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Lincoln, Neb., State capitol of Nebraska, county seat of Lancaster Co. 1889.

Burroughs & Mountford, Ivy transfer printed saucers, whiteware. Fragments from three identical saucers, each transfer-printed with maroon ivy and scroll design on rim and center medallion. 3 saucers (20 total pieces, reconstructed into 4 pieces) 3D…

Mustache cup with white glaze base and floral decal on exterior, porcelain. Exterior fades to blue and has gold trim around lip. Mustache guard has remnants of gold decoration.

Label: Chamberlain's Cough Remedy (face), Chamberlain Med. Co. (side), and Des Moines, IA, U.S.A. (side). In 1881 in Des Moines, IA, the brothers Davis and Lowell Chamberlain with their sister Izanna founded a medical company. In 1892, the company…

Large complete oval short neck bottle. Aqua. Label: LYDIA E. PINKHAM'S VEGETABLE COMPOUND (face)
Lydia Estes Pinkham began selling her home remedy for menstrual a menopausal pains in 1875 in Lynn, Massachusetts after her husband was bankrupted in…

Complete light blue bottle, with sunken panel and embossed letters "GLYCEROLE", small medicinal bottle, weathered surface

Label: Kemp's Balsam for Throat and Lungs (face), Leroy, NY (side), and O.F. Woodward (side). Kemp's Balsam was founded in 1883 in LeRoy, NY, by Frrank Woodward (b. 1856 - d.1906). Kemp's Balsam was successfully distributed and sold for decades.…

This red-white gradient K&G Lunéville teacup, demonstrates the faience style. This is when pottery or high quality earthenware has been glazed and is often decorated with highly colored designs. This cup specifically, with its shades of red…

Small whiteware bowl with steep, sloped sides, 3 pieces. Possibly a saucer?

Whiteware saucer, 3 fragments, trademark on the bottom, cannot read