Have you ever rummaged through your garage, stumbling upon dusty old tools that seem to have been forgotten for ages? You ...
It's hard to not find some level of appeal in vintage tools. Whether you find charm in their classic designs or see the value in chronicling the evolution of mankind's ingenuity, a vintage or antique ...
The predecessor to electric refrigerators, ice boxes kept food cool using large blocks of ice delivered by actual icemen (yes ...
Today I want to visit with you about a conversation we had with fellow docents. They shared with us that one of their friends visited the museum and was quite disappointed because all it had in it was ...
Browsing an estate sale, yard sale or even an antique shop, shoppers might be looking for any number of items that pique their interest. But items such as hand tools are often overlooked. With grease ...
Brothers George and Henry Landis collected all sorts of tools that 18th- and 19th-century Pennsylvania German farmers used in the past. Their collection is the foundation of Landis Valley Village & ...
Members of the Mid-West Tool Collectors Association and the Early American Industries Association will be returning to Garfield Farm Museum in Campton Hills on Sunday, Aug. 6, to put on the 30th ...
What I’m going to visit with you about today could well be classified as a public service. Now, most of you already have a directory of places you go to and depend on for goods and services. But, it’s ...
Do you know what this antique tool, from the collection of the Landis Valley Village & Farm Museum, was used for? Jennifer Royer, the museum's curator, says the dimensions of the are 7 1/2 inches by 1 ...