates. Rollers Organs are copyrighted July 14, 1885, and Gems appear from the late 1880's through the late 1920's. The Autophone Co., Ithaca, New York began producing hand-cranked roller reed organs in 1885. Note: John Everett, who owned this machine, is a descendant ...
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1900 (?) Edison Victrola - Crank, Phonograph
Edison Victrola CA 1900 (?) hand crank cylinder model 30. This model is a player/recorder. See images for detailed information.
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1911 Liberty Nickle and 1964 Nickle - Coin
1911 Liberty Nickle and 1964 Nickle Found 02/08/0970 by Gene and Joan Lasserre. Series of items found while metal detecting at various parts of Amelia Island.
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1914 Photograph of Centre St - Photograph
1914 Photograph of Centre St depicting the waterfront. It also shows the train depot and the railroad train, trolley cars, other vehicles of the period, people and buildings.
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