New Britain Herald Newspaper, October 4, 1923, Page 11

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, FATHER JOHN'S MEDICINE ll: freplace maniel s everflewing - MEANTIQ ] AND HISTORI | KEEPS THEM ALL WELL | The aropiacs hosl s sompiets s RELICS AT MANCHESTER EXHIB | DISGUSTING CATARR COMPLETELY BANI BY NEW TREATMENT t vy musket with bayenet, sabie [und twe ponder her Intevest W Ouisiders outside of Manchester In- old andirens, crane, ketties, spiders 'mu the fAreplace is an old Revely {eerise wedding gown, with hand.made | People L T ADO" Y TERERT A Tand: 14 Public Invited to New Eng- land’s Greatest Display of Treasures — Astonishing Collection of Old Fire- arms, Highboys, Tables, Chairs and Rare Antiques ~“Pilgrim Kitchen” Is a Delight—Hand-Loom 200 Years Old in Operation— Free Exhibit Open to All, «Hartford, Oct, 4,—One of the most remarkable collections of objects of historical interest, and antiques In Eeneralg ever soon in New England, 15 now on display at Manchester, Conn, elght miles east of this city, ‘I'he exhibit will be open all this week in connection with the Manchester Centennial celebration, The Centennial will attruct upwards of 30,000 people, it is believed, The entire Recreation bullding on School street, South Man- chester, a $200,000 structyre, has been glven over to the exhibits In connec- tlon with the Centennial, The histor- feal display occupies,almost the whole ground floor, and contains thousands of wonderfully interesting exhibits, The whole town bas opened up its treasure chests and loaned its chole- o8t heirlooms; there are articles which have beéen handed down from generp- tion to generation for a hundred years, Also, there arve articles 200 to 250 yeurs old, The collection is insured for $15,000, Under the same roof are.also three other important displays, each a complete and comprehensive exhibit, os follows: Industrial exhibit, educa- tlonal exhibit and agricultural exhibit, All of these are described in detail below, at the close of the description of the historical exhibit. The Cheney’ Swords On a large rack in the lobby, as one enters the bullding, are upwards of twenty Spencer rifles, and nearby are two swords to which much history at- taches. One was the sword of the late Colonel Frank W, Cheney, of the Sixteenth Connecticut Volunteer regi- ment, carried by Colonel Cheney dur- ing the Civil. war. The other is the sword of late Ward Cheney, who was killed while in action in the Philip- pines, The Spencer rifles were the inven- tion of Christopher M. Spencer, a Manchester *man, and the greatest in- ventor the town ever produced. His rifles revolutionized the art of war at the time of his invention and many attributed the shortening of the Civil war to the effectiveness of the Spen- cer rifle. The rifiec was invented in 1862, while Mr, Spencer was superin- tendent of Cheney brothers machine shops The model was made in the Cheney shop. The action is said to ¢ the same as afterwards used on the Winchester rifie. Mr. Spencer also invented the re- peating shotgun known as the “pump gun.” This action is used in the modern firearms, One of the rifles in the Manchester cxhibit has elaborate chased work on the stock and is valued a§ $500. It was made for Mr, Spencer personally. Another handsome gun in a case was made cxpressly for Irank Cheney, father of Krank Cheney Jr, in ap- preciation of Cheney Brothers' serv- ice to the country during the Civil war, , A Veritable Museum The thousands of pieces in the Man- chester collection make up such an exhibit as cannot be seen outside of a metropolitan art muscum. «Manches- ter people in all stations in life, from those in humble circumstances to those who command millions, have put forth their most cherished posses- sions in making this exhibit a suc- cess, At the historical exhibit will be found a block front chest of drawers worth $1,000, There is a very rare lowboy with a Spanish foot, a rocking scttee with eradle attached, with pro- teeting board to safeguérd the child and a mushroom chair, unusual in any collection. Another rarve piece is a five slat Windsor rocker. A Dutch dropleaf table can be seen accompanied by an authentic written history to the effect that General Washington and General Lafayette both had breakfast at this table. Duncan Phyfe, the only real American designer of fame, is repre- sented by a splendid dressing table. On the walls are hand-made quilts 125 to 150 ycars old. Ior these, the sheep were raigsed in Manchester; the woob was sheared, spun and woven into cloth on hand looms here in Manchester, On the east wall of the main audi- torium is a quilt of nflower design 100 years old. There is a tester four- post Sheraton bed. On a form is a scalp clean and hesithy.| pooing touch) spots of dan-| P°‘lndh:h- if any,| with Cuticura Ointment. s Free by Mal Addr (oL B Caticar |lace trimming: it Nearby is a wedding dress 75 years old, A “ove-seal" is alse there, both seals bullt adjoining. Net far away | style. tion of Sheraton spearpoint parier |suite 185 years od "l"lwl on the Bulkland, owner of the famous Bucks land tavern, Many valuable hook |rugs are there, The Pilgrim Room Ovne entire room is finished as a “PMigrim Kitchen." The largest piece is English hand-loom, two hundred years old, It is 9 feet long, 9§ 1.2 | oot wide and & feet high, 1t is being |operated for the Centennial by Mra, Myra Galinat and Mrs, Arthur Loomis, who are weaving eloth on it by hand Just as was done two hundred years Ago. The whole kitehen is fitted out with hundreds of ancient pleces, * Near the loom is & gite leg tahle set for break- fast, In the kitchen corner is a Hen- Jamin Cheney clock made in 1745; its owner claims it is the oldest clock in the country, The kitehen has a but- terfly table, old highboy, tavern table, corner-cuphoard containing Lowestoft China, luster pitchers, ete, At the cast end is a fireplace, and above It is a Revolutionary war musk- et, saber and powder horn, The walls are concealed with an exact copy of scenic wallpaper, and the floor is cov- ered with rag carpet. Among the glassware 1s one little bottle value $300, The centennial committee is in- debted to John Bigelow for many finc pleces, also to Mrs, 1. H. Levy, for a fine collection and much painstaking labor in arranging it. Grant-Recl Upon entering the Recreation building in the main corridor the first exhibit which attracts the attention can be seon a tavern table of ancient | On the stage of the auditerium is a | complete sel, with the original decora- | wall is a fine old oll painting of Aaren | is an exhibit of the old Grant-reel. ‘This is one of the fifest exhibits ever held in Manchester. The Grant-recl wa® invented by James M. Grant while in the employ of Cheney Brothers. This method of reeling was the one which first used the principle of crossed threads ands wide skeins. It revolutionized the reeling -of silk, cotton, wool and linen In skeins throughout the world. It con- structed of wood and {iron, fifteen feet in length, is equipped with frame work for spindles and long cylindri- cal drums of wood, In'the same section is a very in- teresting cbllection of old guns, pis- tols, swords, drums, Spanish hetchels, ete. Included in the collection of guns are some of the original 8pencer guns, presentation pieces valued at five hundred dollars or so apiece. In this lobby is a collection of auto- graphs of famous men and a v l-‘ uable and very beautiful ggllectipn of (Indian bead work, feathercd war bon- nets, cowboy hats, saddles and other western articles reminiscent of the life of the great pioneers. W. L. Buckland Collection W, 1. Buckland has been collect- ing these articles for 256 years and the collection totals upwards of two thousand pieces. He has a very large and interesting coliection of Indian relics, consisting of a community mortar (which is too large to move around) and individual mortar, drinking cup made of soapstone, old Indian squaw work bag, wampun (Indian money), paint cup, Indian headdress, tomahawks, all around grooved ax, hatchets, hoes and many other intevesting articles. There is also an interesting display of stones, including flint, crystal quartz, soapstone, water agate, pitted stones, discordials (which was the y Indian gambling stone) small and large mal- lors, banner stone with hole in it chisel, hot water stone, stone chisels, celts, gulges. Included in Mr, Buck- land’s collection are some old gandle molds, andirons, tongs, shovels, bed warmer, bought in 1829; an old Eng- lish clock dating back ‘to King Arthur's time, probably the only one in the country; a line of Indian in¥ hand drawings going back to 1834. There is also a silhouette of Joel and Sally Norman, grandfather and grand- mother of W, L. Buckland. A book by the first session of the second con- gress of the United States, after the declaration of Independence, giving .the treaties of the United States with Indian tribes is also displayed. The material in this collection has been obtained from various parts of the country, much of it coming from Manchester and vicinity. China and Furniture J. C. Bigelow, a Manchester man, noted for his collection of antique furniture and colonial relics, has on display two cases of especially rare old china and glassware, Mrs. Leslie Chency has a casc showing a complete set of Lowestoft china. Mrs. Horace. B. Cheney has a case of rare old china, as has J. B. Nelson. There are several cases of old books, embroidery, beautiful lace, old, shawls, jewelry, early American sil- ver, embroidered gloves, slippers, samplers, and dauguerrotypes; also original land grants dating’ back to the 16th century signed by the kings of England at that time for te is |tory within the confines of Manches- ter, ™ ¢ On the walls are some very fine pastels by Seth Cheney, and modern paintings by Russell Cheney. Works of Guy Wiggin Opening off the main lobby is a small gallery of pictures personally hungy by Guy Wiggin, Connecticut's famous artist, in fact he is one ‘of the leading artists of the country, and it was only as the result of special ef- ford on. the part of several Centen- nlal workers, especially Miss Harriet | Condon, that it was possible to se- | cure this wopderful exhibit. After leaving Manchester they will be shown in the leading and wonderful | art gaderies of America, eluding | the Metropolitan Museum of Art in | New York. Practically all the pl(‘-i tures are views of Connecticut, scenes along the banks of Connecticut river | and Sound. Mrs. I in this gallery is an especi and fine collection of early Ameri- | can glassware by Mrs, 1. H. Levy. Mrs. Levy is a noted collector of an- tiques and beautiful rare glassware | ‘nnd china. Ehown.m the same gal- H. Levy i Iy rare | is siaty years .na.,‘ teresied i old Mother Naps They a Slrong and Healthy Nince ing I, “I ‘have used Father John's Medi- cine for my four cohildren who were troubled with bad coughs every win- ter until they took this medicine. They arve strong and healthy now sinee takige Father John's Medieine," (Bigned) Mrs, Henry A, Hall, #0 Fomona Ave, Providence, R, 1 The family medicine chest in a many homes always contains John's _ Medicine because mothers have me to depend upon it to build strength for every mem- ber of the family, They know it is a safe food medicine, free from alcoho! or dangerous drugs in any form, It hus had over 68 years of success. lery I8 some rery rare Chippendale, Sheraton and Adam furniture, There are two portraits jn te same gal lery; painted on glass of Martha and George Washington by Mrs, J, N, Viot, Particularly to he noted In this gallery are two of the rarest and most valuable historical copper-lustre jugs in existence today. Butterfly Collections A large mu in the main corridor has beed devoted to an unusually fine display of butterflies from al!l parts of the world, including some very rare specimens, This collection was made by J. B, Grimes, Colonial Display At the north end of the Recrea- tion center, the auditorium has been changed Into a gallery displaying a very unusual collection of fine old qulilts, coverlets, pictures, portraits, mirrors, handwoven spreads, hooked rugs, samplers, documents, andirons, lamps, clocks, cte. In this room will be found some extremely valuable and rare old fur- Mture, This will be worth coming miles to see, as it is very seldom that as much of it is collected together as has been done here, Some particu- lar pieces to be noted here are a block front chest of drawers; a Span- ish foot lowboy, original Timothy Cheney clock, Hepplewhlte chest of drawers, highboys, fluted chair, tester beds, Chippendale wing chair, Hep- plewhite chairs, Chippendale chairs, decorated Sheraton parlor set, dun- can-phyfe«dressing table, and other rare articles too numerous to men- tion. On the stage will be found the an- cestral cradle of the Cone family, It is madc entirely of wood and has wooden rockers, One very interesting piece of furniture is a rocker settee with crallle attachment. There arc some very fine old gar- ments which, were originally worn at balls, The material runs mostly to taffeta. One very beautiful wedding dress was worn by one of the ances- tors of the Cheneys. Colonial Household Articles To properly display a most unusual and seldom scen collection of odds and ends of colonial houschold arti- cles of all sorts, it was thought ad- ble to show thesegin a reproduc- tion of an old colonial kitchen. This is absolutely true to life in all de- tails and. contents. A most unusual and amusing collection of not only household furniture, but of pewter, china, and other articles, such as cop- per-toed boots, carpet bags, old stovepipe hats, cowhide, trunks, iron- ware, baskets, linsey-woolsey and homespun, is to be found here. Featured in this room is an old loom and spinning wheel operated by the direc{ descendants of one of the varliest séttlers in this part of Con- necticut. A youthful member of the family in costume will probably play around the room with old time toys. * A very interesting collection of old flat irons, rolling pins, pans, pots, jugs, kettles, churns, griddles and ar- ticles of a similar nature will be seen in this room. Particularly to be noted are some old time musical instruments, one of which, looks as il it might be the di- rect ancestor of the modern saxo- phone. 3 Some of the furniture is very rare, including a five slat rocker, gate-leg tables, mushroom chairs, the oldest grandfather clock in this section, courting mirrors, butterfly tables, Queen Anne chairs, Windsor tables, and some very unusual Windsor cha The kitchen and corner cupboards contain some notable old china and IF CONSTIPATED, SICK, BILIOUS Harmless Laxative for the Liver and Bowels Féel fine! No griping er Illr'cv\\'enlJ ence follows a gentle liver and bowe! cleansing with “Cascarets.” Sick Headache, Billousness, Gases, Indiges- | tion, and 21l such distress gone by | morning. For Men, Women and Chil- | dren—10c boxes also 35 and 30c sizes, any drug store. X things will fnd 0 more than werth their while to visit this exhibit. It weuld be indesd in Cenneeticnt, if ] not in | New Engiand, 1o find & more int | esting collection outslde of the w tropolitan Mmuseums, such as are In New k or Heston, furniture in this roem dates bagk to 1670, Paintings by Wiggin, On the walls of the gallery on the n carrider of the Reereation Coén- , Are glghteen painti by Guy Wigsgin, - Mr the Lymé Art Colony and Wiggin is a member of | difiouts | Some of the | lives in| Pleasant Valley, and his pletures are | meostly of Pleasant Valley hills cov- ered with snow or basking in the blue haze of late autumn One writer says: “Go any place in Connectieut where the hills are ahout one-half way between the classificd- tion of ‘broken and rolling’ and Are covered by snow and you will know what Wiggin's pleture are like and what they are saying to you." That in the reason that Mr, Wig- gin's ploture are especially appro- priate for this occasion for they might have been painted in Manches. ter, Following ia a list of some of the titles of his paintings: Winter tude, Indian Sum: . Poplars Morning Light, Dover Valley, mont, Fresh Limbs, Early Spring Haze, Late Summer Day, Dover in Spring, New England Meadow lLanda, There are seven smaller pletures without tities, Mr., Wiggin studied at several art schools, Including the National Acad- emy of design, He has won prizes at many exhibits and many of his pie- tures are owned by many of the tu- mous art galleries in this country, in- cluding the Metropoltan in New York. in Ver. Crayon Portraits, In the auditorinm are several por- traits of the Cheéney family. These were made by Scth Cheney, one of the seven brothers who founded the Cheney mills, There are other cray- on portraits by Mrs, James Cheney Three more were made by Miss Margaret Trant, One of them is the old Bunce house. These are certainly worthy of mention. There are in the main lobby three paintings by Russell Cheney. One is of Santa Barbara, which was painted by Mr. Cheney last winter, Samplers on Display. These were made by the children more often in the private schools, They would compose original verses and then embroider them on un- bleached cloth. There are a number of these samplers on exhibition in the auditorium, which show excellent needlework as well as artistic ability, In the auditorium is also exhibited the painting of Deodat Woodbridge, keeper of the Woodbridge tavern at Manchester Green. There is also a fine oil painting of Aaron Buckland, who ownéd the Buckland tavern when the stage coaches traveled from Bos- ton to New York. Old Lithographed Prints, In the reading room one will find many old lithographed prints, dating back to 1850. Among some are the following: The Life of Man From Holl- | | tion of the nose and throat, | the Cradle to the Grave The Life of | Woman from the Cradle to the Grav The Death of Andrew Jack- death of Lincoln,” and many lithographed memorials. In the au- ditorium, will also be found some lith- ographs, including one colored, one of twelve prgsidents of the States. Included in this display is a steel engraving of Washington at Mount Vernon, and a wood block en- | graving of Washington's reception by the ladies, while passing the bridge at Trenton. C. L. Watkins, Chairman The assembling of the histogical ex- | hibit was a monumental work., The collecting, cataloguing, arranging and displaying, was done under the dir- ection of Chairman C. Elmore Wat- | kins, assisted by a large and loyal committee. Mr. Watkins is being con- gratulated on the splendid exhibit of his committee, i The Little Red School | ‘The days of the little red school will be recalled for thousands when| they visit the educational exhibit' of | thq Manchester Centennial in the Recreation building. They will find a little red school right before them. The structure has been built at the east end of the hall on the ground floor. This building has a history. Superintendent 1. A, Verplanck of the Ninth district schools, and Superin- tendent 1. A. Howes, of the Eighth District schools, were for months searching for a little schoolhouse. The idea was to move it to a position near one of the town's quarter-mil- ¢ REPUBLIC A MOST REMARKABLE RANGE mOULDN'T you like a fine big range in your house with 4 coal cooking holes—4 gas cooking covers—a coal even— 2 gas ovens and a gas broiler that you could use if the oc- casion required all at one time?—or that you could use any part of it anytime? 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