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  • Collection: Keeping Room

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This was used by the lady of the house to stir the laundry when laundry day came around, notice how worn it is.

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This is similar in both looks and function to a modern grater.

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It was much more efficient to compress the tea into solid blocks than it was to ship lose leave. Once bought at the general store the block would be chipped to make tea.

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This type of coffee pot is commonly seen in photos from the Civil War period.

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Made of pine. It is primitive with one shelf and two doors. It has an old latch but more recent hinges.

White with gilt line. Because Cherry Hill has more then one paris vase each one has an identifier. This one is "old"

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Made of yellow pine.

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Made in the shape of a flat leg and foot.

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Made of tin.
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