Excerpted from The Chronicle Vol. 55, no. 2, June 2002 by Carl Bopp The three objects in Figures 2, 3, and 4 were bought as a group at an antiques show. They are thought to be related to each other. They are: 4-1/4 x 6-1/2 inch glass negative, a business card, and a registering caliper. …
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Excerpted from the The Chronicle Vol. 31 No. 3, September 1978 by John R. Grabb Methinks the realms of England, France and IrelandBear that proportion to my flesh and bloodAs did the fatal brand Althaea burn’d Unto the prince’s heart of Calydon. (1) Through past articles in The Chronicle we have noted the importance of …
Excerpted from The Chronicle, Vol. 29 No. 2, June, 1976 By Daniel B. Reibel Apples were a favorite fruit of American farms. The trees would grow anywhere and they did not require a great deal of care. The fruit was not too subject to insect or weather damage, stored well, and was easy to pick. …
Excerpted from The Chronicle, Vol. 30, No. 2, 1977 by Christopher Tahk While the skill of a joiner is evident in the quality of his cabinetwork, it may also he apparent in the tools he makes for his own use. In the Cabinetmaker’s Shop of the Farmers’ Museum, New York State Historical Association. Cooperstown, New …
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Excerpted from The Chronicle, Vol. II, No. 10, June 1939 By William S. Sprague A churn has been defined as “a vessel in which milk or cream is agitated to induce the separation of the oily globules from the other portions” (B). Herodotus (circa 484), writing of the Scythians, says: “These people pour the milk …
We are nearing the end of summer here on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. It is hot, humid and we suffer from occasional showers and downpours which seem to run right off. But September is right around the corner and then we will begin the progression to a new season and we hope progress on …
The following is excerpted from The Chronicle Vol. VI, No. 2, April 1953 By W. Parker Crutchfield “The man who built that must have been a bachelor ” announced a lady tourist who was seeing the eighteenth century cabinet· maker’s tool chest on exhibition at the Ayscough Shop in Colonial Williamsburg. She looked admiringly and …
Excerpted from The Chronicle, Vol. 23, No. 1, March 1960 by Edward Durrell Perhaps you could not call a baby walker a tool but it certainly isn’t a toy and I am sure in the pioneer days, when baby sitters were many miles away and mother needed both hands, both feet, and a good head …
By John Verrill, Executive Director, Early American Industries Association One of the pleasures of working in the EAIA office is getting frequent requests to identify tools whose purposes are unknown to the inquirer. We call them “whatsits” for obvious reasons, i.e. “what is it?” I have several sources in the office to look through including …
From The Chronicle, Vol. 1. No. 12, July 1935 by William B. Sprague Author’s note – The publication of the following article in Old Time New England in July, 1933, contributed in such large measure to the birth of our Association that, in response to many suggestions and requests, it is hereby reprinted by the …