{"id":2376,"date":"2018-04-24T06:07:52","date_gmt":"2018-04-24T06:07:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lovettsvillehistoricalsociety.org\/?p=2376"},"modified":"2018-06-01T18:40:15","modified_gmt":"2018-06-01T18:40:15","slug":"what-the-heck-is-this-thing-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lovettsvillehistoricalsociety.org\/index.php\/what-the-heck-is-this-thing-5\/","title":{"rendered":"What the Heck IS This Thing #5"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Lovettsville Museum has quite a few farm and household implements and tools from the 19th and early 20th centuries, which have been grouped together as a look-and-touch interactive display and guessing game\u00a0of “pre-digital era” technology, with answer cards attached.\u00a0 Many of the objects truly puzzle modern\u00a0kids, who are amazed that two wooden boxes connected by wires are actually telephones and can transmit voices.<\/p>\n

For your consideration and puzzlement, presented here is one of the mystery objects in our exhibit.<\/p>\n

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Can you guess what this object is \u2014<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

and what it does? \u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n
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(Hint: the answer is at the bottom of this webpage)<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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> SCROLL DOWN TO SEE THE ANSWER \u2026
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\nANSWER to the \u201cWhat the Heck IS This Thing #5?\u201d Game<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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This is a vintage\u00a0Apple Peeler.<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Hand-cranked\u00a0apple peelers\u00a0come in an amazing variety of styles<\/a>.<\/h3>\n

With many thanks to the George’s Mill Bed & Breakfast<\/a> for donating this fascinating gizmo to the Lovettsville Museum.<\/p>\n

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Visit our\u00a0“What the Heck IS This Thing?” mystery-objects exhibit and guessing-game, on Saturdays between 1:00-4:00 at the Lovettsville Museum, 4 East Pennsylvania Avenue, next to Lovettsville Town Hall.\u00a0 \u00a0Directions:\u00a0\u00a0https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/PY3noLRzHXF2<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Support Our Mission<\/em><\/h3>\n

The Lovettsville Historical Society is a nonprofit organization that relies entirely on volunteer help. \u00a0Support our mission to preserve and protect the history of Lovettsville, The German Settlement, and our unique corner of Loudoun County, Virginia. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Purchase a membership or make a tax-deductible* donation today.<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Visit us on the web at\u00a0www.LovettsvilleHistoricalSociety.org.<\/a><\/p>\n

Subscribe to our free monthly e-Newsletter: \u00a0http:\/\/lovettsvillehistoricalsociety.us8.list-manage2.com\/s\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Join us and support our mission to preserve local history. \u00a0https:\/\/squareup.com\/store\/lovettsville-museum\/<\/a><\/p>\n

* The Lovettsville Historical Society, Inc. is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization under the Internal Revenue Code. \u00a0Contributions and membership dues are tax deductible under Internal Revenue Code Section 170.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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