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Rain King sprinkler

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Rain King sprinklers were part of the Sunbeam line of the Chicago Flexible Shaft Co. The design was officially patented in 1925, but it had been in production as early as 1922. An adjustable hand wheel offered customers the option to lock in a…

Phallogaster saccatus

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Watercolor drawing on paper of four club-shaped fungi in shades of pinkish-mauve and green, accompanied to right by text, in pencil: the fungi are club-shaped with dendrite like threads growing out of base which anchor them to the ground; the center…

Boletinus pictus

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27. / 1. Pileus convex then expanding- / yellowish covered with reddish cottony / scales, which at first covers (this cottony / layer [sic]) the entire plant- / 2. Tubes, pale yellow becoming darker with / age. / 3. Stem is solid & covered with a…

Seed spreader

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A seed spreader with rotary action.

Diagram of Overshot Water Wheel

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Schematic diagram of an overshot water wheel

King George III

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Soft-ground etching

Cerioneyces communis

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Watercolor drawing on paper of three fungi in shades of brown, moss green, and beige, accompanied by pencilled text on right side of page: the center and largest image measures 2 1/2 inches in height and 2 1/2 inches at widest point; the brown…

Nidulariales

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Watercolor drawing on paper of eight "bird's nest" fungi in shades of deep purple and beige, accompanied by several lines of text identifying the name of the specimens and where they were found: "July 29, 1900 Litchfield Conn / Nidulariales / Cyathus…