Since arriving Tuesday morning, I have seen and taken a few photos of metal things while driving around Adrian – A Vietnam era helicopter, new metal roofs atop old churches, a metals steeple, lines of tractors - then I hit pay dirt. Today Marissa and I went downtown, the historical downtown, to see old houses and just walk around. When we got out of the car and put our coins in the old double metal parking meter, we noticed that across the street was the old Adrian Public Library (1909-1978). The library I used during high school research assignments. “…In 1978 it was sold to the Lenawee County Historical Society by the city of Adrian for a dollar ($1.00) and placed the National Register of Historic places – In December of 1980 it opened as the Lenawee County Historical Museum.” (http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com)
When you enter the front door the smell is exactly the same as when the building housed a library. Dusty, years of book dust and brain cells hidden in the cracks between the wood beams of the floors – but once inside the fully renovated building there is no leftover smell, just two floors of wonderful memorabilia taken from the history of Lenawee county; a children’s toy room, household appliances, a dental office room, a Victorian room, and a room which included two old cars built by citizens of Lenawee County. Enjoy the photos of all the METAL items from everyday life before the advent of Plastics. 
Wow! You did hit pay dirt! Great pics of your metal finds.
ReplyDeleteOh Ginger, you did indeed hit pay dirt! These pictures are awesome! I would love to see this place - incredible! I couldn't stop smiling as I looked from image to image. I love the little scientist guy and the bike for their whimsy. I really love the red floral thing and the piano. All great shots!
ReplyDeleteHi Ginger! So interesting......
ReplyDeleteAll those wonderful finds made me smile and look, and look again. I think I liked the Penny Farthing most of all. Thanks. :D
That old pot bellied stove is fantastic!! But I am in love with the antique bicycle hanging on the wall. I still just can not imagine how people back then could ever ride something like that! My favorite picture is the 3rd from last of the little statue, a mini professor looking thru his magnifying glass! I can imagine it symbolizing us all "looking at the world through the eyes of a child", and it never gets much better then that!! How I wish that we could grow old and still see the world that way, even knowing what we know. Nice collection of metal photos!! Debby
ReplyDeleteWonderful and nostalgic post, GingerV (of course I loved the old train).
ReplyDeleteLove all these shots! Great job and very creative.
ReplyDeleteHey, I remember "before plastics"! Really a great post. And rembrances. And pictures.
ReplyDeleteThese are awesome, as usual :) You do good work behind the camera, Ginger. Isn't it crazy...people used to use items that took years to wear out, now we use plastic and fill up the Earth with trash.
ReplyDeleteLovely photos, and it makes me more determined to not use plastic! :)
Have a great weekend!
awesome post! I love all the shots of history and how things were back then. I will have to go there if I am ever in Adrian. (I live in Michigan!)
ReplyDeleteLike an Aladdin’s Cave!
ReplyDeleteSome great items there to browse through Ginger.
Ginger,
ReplyDeleteIt is always a pleasure to visit your blog...Love your Metal finds...boy you did hit paydirt!
Ohhh yes you were so blessed with the museum ...loved them Ginger!
ReplyDeleteLove the pipe organ and the bicycle... what finds!
ReplyDeletecool photos
ReplyDeleteA museum is a wonderful place to look for metal. It's so much fun trying to figure out how some of the old metal objects were used. That beautifully painted wheel object with the circular floral pattern, is that a grinder of some kind? I do not know why I think that it might be.?. I love the old bicycle with the big wheel and the pot belly stove. Thanks for sharing, Ginger.
ReplyDeleteGreat work...I think you have done a wonderful job of capturing the pre-plastic feel of metal...and the post has a an overall feel that is greater than the sum of its parts.
ReplyDeleteWhat fantastic pictures! My favorite so far! I WANT one of those metal woman watering the flowers! HOW CUTE! GREAT GREAT photos. I like the cookware and cookstove too!
ReplyDeletethanks for all the wonderful comments. this is why we blog - right? the little professor was outside the museum, dedicated by a local family, 'to Mark' I suspect a son they lost.... I loved the character captured in metal. the red wheel was from a childs tricycle... isn't it great?
ReplyDeleteI had to come back and look at what you did for the shoot-out I missed. Just super pictures!
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