A few highlights ...
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This 19th-century table setting is part of an exhibit depicting the Kingstown Tavern of the 19th century. |
Also part of the tavern exhibit. The mantle is the original. The quilt was made in the 19th century. The lady is lovely but, alas, not real. |
This Chippendale desk is known as a partner desk because it fits together with another desk just like it. But the drawers work in only one of the sides; only the senior partner gets access to the documents. |
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Left, Not your every-day coffee grinder, this flamboyant machine, six feet tall, was found in back of a service station in Wakefield a few years ago, restored and donated to SCM.
Right, The dolls in this collection are from around the world and each is dressed in authentic native costume and festooned with her country's flag. The collection probably belonged to a traveling salesman. All were mounted in carrying cases. |
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His master's voice? The Edison Standard Phonograph was one of many technological marvels of the late Victorian Era. |
This giant cash register was used in the Kenyon Store. The store, founded in 1856, was one of only three or four stores on Main Street, Wakefield, for much of the rest of the century. A desk and glass case from the Kenyon Store are part of the museum's General Store exhibit, which recreates a store of the Victorian era. |
New in 2009 is the Children's Corner. Here is a long table with kid-sized seats and coloring books, and a large box of toys. And keeping an eye on them is our visitor from Oz, the ever-present Tin Man. |
Vincenzo Latino, who came from a family of winemakers in Italy, used this 19th-century wood-and-iron wine press. Vincenzo made wine in this country for more than 70 years. |
 
We call this exhibit Please Touch Me because while some of these, uh, gizmos may seem familiar, others — we guarantee it — will have you guessing. So if you need to touch them to identify them, or even if you just like to touch old stuff, go right ahead. They won't mind, and neither will we. |
This iron stove, made in Massachusetts, could burn either wood or coal, and could even be converted to kerosene. It is part of the Victorian Kitchen exhibit. |
Talk about your survivors! This case displays products that were popular with Rhode Islanders 100 years ago and are still on the market today. |
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