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Mrs. Isaac Spurr, Sheffield ; five ancient teaspoons, of more than a century ; 

 set of bullet moulds, of more than 100 years. 



Egbert Markham, Sheffield; earthen mug- " America Independent 1776." 



Miss Lucy S. Porter, Pittsfield ; finely wrought scarlet spread, made from a 

 cloak worn very many years since. 



James M. Turner, Great Barringtou ; powder horn of the revolution, be- 

 longed to the Ray family ; ancient flax hetchel ; Indian pestle. 



Mrs. John Churchill, Pittsfield ; two finely wrought linen pillow cases — 

 which took the premium at the first award of the Berkshire agricultural so- 

 ciety in 1814. 



A. W. Merrill, Sandisfield ; very ancient spectacles and case. 



Sheldon Norton, Southfield ; curious cane, with pike in handle, owned by 

 David Paine 100 years since; sleeve-buttons 150 years old. 



Mrs. Grove D. Griffith, Ashley Falls ; linen stand spread, silk embroidered, 

 woven and wrought by Mrs. Gem. John Ashley of Sheffield, earlier than 1760. 



Edward Rhoades, New Marlboro ; home-made pewter spoon, very old and 

 curious. 



Miss Abbey Pixley, Great Barrington ; two ancient plates, "brought over 

 in the Mayflower;" Dutch chimney tile; veneering from the writing desk of 

 Gen. Washington ; petrified fig from St. Pauls, Minn., and petrified wood from 

 California. 



Mrs. M. S. Heath, Stockbridge ; copy of Rev. Mr. Cushman's sermon at 

 Plymouth, 1621; horn of the last buck shot in Tyringham; hay knife more 

 than 100 years old ; saddle bags, used by the late venerable Doctor Oliver Part- 

 ridge of Stockbridge, very old. 



Andrew J. Spurr, Salisbury; Spanish half dollar of 1776; British copper of 

 1710. 



G. B. Langdon, Great Barrington ; four ancient pewter plates. 



R. N. Couch, Great Barrington ; four very old pewter dishes. 



C. H. Munn, Sheffield ; trunk, dated 1720, and lined with almanacks (A that 

 year. 



Albert B. French, West Stockbridge ; dress parade gloves, worn by Capt. 

 Amos Brown in the revolutionary army. 



Miss Florence Dewey, Great Barringtou ; very fine embroidery sampler dat- 

 ed 1776, and darning sampler of 1779. 



Miss E. E. Newman, Egremont ; a chair of 100 years. 



Mrs. Charles Watson, Great Barrington; " Hum-hum" curtain 150 yrs. old. 



E. A. Moree, Great Barrington ; curious beech root from Hoosac Tunnel. 



Mrs. J. N. Warner, Sheffield ; two pillow cases, 97 years old. 



Enos Ford, Van Deusenville ; book of continential and other money ; six 

 teaspoons used by Mrs. Mehitable Tobey, 120 years since. 



Alfred Alexander, New Marlboro ; sword belonged to his grandfather, has 

 been in his family over 150 years. 



SamU Pixley, Great Barrington; pepper box 120 years old, and gill measure 

 of 100 years. 



Bela N. Clai'k, Sheffield ; ancient brass warming pan, very old. 



Miss L. A. D. Wheeler, Great Barrington ; copy of will of Truman Wheeler, 

 Esq., 181 a. ^ . 



Mrs. Billings Palmer, Great Barrington ; large Bible belonged to her great- 

 grandfather; hand-made counterpaine, made by her grandmother. 



Marshall Vrarner, Stockbridge; British " Tower " musket, taken at surren- 

 der of Burgoyne in 1777, stamped on barrel " King's Own Regiments." 



Edward P. Woodw^orth, Great Barrington ; record book and Indian deed of 

 the Housatonic townships, 1724, comprising the towns of Sheffield and part of 

 Great Barrington. 



M. E. Tobey, Great Barrington ; very large and very diojinutive old silver 

 watches. 



