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is a ten-acre history museum at the
site of one of America’s oldest waterfront neighborhoods.
Through furnished buildings, period gardens, formal exhibits
and by interaction with role players and interpreters, the
museum conveys the history of changes in this urban community
from 1690 to 1955.
The museum is open:
May 1 to October 31, 7 days a week. 10am to 5pm
Nov 1 to April 30, Sat. and Sun. only.
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Clench Nails History
at Strawbery Banke Museum |
Strawbery
Banke Museum
operates the last three nail making machines in the United
States producing cut copper clench nails for boat builders and
other hobbyists.
Built in 1903 for the Atlas Tack Company of
Fairhaven, MA, the machines were acquired upon the liquidation
of the firm in 1975 to ensure these fastenings would continue to be available.
For
further information about the history of clench nails follow
the links below.
The
History of the Clench Nail making machines
Machines
mark century-long ka-chunk
[Cut Copper Clench Nails] [Clench Nails History] [Strawbery Banke Museum]
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