This call for objects is essentially a “wish list” for all the items that the Visitor Experience Department is looking for in order to strengthen and expand the interpretive abilities of Ohio Village. For the past few decades Ohio Village existed as a period 1860s town, but it recently completed a time jump into the 1890s. While the village is fully transitioned and open to the public, there are plenty of small details that we would like to enhance to make the experience even more immersive. The following list is a collection of all the items we think would be great additions from the 1890s:
Potbellied Stoves or Railroad Stoves
1870s-1890s period globe
Candlestick or Wall-mounted phones
Pedestal table
Footstools, ottomans and similar types of footrests
Firescreens (the more elaborate the better, as this will be for the upscale Burton House and H&P Women’s Study Club)
Sundial for the Burton House garden
Wrought iron garden furniture (although we would gladly accept aluminum reproductions)
Rain gauge
Fishing lures
Cash registers or flat-topped cash drawers
More bicycles and bicycle accessories
1870s-1890s firearms
Travel ephemera (period 1860s-1890s memorabilia from around the world)
Stereopticons
New couch/sofa/settees
Towels (for barber shop)
Shaving mugs
Humidors or spittoons
Glass bottles
Picture frames
Safety razors
Barber’s clippers
Barber’s stove
Large, wall-mounted mirror
Shoe shine stand with chair
Clocks
Porcelain dolls
Embalming jars
Tear bottles
Hair wreathes
Cooling board
Tombstones
Small bedroom mirror
Freight maps of Ohio and the U.S.
Small trunks
Electric corset and other health/spa goods and inventions of the period
Photography clamp
Classical-style sculptures, busts and artwork
Copper/Brass bed warmer
Hotel keys
Rolltop Desk
Posters for plays from the 1890s
Jail Cell
Umbrella stands
Coat racks
Blacksmithing tools
Period mobile forge
Embroidery hoop stand
Matching soupterines, aka soup tureens
Push sweepers
Shoe button hooks
Water pumps or hand-crank drinking fountains
1898 calendars
Cemetery-related objects
Commemorative object for the American Civil War (a statue, plaque or something related to the Civil War)
Small table and matching chairs for the Burton House
1890s period pharmaceutical objects for the Pharmacy (medicines, new products, etc.)
1898 magazines and periodicals
Walking sticks and canes
If you are interested in donating any of these items, please contact our collections department at [email protected] or 614-297-2535.
