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Object/Artifact

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Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Whatnot

Entry/Object ID

134

Description

Spool Table. Material: wood and metal. Size: 14 1/2" W. x 34" H. Color and description: brown finished wood - three trapezoidal shelves topped by a small circular pedestal shelf - shelves ornamented and held together by wooden spools - spools strung on metal rods held with nuts form the legs - shelf edges trimmed with half-spools.

Context

Note on original catalog card: "Spools were collected from friends. Everybody saved for us. Took two winters to make." Item also has the Acc. #174 which indicates L.H. Brandvold resided in Bixby, Minn. Mr. Brandvold farmed in Otisco township.

Cataloged By

Legacy Photo Import

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Whatnot

Class

Furniture

Category

Furnishings

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Exhibitions

Notes

2008 Museum;1987 M.7., 1988-1991 U. of MN art gallery;

Create Date

March 9, 1988

Update Date

November 21, 2024