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Sewing Machine
1860-1870
1958.11
This small sewing machine may have been produced locally by one of the many small area sewing machine companies in the 19th century. |
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Bonnet
1830-1850
MH.D.235
In the early 19th century women wore bonnets such as this one to shade their faces from the sun. |
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Flail
1850-1900
1985.0011.01
A flail is used to separate, by hand, the seeds of grain (usually wheat) from the husks that protect them. |
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Stoneware Churn
1816-1817
2000.20.509
This churn, impressed with the name "Orcutt and Wait, Whately" was made in 1816. |
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Hatchel/Hackle
2000.20.516
This fearsome-looking tool is simply a comb for aligning flax fibers prior to spinning them into linen thread. |
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Great Wheel
c. 1780
DR.130
Great wheels were only for spinning wool. |
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Broom Tying Machine
1903.09.01
This machine secured the individual broom tassels while a workman tied them together to form a broom. |
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Cheese Basket
K.751
This wooden splint basket, with its lacy pattern, was lined with a cheesecloth, and used to drain the whey from the curds when making cheese. |
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"For the town of Amherst, education the leading 'industry'"
Jun 11, 1976
L03.020
This article from the Bicentennial Edition of the Daily Hampshire Gazette contains a short history of Amherst, Massachusetts. |
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Buttons and Button Mold
1881.027.09
This button mold, which makes a single button, belonged to Deacon Phineas Field of Charlemont, Massachusetts. |