Examine each artifact and then select from the options, the answer that you think best describes the artifact.

1. What is this item?
   
   
   

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   1.   ?     This is an antique cooking item.
   2.   ?     This is a bed pan.
   3.   ?     This is a storage container for fruit.
   4.   ?     This is a mouse trap.

2. What is this?
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

   1.   ?     This is a butter churn.
   2.   ?     This is a pail.
   3.   ?     This is a birch-bark basket.
   4.   ?     This is a laundry basket.

3. What is this artifact?
   

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   1.   ?     This item is a fishing rod.
   2.   ?     This is an old musical shaker.
   3.   ?     This is a special spoon for separating the fat from dairy products. The string cut through the layers and the fat was then lifted off of the remaining product.

4. What is this item?
   

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   1.   ?     This item is a pair of handcuffs.
   2.   ?     This is a tool used to space spindles on a porch evenly.
   3.   ?     This is nothing other than scrap metal.
   4.   ?     This is a part that belongs on the harness worn by a horse.

5. What is this item?
   

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   1.   ?     A tool used for preparing meat for preserving.
   2.   ?     A lighter.
   3.   ?     A tool for creating marked boarders on leather goods.
   4.   ?     An old fashioned pipe.

6. What is this item?
   

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   1.   ?     A doctor's kit.
   2.   ?     A shaving kit.
   3.   ?     A dentist's kit.
   4.   ?     A home kit for manicures (caring for the hands and nails).

7. What is this item?
   

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   1.   ?     A farm tool.
   2.   ?     Horse shoe forms.
   3.   ?     Spurs.
   4.   ?     Ice shoes. They were attached to the bottom of shoes to keep from slipping on ice.

8. What is this item?
   

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   1.   ?     Washing machine.
   2.   ?     Ice cream maker.
   3.   ?     Gravel separator for making concrete.
   4.   ?     Dye Machine. Clothes were dyed different colours as they were turned in the juice from berries.

9. What is this item?
   

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   1.   ?     Serving tray. Pioneers did not have many fancy items. It was a lucky homemaker to have one!
   2.   ?     Canoe backrest.
   3.   ?     Wall hanging (pioneer decorative art). Artwork was often used to decorate the inside of prairie homes.
   4.   ?     Room divider. Spaces were small and these dividers allowed for some privacy in smaller rooms that were shared.