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Wheelchair - Wooden wheelchair
Wooden wheelchair with adjustable high cane back; cloth covered cane seat above four springs; cane back on wooden leg rests; wooden arms; large front wheels with hand grips; smaller back wheels; hard rubber tires.
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Wheelchair - Wooden wheelchair
Wheelchair with wooden seat, adjustable wooden back, and adjustable wooden leg/foot rests. Has back and seat cushions of polyurethane covered in brown vinyl and a green webbing safety seatbelt with metal buckle. Wheelchair has springs below the seat, swivel back wheels for easy steering, and large rubber wheels with metal hand rails. Owned by Glencoe Municipal Hospital (now Glencoe Regional Health Services) and used by patients in the 1940s.
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Whetstone - Flint
Flint whetstone. Used for sharpening tools or perhaps for fire starting.
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Whetstone - Knife sharpener
Whetstone attached to block of wood with a wooden cover. Used to sharpen blades.
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Whetstone - Sharpening stone in wooden box
Sharpening stone in wooden holder. From the Graupmann Family toolbox 2017-0137-001.
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Whip, Buggy - Carl Brechet's whip
Four foot buggy whip used by Carl Brechet, son of Joseph J. and Jennie Brechet, Glencoe, MN. A photograph of Carl with his buggy whip is 1989-0059-050.
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Whistle - WWI whistle-Louis J. Ruzicka, Jr.
Brass whistle with metal ring. Engraved on one side "Dec. 1, 1918; on the opposite side: "M Police, US Army." Used by Louis J. Ruzicka, Jr. in World War I.
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Whistle - Wooden willow whistle
Home made wooden whistle with two birds on the top. Made from a willow branch.
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Whistle - Wooden willow whistle
Handmade wooden whistle with a moveable bird on the top. Made from a willow branch. The bird's tail could be lowered and raised to change the pitch. Stamped "Switzerland".
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Wig - Wig
Reddish blonde wig; straight short cut. Label: 100% Kanekalon hair. Made in Korea. The strands of Kanekalon, a modacrylic fiber, are attached to a stretchy net cap.
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Wig - Wig & box
Woman's silver gray wig. Short & curly hair attached to fabric bands and net. Made in Korea.
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Winder, Yarn - Wooden yarn winder
Simple wooden yarn winder or swift used to measure the length of a skein of yarn after the yarn was produced on a spinning wheel, cleaned, and ready for use in clothing or home furnishings. Consists of a base and post with 4 arms, made of 2 pieces of wood that crisscross. Each of the 4 arms has three holes in them and the swift requires 4 removable pegs. The pegs can be repositioned depending on how long a loop of yarn is wanted. The two removabl...
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Winder, Yarn - Wooden yarn winder
Wooden yarn winder used to measure the length of a skein of yarn after the yarn was produced on a spinning wheel, cleaned, and ready for use in clothing or home furnishings. Has a metal gear used for counting revolutions of the six spokes when measuring the length of a skein (560 yards). The yarn winder measures two yards of yarn per revolution, thus allowing for the accurate calculation of an easy to handle skein. Made of oak. Once cataloged #2...
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Wing, Water - Water wings
Ayvad's water-wings. Made one size to support 50 to 250 lbs. To be used on waist, not under the arms. Cotton. Patent dates July 1, 1902 - May 24, 1904. Ayvad Mfg. Co. Hoboken NJ. Made in U.S.A.
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Woodblock - Three wooden temple blocks
Three wooden temple blocks in graduated sizes attached to a metal bar. Used by the percussionist in the Littfin Bros. Orchestra, 1931-1942. Wou7ld have been struck with a drumstick or mallet to produce three different ones. Painted red, gold, and black with carved pineapple design.
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Workbench - Work Bench
Crude homemade wood worker's bench with center foot operated clamp system. Made entirely of wood nailed to a plank base. Length 61.5 ; Width 21; Height 31.75
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Wrench - Van Brunt wrench
Van Brunt wagon wheel wrench with both open and box ends. Painted green.
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