About Us | Virtual Tour | Photo Gallery | Education | Events | Visitor Info | News | Contact THE HARDWARE SHOP Filled to overflowing to re-create the cramped and crowded interior of an early 20th century hardware shop. The large assortment of goods to be seen ranges from pen nibs and gas mantles to carpet beaters and a hip bath. There are baking and cleaning utensils, electrical switches, plugs, coffin plates and locks for the trade. Here customers could buy straw hat dye, and farmers called for patent medicines for their animals. Every hook and shelf was filled, so for the proprietor to know where everything was kept must have been quite a problem. If there was a portion of wall space spare, an advertisement usually found its way there. In the rear area but not part of the shop, are displays of flatirons, sewing machines, and laundry - cleaning paraphernalia. Barber Shop Blacksmiths Chemists Cobblers Coopers Costume Gallery Dairy Gents Dressers Hardware Shop Print Shop Victorian Parlour Victorian Pub

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