[BCMA] Furniture Jane Austen would love, tools a miner would die without, and more new items available for museum transfer....

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Today the Vernon Museum and Archives continues its storage clean out, and we are stumbling upon some amazing objects:

Today's Extra special offer: It's not every day you find something like this on a listserve. I present to you a dark brown dresser of a simple design, containing 5 drawers with round nobs. There is hardly a mark on it, and you could be mistaken for thinking it is brand new, but it is, in fact, a piece of Georgian furniture brought over from England.

For those you looking to create a posh parlor look in your museum we have a wooden chair with a seat cushion of soft greens and browns, with fancy trim. Its original owners brought it over from England, and it must have been a treasured family piece.

A writing desk in a dark reddish brown. It has simple lines, and the front locks with a key. The entire piece is in excellent condition, you could almost sit down and pick up a pen. Its date is not known, but it is definitely 20th century. (2000.47.76)

6 metal stone mason tools, perfect for demonstrating how artists and craftsman channel the hard rock into buildings and art. (not accessioned)

A whet stone mounted with a crank so that you can absentmindedly spin it with one hand. It has been charmingly worn by use. (not accessioned)

A classic reminder of how dangerous working underground could be, an unused gas mask and canister housed in its own special box. It was made by Mine Safety Appliances Co, and then moved through Vancouver by Fleck Bros Limited. Perhaps more interesting than the mask itself, is the instructions in the box talking a user through the use and care of the mask. White the mask may look like it's in perfect shape, just don't try using it yourself, according to the stamp it hasn't been inspected since Jul 19th 1940. (not accessioned)

 A small wooden sign for Junior BC. It shows a delicious looking pear floating over a classic B.C. landscape of orchards, mountains and sea. Ideal for anyone looking to increase their collection relating to orchards and agriculture. (82.81.1.)

Designing a sporting exhibit? Our two dressing room signs are the perfect fit. Light weight, plastic, dark blue with white writing saying "Dressing Room #3" and "Dressing Room #4" these signs may be from Vernon, but they can serve as set dressing anywhere. (2018.004.001, 2018.004.002)

 A mint green metal crib, disassembled. The paint is a bit chipped, and I certainly wouldn't stick a baby in it now, but this crib would work just fine as set dressing. (1994.74.122)

Remember summer camp back in the day. When they fed you marshmallows and let you shoot an actual bow and arrow? Well now you can remind your visitors of their own childhoods with this bundle of assorted metal arrows with feather ends. They come with or without a calf skin arrow pouch. This one is in rough shape, but it was once glorious, covered with a design of flowers and a cow boy riding a bucking horse. (not accessioned)

A slim nurse's thermometer in a case, hanging off a chain. (not accessioned, but we have donor information, donor gave permission to discard if we did not want it).

A woven willow basket, perfecting for hold a pioneers knitting, or perhaps a Victorian ladies supply of yarn. (1966.113.000.)

Ladies, if you think the lack of pockets in your clothes is bad today, imagine in the past! Crafty historical ladies got around it by using one of these, a housewife pouch. Ours is a plain tan and is perfect for an educational collection, or for any museum which use costumed interpreters. (not accessioned)

 An old fashioned metal alarm clock, the kind your grandparents must have sleepily hit before getting up each morning. This one is silver, and made in Canada. It even comes with the key to wind it up. I haven't tested it myself, but if it works it will certainly add a new layer of auditory stimulation to your museum exhibits.( 87.73.180.)

I am happy to send photographs or more information.  If you wish to have one of the objects listed here today for your museum shipping costs will be your museums responsibility, and in some cases there may be an extra fee for shipping materials. If you are interested please contact: Carolyn.ben at vernonmuseum.ca<mailto:Carolyn.ben at vernonmuseum.ca>



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