Rimmed miner's helmet similar to World War I-era US Army military helmets. The helmet has a kerosene lamp fixture attached to the front. It was worn by Adam Shapic ca. 1910–1930s. Shapic immigrated to Minnesota from Croatia in 1910 and wore this helmet in iron mines near Virginia, Minnesota, until he was injured in a mining accident that left him paralyzed. The helmet was manufactured by Mine Safety Appliances Company in Pennsylvania.

Ivory-tipped cane with a hidden triangular-section dagger used by Jean-Baptiste Faribault, ca. 1800–1810.

A cradleboard ornament made of hide decorated with dyed porcupine quills, created by a Dakota woman between 1775 and 1850. Pelagie Faribault would have made quillwork ornaments in a similar style.

Woman’s close-fitting straw hat, 1888. Accession 7196.2, 3D Objects Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul.

Electric-powered treadle sewing machine used by Nellie Stone Johnson of Minneapolis, Minnesota, at her alterations business. It features a flat wood table and a foot pedal. Johnson was a prominent civil rights activist and union organizer, as well as the first African American elected official in Minneapolis. She opened and operated her own sewing and alterations shop in 1963.

Key used at Minnesota Territorial Prison (later Minnesota State Prison), Stillwater. It has the number "5" stamped into its head; it opened a prison guard's gate, possibly Gate 5.

Glass nipple, possibly from a nursing bottle, found during excavation of the wood barracks (long barracks) at Historic Fort Snelling in 1973. Accession 343.213.19, archaeology collection, Minnesota Historical Society.

Bone bobbin used in lace making. Excavated from the officers' quarters at Historic Fort Snelling in 1977. Accession 377.6.117.1, archaeology collection, Minnesota Historical Society.

This very small (two centimeters wide) porcelain figural toy is a type of "Frozen Charlotte" doll associated with the character Charlotte in the American folk ballad "Fair Charlotte," popular between 1850 and 1920. This doll was found during excavation of Apartment D in the officers' quarters at Historic Fort Snelling in 1976. Accession 377.4.81.2, archaeology collection, Minnesota Historical Society.

A number of sherds fit together to form this complete plate with a blue transfer print design depicting a goat standing on a cliff. The central scene is surrounded by a scroll and floral border. The backmark is impressed, not printed, and reads, “Enoch Wood & Sons / Burslem”. Enoch Wood brought his sons into his business in 1818, and Enoch died in 1840, giving a date range for the plate of 1818–1840. The pattern is part of the Sporting Series.

The sherds were found in 1971 during excavation of the southeast wall line at Historic Fort Snelling. This excavation trench ran from the south battery (also known as the Hexagonal Tower) to the officers' latrines. This area was used as a dump and contained a wide variety of artifacts.