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  1. Bag, Carrying - Book bag

    Lightweight canvas book bag with black binding and cloth handle. Mayer - Milwaukee is printed on the handle. Belonged to Agatha Grewe.

    Record Type: Object

    Book bag
  2. Beater, Rug - Cane rug beater

    Cane carpet beater that has a twisted cane handle with metal cap. Used by Agatha & Cecilia Grewe. Rug beaters, also called carpet beaters, carpet whips, clothes beaters, dust beaters & pillow fluffers, were in common use until the vacuum cleaner became affordable during the early 20th century. Carpets, rugs, clothes, cushions & bedding were hung over a clothesline or railing and the dust and dirt was beat out of them. Typically made of wood, ...

    Record Type: Object

    Cane rug beater
  3. Bed - Reddick folding wire doll bed

    Reddick folding wire doll bed made by Michigan Wire Goods Co., Niles, MI, USA. Belonged to Agatha & Cecelia Grewe, Winsted, MN. Mattress for bed is 1987-0708-003 and pillow is 1987-0708-002.

    Record Type: Object

    Reddick folding wire doll bed
  4. Board, Ironing - Toy ironing board

    Toy wood Ironing board, used for ironing clothes. Smaller than average, but with the same general shape. Folding; metal iron rest. Belonged to Agatha & Cecilia Grewe, Winsted, MN.

    Record Type: Object

    Toy ironing board
  5. Bonnet - Child's bonnet

    Black lamb bonnet trimmed with grey satin ribbon and grey satin rusching around the face. Cream silk lining. Worn by Agatha & Cecelia Grewe in 1920s. Appears to be handmade.

    Record Type: Object

    Child's bonnet
  6. Bonnet - Child's bonnet

    Young girl's black velvet bonnet with black and white fur trim around the face and pink satin ribbon ties. Cream silk lining. Worn by Agatha & Cecelia Grewe. Appears to be handmade. 1920s.

    Record Type: Object

    Child's bonnet
  7. Cap, Stocking - Doll red stocking cap

    Stocking cap for a doll. Crudely made from a ribbed maroon wool sock top with added string ties and pompoms attached by string on the top. Belonged to donor Cecilia Grewe and her sister Agatha Grewe.

    Record Type: Object

    Doll red stocking cap
  8. Cap, Stocking - Doll stocking cap

    Stocking cap for a doll. Made from a ribbed off-white cotton sock top with maroon yarn pompom attached to the top. Belonged to donor Cecilia Grewe and her sister Agatha Grewe.

    Record Type: Object

    Doll stocking cap
  9. Doll - Doll

    Doll with painted metal head and shoulders. Head is in two pieces of pressed metal. Hair is part of the pressed metal and is short, curly, and blond. Her mouth is open, with no teeth showing. Brown "glass" eyes are set into openings in the metal. She has only one arm. The forearm is painted plaster. The rest of the body is stuffed. Maker's mark on chest: "Juno" with crest. Belonged to sisters Agatha Grewe and Cecilia Grewe. The doll is wearing ...

    Record Type: Object

    Doll
  10. Doll - Doll

    Baby Girl Doll. Doll's head and arms are plaster painted flesh color. Painted facial features, blond painted hair and blue painted eyes. Her body is of white cotton stuffed with a firm stuffing. Her legs are sewn to the body and of pink cotton & more lightly stuffed. A box with holes in it in her back indicates that she cried when new. She has a blue plaid dress with white trim on, with a matching bonnet and panties. She has a silky red triangul...

    Record Type: Object

    Doll
  11. Doll - Doll front

    Girl doll-manufactured doll and clothing. Painted composite head, forearms and hands. Painted face with moveable eyes and possibly human hair styled in a short bob. Has a molded stuffed body, upper arms, legs and feet. Arms and legs are movable. White panties. Blue and white small checked dress with long sleeves, trimmed in white lace at hem, sleeves and around white bib collar. She has white knee-high stockings molded to her legs, with removable...

    Record Type: Object

    Doll front
  12. Doll - Doll, front

    Girl Doll holding a girl doll. They are molded rubber. Their clothing is molded on. Each is wearing outdoor clothing. Doll was used by Agatha and Cecilia Grewe.

    Record Type: Object

    Doll, front
  13. Doll - Doll, front

    Cloth doll, stuffed with sawdust. Doll's face, hair (black locks with red bow), underwear, stockings (red), and shoes (black button top) appear to have been painted on fabric before doll was sewn together and stuffed. Doll is wearing a cream colored dress with a darker pattern printed on the front center panel. She has a white petticoat with white lace. The doll once belonged to Agatha Grewe, who called her "Sister Ann". Cecilia and Agatha (one...

    Record Type: Object

    Doll, front
  14. Doll - Doll, sitting

    Doll with bisque head, forearms, and hands. Painted face; four white teeth. Stuffed body and legs. Wig (possibly human hair). On the back of her neck is maker's mark: "Germany, 275.11/o, Heubach.Koppelsdorf". White silk dress is very detailed, but is disintegrating. She has a white cotton petticoat, knit undershirt & pantalettes. White knit stockings. The doll belonged to Agatha Grewe.

    Record Type: Object

    Doll, sitting
  15. Dress - Ladies rayon aqua & white dress

    Ladies rayon aqua & white dress Self-binding around neckline and armholes. Front box pleats below a drop waist. Self belt. Homemade. Worn by Agatha Grewe in the 1930s.

    Record Type: Object

    Ladies rayon aqua & white dress
  16. Dress - Ladies rust colored crepe dress

    Ladies rust colored crepe dress with smocking at shoulders and center front waist between vertical rows of seven self-covered buttons. Hook/eye closure at neck hidden by long scarf-like ties fringed in brown & cream. Long sleeves with snap closure at wrist. Side seam snap closure. Long self-belt/sash with same brown & cream fringe. Homemade. Worn by Agatha Grewe in the 1930s.

    Record Type: Object

    Ladies rust colored crepe dress
  17. Dryer, Hair - Hair dryer

    Arctic brand hand held electric hair dryer. Made of metal with rosy red wooden handle. Has on/off switch. Sold by Sears, Roebuck & Co., World's Largest Store. Used by Agatha Grewe in her Beauty Shop in Winsted..

    Record Type: Object

    Hair dryer
  18. Hairpiece - Braided hairpiece

    Brown braided hair piece from the beauty shop of the Grewe sisters, Agatha & Cecilia.

    Record Type: Object

    Braided hairpiece
  19. Heater, Curling Iron - Curling iron heater

    Solar curling iron heater. Made by Electric Mfg. Company, San Francisco. Has electrical cord with separate switch on the cord. Used about 1929 by Agatha Grewe in her beauty shop in Winsted. It was invented by A.H. Opperman, patent April 17, 1923.

    Record Type: Object

    Curling iron heater
  20. Iron - Toy sad iron

    A-Best-O No.602 toy sad iron. Top wooden handle and metal cover removes from base; attached with sliding latch. Belonged to Agatha and Cecelia Grewe, Winsted, MN.

    Record Type: Object

    Toy sad iron

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