Stoneware bottle created between 1846 and 1866. It has been refitted from multiple sherds and was found during excavation of the walled cnclosure behind the sutler's store at Historic Fort Snelling in 1969.

This bottle has a circular seal stamped just below the shoulder. On it the word "SELTERS" surrounds the image of a crowned lion standing on its hind legs. Stamped below this are the words "HERZOGTHUM NASSAU." These marks identify the former contents as mineral water from the Niederselters spring in the Duchy of Nassau, located in the modern state of Hesse Germany. The spring produced naturally carbonated water, and by the late eighteenth century, it was bottled and exported worldwide. By the nineteenth century it was so well known that one of our generic terms for carbonated water—seltzer—derives from Selters. During this period, mineral water was widely regarded as an effective cure for a host of ailments.

Straight pins found in 1971 during excavation of the southeast wall line at Historic Fort Snelling. The 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.

The common pin or straight pin made from iron wire or, more commonly, brass wire, dates from the medieval period and later. It wasn’t until the 1840s that straight pins could be mass produced; at that time, most straight pins came from England. The presence of these pins at Fort Snelling demonstrates the fort's participation in a global economic system even when it was one of the westernmost outposts of the United States. Records of the fort's sutler’s store from the 1830s don't mention pins, but they do mention needles and thimbles. These pins have not been dated, but they are made from two pieces of wire, one forming the shank and the other twisted to form the head.

This sterling silver baby spoon has a handle that curves back on itself completely, forming a loop. The word 'baby' is written on it in raised lettering. The bowl has the words "Hey diddle diddle" and a scene depicting the actions described in the Mother Goose rhyme: "Hey diddle diddle, the cat and the fiddle / The cow jumped over the moon / The little dog laughed to see such sport / And the dish ran away with the spoon." The spoon was found in 1971 during excavation of the southeast wall line at Historic Fort Snelling. The 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

Two fragments make up a lead toy soldier that is flat, almost two dimensional. One small piece has broken off, but the fragments form an otherwise complete object. The soldier is wearing a large hat and a coat with tails and is holding a firearm—possibly a musket—perpendicular to his body and leaning on his shoulder. This toy was found during the excavation of the hospital building at Historic Fort Snelling in 1974.

This metal thimble was found in 1968 during excavation of the sutler’s store at Historic Fort Snelling. Thimbles appear in the store's inventories from the 1830s. They could have been used by the women at the fort (laundresses, domestic servants, enslaved women, and officers' wives) or by the company tailors.

Banner featuring the Peanuts character Lucy Van Pelt used by special education teacher Margo Dinneen in her classrooms between 1975 and 1980 and between 1992 and 2008.

Charlie Brown novelty baseball card in protective plastic sleeve produced for the 2014 Major League Baseball All-Star Game played in Minneapolis on July 15, 2014.

Multi-colored mobile with cardboard cutout characters from Charles Schulz's Peanuts, 1970.

Postcard with greeting “JEG HABER/DIN FODSELSDAG/BLI'R ABESKON” (I hope your birthday is very wonderful). Drawing by Charles Schulz, published by Hallmark Grako, Sweden, 1969. Accession 1992.312.10. 3D Objects Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul.

Rectangular postcard with cartoon of Peanuts character Snoopy dressed as a World War I flying ace piloting his doghouse while singing “JA, MA DU LEVA” (“Yes, you must live well,” a birthday greeting). Drawing by Charles Schulz, published by Hallmark Grako, Sweden, 1969.