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Week 11

These tools were used for an important crop grown in New Milford in the early 1900s.
A metal tipped point was attached to a piece of wood and was used to store something that was commercially sold.

These are tobacco harvesting spears.
Tobacco stalks were stabbed and the poles were long enough for them to be hung in barns to cure.

Week 10

This piece of pine timber was used to support the roof of a famous American residence for 112 years before it was replaced in 1927.
Pieces of this wood were cut up and sold as souvenirs, perhaps to pay for the remodeling.
What building was this?

Week 9

This rather dangerous tool was used by women to help with an important household task.
This example is made of three rows of sharp metal spikes but sometimes this was made by nails pounded into a flat board.

it’s a handcrafted flax comb or hatchel, sometimes called a heckling comb.
Flax stems were pulled through this to make a type of thread used for sewing or being woven into a linen fabric.

Week 8

This is an aid for a special physical need.

An earpiece for the hard of hearing.
An early hearing aid!

Week 7

This cup and saucer were handcrafted from an unusual source of material.

HINT:It could never be used to hold any liquids because of the material used and was only made as a souvenir item.

Week 6

These two objects were made from the remains of a tree that blew down in a storm in 1856 in CT.

The Charter Oak Tree in Hartford CT from a legend of pre-Revolution hiding of our charter to keep it out of British hands!

Week 5

These were full-sized adult women’s gloves. What happened to make them end up less than 4 inches in length?

These gloves were recovered from a Bank St. Shop after the great fire of 1902.  

Week 4

This late 18th century to early 19th century cooking implement was used in the hearth.

An early toaster! The bread slips into the slots and held over the fire.

Week 3

This is a section of a hollowed out piece of wood that was first used in larger cities to carry an important resource into homes.

This piece was excavated in 1912 when this type was replaced with a more modern version

Week 2

What is this late 18th century to early 19th century household item used for an everyday chore?

An early washing machine. It was used in a bucket and operated by moving the handle up and down and side to side creating the future washing machine mechanism.

Week 1

Which New Milford building on the National Register of Historical Places was the inspiration for Edna Ferber's 1931 novel, "American Beauty"?

The Noble house on Rt7 that is currently home to "Just In Antiques"