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A popular exhibit is the museum's yearly holiday installation of model trains. [5] The Eli Whitney museum has exhibits on Whitney and his most famous invention, the cotton gin. Other exhibits cover the historic site and A. C. Gilbert, the inventor and toy maker best known for his invention of the erector set. [5]
Railroad: The museum has a railroad yard full of restored and unrestored railroad equipment, and the restored 1903 station house containing exhibits of photographs and railroad paraphernalia, model train layouts, an extensive reference library, and a gift shop. Visitors can take a 25-minute ride the "Rail Yard Local" on weekends in season.
The Eli Whitney Museum's extensive A. C. Gilbert Project includes collections, a bibliography, and pictures of Gilbert; The Gilbert Electric Eye Set with Free Downloadable Manual; Slideshow: Golden Age of Chemistry Sets; Soaring and gliding aircraft This patent was assigned to A.C. Gilbert company. A less successful venture of the company
The Eli Whitney Museum in Hamden has featured a series of exhibitions since 1991 celebrating Gilbert’s toys and his career. Gilbert House Children's Museum was founded in 1989 and named in honor ...
[1] [2] While she died relatively unknown, her work has been the subject of retrospectives and exhibits, beginning in 1990 at the Eli Whitney Museum in Hamden, Connecticut. [ 3 ] [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In 2003, the American Institute of Architects Connecticut began issuing an award in her honour; the Alice Washburn House Award acknowledges excellence in ...
Shelburne Museum's main exhibit through October is railroad art, tracing the impact of trains on the American landscape and its culture.
The museum has a collection containing art, photography, furniture and other artifacts from throughout New Haven’s history and regularly presents programs and special exhibits. [1] The Museum features exhibitions on New Haven, La Amistad, local art and decorative arts, with collections associated with Eli Whitney, Winchester, Yale, East Rock ...
Here's who was eliminated during Night 1 of 'DWTS' Season 33 Week 3, "Soul Train Night."