Artifact Collections

The Artifact Collections: A Few Examples

	Tea Caddy This tea caddy was produced for an Aurora blacksmith turned grocer who opened his store in the early 1880s and went out of business in 1892. One hopes he did not pay much for the item: his name was William C. Clift. - 79.20
	Cast Iron Doorstop This solid cast iron doorstop in the form of a frog, found in the stable of the Fleury home in Aurora, is said to have been cast in the Fleury foundry. On its back appears “I croak for the ... wagon”, all words filed down and one word illegible. Frogs of this type appear in the United States, with the missing word as either “Jackson” or Webster.” - 991.12.2
	Carved Wooden Box This footed box may look like a substantial chest, but is in fact only 9 centimetres (3½ inches) long. It was carved by Charles Doan, later Aurora’s first postmaster and first reeve, during his imprisonment following the 1837 Rebellion. It is dedicated to his mother. - 989.25.1
	Pattens or Mudlocks These pattens or mudlocks went over the wearer’s shoes and lifted one slightly out of the mud of Aurora’s mid-nineteenth century streets. The design is scarcely changed from that of similar footwear known to date from as early as the fourteenth century and to be found in European museums. - 71.10