Objects

2359 results found. Records searched: 2359

1. Wood-lathe chisel; handmade blade from an old file. - Wood-lathe chisel; handmade blade made from an old file. 19th century, American.

   1975.37.03

   Record Type: Object

   
2. Wooden gavel - Wooden gavel made from Virginia hardwood. Head is composed of layers of different types of wood. 20th century, American.

   1987.109.001

   Record Type: Object

   
3. Wooden "Garcia GT-90" Tennis Racket with Cover - Wooden "Garcia GT-90" tennis racket with leather cover. 20th century, American. Possibly for a child. The body of the racket is made of wood with a leather-wrapped handle. Below the racket head, "GARCIA" is painted and below this, a small white "g" is painted inside a red shield type symbol; next to this image is a small drawing of a tennis racket in white inside a blue-shield type symbol. On the handle of the racket, the "GT-90" is indicated. The cover for the racket has the word "garcia" in black within a white rectangular box which is on a black background. The cover may be vinyl. The edges of the cover are white (plastic?) trim. The racket strings are catgut or nylon. [Add to materials?]

   2006.17.02

   Record Type: Object

   
4. Wooden "Louisville Slugger" signature bat with signature of Lou Gehrig. - Wooden "Louisville Slugger" signature bat with the signature of Lou Gehrig etched on the bat. 20th century, American. The following is etched into the bat: "LOUISVILLE SLUGGER, 40-L.G., HILLERICH & BRADSBY CO, MADE IN U.S.A., LOUISVILLE, KY., TRADEMARK REG...PAT OFF." In addition, the following is etched into the wood of the bat: TRADEMARK, Lou Gehrig (Lou Gehrig's signature), REG. U.S. PAT. OFF." J. Frederick Hillerich emigrated with his family from Baden-Baden, Germany to the United States in 1842. The Hillerichs moved to Louisville, Kentucky where J. Fred started a woodworking shop in 1856. By 1864 "J.F. Hillerich, Job Turning" was in operation and filled orders for businesses by custom-turning everything from balusters to bedposts. His eldest son, John Andrew "Bud" Hillerich, was born in Louisville in 1866. The firm thrived and by 1875 the little woodworking shop employed about 20 people. In 1880 Bud Hillerich, who was an amateur baseball player, became an apprentice in his father's shop. Young Bud made his own baseball bats along with bats for several of his teammates. There is debate over the origins of the company's first bat for a professional player, but Bud played a key role in getting his father's business involved with what would become the company's signature item. According to company legend, the first pro bat was turned by Bud for Pete Browning in 1884. Browning was a star on Louisville's professional American Association team - the Eclipse. On a spring afternoon Bud, then seventeen, witnessed Browning break his favorite bat. Bud offered to make a bat for his hero and Browning accepted. According to the story, after the young wood shop apprentice lathed a quality stick from white ash Browning got three hits with it in the next game. One of Browning's nicknames was, "The Louisville Slugger." Bud Hillerich continued to improve the manufacturing processes of the new bat business, inventing a centering device for a lathe and an automatic sander. Their baseball bat business grew. The bat was first known as the Falls City Slugger, (a reference to Louisville's location at the Falls of the Ohio River), but the brand name was changed to Louisville Slugger and registered as a trademark in 1894. Bud Hillerich became a partner with his father in 1897 and the name of the firm was changed to J.F. Hillerich and Son. The success of the growing bat company was further enhanced in 1905 when Honus "The Flying Dutchman" Wagner, a star for the Pittsburgh Pirates, signed a contract as the first player ever to endorse a bat. His autograph was also the first to be used on a bat and the first time a professional athlete endorsed an athletic product. A fire severely damaged the bat factory in 1910 but rebuilding began quickly. In 1911, Frank Bradsby, a successful salesman for one of Hillerich's largest buyers, joined J.F. Hillerich and Son. He brought sales and marketing expertise and drive to the company. In 1916 he became a full partner, and the company name was changed, for the last time, to Hillerich & Bradsby Co. Henry Louis "Lou" Gehrig (June 19, 1903 – June 2, 1941), nicknamed "The Iron Horse" for his durability, was an American Major League Baseball first baseman. He played his entire 17-year baseball career for the New York Yankees (1923-1939). Gehrig set several major league records. He holds the record for most career grand slams (23). Gehrig is chiefly remembered for his prowess as a hitter, his consecutive games-played record and its subsequent longevity, and the pathos of his farewell from baseball at age 36, when he was stricken with a fatal neurological disease. Gehrig was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939. In 1969 he was voted the greatest first baseman of all time by the Baseball Writers' Association,and was the leading vote-getter on the Major League Baseball All-Century Team, chosen by fans in 1999. A native of New York City, he played for the New York Yankees until his career was cut short by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), now commonly known in the United States and Canada as Lou Gehrig's disease. Over a 15-season span from 1925 through 1939, he played in 2,130 consecutive games, the streak ending only when Gehrig became disabled by the fatal neuromuscular disease that claimed his life two years later. His streak, long considered one of baseball's few unbreakable records,stood for 56 years, until finally broken by Cal Ripken, Jr., of the Baltimore Orioles on September 6, 1995. Gehrig accumulated 1,995 runs batted in (RBI) in 17 seasons, with a career batting average of .340, on-base percentage of .447, and slugging percentage of .632. Three of the top six RBI seasons in baseball history belong to Gehrig. He was selected to each of the first seven All-Star games (though he did not play in the 1939 game, as he retired one week before it was held),and he won the American League's Most Valuable Player award in 1927 and 1936. He was also a Triple Crown winner in 1934, leading the American League in batting average, home runs, and RBIs.

   2009.0.84

   Record Type: Object

   
5. Wooden "Snake" Cane - Wooden cane with spiraling snake carved from the original bark on the shaft.

   1998.08.35

   Record Type: Object

   
6. Wooden Baby Walker - Old wooden baby-walker with iron wheels. Also has a hole in the bottom of the seat for potty training. Made by John Seeger. 19th century, American.

   1998.23

   Record Type: Object

   
7. Wooden Basket - Thin wooden vegetable basket with green and red paint, and with a steel handle and nails. 20th century American.

   1984.041.38

   Record Type: Object

   
8. Wooden Bed Frame: Headboard and Footboard - Wooden bed frame with original red wash stain. 20th-century, American. Made in Wytheville, Virginia by Rich Brothers (producers of handmade furniture). The frame includes the headboard and footboard; the side rails are missing. The head and foot boards each have six knobs for tying ropes to serve as "springs", in order to support the bedding. The head and foot boards have acorn-shaped finials on the four corner-posts of the bed. Known as a "rope bed".

   2004.19.01

   Record Type: Object

   
9. Wooden Box that Held Bars of Soap, from Early 1900's - Wooden box that held bars of soap from early 1900's, 20th century, American. The box has a metal latch. Drawn inside the lid is a stylized rectangular ribbon design featuring an outdoor scene with a spider's web, flowers, a hummingbird and a heron. Within this rectangular setting, the following is printed: "6 CAKES, USEFUL TOILET SOAP, MANUFACTURED BY CHARLES S. HIGGINS, 91 WORTH STREET, NEW YORK."

   1984.131

   Record Type: Object

   
10. Wooden Box with Double Doors, decorated with Rose Design - Wooden box with double doors that open into the storage area. 20th century, American. The box is light brown in color with a rose design burnt into the wood.

    1988.005.014

    Record Type: Object

    
11. Wooden Butter Paddle - Wooden butter paddle; 19th-20th century, American.

    1985.91.08

    Record Type: Object

    
12. Wooden Cane - Simple six-sided wooden cane with "Roanoke Livestock" stamped in blue on the side.

    1998.08.33

    Record Type: Object

    
13. Wooden Cane - Wooden cane with ball-head and brass ring. Made by Ray Fisher, local hermit. Painted in cursive script on the cane: "Serial No. 113" / "Ain't it hell to be poor?" The collector assigned #34.

    1998.08.03

    Record Type: Object

    
14. Wooden Cane - Wooden cane with rubber tip. Printed paper label says "Killinger's Linoleum and Carpet Co., 308 Second, Dial 7942". 20th-century, American.

    1998.08.52

    Record Type: Object

    
15. Wooden Cane - Wooden cane. "Roanoke - Hollins Stockyard" stamped on the side. 20th century American. Shaft is flat front and back, with rounded sides between.

    1998.08.24

    Record Type: Object

    
16. Wooden Cane - Wooden cane. Shaft is six-sided. "Roanoke Livestock Mkt" is stamped on the side in blue ink. 20th century, American.

    1998.08.25

    Record Type: Object

    
17. Wooden Cane - Wooden cane with an egg-shaped wooden handle and a brass ring. The protruding remnant of a small branch is carved into a snake head with glass eyes. There is some cursive handwriting on the shaft beneath the snake head. By Ray Fisher, local hermit. The collector assigned #38.

    1998.08.08

    Record Type: Object

    
18. Wooden Cane - Wooden cane with round handle and square shaft. A round face is carved on the ball-head of the cane, with blue, glass, donut-shaped eyes, and a brass ring circles the shaft. By Ray Fisher, local hermit, 1976. Handwritten in cursive on one side of the square shaft is: "Hand made by / Ray Fisher on 5th day of March 1976". On another side is "I would rather be a / big eyed frog than to be / a three legged dog." On a third side are several writings: "Serial No 159" (?); "Don't ever steal anything / when someone is watching you."; "Ain't it hell to be poor?"; "It is better to remain / silent and be thought of / as a fool than to open / your mouth and prove it." "The Lord is my shepherd / I shall not want." The collector assigned #424.

    1998.08.04

    Record Type: Object

    
19. Wooden Cane - Wooden walking stick with round carved handle. Brass ring around top of shaft below ball. Notches on bottom of cane shaft. Made by Ray Fisher, a local hermit. Three rows of cursive writing on the ball-head: "The Rush Creeker/ Ray Fisher /Dec. 4, 1972". 20th-century, American.

    1998.08.02

    Record Type: Object

    
20. Wooden Cane - Square wooden cane with a round head with a face carved into it, and a brass ring around the neck. The eyes on the face may be glass. Made by Ray Fisher, local hermit. Cursive handwriting on the shaft: "Hand made by Ray Fisher / on the 5th day of March 1976." On another side of the shaft: "Serial No 155". The collector assigned #420.

    1998.08.06

    Record Type: Object