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1. Blickensderfer Model 8 Typewriter - Typewriter

   This antique typewriter, with a metal letter cylinder on a wooden base, is a Blickensderfer Model 8 typewriter, made in Stanford, Connecticut. Introduced in 1908, this model was a consdierable success. About 20,000 of the Model 8 units were sold, through 2017, accounting for about 10% of all Blickensderfer model typewriters sold. Note that the layout of the letters on the keys is different than the standard (QWERTY) keyboard letter layout of t...

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2. Butter Churn - Churn, butter

   A rounded-bottom rectangular wooden tub with iron straps at each end with a handle on top. It has 3 wooden legs and a wooden lid with cross supports and a single knob handle in center. One end reads: "Union Churn - 1st premium awarded at the Ohio, Ind., Mich, Wis., Illinois and New York State Fairs in 1865, 1866 and 1868" Mfg. by Union Mfg. Co., Toledo, Ohio". The assembly is incomplete: handle and paddle are missing.

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3. Cream Separator - Separator, Cream

   A large, very heavy, machine consisting of an upright cast iron frame with a long crank arm and handle attached to a gear mechanism which causes an internal shaft to rotate. Attachments include a large aluminum bowl (13.75" diameter by 7" deep), an inverted funnel shape piece, housing a spinner, and under that a piece with two long spouts.

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4. "Cyclone" broadcast seeder - Seeder, Hand Centrifugal

   A canvas bag with a canvas shoulder strap attached to a wooden frame (painted orange), with a hand crank operating a rotating platform by a gear and crank system. The bag is printed in black ink: "Cyclone-trademark- Seed Sower - patented 1925 made at - Urbana, Indiana-USA" a paper tag attached inside wood frame gives operating instructions.

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5. Fire extinguishers - Extinguisher, Fire

   Wire rack holding three blue glass diamond design sided bottles; 2 large and 1 small. The 2 larger ones contain a liquid and solid fragments - all three have clay or ceramic stoppers in various stages of deterioration. Bottles are flat on four sides. From the 1870s through the early 1900s, when a small fire broke out in the interior of the home, a glass orb, known as a fire grenade, was taken from a wall mounted bracket, and thrown at the base ...

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6. Grinder - Grindstone

   A 19" diameter grinding wheel, about 2.5" wide with an iron axle through the center, mounted on a heavy wooden frame, which is rectangular and 4-legged. One end of axle is fitted with a crank to operate. Iron mounting bracket embossed with a No. 17 on each side of wheel

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7. Hand planter - Planter, hand

   This seed planter consists of a large canvas bag with a shoulder strap, attached with a metal buckle.At the bottom of the bag is a round metal "funnel" with an adjustable metal cap to change the size of the opening. A detachable telescoping long metal funnel friction fits over the end and has 2 wire loops, at right angles to each other, at the tip. Company logo on bag: "Horn - trademark - seed sower -mfg by the Cyclone Seeder co., Urbana, Ind. --...

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8. Hand planter - Planter, hand

   This seed planter consists of two wood slats, each 2.5" wide with a round handle bolted to the top of each and a rectangular metal piece attached at the bottom of each. Metal pieces are hinged together to form a "bill" or trough that opens and closes. A "U" shaped container is attached to one slat with a metal piece at bottom that slides in and out to deliver a seed from container and drops to bottom. The wood was originally painted red.

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9. Jack, wagon - Jack, wagon

   A homemade device, consisting of two wooden 2" x 4" boards banded together with iron strips bolted through and a wooden handle with a rounded end as a cam to force the two wooden strips apart. One strip has two notches for axle. The wooden handle is 18" long.

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10. Meat Grinder - Grinder, meat

    A large metal meat grinder: hand-cranked auger inside, a wide flared opening on top of one end of metal cylinder and a threaded ring, holding flat piece with many holes, on the other end of the cylinder. Its four legs are screwed to a long oak plank. Embossed writing reads: "Enterprise Tinned Meat Chopper" & "Pat. Jan 30, 83 - APL 13.86 - Philadelphia, U". Hopper says "No. 22".

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11. Oliver No. 9 Printype typewriter - Typewriter

    This typewriter has a black heavy cast iron base with an "ear" on each side, consisting of the typebars, with an unusual type-arm arrangement: Inverted "U" shaped arm on left and right sides. Gold lettering on back " The Printype Oliver Typewriter-Pat Nov 5, 1912". Gold lettering on front of base " Manufactured by the The Oliver Typewriter Co., Chicago, USA No. 9" . There is also a black oilcloth cover which is in poor condition. This device...

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12. Plane - Plane

    A cast iron plane body and handle with a wooden knob in front, designed to hold (secured by thumb-screws) two parallel cutting blades, 0.375" apart, so as to cut the tongue and groove joint. Has a metal guide attached to one side.

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13. Seed planter - Planter, hand

    Hand-operated seed planter: consists of rectangular jaws of sheet metal hinged at top -- closed by 2 springs. Long curved metal piece attached to jaws: when shoved into ground, lever pops open jaws. Step pedal attached to wooden handle above jaws assembly attached to wooden handle 28" long.

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