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This tool is called a sausage grinder. They put ground meat
and other spices into the top and used the tool to mush the meat into the intestines that
are attached to the hole in the bottom of the grinder. |
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The pioneers called this the two person saw. It was
used to saw through fallen trees that the usual saws or axes could not handle. |
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The tools you see in this picture are called carding
combs. They were used to get wool or cotton fibers straight and brushed out so you
could put the thread onto spools. |
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The spinning wheel is a tool some people still use
today. It is used to change wool into yarn and put the yarn onto spools.
Pioneers couldn't pack too many clothes or wash too often so they had to make their own
thread, cloth, and clothes. Since they were starting new towns, they couldn't just
go to a shop and buy new clothes when they needed them. |
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Pioneers had to store up precious water for use on the trail,
since there was not always a nearby stream. The barrel was used to keep the water
stored clean and safe. |
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This particular quilt is known as the "Star of
Texas" design. The pioneers had to make quilts so they would not be cold while
they slept, but many of the quilts were so beautiful, they could be used for decoration,
too. |
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This is a Tennessee Kidney Basket. Baskets were made
from many materials including straw. Although it looks like hard work to make this
by hand, the pioneers did it regularly. |
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Much like a car of today, a wagon needed a spare tire or
wheel. If a wheel broke and could be fixed, it would be, but some broken wheels
could not be fixed. In this case, pioneers would be joyous over an extra
wheel. |
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Like the basket, the trunk is used to store objects while the
pioneers were traveling with the wagon train. Once they built their new homes, the
trunk had one advantage; it could be locked to prevent theft. |
