Advertising icons include spool cabinets

#MiddleburyCT #SpoolCabinet #MerrickThread #J&PCoatsLtd In the old days when clothes were sewn and mended at home, spools of thread were household essentials. You would see a spool ... Continue Reading →

Popcorn wagon offered new snack

#Middlebury #Antiques Popcorn wasn’t a popular snack food until the 1890s, when Charles Cretors created a steam-powered machine to roast peanuts, coffee and popcorn to sell from ... Continue Reading →