Throw Back Thursday!!! Check out this picture! This is Winthrop Public Library back in 1911. A view of the front desk area looking into what is now the Young Adult section at the library. The photo was taken by W.E.R. Wells, Photographer, Wadsworth Block, in Winthrop, MA. pic.twitter.com/nqgUUeE3TG
Throw Back Thursday!!! Check out these pictures of the coastal flooding the Blizzard of 1978 left. The storm dropped 27.1 inches of snow on Boston/Winthrop. The winds were sustained at 86 mph in Eastern Massachusetts. It was blamed for 100 deaths and $520 million in damages. pic.twitter.com/bJUre62ku9
Throw Back Thursday! Metal candle molds were made of sheet iron, tin or of pewter, in connected groups of slender, tapered tubes. Melted wax was poured into each tube, encasing a wick of twisted thread, then it was then set aside in a cool place. pic.twitter.com/Yy7hYfnbvk
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The “Red Cloud” is marked "Union Stove Works, NY, USA No. 12 Red Cloud." It is 34" high, has about a 20" x 20" footprint, and width of 22" and 24" with rack. The stove vents off the top of the stove at about 31.5" from an oval flue. pic.twitter.com/Ug7z9VwYuS
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They may be the perfect accessory for that steampunk swag, but these authentic 19th century shades were often prescribed to treat weak and watery eyes. pic.twitter.com/FlGXlqE9hr