Wednesday, August 11, 2010

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printing press.

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hmmm... been thinking of serving utensils lately...

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handcrank woodlathe exhibit.

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some more old sewing machines. what i wouldn't give to try using one of these bad boys...

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pedal powered lathe in the gunsmithing exhibit. like that franklin?

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inspiration from old leather goods... one of these wallets was from 1774! its amazing what a powerful preservation technique tanning is...

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we went to the tennessee state museum in nashville last weekend. suprisingly cool. here's an old steam powered fire engine.