The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1884-09-04
A CURIOUS COLLECTION.
Interesting Relics of the Olden Times
"A "Glassaohord.'

"A "tJtaSSaGhOfu.
There said DIR. William Hovey, of
the Bunker Hill district, pointing 10 an
olG-fashioned, tail clock. ''that is en-
eight-day clock made BY Benjamin
Bagnell, OF Boston, some time about
1920. As far as can be learned, he had
made only four of the clocks when he
died and left the business to his son
Samuel. Wvman's 'Genealogies and
Estates in Charlestown' states that
Benjamin Bagnell was paid for clean
inc Il clock AUG. %, 1924. You see the
clock is running and the time is cor
rect. l wind her up every Sunday
morning, and. as far rs | know, she
goes just as well as she did 100 years
ago"
Have you any other relics?" asked
the reporter.
Yes, replied the doctor. and going
to bureau he produced plate, sugar
bowl. and salt-cellar. These belonged
to my great grandmother. whose
maiden name was Abigail Burnham.
She was born in Chebacco, now Essex,
Mass, and used these dishes after she
married William Goodhue, about the
year 1740. Here also are three chairs
used by the family at that time"
You prize these articles highly, no
doubt?"
'.Yes, indeed. Here are two fire
buckets, N use in Charleston, about
1891, before the hand-engines were in
troduced"
Tho doctor then went into another
room, and returned with a pile of
books. Her" said he, lis a COM
plete set of Robert II. Thomas AL
manacs' from 1900 to the present
time" Ip looking through the al
manac for 1900, the reporter found the
following item: Boston and New
York mail stages set off from Peases'
Office, No. II State street. every Mon-
day, Wednesday, and Friday at 10
o'clock in the morning, ana arrives at
New York every Thursday, Saturday,
and Tuesday, II o'clock; leaves New
York every Monday, "Wednesday, and
Friday, II 0 clock, morning, and AZ
rive at Boston every Thursday, Satur-
day. and Tuesday at Il O'Clock, noon"
Let me show you what | call .
.glassachord, " said the doctor rs he
lifted the cover OF what appeared to DE
a melodeon. 1t contained, however.
glass goblets set in wood, and when
touched with a wet finger the goblets
gave forth sweet sounds, This musi-
cal instrument was bought at the sale
of the old museum at the corner of
Court and Hanover streets, Boston, the
first museum ever in the CITY, The pur-
chaser was Archibald Babcock, of
Charleston, who also bought the musi-
cal clock, then Il great curiosity. but
he was SO annoyed by pcoplo coming
to see the clock that lie SOLD it. | be-
lieVe there is only one other 'glassa-
chord III the country, and that is in
Philadelphia.
Here are my old coins" said the
doctor Il have one one-oent piece is
sued by the United States for every
year 1898 to 1884 | sold three one
cent pieces Of the year 1898 for SO
each, ana one made in 1904 brought
me $50. Here is n Feuchtwauger cent,
made OF nickel in 1888, and presented
to congress for adoption in place of the
large cent, but was rejected. Here
are four tive-cent pieces issued in 1883,
one with a shield, another with large
Y and the words K Fluribus Uuum,'
another with a large V and the words
Five cents and the fourth with 3
large V with milled edge | have an
old Jachson s cent and copper sc:.eece
good for cent at Dunn u 20 20 OYSTER
hosSo, issued By thto iirm in 1864, when
ee&p@e Was scarce. | sold one of these
pieces recently for 81.
Il have not shown YOU ali my cur
losities yet. There is my diploma of
membership of the Mercantile library,
issued N 1887, when James T. Fields,
Daniel \. Haskell, and +. p Whipple
were young men. Then here are
pair OF whalebone 'swifts, made by q
sailor while i'll the Pacific ocean, don't
know how many years ago. Here is a
family umbrella used at the time ef the
Revolutionary war. This is sam
pier worked by Martha Story, when
she was II years of age, at Fitchburg,
III 1897. Here is a decanter used In
Charleston in 1892. l have also in nv
cellar, nicely packed, the decanters
and wine glasses used by Rev. DR..
Morse, father of Morse, of telegraph
fame, when he was pastor of the First
Parish church, Charlcstown. They
were sold at auction, April !, 1920. We
have been talking about vino glasses
and decanters, and as il was formerly
the custom 10 treat guests | will revive
the habit on this occasion and give you
taste of cider which is old enough TO
be respected for its age"
The doctor then went 10 closet ani
brought forth an old-fashioned quart
bottlo, and handed it to the reporter.
Blown in the bottle were the words
"Cyder, E0en'r Breed, 1905" The re-
porter tasted OF the aged cider and
found 1t most excellent, having the
taVor Of prime sherry wine.
''Loenezcr Breed" said the doctor,
kept grocery store in Charlestown
square, and my father bought this cider
OF him. "-Bost0U Globe.