Back in the 1900's ladies wore corsets. The corsets were worn around their waists and they were pulled very tight to make the waists look thinner.

This is a popular toy doll from the early 1900's that I found at the Orwell Corner general store. It has a porcelain head and hands. It also has a white kidaline jointed doll body with kidaline arms. It has full movement at the knees and cloth feet. It is filled with sawdust and covered in cotton. The doll was made by Armand Marseille in 1895.

This is a list of the growth of the Island's first bank between the years 1858 and 1881. The people must have been happy when the dividend (what they got back) numbers got higher! I know I would!

This pamphlet, possibly published by Johnson's Drug Store, says, "Every family should keep a few remedies in their house in case of an emergency or complaints. The following list of remedies includes only the 'best' cures for diseases in the 1900s.

For Coughs and Colds - Johnson's Cough Syrup, Price 25c

Hen killers were sold in the general stores. They were used for killing hens. You would put the top of the killers on the hen's head and the bottom in its mouth, then press down. Hen killers were made of two parts joined with a pivot point. The handles curve upward, and a small knob on one part extends up and forms a flat surface.

This is a picture of a platform scale (at bottom right of catalog page). A platform scale is an object that people used in warehouses where things were shipped from. Platform scales were used to see how much an object weighed. People who worked in the shipping areas used them. You could buy them from Holman's Catalog.

This is a picture of a drug store. The tobacco can is in the background on the shelves. The tobacco can was sold in Charlottetown, PEI, in about the late 1800s or early 1900s. It's made of tin and it had a twist off lid.