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Pin
Metal Elgin High School pep button. White vertical oval shape with maroon design and letters. Dog with "Happiness" overhead and "Victory" below.
Record Type: Object
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Pin
Green and white background Larsen Junior High button. "LARSEN" in green letters.
Record Type: Object
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Pitcher, Cream
Silver, Smooth-Faced Coffee Creamer with Handle And Spout. Decorative Ribbing Around Top of Object.Inscription On Bottom. Inscription Epns Poole Silver Co. Taunton, Mass. 1404
Record Type: Object
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Plate
White plate with picture of the Elgin Area Historical Society, "Old Main" Historical Museum, constructed 1856 - restored 1976
Record Type: Object
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Plate, License
A pair of sheet metal auto license "308-018 ILL 24" Black background with yellow numbers.
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Potholder
Lemon Coal Co., 391 McBride St., Elgin, IL pot holder. "A Thank you / from / Lemon / Coal Co. /Phone ELGIN 4833 /391 McBride St."
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Premium
Pewter mug with handle. Name "Elgin" printed on side of mug with added decoration that makes it appear as if it is a crest. Tankard
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Ribbon
Four ribbons attached to poster board. American flag ribbon attached to blue/gray ribbon "1862 - 1894 127th Ill. Vet Association Reunion. Elgin, ILL. Sept. 6th., 1894" SIlver colored ribbon "29th Annual Reunion 36 Illinois Vol. Elgin, Ill 1861 1895" Silver colored ribbon "The 33rd Reunion 36th ILL., VET. VOLS At Elgin September 21, 1899" Small red, white and blue ribbon imprinted in gold "REUNION ELGIN SEPTEMBER 1905"
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Ribbon
2.5x5" "Fourth Elgin Grade School Track & Field Meet May 23, 1925 Girls 50 yd Dash" Ribbon
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Ribbon
Black ribbon with silver lettering "In Memoriam Veteran Post No. 49 Elgin, ILL".
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Roller, Hair
8" Long curling tongs with wooden handles (fairly rusty). C. late 19th. to early 20th, century.
Record Type: Object
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Shell, Artillery
Artillery shell. Silver, steel, conical shaped artillery (mortar?) shell/projectile. Shell is inert, hollowed-out and has 1/4 section cut away to reveal interior. Shell contains no fuse or cap. Shell is marked M43a-1 Lot 711 197 on the interior.
Record Type: Object
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Sign, Trade
2014.74.5a Pink painters pallette the "NEW ELGIN WATCHES WITH THE Million Dollar Look" Two paint brushed in the hole of the palette. Black glitter dollar sign "$" attached to the pallette with "T square" "with the Million Dollar Look" printed on the T square. Below the dollar sign is a another sign attached to the pallette at one corner black square "from $33.75 Elgin 90th Anniversary 1884 1954" The pallette is attached to a wood gray stand "FROM...
Record Type: Object
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Spoon, Medical
Yellow, plastic spoon, with black letters "MILBRANDT DRUG STORES / SHI - 1940 SHI - 1845 / FREE DELIVERY "
Record Type: Object
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Toaster
Toaster, Toastmaster, McGraw Electric Co., Elgin Silver, 2 slot, center seam, rounded corners, brown hard plastic handles 3' wide,1.4' thick, curve down under at each end, about 2' and with short 1' 'feet'; 2x2' logo on each side; darkness turn button to right of 1' wide part of handle which lowers slice. Other end has woven cloth covered wires (6.5 Ft) to plug; spring latched crumb tray on bottom with small red button to open.
Record Type: Object
