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front Pot Hook

1919.05.19
The iron pot hook, made by a blacksmith of wrought iron, was used to hang pots and kettles over the cooking fire.
front Steak Knife

1985.0024.079
The Nichols Brothers cutlery plant that made this steak knife was one of several cutlery factories located in Greenfield, Massachusetts.
front Bean Pot
1840
K.131
Made of earthenware, this glazed (on the inside only) bean pot could stay in the brick oven near the fireplace for hours to bake the dried beans that had been combined with molasses, mustard, onion, and salt pork.
front Pot Hooks/Adjustable Trammels

K.006
The trammel portion of the hook allows for five different positions of the hook, on which a pot or kettle would be hung over the fire.
front Brass Skimmer

K.081
The long handled skimmer, made of brass, was used to lift solid food from the cooking pot while leaving the liquid broth in the vessel.
front Gridiron

2000.20.517
This iron fireplace implement, stamped "GRAVES" on the back of the handle, was used for grilling or toasting meat or bread before the hearth.
front Mill Stone

M.19
The first known mill stone used in Deerfield, Massachusetts, stands by the front door of the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Society Museum.
front Mortar

M.20
This Native American grinding stone, or mortar, was found in Whately, Massachusetts.
front Elmer's Double-Acting Butter Churn
Jun 29, 1880
M.68
Edwin Elmer, a native of Ashfield, Massachusetts, was the inventor of this double-acting butter churn.
front Steatite Vessel
-6000--3000
1985.1035
This is a tall, narrow vessel made out of a stone called steatite.

 

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