Show t tit S J C v y k t t 19 non Taw Vl Jet i ir r t iR 1 w 4 SCENES SCENES nOM TOE TUE PAST Constructed u M a replica of ot an aD early New England ED town Old Sturbridge e Village contains many reminiscences of bygone days dayl 1 The Solomon Richardson house bouse built In Podunk Masi about 1741 1740 Is ls typical of 01 the be old salt U box bels houses 2 t a veteran aD the on b trainee learns carpentry at CI the hands bands ef of a muter master carpenter In the old carpenters carpenter's shop Ib p 3 J S most popular attraction In the village e If u the old Miner Grant GraDt store tore 4 t the old grist mill Is ls situated in III a pastoral netting Betting tIne PICTURE OF PAST Unique Museum Village Depicts Life in iii Early American Ameri n Town features the country store that lold everything from red flannel drawers to Kickapoo Indian Or the black black- blacksmith smith shop where the brawny smith pounded at his forge orthe or orthe the old grist mill Jr U where a covered flour ft covered ur-covered miller ground the cot cor C r y Iv pe s a other othet en of bro bygone er al ays are brought back pack td Ie Iri b ban n an unique outdoor tot early American arts atta fend and industries at t Sturbridge Man tUt D Old Sturbridge VU- VU JaC Inge this hla museum li is I constructed CON eted Hew England town as as an early w complete from corn eom crib to mansion manalon house bouse In little Uttie shops shops- and mills workers skilled in III ancient crafts and occupation pation carry cam on work in ID the man man- ner of their forebears Thousands Thousand of exhibits featuring authentic examples exam exam- ples plea of early arts atta utensils and tools tool are on display in ID various buildings comprising the village As Ae tn Is all New England towns of ot colonial days the tile center at II Old Village Tillage la Is I tile the shaded elm common Clemmo or er green Clustered around aro It are different of 01 dwelling houses bOUle and buildings related elated to to e community Ute tile Meet HOlt ef 1 orthe these are actual old eld buildings which have bave bu been painstakingly dismantled and then Ulen re erected re-erected erected and restored In inthe the he the village vOla A few are replicas ef ot ancient buildings existing elsewhere Most popular of 01 all an the villages village's exhibits is le the Miner Grant store tore Built during the American Revolution tion tion it served as a I a country store In Stafford Conn for well over a cen cen- cen century century tury It was w moved 20 miles to the 1 village and now on its Ita shelves and counters Is la the disordered array II I typical of an n old country store In I other parts parta of at the store building are I museum exhibits of early American pottery brass braes and copper ware cast Iron cooking and laundering i 1 appliances and early heating healing de de- de devices vices i Old Homes Dome Reconstructed Re i There are two dwelling houses in to InI 1 I the village while at least two others other 1 I Iare are projected for future construe construe- I i tint Both of the existing ones onel were moved to the site lite One built in 1737 I J I Ihas has giant granite chimneys chimney and end andi j i I huge stone tone fireplaces It is la furnished with antique furniture and all the accessories which were found uVa In a aNew New England farmhouse of its day da I There la is even a folding bed bed bed-a a de de- de device vice vict usually associated with modern modem apartments but actually as 81 old as II i lour our country The other dwelling built a few years year later came from the Village of Podunk Mass Mus Podunk Is a real realI I place and not merely the mythical town hick hick town of vaudeville and comic It Is II a type of house known In New England as 18 a salt box I since the rear portion of ot Its Ita roof root slopes down from the peak to the ceiling level of the first floor like the cover of an old fashioned wooden salt lall box boL boLA A third house now In possession of ot the village is II to be moved to the common In the near future Built I tn In Sturbridge in 1787 by a prominent colonial citizen Oliver Wight this house boUl will represent the country countr mansion of early earl days daI and be b furnished accordingly u One Room School Derived A replica of an old brick one one- on room school chool stands on the north side aide of the common Destined even even- eventually tuny to be Sited fitted with appropriate school chool desks and wooden black black- blackboards boards board this W building now houses an elaborate display of toys toy dolls and childrens children's I furniture and mechanical cal toy banks baw A year old barn containing magnificent hewn hand-hewn Umbers timbers and floor boards stands next to the salt It saltbox box house In It are displays of old farm tools and vehicles vehicle Including stage coaches and fire lire engines By far tar the largest lar structure In the village ylIe la the Inn ton This building baa bas approximately 30 SI rooms most moat of which are for lor forthe the be display dupla of af collections The front portion however Is s ar at- at arran ranged ran ed like li an old tavern with parlor parlors tap room a cage care for fer forthe the keeper of or the keys ke and bed bed- rooms room rooms ell all I of coarse course tor for din dis play only Among the museum exhibits which occupy the basement level leveland and nd most moat of the third story li is one of the most extensive collections of 01 early lighting devices in the world numbering more than exam exam- examples ples pies It li is not confined to American I pieces but traces the development I of artificial lighting from the torch and pine splint down to the final in- in in leading to modern methods of at Illumination Elsewhere In sev son eral related exhibits are displays of mechanical household devices of or orthe the early century showing fan fan- designed apple meat choppers sausage stutters I tuffe rs washing machines and carpet carpel sweepers There are also several hundred examples of early wooden plates bowls and cooking utensils I used before metal or pottery wares were commonly available Grist Mill MITI In lu Operation Several other buildings are on roads that lead away from the com com- common mon man One road winds along the shores of ot the mill pond to the grist gristmill mill where a huge hUle undershot water wa waterwheel r wheel turns and different kinds of flours lIoun and end meals are ground in the ancient manner between revolving stones Nearby is II an old sew saw mill with an up down saw law Up the road a few yards yard ti is a blacksmiths blacksmith's shop where is la actually car car- carried car ca r ried on on and end all aU the appropriate equipment including an ancient break to shoe oxen may be seen sen In back is le a wagon shed sheltering old vehicles while across the road roud Is la a little UtU white house containing collections of antique wrought iron hardware and end blacksmiths work Elsewhere In the village are an anold anold old shoe shop hop a cabinet ca shop and refinishing shop hop a print shop with an old bed Oat press preas a weave and a spectacle shop In most of these thea work actually Is II being dem demo demonstrated There Ther are also allo a gun shop hop and museum of weapons weapon and firearms and a n carpenters carpenter's I with a display dupla of early wood work woodwork work ins Inc tools tocla The village la Is sponsored by Albert Alben B and J Cb DeY Wells Wells- Wen ef or have bave creased Jr he prefect pro tol with the avowed avow d purpose of tl displaying everyday things ef of Americas America's Ameri past put In Ili snob each a way l M u to b show Ib what Imply hew Ia they were made laade how bow they th were used what the people and cona ODD con of III life fife were that made them necessary DeC and Influences their design above all all how bow vir toes tue and aDd Ideals Ideall expressed In them can ean be applied to e life We and aDd work werk today Organized as II a charitable an anni educational Institution the village II Is open to the public from May Ma to October A minimum of four houri hours Is required for a complete tour of the exhibit but visitors may set let their Own pace and objectives so 10 as asto asto to enjoy es joy the natural beauty of the villages village's setting as al well as al the exhibits ex ex- ex hibit hibits themselves |