200@200

Compass
87.49.1
Captain Asa Fairfield Mariner's Compass
From old card: Dark wood case with hinged cover and small hook; paper dial, iron needle with brass stop set in wood; cover glass set in brass ring. Top of cover marked with spots and stains. Donor believes this originally belonged to Asa Fairfi... View Full Record
Saddlebag
HI 175
Col. Thomas W. Swinney's Saddlebag
From old card: Belonged to Col. Thomas W. Swinney. His initials "TWS" on bags. Brown leather. This artifact has been double numbered: HI 175 and HT 17.... View Full Record
Beam
INV 4538
Gronauer Lock Remnant
Remnant of Gronauer Lock... View Full Record
Note, Private Bank
INV 3608
Wabash and Erie Canal Land Office Note
Currency. $2.00 from The Wabash and Erie Canal Land Office.... View Full Record
Fragment
HL 37
Piece of Lima Plank Road
From old card: Piece of oak wood from a plank of the old Lima Plank Road, which went from Fort Wayne to Lima, Indiana (now Howe). This plank was found 14 feet deep in muck north of Laotto when excavating to get a solid base for the paved road. The... View Full Record
Daguerreotype
HP 435
First Balloon Ascension Daguerreotupe
Said to be a daguerreotype of the first balloon ascension in Fort Wayne, 1859, during Civil War times. Shows view of a town with open space set off by high white fence; flag pole in center; balloon partly filled on right; crowds milling about.... View Full Record
Model, Instructional
HT 1
Pennsylvania Railroad Steam Locomotive Model
From old card: Complete working model of Pennsylvania Railroad Steam Locomotive, including tender and track; includes pieces of coal. Numbers on side of locomotive and tender: #565. "Charles Benoy" on copper plate attached to side of locomotive.... View Full Record
Bicycle, Ordinary
HT 22
Ordinary Bicycle
From old card: Columbia light roadster bicycle used c. 1884. Height of large wheel from floor to top (diameter) is 57 inches. Total height 63 inches; 27 inches across handlebars.... View Full Record
Rail
2000.37.1
Robison Park Rail
Section of railroad track, corroded metal; I- shaped, but wider at bottom than at top. Found by the donor along the site of the Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley Traction Company Robison Park line, 50-75 yards north of the site of the Germania Park su... View Full Record
Plate, License
INV 1597
Leather Automobile License Plate
Automobile License plate. Fair. Mark. Leather, rough condition, "B-30-IND."... View Full Record
Ribbon, Commemorative
85.24.24
Lincoln Highway Parade Ribbon
Red, white and blue cloth; printed on front in black ink: "Lincoln Highway Celebration Reception Committee Vice-President Marshall."... View Full Record
Medal
HAV 1.20
Art Smith Medal
Silver Maltees-style cross medallion with propeller shaped cross pieces. Corners are filled with notched arrow shapes in groups of three. Center is a red set in stone, garnet? Inscribed in each propeller: "To Mister --- Art Smith --- Tokyo, 10 --... View Full Record
Sock, Wind
HL 17
Charles Lindbergh Air Sock
From old card: Cloth bag, white (4" x 15") with yellow cloth tail (4" x 56-1/2") used to drop message (HL 19) of greetings from Charles Lindbergh over Fort Wayne on August 10, 1927. More in accession file. ... View Full Record
Stamp, Postmark
2007.0.2
First Flight Inaugurating Air Mail Service, Fort Wayne Indiana Stamp
Square wood stamp body finished in a reddish-brown color, handle is also wood but painted black, stamp attached to bottom is black rubber, says: First Flight Inaugurating Air Mail Service, Fort Wayne Indiana, P.O.D. Route AM 27, December 6 1930." In... View Full Record
Toy
2009.39.10
Fort Wayne Transit Toy Bus
Red and cream colored painted metal toy bus with plastic wheels that spin; "FWT" painted in cream colored paint on side; bus is bent in middle and has some chipping paint; underside of bus printed "ADVANCE PROD CO" on one end and "OHIO" on the other.... View Full Record
Shovel
91.18.3
Souvenir Groundbreaking Shovel, Nickel Plate Elevation
Small shovel, sheet metal painted grey; flat rectangular shovel blade, rolled handle marked "Nickel Plate Elevation December 15, 1953 Fort Wayne, Indiana." Given out at the ground breaking of the elevation work. Souvenir shovel presented by For... View Full Record
Tricycle, Gasoline
2009.31.1
Fort Wayne Police Department Gasoline Tricycle
AMF Harley Davidson motorcycle trike; two shades of blue; two cylinder; large black seat; windshield marked "207"; speedometer marked "police special"; rearview mirrors; red and white lights; yellow signals; large trunk for battery. Engine # 5A4462... View Full Record