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Image of Abraham Lincoln's Desk. Image of Stereoscope owned by the Lincoln children.

a. Stereoscope owned by the Lincoln children
b. Purchased by Abraham Lincoln from Jack Hough, a Springfield furniture dealer, around 1860.
c. Object was made around 1859 in New York, NY and used by the Lincolns from late 1859/early 1860 to 1861
d. Proper Name: Stereoscope
e. Patented by Alexander Beckars and James Lee

 Image of Mary Lincoln's kitchen stove.

a. Kitchen stove owned by Mary Lincoln
b. Object was made in Buffalo, NY
c. Object was purchased by the Lincolns on June 9, 1860 from Eli Kriegh’s store in Springfield, IL, and used by them until Feb. 8, 1861
d. Proper name: Royal Oak Cook Stove
e. Manufactured by Jewett & Root Stove Works, Buffalo, NY
Image of the cradle used by the Lincoln children.

a. Cradle used by the three youngest Lincoln boys
b. Object was most likely made by a furniture manufacturer in New York or North Carolina
c. Purchased by the Lincolns at John Williams Dry Goods Store in Springfield probably around the time Edward Baker Lincoln was born in 1846 and used by the Lincolns’ sons until at least 1854.
d. Proper Name: Cradle
e. Unknown carpenter or manufacturer

 Image of bench from Lincoln's home.

a. Wooden bench owned by the Lincolns
b. Object was made in Springfield, IL
c. Object was made circa 1845 and used by the Lincolns until 1861
d. Proper Name: Settee or Bench
e. Object was made by local Springfield carpenter Solomon Conant

 Image of Illinois Art pottery.

Vase
The American Terra Cotta and Ceramic Company
c. 1904-1906
Earthenware
Condell Fund purchase. 1996.94
ILLINOIS LEGACY COLLECTION – ILLINOIS STATE MUSEUM
Vase
Chicago Crucible Company
c. 1920-1932
Earthenware
Condell Fund purchase. 1989.24
ILLINOIS LEGACY COLLECTION – ILLINOIS STATE MUSEUM
Vase
Haeger Potteries
c. 1940-1950
Earthenware
Gift of the Lincoln Land Depression Era Glass Club. 2000.32.1
ILLINOIS LEGACY COLLECTION – ILLINOIS STATE MUSEUM
Image of mourning bodice worn by Mary Lincoln.

c. 1875-1880
Illinois Legacy Collection, Illinois State Museum
Gift of Mrs. F. J. Patterson, 1971.35.746797

 Image of Illinois Art Glass.

Birds ashtray
The Dearborn Glass Company
c. 1957-1965
Fused glass
Gift of Michael Mueller. 2012.151.2

Blot square bowl
The Higgins Studio
c. 1951-1957
Fused glass
Gift of Michael Mueller. 2012.151.9

Arabesque bowl
The Dearborn Glass Company
c. 1957-1964
Fused glass
Gift of Michael Mueller. 2012.6.6

 Image of Multimixer.
Image of 1893 Chicago World's Columbian Exposition scapbook. Image of Kroeler Manufacturing Company furnature room model. Image of printed report of the Burch divorce case.
Image of Advance Flyer and Exposition Flyer train collision in Naperville. Image of wooden cross country skis Image of Champaign real estate listing magazine cover.
Image of greeting card. Image of S.S. President Grant postcard. Image of Chanute Field in 1918 during flu epidemic.

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