Postcard Black and white postcard of the E. J. Whitney residence in Westford, MA. This was likely Emory Jay Whitney (1849-1929). The card was addressed to Mrs Mary J. Drew … Read more »

Box This is a lacquered wood box from China that contains a silk shawl. The box is black with a gold-painted picture on the cover and measures 17-1/4 inches long … Read more »

Shawl This beautiful shawl once belonged to Mary Elizabeth Richardson Fletcher (1847-1922), a founding member of the Tadmuck Club and an organist at the Unitarian church. She was celebrated for … Read more »

Gift Certificate Tiki Lau Gift Certificate envelope. It measures 7.5″ x 4″. The paper is off white with red printing. It reads: Tiki Lau Gift Certificate “A Gift that is … Read more »

Photographs Two photographs of Westford Academy taken by Charles L. Hildreth in 1928. It is the Roudenbush Community Center today. Trees are visible in the foreground, while Frost School, now … Read more »

Decorative Plaque Decoupage wooden plaque created by Nancy Hall Bissell as a Christmas gift in the late 1960s. It measures 13″ x 7.5″ x 0.75″. The plaque features six photographs … Read more »

Decorative Bowl Tole bowl, tin, that was hand-stenciled by Alice Viola Swenson Day (1906-1991). She was married to Walter Otis “Otey” Day (1891-1994), who ran a poultry farm in town. … Read more »

Commemorative Plate 10” commemorative Plate highlighting 1776 American Independence and George Washington. It depicts Carver, Bradford, Winslow, Brewster, and Standish in a shoreline scene. The plate is part of the … Read more »

Bread Maker Metal, mechanical bread maker made around 1904. It was marketed as Universal #4, and was made by Landers, Frary & Clark. A bread recipe is readable on the lid. … Read more »

Meat Grinder Universal brand #1 meat grinder. Universal #2 was also marketed as “The Universal Food Chopper.” These were made as early as 1897, based on the associated patent. 10 … Read more »

Headstone White marble headstone for Mabel Symmes (1886-1907), daughter of Thomas (1843-1912) and Nancy Hale (1857-1939). It was found on the property of 109 Lowell Road in 2019, during work … Read more »

Photograph Black and white photograph of the Heywood House, taken prior to 1950. It was built by Amos Heywood (1719-1892) around 1750. While the house was torn down in 1950, … Read more »