G.E. Mooney & Son Inc. Handle Display with Stand
Red Handle
Insscription:
"G.E. Mooney & Son Inc.
Turnings-Handles
Farmington NH"
Silver Metal Stand
Wheat Decoration
Inscription:
"Meriden Silver Plate Co"
G.E. Mooney & Son Inc.
FHS-Kyle Leach
Mary Evelyn Kimball Pencil Box & Short Bio
Mary Evelyn Kimball's wooden, rectangular, pencil box. The box has metal embellishments on the top corners and a metal keyhole in the front of the box.. The box contains a pencil, pen, nib, and two keys.
Mary Evelyn Kimball was born in November of 1867, to Daniel Webster Kimball and Mary Wingate Kimball, in Farmington, NH. She was one of five siblings. Daniel Webster Kimball was one of the pioneers of the shoe industry in Farmington. Mary Evelyn Kimball lived in Farmington her entire life, on what is now known as Pleasant Street. She was musically inclined, was an organist, and was known for her beautiful voice. She was a lifetime member of the Congregational Church in Farmington. She died in early 1935. Her obituary can be found in the March 22, 1935 edition of the Farmington News.
Box Size: 8.5" L x 2.25" W x1.5' H
Condition: Good
FHS-Kyle Leach
Circa 1860's
Donated by Sharon & Paul Turner
Farmington News "The Great Sled"
A Farmington News article about "The Great Sled." This is Page 1, December 6, 1899.
FHS-Kyle Leach
Farmington News
Farmington News
1899
Portable Student Chalkboard Farmington NH High School
A portable, double sided, student slate chalkboard framed out in wood. The chalkboard was found in a box in the attic of Farmington NH High School. The chalkboard has chalk marks from the last use. It appears the student was working on simple addition.
Size: 8" x 10.5"
Condition: Fair. Extensive wear to the wood frame. extensive sacring on the slate.
FHS-Kyle Leach
Unknown
Early 20th Century
Donated by Stan Freeda & Kyle Leach