Cup, with handle, & saucer stoneware, glazed with tan base
and blue rim, clear crackled overglaze, cup 2.6" height,
3.2" top diameter; saucer 5.3" diameter. ca. 1930
Collected by Allen Eaton. Now items 1975.9.37e&f in...
The shoe last is light brown in color and is hand-carved out of solid wood. The wood is well worn and features some cracked areas that have been worn smooth from usage. On the underside of the last there are areas were wooden and metal nails have...
Ford, Henry -- 1863-1947.; Grannis, Frank C.; Lincoln Memorial University. Agriculture Department.
An article from the "Mountain Herald" about the visit of officials of Lincoln Memorial University, as guests of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ford. They were entertained informally at their home, where "a large pipe organ built through three...
Daniel Boone Wilderness Trail.; Boone, Daniel -- 1734-1820.; Pioneers; Cumberland Gap (Tenn.) -- History.; Cumberland Mountains -- History.;
In September 1927, various members of the Boone Family Association traveled along the Boone Trail from Asheville, N.C. to Boonesborough, KY. On September 3, they stopped and studied the artifacts at Lincoln Memorial University, set up as an...
A clock reel was used to wind skeins of yarn. Once a skein was wound, a mechanism called a "weasel" inside the reel popped. The ditty 'Pop Goes the Weasel' comes from use of a clock reel.
Sewing machines were beginning to find their way into more homes in the mid 1800's, including the Campbell Mansion. The needle on this machine goes through a hole in a small piece of glass.
Made in circa 1848, this reclining chair was used by Thomas Campbell in his later years when he lived in the Campbell home. He would sit by the fireplace while the Campbell children gathered at his feet and read him stories.
Parlors; Guests; Entertaining; Domestic life; Historic sites; Bethany College
The Guest wing or "Strangers' Hall," was completed in 1840, the year that Bethany College was chartered. It was built to accomodate an increasing number of prominent visitors to the home.Three of its walls are covered with original...
Entertaining; Guests; Domestic life; Parlors; Historic sites; Bethany College
Strangers' Hall consisted of a formal parlor and two bedrooms. Among the guests who stayed in this wing were James A. Garfield, trustee of Bethany College, President of Hiram and future President of the United States; John C. Calhoun, states rights...
Strangers' Hall, as it was known by the community, was a one-story guest wing on the West side of the house, consisting of a formal parlour and two bedrooms. It had a porch with columns across the front and a privy out back. It was the final...
This is a hand-crafted high chair/youth chair. It was purchased from the Mansion Acquisitions Campaign in 1995 from the Barnsville Antique Mall, Barnsville, Ohio.
The dining room was expanded in 1836 to accommodate the growing Campbell family, and to make room at the table for additional friends and strangers who came to visit. Thirty two chairs could fit around the table. Mrs. Campbell sat at the east end...
Architecture; Historic sites; Bethany College; Domestic life
The Campbell home was considered quite a home in the late 1700's as it had 3 floors, glass windows, and large rooms. Decima Barclay, daughter of Alexander Campbell, is seen in the foreground. She added lattice on the front porches and a bay window...
The cradle was fashioned by John Brown, an accomplished carpenter and Alexander Campbell's father-in-law. All 14 of the Campbell children, as well as many babies in the neighborhood.
Frontier & pioneer life; Cooking utensils; domestic life
Biscuit dough was rolled through this machine to make "Southern Beaten Biscuits". The dough was usually rolled through at least 100 times until the dough "snapped". When company was expected, the dough was rolled through up to...