A blog about the history of the Ozarks and the people who have lived in the region from the earliest recorded history to today.
Orval Faubus’s Hat
This circa 1960 hat was made for Gov. Orval Faubus by Harry Rolnick, co-owner and designer of Resistol Hats. Rolnick and E.R. Byer founded Byer-Rolnick Company in Dallas in 1927. Byer-Rolnick specialized . . .
Fashion Clock
Complete with Seth Thomas clockworks, this clock was made by Southern Calendar Clock Company of St. Louis in 1877. The upper dial keeps time; the lower dial is a perpetual calendar . . .
Printer’s Block
This metal-plated printer’s block engraved with a cow was used by the Prairie Grove “Enterprise” newspaper.
Egg Basket
This basket belonged to Elnora Coralee Webb Fritts (1865-1962). She was born at Durham (Washington County) and lived there always.
Cardboard Bunnies
Bunnies made of molded or pressed cardboard or pulp were popular Easter decorations during the 1930s and 1940s.
Bisque and Composition Dolls
These dolls belonged to Frances Slaughter (b. 1905) when she was growing up in the Washington County community of Goshen.
“Dazzler” Bicycle Lamp
Manufactured around 1910 by Powell & Hanmer of Birmingham, England, the Dazzler is a carbide lamp powered by acetylene gas.
Transferware Plate
This plate was manufactured by Dunn Bennett & Company of England for the American market in the late 1880s and early 1900s.
Vegetable Dish
This dish was given to Orley Tresner and Virginia Chesser as a wedding gift in 1934. Both were from rural communities east of Fayetteville.
Cottage Cheese Jar
Fayetteville Milk Company opened its doors about 1930 and closed in 1974. For a time, the company sold their cottage cheese in glass jars.