This vertical spindle gear cutter was originally used in the Case Brothers Paper Mill in Manchester, Connecticut, which was a division of the larger Boise Cascade Corporation.
In 1971, the Case Brothers Mill was decommissioned, with production moving to the company’s plant in Brattleboro, Vermont. Much of the machinery was discarded, but this gear cutter was gifted to the Smithsonian.
In 1861, Alfred Wells Case and Albert Willard Case founded the Case Brothers Paper Mill in South Manchester, CT. The company originally washed cotton waste for the manufacture of guncotton for the use of Union troops during the Civil War. When the war ended, the brothers began papermaking. A machine shop was built in 1888 to build Case-designed paper-making machinery. In 1967, the business was sold to Boise Cascade, an international forest products company.
Cheney Brothers Jacquard silk man's cravat (neckwear), 1925. Woven in tubular form; Reversible. Allover pattern in a white outline effect on a blue satin ground; Satin weave ground; Jacquard figure. Com. # 5154..
Cheney Brothers silk Jacquard woven cravat, 1925. Polka dot pattern in gold on a dark blue satin weave ground, reversible. Woven in tubular form. Com.@ 5155
Cheney Brothers man's silk neckwear - scarf or necktie, of woven bengaline (a ribbed or corded silk fabric) printed with a large Roman plaid in red, blue, and natural); 1925 = Pattern #57, shape 264. (Cat.# T05143)
Cheney Brothers Ondule Bengaline scarf or necktie, 1925. A Crepe-like silk fabric with the weft cords producing an ondule or waved effect. Printed with an allover speckle or spatter pattern of blue and gray-beige. Made from silk T5149. Shape 264.
1920s terminology for men's neckwear was different than late 20th-21st century terminology. Scarf was correct for the period.
Man's silk faille scarf or necktie, Cheney Brothers; 1925 = Pattern #1, shape 264. Plain weave ribbed silk; Faille. A medium-weight warp-faced plain weave ribbed silk fabric in blue, with a printed plaid design in light blue, red, and yellow, imitating a woven plaid. The plaid is printed with a diagonal orientation so that ties cut on the bias would show the plaid as straight.
1920s terminology for men's neckwear was different than late 20th-21st century terminology. Scarf was correct for the period.
Man's silk necktie or scarf; Cheney Brothers; 1925 = made up from silk pattern #257, in shape 264. Plain weave ribbed silk; Faille. A lightweight warp-faced plain weave ribbed silk, in dark blue, with a printed design of diagonal bands made up of multicolor dots in a speckled effect: bands alternate predominatly white with predominantly red. The other print colors are light blue, yellow, green, and gray.
1920s terminology for men's neckwear was different than late 20th-21st century terminology. Scarf was correct for the period.
1920s terminology for men's neckwear was different than late 20th-21st century terminology. Scarf was correct for the period.
Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont was a candidate for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. This sticker was collected at the Sanders headquarters in Manchester, New Hampshire prior to the New Hampshire primary which Sanders narrowly won.
Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont was a candidate for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. This button was collected at the Sanders headquarters in Manchester, New Hampshire prior to the New Hampshire primary which Sanders narrowly won.
