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A small beaded pouch in purple, pink, yellow and red with drawstrings. A note with item reads: Beaded purse--A gift to Vera when she was a child--1920s?

A hand made wooden spoon.

A green felt bookmark with a mouse at the top. A note with the item reads: Bookmarks made by Mom [Helen Petersen Bentley].

A tobacco pipe made porcelain with metal and wood components. A note with the item reads: Old Danish pipe. A gift from someone to our family. Pipe has not been used. 1900?

A decorated Easter egg in a multicoloured pattern of orange, white and red.

A decorated Easter egg in a multicoloured pattern of red, orange, black and white.

A sample of open embroidery on a strip of white fabric.

Assorted items of jewelry including a choker, bracelet, earrings and pins.

Serving utensils made of silver and stainless steel. A note with the item reads: Mom [Helen Petersen Bentley] used these spoons for serving vegetables at special dinners. The pie server was always used; the cheese knife not so often.

An assortment of tapestry wools in several colours and gauges.

An assortment of French yarns in navy blue, forest green, and mustard yellow.

A placemat featuring a multi-coloured image of a chicken made of felt shapes glued to the placemat material.

A woven placemat made of stripped material with red, green, yellow, and sand colors.

An unclothed doll with legs articulated at the thigh, constructed in leather, stuffed with wood shavings and a metal head with a painted face.

The inside of a needle case with a printed bird design on the cover.

A pair of ear clips, probably Sri Lankan in origin. They are circular in shape and feature an elephant motif in what is possibly silver. A note with the item reads: Dear Mr. Bentley, I am never good at saying good-bye. I had this little present to…

A pepper shaker made of grey ceramic (one of a pair).

A pair of multicoloured oven pads in blue, red, white, purple and black.

A sample of fabric woven from white and green threads.

Beadwork jewelry in various colours, including necklaces and bracelets.

A tree ornament of molded plastic featuring Bonhomme, the Qu�bec Winter Carnival mascot.

An oblong metal box with removable lid. A note with the item reads: Dad [Fred Bentley] loved fruit (Christmas) cake. Mom [Helen Petersen Bentley] made it year-round baking them in four of these tins and then stored the cakes in them.

Hair tassels purchased by Helen Bentley on a trip to Mexico.

A cast iron trivet with open design. A note with the item reads: This trivet (Danish?) belonged to Mom's [Helen Petersen Bentley's] grandmother, Hansine Schultz.

A hot plate with blue and white designs. A note with the item reads: I think this hot pad was purchased. It may have been brought to USA when my great grandmother emigrated from Denmark. The colours resemble those used by Royal Copenhagen in the…

A glass bottle with a cork stopper, featuring a J. R. Watkins Co. logo in relief.

A needlepoint picture depicting a cat with its paw in a fishbowl, framed with a metal frame. A note with the item reads: Needlepoint by Mary Petersen and put in an old frame, 1960s.

A needle case with a printed bird design on the cover.

A decorated Easter egg in a multicoloured pattern of green, yellow red and brown.

A vase with a B&G - Bing and Grondahl stamp on the base (part of a set with a candle holder). A note with the item reads: Mom's [Helen Petersen Bentley's] friend and fellow Dane, Suzanne Balson, designed (and made?) this vase and…

A Temari globe, a multicolored string ball from.

Stitching samples of the Blanket Stitch and the Detached Blanket Stitch.

A stainless steel fork, knife, teaspoon, and table spoon setting. A note with the item reads: Mom's [Helen Petersen Bentley's] second set of stainless steel cutlery for daily use.

A box of twisted menorah candles.

Tools for crafting leather, contained within a small box.

A box containing bookplates.

A hand made wooden spoon.

A small hosiery repair kit contained in a matchbook type enclosure with an advertisement for Frenchy's Seafood Restaurant, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

A white oblong serving dish. A note with the item reads: Russel Wright by Steubenville. If I recall Mom [Helen Petersen Bentley] mentions selecting this set of dishes in one of her letters from U. Minn. These are classic Russel Wright which are in…

A doll wearing a multi-coloured, checkered dress and a violet coloured bonnet.