Albion District Library News
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Albion District Library Shows Mysterious Tools From the Past
An anonymous friend of the Albion District Library has placed a portion of her collection of antique tools on display in the Adult Room of the Library.
Area residents are invited to stop by to view items that were used by previous generations of hard-working Americans. Hand-carved wooden implements include a sugar scoop, meat tenderizer, ladle, and butter spades. Some of the metal tools on display are hand-forged spikes and a ladle, a pencil sharpener, a rotary crimping iron for pleating collars and cuffs, a soap saver, and a butter curler.
There is a very unusual two-headed (or is it three-headed?) hammer and some mystery items that we need help identifying. Come in and see if you know how the unlabeled items were used and take a trip down memory lane as you enjoy seeing the workmanship in tools that used to make life "easy."
The Albion District Library is at 501 S. Superior St. in downtown Albion. Call 517-629-3993 for more information or go to www.albionlibrary.org.
Area residents are invited to stop by to view items that were used by previous generations of hard-working Americans. Hand-carved wooden implements include a sugar scoop, meat tenderizer, ladle, and butter spades. Some of the metal tools on display are hand-forged spikes and a ladle, a pencil sharpener, a rotary crimping iron for pleating collars and cuffs, a soap saver, and a butter curler.
There is a very unusual two-headed (or is it three-headed?) hammer and some mystery items that we need help identifying. Come in and see if you know how the unlabeled items were used and take a trip down memory lane as you enjoy seeing the workmanship in tools that used to make life "easy."
The Albion District Library is at 501 S. Superior St. in downtown Albion. Call 517-629-3993 for more information or go to www.albionlibrary.org.
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