Barber Pole

Barber Pole

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About the Barber Pole The barber pole’s colors are a legacy of a long-gone eras when people went to barbers not just for a haircut or shave but also for bloodletting and other medical procedures. During the Middle Ages bloodletting was a common treatment for a wide...
Ralph Evinrude’s Motors

Ralph Evinrude’s Motors

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About the motor The Evinrude Outboard Motors was a North American company that built a major brand of two-stroke outboard motors for boats. The company was founded by Ole Evinrude in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1907. The first Evinrude outboard motors weighed 62 pounds...
Frances Langford’s Fighting Chair

Frances Langford’s Fighting Chair

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ABOUT HER CHAIR Frances Langford, American actress and singer, she entertained troops with Bob Hope as an USO entertainer during WWII. For the last 50 years of her life, she loved to fish and spent many enjoyable hours on her boat, the Fran-E. The white leather...
Cabinet of Curiosity

Cabinet of Curiosity

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ABOUT THE CABINET The Elliott Museum hopes to inspire visitors with objects of curiosity and wonder, up close and in a personal way. Cabinets of Curiosity first became popular during the Renaissance and reached their pinnacle of popularity in the Victorian Era. Our...
1940 Gilbarco Gasoline Pump Model 96B

1940 Gilbarco Gasoline Pump Model 96B

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ABOUT THIS GAS PUMP In 1865, Charles Gilbert and John Barker formed a company to manufacture a “gas machine” that vaporized petroleum distillates for lighting systems. Gilbert & Barker later manufactured oil burners for industrial furnaces, and in 1910...