Set of 6: Old Sturbridge Village
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Cabinet Maker and Apprentice, Old Sturbridge Village
Two craftsmen demonstrating the reproduction of fine furniture in the old manner, emphasizing material, craftsmanship, and design. Miner Grant's General Store, Old Sturbridge Village A general store interior with shelves stocked from cracker barrel to apothecary shop. Features a shopkeeper showing fabric to a customer, with displays of dress-making and millinery items. The building was originally built before 1800. Wood Turner and Apprentice at Old Sturbridge Village Oldtime skills are taught by master craftsmen using materials and tools available in 1800. Apprentices learn to conquer problems experienced by their predecessors. Seventeenth Century Hearth, Old Sturbridge Village Such a hearth was the scene of family gatherings busy at various tasks during the long winter evenings. The fireplace displays cooking utensils; kettles hung from trammels, broilers, roasters, Dutch oven, bake kettle and spits. The Village Smithy, Old Sturbridge Village THE VILLAGE SMITHY, Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts. This shop is a reproduction of the smithy at Gilmanton Ironworks, New Hampshire. The building is both a museum of oldtime blacksmith equipment, including anvils, hand bellows and an ox brake, and a working craft shop. Here the home-owner or builder may order hand wrought copies of original hardware from the Wrought Iron Collection. Print Shop, Old Sturbridge Village As shown, the printer uses hand set type and operates a Peter Smith flat bed hand press. Such presses made books and reading matter available to an eager public of 1825 |
