Helge Nordby sits at a spinning wheel, 1967. Annotation on the back of the photograph: "Winding the bobbin preparatory for making sweaters, neckties and other articles on his 100 year-old spinning wheel, Helge Nordby, 4255 28th Ave. S., Minneapolis, will demonstrate his art in the Norwegian booth at the Festival."
Contributor:
International Institute of Minnesota
Created:
1967
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Immigration History Research Center Archives.
Pharmacy bottle. Cylindrical clear glass jar with slender cylindrical neck and glass stopper with a round head with a faceted edge; jar has white, gold and black glass label. Includes manufacturer markings:"SPIR. FRUMENT. OPT."
Created:
1850 - 1900?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Color center image shows U. S. Marines leading the advance, holding U.S. and Marine Corps flags. Black and white drawings of Marines on both sides of poster
Created:
1917
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Upper Midwest Literary Archives.
Apothecary jar. Ceramic jar with a round body, a tall cylindrical base that flares out at the bottom, a large round opening at the top, and a small pour spout on the side; jar is decorated with a botanical motif and two symmetrical peacocks in blue, red, yellow and green; maker's mark on the bottom of the jar consists of three blue spinning tops...
Created:
1850 - 1950?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Pharmacy bottle. Large rectangular clear glass pharmacy bottle with a long cylindrical neck and a glass stopper with a disc-shaped head; gold, white and black glass label. Contains manufacturer markings:"SP. JUNIP. HOL" and "PAT. APR. 2 1889 -- W. T. & CO. -- B -- U. S.A."
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Arm splint. Very small, hand-welded aluminum splint with curved pieces joined at a right angle; most likely custom-made for the posterior portion of the arm of an infant or toddler.
Created:
1920 - 1950?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
John Gillow describes this piece as about 40 4ply cords of goat hair are wrapped around a short stick. Then with a wooden needle the cord adjacent to the first is split in two and the first cord worked. Through it and then through the next one and so on till it reaches down diagonally to the selvedge and then it is worked again diagonally down i...
Tooth forceps. Instrument has stainless steel body with curved handles that bow outward, then end in a gentle concave curve; handles have incised, cross hatched decoration; sides of forceps interlock right beneath jaws; jaws angle down at 90 degrees and curve away from each other, before meeting again at the tips. Includes manufacturer markings:...
Contributor:
J. Sklar Manufacturing Co (Long Island City, New York)
Created:
1945
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
