2012-98
Storage Box. Made from a chewing-tobacco crate by S. L. “Semp” Phillips of Ribbon Ridge (Madison County), 1930s-1980s. He used it to store important papers. Joyce Sue Simkins Collection (S-2012-98)
97-60-20-68-19-1027
School Books. Covered with fabric to help stabilize, protect, and/or freshen the look of the books’ covers. Left: Webster’s Elementary Spelling, late 19th century. From the Bever family near Hindsville. Right: Smith’s New Grammar, 1869. Used by Wesley H. Searcy in the Friendship Community, east of Springdale.
Left: Ada Lee Smith Shook Collection (S-97-60-20). Right: Lockwood L. Searcy Collection (S-68-19-1027)
2004-93-combined1
Apron. Made from a Red Comb Poultry Feeds feed sack (a cloth bag used to hold dry food for chickens) and mended at a later date, probably by Gertrude Pond of Fayetteville, mid-20th century. Pat Pond Collection (S-2004-93-69)
2019-33-3-1combo
Checkerboard. Possibly made from a cabinet-door panel, with rawhide strips used to mend a break in the wood, possibly 20th century. Used by the Vaughan family of Hindsville. Patricia Laird Vaughan Collection (S-2019-33-3)
71-19-4
Toy Chest of Drawers. Drawers made from cigar boxes by Martha Ann Cline Smyer of Hindsville, 1886. She made the chest, a toy clock, and a four-poster bed for her children to play with and to serve as a memento from their mother, “to keep when I cease to work.” A skilled craftswoman, she also made artificial flowers from fish scales which she ordered from Florida. Smyer Family Collection (S-71-19-4)
2003-98-5
Dress. Made from feed sacks by Roxie Burch Robinson of Benton County, 1950s, for her granddaughter, Sandra K. Martin. Sandra K. Martin Collection (S-2003-98-5)
2003-98-2
Dress. Made from feed sacks by Roxie Burch Robinson of Benton County, 1950s, for her granddaughter, Sandra K. Martin. Sandra K. Martin Collection (S-2003-98-5)
84-203
Crutch. Made from a tree branch, possibly early 20th century. Found near a log cabin in Newton County about 1950. Scott Price Collection (S-84-203)
2015-4
Quilt (back). Made of leftover scraps of handwoven wool and cotton fabric, possibly in Northwest Arkansas, about 1900. (S-2015-4)
2007-108-2
Doll Chairs. Made from metal food cans by Merl Creger, 1930s–1940s, and given to Opal Schroeder of Springdale. Joe Roberts Collection (S-2007-108-2)
2011-90-3
Dish Towel. Made from a Springdale Hatchery feed sack by Silvia Exer Morrow of Washington County, 1920s-1930s. Carmyn Pitts Collection (S-2011-90-3)
86-185
Flour Bin. Made from Ozark Brand Shoes crates, about 1915. The crates were originally sent to Taylor and Son’s general store in Purdy (Madison County). Shiloh Museum Purchase (S-86-185)
85-95-4
Slingshot. Made from a tree branch, possibly mid-20th century. Found under a home in Fayetteville. Carolyn Reno Collection (S-85-95-4)
2005-27
Gravestone. Made from concrete by Bonnie Taylor of Felkins Creek (Madison County), 1953, for her baby son. The homemade marker was later replaced with a professionally made stone. Bonnie Taylor Collection (S-2005-27)
2001-80-2
Froe. Made from a tree branch and a farrier’s rasp (tool used to trim horses’ hooves), Washington County, 19th to early 20th century. A froe is a type of ax used for splitting wood along the grain. Maurice Colpitts Collection (S-2001-80-2)
91-99-66
Rug. Handwoven using strips of scrap cotton fabric by Mrs. R. B. Jones of Salem Mountain, near Sulphur City (Washington County), 19th century. From the A. W. and Elizabeth McGarrah Reed family, near Elkins. Ruth Morris Collection (S-91-99-66)
87-147-3
Quilt (back). Made of leftover scraps of handwoven wool fabric by Emma Bolinger of Kings River Township (Madison County), late 19th to early 20th century. At least one square was made from a garment, as indicated by the shadow of a removed pocket (visible in the lower right section of the quilt). Shiloh Museum Purchase (S-87-147-3)
90-60-1221
Rabbit Trap. Made from a log by Omer Winn of Winslow, early-mid 20th century. Robert Winn and Lyda Winn Pace Collection (S-90-60-1221)
2000-87
Water Pipe (Bong). Made from a Scope mouthwash bottle by a John Brown University student, 1968, and confiscated by a Siloam Springs Police Department officer. Captain Lee Owen Collection (S-2000-87)
93-129
Skirt. Made from a pair of red denim jeans by Jo Land Brady of Fayetteville and ornamented with fabric, embroidery, and bells, about 1973. Jo Land Brady Collection (S-93-129)
89-101-2
Scrapbook. Made from a check register, possibly by Myrl Charlesworth of Fayetteville, 1920s. The 1916-1918 register may have been used by the William Charlesworth Hardwood Lumber Company of Fayetteville. Later on Myrl and her sister, Yevonne, made and sold crafts at their store, Colona Dollhouse of West Fork, including apple-headed dolls and matchboxes decorated with postage stamps. Russell Charlesworth Collection (S-89-101-2)
2020-20
Rattle/Darning Egg. Made from a gourd (still full of seeds) and used as a rattle by Thomas J. Neill of Texas, who was born in 1860. After the Neill family moved to the Goshen area (Washington County) it was used by his sister Lottie to darn (repair) socks. Ricky Lewis Collection (S-2020-2)
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Tablecloth. Crocheted with the cotton string used to close feed sacks, Springdale, late 1940s. Made by Alma Barnes who raised chickens commercially with her husband. Alma Barnes Collection (S-87-229)
81-11-26
Doll Furniture. Made from tree branches by George Beyer of New York, late 1930s, for his great niece, Katherine Adam of Fayetteville. Mrs. Alfred Lussky and Mrs. Katherine L. Adam Collection (S-81-11-26)