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Exploring Antique Technologies: Leather Fire Buckets – Painted Americana at its Most Helpful

by Kary Pardy Imagine you lived in the 17th or 18th century. Chances are good that you would be surrounded by wooden buildings and that you would be very wary of fire. Firefighting technology at that time involved crews of people…

Nick Boschetto
September 20, 2021

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Tool Blocks

Every profession has its tools, which evolve and refine to keep pace with technology and the changing needs of the trade. Here are examples of four different vocations and the museums that showcase the collections that tell their story. Medical…

Collector
September 26, 2016