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Davistown Museum

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P.O. Box 144, Hulls Cove, ME 04644 Tel. (207) 288-5126
Description: 
The Davistown Museum is a tool, art, and regional history museum with two physical locations in Maine and a website, rich with resources. Its main building is in Liberty, while its office and a sculpture garden are in Hulls Cove (Bar Harbor). The museum website is perhaps unique in that, on it, you will find an unprecedented wealth of resources, including the complete text of museum publications and unpublished essays; photo tours of the entire museum at both sites; annotated inventories of holdings, including tools and art (with photos) as well as library books; bibliographies, and the Maine Artists Guild Gallery website.

Maison de l'outil et de la Pensée ouvrière

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Maison de l'outil et de la Pensée ouvrière 7, rue de la Trinité - 10000 Troyes - France Tel. +33(0)3 25 73 28 26
Description: 
Today, in the heart of the restored town centre that has rediscovered all the charm of its old, renovated houses, Mauroy Mansion is a jewel of the cultural heritage of Troyes, as well as an institute for ancestral trades. It is dedicated to all those who would better understand their roots, so as to better understand their future.

Museum of our Industrial Heritage

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77 Petty Plain Road Greenfield, Massachusetts 01301
Description: 
Preserving The Industrial History Of Franklin County, Massachusetts

Museum of Woodworking Tools

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New York, NY
Description: 
The purpose of this site is to provide what any good museum should provide: A knowledge-base of museum quality tools and a description of tools and techniques that once existed but are now gone. A museum should not be a fossilized, nostalgic look back to the past, so we hope to show how older tools can help you to be a better woodworker.

National Music Musem

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National Music Museum The University of South Dakota 414 East Clark Street Vermillion, SD 57069
Description: 
America's Shrine to Music on the Campus of The University of South Dakota

The Stickley museum

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300 Orchard Street Fayetteville, NY 13066 (315)682-5500
Description: 
At Stickley, we have amassed thousands of items that stretch from Gustav’s earliest Arts & Crafts furniture to freshly cut, fragrantly finished new products straight from our factory floor.

Tool Chests: Symbol and Servant

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On the National Mall, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.
Description: 
The look of tool chests can tell us much about workers and workplaces. While their purpose is to organize, carry, and protect tools, these chests also suggest what workers think of themselves and how society measures the value of their work.

Wycombe Museum

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Priory Avenue High Wycombe Bucks HP13 6PX Tel: 01494 421 895
Description: 
Wycombe Museum has exciting hands-on activities. It is a great place to discover the fascinating and varied history of the district and the famous collection of Windsor chairs.