188. Two knives and a fork. George Thatcher’s grandfather, Michel Gould, used these 140 years ago.
Mrs. Chas. Taylor:
190. Fireplace griddle; fireplace waffle iron; skillet for baking hoe cake (coals put underneath and on top); fireplace gridiron; fireplace chop broiler; fireplace toaster; fireplace baking-kitchen; fireplace iron fork; fireplace frying-pan; fireplace roasting-kitchen, 100 years old. These and the other fireplace fittings were so grouped as to form a most realistic picture of the fireplace of ye olden time.
191. Old foot stove.
E. J. Sturges:
192. Rapier, carried by Ebenezer Perry, of Col. Andrew Burr’s regiment, of Fairfield, at the fall of Louisburg, June 17, 1745.
193. Portrait, Mrs. Mary Sturges, who witnessed the burning of her home in Fairfield, by the British, July 9, 1779.
Minot S. Giddings:
194. Silver spoon. A spoon or a set of spoons, made from silver dollars, was presented by Mary (Baldwin) Giddings to each of her children, with her initials engraved on them. Jonathan Giddings and Mary Baldwin were married Jan. 2, 1766.