Artifacts*

	Ceinture Fléchée | wool, 19th century* | 15.5cm x 222cm Gift of Mrs. David Cameron, 61.229 The ceinture fléchée, or sash, was an important part of the 18th and 19th century French-Canadian costume, as well as a trade good favoured by native people. It helped to retain body heat, and served as a belt to hold tools around the waist.
	Trade Axe | Trade axe, iron, 17th - 18th century, French | 19.5cm x 9cm Macdonald Historical Collection, 57.38.11
	Scraper | 19th century | 7.5cm x 8cm Gift of Alvin Ouellette, 61.78.8
	Spokeshave | 19th century | 26.5cm Gift of Alvin Ouellette, 61.78.22
	Centre Bit | 19th century | 17cm Gift of Alvin Ouellette, 61.78.20.1
	Gimlet | 19th century | 13cm Gift of Alvin Ouellette, 61.78.12.4
	Hoof Knife | 19th century | 21cm Gift of Alvin Ouellette, 61.79.3
	Mortise Chisel | 19th century | 2cm Gift of Alvin Ouellette, 61.78.2.3
	Nail Clippers | 19th century | 35.5cm Gift of Alvin Ouellette, 61.79.2
	Pocket Compass | Pocket sundial - compass, 1671, silver, wood, leather, fabric, made by Roch Blondeau, Paris, France | 4.5cm x 5.5cm Gift of Hiram Walker and Sons, Ltd., 59.128 This object was brought to the Detroit region by Pierre Descomptes, dit Labadie, one of the first to receive a land concession on the Windsor side of the river in 1749.
	Religious Woodcarving | Carving of the Holy Family in the carpenter shop, gilded wood, 18th century, style of Francois Baillargé (1757 - 1830), Windsor, Ontario | 30cm x 24cm Gift of Walker Insurance Agency Ltd., 59.105 It is possible that this carving was the tabernacle door of the 1787 Assumption Church which was replaced by the present Assumption Church in 1846.
	Potato Masher | Potato masher, maple, 19th century? | 43cm Macdonald Historical Collection, 57.154
	Butter Paddle | Maple; 19th century* | 14cm x 23cm Gift of René Janisse, 61.234
	Trade Beads 1| Trade beads, glass, metal, shell, stone, 18th century? | 44cm Macdonald Historical Collection, 57.3.11.3
	Trade Beads 2| Trade beads, glass, metal, shell, stone, 18th century? | 38 cm Macdonald Historical Collection, 57.3.11.4
	Trade Beads 3 | Trade beads, glass, metal, shell, stone, 18th century? | 78 cm Macdonald Historical Collection, 57.3.11.5
	Trade silver curvy | silver, late 18th, early 19th century | 7cm Macdonald Historical Collection, 57.3.26.1
	Trade silver flower | silver, late 18th, early 19th century |  4cm diameter Macdonald Historical Collection, 57.3.26.2
	Trade silver flower (backside)| silver, late 18th, early 19th century | 4cm diameter Macdonald Historical Collection, 57.3.26.2
	Trade silver with crown | 14.5cm x 6cm
	Washboard detail 1 | Oak, Late 18th, early 19th century | 24.5cm x 63cm x 4cm A gift of A. H. St. Louis, 58.79
	Quilt detail | Wool, cotton, 1906 | Gift of René Janisse, 64.63
	*All artifacts from Windsor's Community Museum