Lot 052 - Antique Swift's Arsenate of Lead 5 Lb. Stoneware Crock with Lug Handles, Manufactured by Merrimac Chemical Co., Boston, Massachusetts, 6-1/4" H

Lot 052 - Antique Swift's Arsenate of Lead 5 Lb. Stoneware Crock with Lug Handles, Manufactured by Merrimac Chemical Co., Boston, Massachusetts, 6-1/4" HAntique stoneware crock for Swift's Arsenate of Lead in the 5 lb. size. The front bears a circular printed mark reading "Swift's Arsenate of Lead" with "5 Lbs." and an anchor device at center, surrounded by the text "Manufactured Only by the Merrimac Chemical Co., Boston, U. S. A." The crock has a wide mouth with a rolled rim, two small lug handles at the shoulder, and a cream colored glaze with a brown glazed interior rim. The crock shows crazing

The album documents family and leisure life at a lakeside setting

features a frightened girl with her braid raised in the air and a boy holding a Jack-O-Lantern

Bare trees and a fenced courtyard appear in the midground

Antique Japanese knife

Vintage naval desk stand featuring a cast metal silhouette of a U

This item measures 15" L x 3

We will do our best to protect each bottle

and pince-nez glasses

Pages exhibit age-related brittleness and separation

The photographs show varying degrees of fading and wear consistent with age and handling

The porcelain half-doll is attached to a peach-colored fabric pin cushion base with gathered silk or similar material forming a full skirt

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