BUILDING A MUSEUM PROJECT

By Gerry Lestz
Published on July 1, 1980
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Lancaster steam pump, made in 1880s, at R & T Museum.
Lancaster steam pump, made in 1880s, at R & T Museum.
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C Avery undermounted owned by R & T; Bill Knotts, engineer; originally owned by Arthur Young, founder, and family.
C Avery undermounted owned by R & T; Bill Knotts, engineer; originally owned by Arthur Young, founder, and family.
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This article, based on the museum project of Rough and Tumble
Engineers at Kinzers, Pennsylvania, is intended as an aid to all
organizations that either have museums or are considering starting
them.

The collection, preservation and restoration of artifacts of
rural technology are really only in their early stages. Many groups

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