Gas Container
This one-gallon gasoline can, which was owned by Walker H. Habbard, features a handle and spring trigger. [Accession No. 2002-13-9: Donated by Robert Habbard]
This one-gallon gasoline can, which was owned by Walker H. Habbard, features a handle and spring trigger. [Accession No. 2002-13-9: Donated by Robert Habbard]
[Accession No. 2002-13-10: Donated by Robert Habbard]
This Barq’s bottle crate and its bottles were the property of Walker H. Habbard who lived in Ponce de Leon. [Accession No. 2004-4-2: Donated by Robert Habbard]
These cans were found under the Robert Habbard house at 202 N. 5th Street, DeFuniak Springs. [Accession No. 2004-4-1: Donated by Ken Harrison]
Rubye Burton, who lived on Circle Drive in DeFuniak Springs, hand hooked this rug in the early 1960s, using the wooden floor stand pictured below to hold the rug frame as she worked. She cut beige wool into strips and hand-dyed them, thereby creating a one-of-a-kind masterpiece. At the time… Continue reading
This American Classical design house was built about 1901 for Stuart Knox Gillis, a teacher and prominent attorney. Mrs. Gillis stenciled the walls of the first floor rooms, which was unusual as was the French red tile roof. Mr. and Mrs. Gillis died within a week of each other, and… Continue reading
This Royal typewriter and its case were manufactured in the 1930s. [Donated by David Bludworth] [Accession No. 2013.2.2]
Anna and Melville Bissell patented the original hard floor sweeper in 1876. This model, the Parlor Queen, was last patented in 1906, so it was likely manufactured in the early 1900s. [Donated by William Holloway] [Accession No. 2010.6.1]
This stately residence was built by master craftsman William Dreyer for Kenneth Bruce, the son of Wallace Bruce who was a founder of the Florida Chautauqua. When the Bruce family lived there, it was used for entertaining visiting Chautauqua celebrities. For many years, the extensive collection of armor collected by… Continue reading
This French Colonial style house was built in 1905 or 1906 by master carpenter Burdick for James A. McLean. The house was constructed of the finest heart pine lumber with a hip roof and broad central chimneys that accent its square dimensions. James McLean considered it the “best spot on… Continue reading