This building is now called the Sir John Bennett Sweet Shop. Sir John was a successful clock, watch and jewelry maker in London, England. This building stood a grand five stories at its original London site. It has been scaled down to two stories. Built in 1931 in Greenfield Village. Exterior decorative elements are from original shop in London, England.
Buying a wristband that allowed us unlimited rides on the train, Model T's, Bus, the Carousel, and this horse-drawn Omnibus, we enjoyed riding around the Village.
Interior view of fellow passengers on the Omnibus.
The Carousel built by craftsmen from the Herschell-Spillman Company. They created the widest variety of hand-carved carousel animals of any manufacturer, ranging from giraffes to storks to zebras. Although the original location of this carousel is unknown, it ran in Spokane, Washington, from 1923 until the 1950s. It originated in 1913 in North Tonawanda, New York
Inside the Gunsolly Carding Shop run with the Mill from 1850 to 1890. Mr Gunsolly often kept some of the wool he carded for customers as a payment for his services. Later, larger mills took away business from small ones like his. It was built in 1850 in Plymouth, Michigan. There was a wonderful demonstration of the process of taking the shorn wool off the sheep to the final fiber called roving which is spun into yarn.
High School for gifted students who receive free secondary education.
Along with House and Barn Raisings, Community members often came together to build a bridge. More than 100 men helped work on this bridge. The wood and stone came from the farms of Daniel and Joshua Ackley. Built in 1832 near West Finley, Pennsylvania, on Wheeling Creek.
On the working farm in the Village, merino sheep are raised. Yarn from their wool is available in the gift shops.
In the last 100 years, pottery making changed from a hand craft to a highly mechanized operation. At the Pottery Shop, we saw the complete traditional process of making pottery, from mixing and forming the clay, to decorating and firing it in the kiln to create a variety of finished products. The Greenfield Village Pottery Shop continues to producing functional pottery based on early American forms and decorations year round.
Outside the foundry are wonderful parts and piece of steam engines and boilers.
There was so much to see. Too much for one afternoon. I highly recommend a visit. We will be going to the Henry Ford Museum next door on Saturday afternoon. I am planning to make a map of license plates myself (this one cost just under $3000) so if you have any plates from the 50 states please send them to me!
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