Today we are going to be looking at some starch containers that are in the museum house and learning about their history and use. While these might not seem like very interesting items at first glance they tell quite the story!
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For today’s “oddity”, we have a piece of farm equipment that was used to spread seeds before horse-drawn seed drills were used.
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Here at O’Hara we have a set of tubes by the kitchen stove, and you may not expect them to be what they are. These tubes are long canisters filled with sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) and were used to put out fires! Yes, that’s right, these are fire extinguishers.
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Today we are taking a look at a few kitchen devices that we have here at the Homestead which were essential for getting things done efficiently in the kitchen.
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While sorting through some artifacts at the homestead, we found a collection of older health magazines like, “Homecrofter” and “Health and Happiness”.
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