"Usually kept as a family seat, and occupied by the master and mistress of the house, though occaisionally offered, as a special honor, to the guests." — Goodrich, 1844

Egyptian Double Chair

"Usually kept as a family seat, and occupied by the master and mistress of the house, though occaisionally…

This sign is used to indicate that pets must be kept on a leash in the nearby area.

Leashed Pets, Black and White

This sign is used to indicate that pets must be kept on a leash in the nearby area.

This sign is used to indicate that pets must be kept on a leash in the nearby area.

Leashed Pets, Color

This sign is used to indicate that pets must be kept on a leash in the nearby area.

This sign is used to indicate that pets must be kept on a leash in the nearby area.

Leashed Pets, Outline

This sign is used to indicate that pets must be kept on a leash in the nearby area.

This sign is used to indicate that pets must be kept on a leash in the nearby area.

Leashed Pets, Silhouette

This sign is used to indicate that pets must be kept on a leash in the nearby area.

"For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that was a householder, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers into his vineyard. And when he had agreed with the laborers for a shilling a day, he sent them into his vineyard." Matthew 20:1-2 ASV
<p>Illustration of the master, or householder, hiring three more workers to join the laborers already in the fields. One worker leans against a wall, while two others sit on the ground, one with a pick-axe. Workers in the background can be seen carrying grapes and working. The householder leans on a staff.

The Parable of the Householder Hiring Laborers to Work in the Vineyard

"For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that was a householder, who went out early in the morning…

"Now after a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and maketh a reckoning with them." Matthew 25:19 ASV
<p>The master having returned is seated at a table and his servants return his money. The servant in the foreground spills out a bag of coins on the floor. Others await their turn.

Parable of the Talents, Settling Accounts

"Now after a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and maketh a reckoning with them." Matthew…

A woman being escorted by a station-master and two porters.

Porters

A woman being escorted by a station-master and two porters.

"A runaway slave, if recaptured, was sometimes compelled to wear a metal collar riveted about his neck."&mdash;Webster, 1913

A Slave's Collar

"A runaway slave, if recaptured, was sometimes compelled to wear a metal collar riveted about his neck."—Webster,…

"The workmen all their master will obey, / They plane and saw, and dare not stop to play; / Each boy and man the master keeps in view, / His eye does more than both his hands can do."&mdash;barber, 1857

The Eye of the Master Does More Work than Both His Hands

"The workmen all their master will obey, / They plane and saw, and dare not stop to play; / Each boy…

"Circuit diagram of a master vibrator coil. B is the battery; C, the unit coils; C1, C2, etc. the condensors; P, the primary windings and S, the secondary windings; H1, H2, etc. the spark plugs; T, the timer; MP, the master primary; V, the vibrator; W, the common primary connection; 1, 2, etc. the stationary contacts of the timer." -Hawkins, 1917

Master Vibrator Coil

"Circuit diagram of a master vibrator coil. B is the battery; C, the unit coils; C1, C2, etc. the condensors;…