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Old Salem/MESDA Presentation, 01/28/17
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Description:
Robert Leath, Chief Curator and
Vice President of collections and
research at Old Salem, talks with
the group about some of his
favorite pieces in the collection.
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Description:
In the Old Salem Joiner’s Shop,Nat
Norwood, Director of Historic
Trades, shows tour group examples
of old nails. The type of nail used
can often be helpful in dating a
piece of furniture or a modification.
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Description: Daniel K. Ackermann, Curator ofMESDA Collections, points outconstruction details of a drawer fromthe Kentucky chest on frame at right.
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Description:
Colman Fourshee (right) of
Klingspor pulls out a drawer of
the Leinbach bench as Paul Rolfe
(Klingspor) looks on. The
Leinbach bench was made prior
to 1833, and used by several
generations of cabinetmakers in
the Leinbach family.
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Description:
Tour participants were able to get
good views of the underside of
benches on storage racks. Coleman
Fourshee (right) of Klingspoor
photographs a German-style bench.
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Description:
Brian Coe (right) of the Old Salem
staff talks with the group about
Old Salem's collection of pre-Civil
War workbenches. In foreground
is the inspiration for the currently-
popular Moravian Workbench.
These benches are not regularly on
display at the Museum.
