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	Catalog #	Name	Description
1	ED2019-127	Book	Mcguffey's Eclectic Primer, revised edition, 2 copies (A-B)
2	ED2019-128	Book	McGuffey's Second Eclectic Reader, 24 copies (A-X).
3	ED2019-130	Slate, Writing	17 writing slate boards (A-Q) which students in rural schools commonly used to practice writing, math, etc.
4	ED2019-131	Cup	A replica of a tin cup which students in rural schoolhouses would use to drink water
5	ED2019-132	Lunch Box	Round tin pail, used to carry lunches for students in one-room schools. 2 pieces, A: lid and B: bucket with handle.
6	ED2019-178	Book	The Story of Little Black Sambo, written and illustrated by Helen Bannerman. Published in 1946. This copy comes from the former Miner School on Grant street in Cedar Falls, namely the Kindergarten class.
7	ED2019-179	Pan, Watercolor Paint	Artista water colors in oval pans. Non toxic colors in rectangle tin pan. Tin pan is teal in color overall with red/orange, black, and cream white. 8 water colors inside tin, each color has been used. Some more than others.
8	ED2019-183	Crayons	A box of 24 Crayola crayons. Distressing around corners, crayons in the box seem gently used. Discoloring on the box on the right side at the top.
9	ED2019-189	Notepad	"Big Chief Tablet" red cover, newprint writing pad, lined paged. Produced by the Mead Corporation.
10	ED2019-190	Bottle, Ink	Small jar with black lid with "Skrip, tighten up. Tip bottle to fill well." Label on outside of jar reads "Washable Blue Writing Ink". Blue ink inside jar has dried up.
11	ED2021-1	Yearbook	"The Normal Eyte" State Normal School, Cedar Falls Iowa, June, 1905. Volume 15 Number 35. Dedicated to Our Honored President Homer H. Seerley. The Normal Eyte was the first version of a yearbook issued by what would become UNI.
12	ED2021-119	Stereoscope	A stereoscope from the early twentieth century. The eyepiece is made from a silver metal and contains a floral design and the words "sun sculpture trademark" across the top. On the piece of wood that divides the eyepiece is a black sticker which reads "Property of Iowa State Teachers College." On the end of the stereoscope is a small, white sticker which says "12." The handle on the bottom of the device unfolds so that the viewer can hold it and view the stereograph properly.
13	ED2021-120	Stereoscope	A stereoscope from the early twentieth century. The eyepiece is a silver metal with a floral design and the words "sun scultpture trademark" across the top. On the end of the stereoscope is a small, white sticker with an unreadable number. The handle on the bottom of the device unfolds so that the viewer can hold it and view the stereograph properly.
14	ED2021-129	Pan, Watercolor Paint	A black, watercolor paint pan from the Prang brand, non-toxic, titled "Prang OVL-8 Water Colors." Contains: 8 colors (L-R - yellow, red, blue, green, orange, black, purple, and brown). No paint brush in case.
15	ED2021-130	Pan, Watercolor Paint	A black, watercolor paint pan from the Prang brand, non-toxic, titled "Prang Water Colors." The label on the front of the tin is a read circle with a small, white image of Old Faithful below the words. Contains: 8 colors (L-R - blue, white, black, brown, orange, green, red, and yellow). Also contains a black paint brush.
16	ED2021-133	Crayons	A black crayon box with 8 crayons. The front of the box reads "Prang - Fluorescent Crayonex Crayons" and the top of the lid reads "Prang fluorescent crayonex - 37-8 - 8 colors." Some of the colors include orange, Saturn yellow (x2), fire orange (x2), signal green (x2), and blaze orange.
17	ED2021-134	Crayons	A black crayon box with 8 crayons. The front of the box reads "Prang - Fluorescent Crayonex Crayons" and the top of the lid reads "Prang fluorescent crayonex - 37-8 - 8 colors." Some of the colors include blaze orange, arc yellow (x2), fire orange, aurora pink, horizon blue, saturn yellow, and signal green.
18	ED2021-135	Crayons	A yellow and green crayon box of 8 crayons from the Crayola brand. The front of the box reads "Crayola Crayons - Different Brilliant Colors" with the Binney & Smith logo in a circle below the words. The top of the lid reads "No. 8 Crayola Crayons." Crayon colors include red, orange, yellow, green, violet-blue, violet (purple), brown, and black.
19	ED2021-136	Crayons	A yellow and green crayon box of 8 crayons from the Crayola brand. The front of the box reads "Crayola Crayons - Different Brilliant Colors" with the Binney & Smith logo in a circle below the words. The top of the lid reads "No. 8 Crayola Crayons" and is detached from the actual box. Crayon colors include red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet (purple), brown, and black.
20	ED2021-137	Crayons	A yellow and dark green crayon box of 8 Crayola brand crayons from 1985. The front of the box reads "Crayola Crayons - Different Brilliant Colors" with the Binney & Smith logo below the words. The top of the lid reads "No. 8 Crayola Crayons - Non-Toxic - Project idea on back" and the lid is detached from the box. On the back of the box are instructions for creating pebble pets and people with the crayons. Crayon colors include red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet (purple), brown, and black.
21	ED2021-139	Cup and Ball Toy	A cup and ball toy with one cup and one ball. The main color of the toy is tan with a blue stripe around the bottom of the cup, a green stripe around the middle of the cup, and a red stripe around the opening of the cup. A wooden, red ball is attached to the white string. It is a popular children's toy around the world with different variations existing in other countries.
22	ED2021-140	Pen	A plastic, black dip pen with a silver nib. The back of the nib reads "R. Esterbrook & Co. - 702 - School Medium Firm." A dip pen, unlike a fountain pen, must continuously re-dip into ink while writing in order to replenish the ink on the pen. This particular nib was targeted towards school children.
23	ED2021-141	Pen	A plastic, black and yellow dip pen with a silver and gold nib. The body of the pen is from the Speedball brand. The back of the nib reads "A-5 - Ross F. George - Speedball made by Hunt MFG Co. - USA." A dip pen, unlike a fountain pen, must continuously re-dip into ink while writing in order to replenish the ink on the pen.
24	ED2021-142	Pen	A plastic, red dip pen with a silver and gold nib. The body of the pen is from the Speedball brand. The back of the nib reads "D-5 - Ross F. George - Speedball made by Hunt MFG Co. - USA." A dip pen, unlike a fountain pen, must continuously re-dip into ink while writing in order to replenish the ink on the pen.
25	ED2021-143	Pen	A wooden, red dip pen with a silver nib. The back of the nib reads "R. Esterbrook & Co. - 788 - Oval Point - Made in the USA." A dip pen, unlike a fountain pen, must continuously re-dip into ink while writing in order to replenish the ink on the pen.
26	ED2021-145	Slate Pencils	A set of three slate pencils (A-C) from the late nineteenth century. The bottom of the pencils are gray and the top sections are wrapped in an American flag design. Children used these writing utensils to write on their slates in school. This method was much cheaper than writing on paper as students could erase their boards after showing the teacher their work.
27	ED2021-147	School Bell	A handheld school bell. The handle is black and the bell is a dark, brassy color with green oxidation marks starting to appear. Inside of the bell is a metal weight attached to a metal hook which swings back and forth to make noise. Compared to the other similar bell (ED2021-148), this one shows a lot more wear on the handle and on the bell.
28	ED2021-148	School Bell	A handheld school bell. The handle is black with an extra metal cap attached to the tip and the bell is a light, brassy color. Inside of the bell is a metal weight attached to a metal hook which swings back and forth to make noise.
29	ED2021-149	School Bell	A medium-sized, handheld school bell. The handle is brown with a piece of tape wrapped around the middle and the end of a screw appearing at the tip. The bell is a brown, brassy color. Inside of the bell is a metal weight attached to a metal hook which swings back and forth to make noise.
30	ED2021-150	Toy, Yo-Yo	A red yo-yo with a white string. On the front of the yo-yo is an image of a butterfly and the words "Duncan - The Original Butterfly, World's #1" in silver lettering.
31	ED2021-151	Tin	A rectangular-shaped black tin with gold and green accent borders around the edges. On the first long side of the object are the words "Where color is required, Trade Mark Artista water colors, use a gold medal product" and on the second long side are the words "Where color is required, Trade Mark Crayola Crayons, use a gold medal product." Both of the short sides contain the words "Trade Mark, An-Du-Septic, one cross, Made in USA by Binney & Smith Co., New York." This tin likely held art supplies such as crayons or paint.
32	ED2021-155	Marble	A marble game with 24 small marbles and 1 big marble, with a white base and blue and purple streaks.
33	ED2021-156	Marble	A marble game with 18 small marbles (clear base with three color stripes in the middle of either orange, blue, green, yellow, black, or white) and 1 small, silver ball.
34	ED2021-157	Marble	A marble game with 22 small marbles (clear base with three color stripes of orange, yellow, and blue in the middle).
35	ED2021-158	Marble	A marble game with 12 small marbles (all with a black base; 5 are speckled with yellow or pink, 5 have one streak of color, and 2 contain no design).
36	ED2021-159	Marble	A marble game with 21 small marbles (all contain no design, 13 light blue/green, 8 dark blue, and 1 dark green).
37	ED2021-160	Marble	A marble game with 22 small marbles (all with a clear base; 3 with a yellow stripe, 5 with a white stripe, 6 with a green stripe, 4 with a blue stripe, and 4 with an orange stripe).
38	ED2021-161	Marble	A marble game with 14 small marbles (white base with stripes of green, brown, blue, orange, and yellow).
39	ED2021-190	Book	McGuffey's Third Eclectic Reader, revised edition.
40	ED2021-191	Book	McGuffey's Fourth Eclectic Reader, revised edition
41	ED2021-192	Book	McGuffey's Fifth Eclectic Reader, revised edition
42	ED2021-193	Book	McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader, revised edition
43	ED2021-194	Book	McGuffey's Eclectic Spelling Book, revised edition
44	ED2021-196	Copybook	A Palmer Method Handwriting workbook for grades three and four from 1948. It has a brown cover, and belonged to a student named Mary Ann (according to the fading ink on the cover). This book intended to help students practice their cursive penmanship.
45	ED2021-197	Magazine	A Golden Legacy magazine/comic book from 1966, titled "The Saga of Toussaint L'Ouverture and the Birth of Haiti." The content of the magazine presents the story of Toussaint L'Ouverture in a comic book format. On the back of the magazine is an ad for Coca-Cola featuring T.M. Alexander, Jr. It sold for 25 cents.
46	ED2021-198	Magazine	A Golden Legacy magazine/comic book from 1967, titled "The Saga of Harriet Tubman, The Moses of her People." The content of the magazine presents the story of Harriet Tubman in a comic book format. On the back of the magazine is an ad for Coca-Cola featuring T.M. Alexander, Jr. It sold for 25 cents.
47	ED2021-199	Magazine	A Golden Legacy magazine/comic book from 1967, titled "The Saga of Harriet Tubman, The Moses of her People." The content of the magazine presents the story of Harriet Tubman in a comic book format. On the back of the magazine is an ad for Coca-Cola featuring Carmen de Lavallade. It sold for 25 cents.
48	ED2021-22	Lunchbox	Black, metal oblong lunch pail with 2 handles. Box (A) and lid (B).
49	ED2021-41	Pan, Watercolor Paint	A black, watercolor paint pan from the Dixon brand, non-toxic. Contains: 8 colors (L-R - yellow, black, green, blue, brown, purple, orange, and white) and one, brown paint brush.
50	ED2021-42	Pan, Watercolor Paint	A teal, watercolor paint pan from the Binney & Smith brand, non-toxic, titled "Artista Water Colors". Contains: 8 colors (L-R - red, orange, yellow, green, brown, purple, another brown, and black). No paint brush in case.