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Wagons stored below the barn on the left side.60 views
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Learn to make a glass flower here. He's making a vase.60 views
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Sawmill59 views
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The pottery kiln59 viewsIt is fired with wood and they actually brick up the front when it is in use. The fire has to be constantly stoked 24 hours a day so they build them big to run large batches through less often.
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The sawmill inside59 viewsThe circular saw is actually a more modern invention. In this mill prior to that, they used an up and down blade like a jigsaw to saw logs. This wasted much of the wood before they came up with the cleaner cutting circular saw. The logs were hauled up a ramp on carts.
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The Roundhouse59 viewsUsed to repair train engines and cars, the black structure in front is a turntable that is operated by men on each end pushing it.
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Even trains get checkups59 views
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Under several tons of engine59 viewsThey let us go down in the pit under this huge engine to see what they look like underneath, a first for me. They also had the round door on the front open so we could look inside the boiler area.
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Log cabins58 views
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Larger loom58 views
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Loom using punch cards to define the pattern.58 viewsPunch cards have been around long before the computer. They were used in looms, player pianos, and all sizes of music boxes not to mention machining.
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The village potter working at his craft.58 views
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