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LEFT: Alcohol Bottle (1920-1925) from Luin Switzer's pharmacy.
CENTER: Perry's Cider Brandy Bottle (1935-1944).
RIGHT: Glass Liquor Bottle (1956) reads "FEDERAL LAW FORBIDS One Quart".

Shawls, capes, and scarf coats were a popular choice worn over sleeveless evening gowns. This deep apricot velvet evening coat has dolman sleeves, and a dyed fox fur collar. It is sophisticated and rather high end with its reversible rust gold…

This Georgette, heavily beaded dress, was worn by a member of the Ira Follett Warner family of Fairfield.

Black chiffon, sequin butterflies.

Sleeveless sheath dress, peach or pink Georgette top and grey skirt; hand-sewn beads in floral pattern, with rose design.  Knee-length. This traditional flapper dress has hand-sewn beads in floral pattern, with rose design.

Domed hat with narrow brim, called a cloche, made of a fancy-weave synthetic straw material on clear horsehair-type braid; hat band of ivory and taupe grosgrain ribbons ending at the side with pale green Art Deco style hat pin and pleated swirls of…

This sleeveless, orange silk with tiered skirt and appliqued self-fabric bows was owned by Polly Poindexter Lumbard.

Natural color braided straw hat with medium high crown and wide brim (of varying widths) with multi-color trimming. Five, three-inch diameter fabric flowers trim front of crown, their centers made of curled straw (?) and embroidery floss.…

Dome-shaped hat with very narrow brim of brown velvet, the crown entirely covered pheasant feathers. A small cockade of feathers also trims the proper right side. Feathers create a pattern radiating from the cockade over the top of the crown. A…