The annual Show and Tell meeting was held at the Bates County Museum this morning. A very interesting cross section of items were shown to the group
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| A fascinating button collection from throughout the years. The item laying on the top left is actually a puzzle. |
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| A vintage, 1923 AM radio. In those days, electrical power in the home was provided by dry cell batteries, including this unit. Headphones were required to listen. Such things were considered a luxury, this radio had a retail price around $20. |
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| A pipe collection that belonged to Marion Hedger of Amoret. Interestingly, the Hedgers once owned a produce store in Amoret and a car dealership in Amsterdam. Inside the tobacco can is a collection of matchbooks and other artifacts from the era. |
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| Would you believe this soft drink was manufactured in Butler? As this bottle recently appeared, local historians are trying to gather more information about this mysterious bottling company in our hometown. Guessed time frame might be the late 1940's or early 1950's. |
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| Some very patriotic ladies assembled for this photo in 1917 near Adrian. More information is sought about the history behind this picture. |
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| A very nice sword and bayonet collection from all around the world. The knife at the very top (curved, hard to see) was actually made in the Philippines from the leaf spring of a Jeep. |
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| A cup and curling iron from many years ago. The curling iron was heated for use by placing it in the chimney of a coal oil or kerosene lamp. |
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| A violin that migrated from Virginia to our area many years ago. For a long period it resided in a trunk in an attic and now is on display at the Appleton City museum. It was made in 1837 and is in surprisingly good condition. |
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| An original Edison 1907 wax cylinder record that has two songs recorded on it. The idea of recording was originally intended for educational purposes, not music. Edison got busy with the light bulb, leaving recording (as we know it today) in the hands of others who made recording music it's primary purpose. |
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| This beautiful cross is actually made from human hair. As a method of preserving personal history, making such artwork from the hair of humans is very popular. In fact, there is a museum in Kansas City that displays only artwork made from human hair like this. |
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| James Bond would have been proud... this pen, which is at least 75 years old, was used by a local schoolgirl to help her with math. Thats right, this pen has a built in calculator that makes multiplication very easy. |
