Summary
"Combing real historical artifacts with fictional stories, Carole Lexa Schaefer brings each fascinating object to life by imagining the hands that might have made it and those that might have used it." --Dust jacket. Full description
- Welcome
- Terrestrial globe (1810)
- Candle box (c.1800)
- Pie crimper (c. 1850)
- Rocking horse (c1860)
- Child's sled (1800s)
- Butter churn (c1850-1875)
- Sampler (c1798)
- Bandolier bag (c. mid- to late 1800s)
- Scrimshaw box (c. 1832-1856)
- Valentine (c. 1840-1860)
- Dolls (c. 1840, 1840-1870s, 1950)
- Weather vane (c1890)
- Carrying case (1852)
- Author's note.