Artifact of the Month Archive
Pillow Sham
During World War II, souvenir pillow shams were popular gifts sent from soldiers to family and friends back home. This sham boasts a golden castle in the upper left hand corner, the symbol . . .
Bustle
Bustles were used mainly in the mid-to-late nineteenth century to expand and support the back of a woman’s dress. This “Taylor’s Cushion No. 2” woven wire bustle dates from the early 1900s . . .
Emerson “Patriot” Radio
In 1940, with U.S. involvement in World War II on everyone’s mind, Emerson Radio and Phonograph Company and industrial designer Norman Bel Geddes created the “Patriot”. . .
Pencil Box
This pencil box belonged to Claud McCuistion of Rogers, who died in November 1919 at the age of thirteen due to injuries sustained in a runaway wagon accident. . . .
Odd Fellows Ribbon
This ribbon was worn by the Past Grand (a position similar to past president) of Springdale’s Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF) New Era Lodge #36. The ribbon is reversible . . .
Halloween Accessories
These Halloween accessories date to the late 1930s or early 1940s. The tambourine was made by Kirchhof, a company that specialized in . . .