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The Orchard

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The Orchard

Talbot's orchard included apples, pears, plums, cherries, and wild strawberries.

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The Orchard

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The Orchard

Talbot's orchard included apples, pears, plums, cherries, and wild strawberries.

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Old Velvet Rose

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Old Velvet Rose

Has been noted in apothecary books as far back as 1597 as "velvet rose", but nowadays it's more commonly called the "Tuscany rose".

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Centifolia Rose

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Centifolia Rose

Also known as the "old cabbage rose", or "the queen of roses" to most herbalists. With heavy fragrance and five foot tall bushes, it has been favored…

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Maiden's Blush Rose

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Maiden's Blush Rose

This rose was previously known as the "Cuisse de Nymph," or "thigh of the nymph". Because that name was too risqué for the Victorian age, so now it's…

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Alba Semi Plena, Rose of the Yorks

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Alba Semi Plena, Rose of the Yorks

These Regency Area roses were very shrubby, summer-blooming, and from a breed that predated the introduction of the China rose.

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Fabric and Thread Making

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Fabric and Thread Making, Backus-Page House Museum

The carders are made of two flat pieces of wood, each with a handle and varying in size. On one side of each of these carders are hundreds of small…

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Laundry

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Laundry, Backus-Page House Museum

Washbucket- A replica used for educational/demonstration situations. Made of vertical wooden slats held together by 3 black painted horizontal strips…

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The Necessary

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The Necessary, Backus-Page House Museum

Porcelain bowl. No designs. Small handle on the side for easy carrying/dumping of contents. Used to relieve oneself during the night instead of…

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Fetching Water

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Fetching Water, Backus-Page House Museum

Water Pail- Wooden bucket. Was used for collecting sap at one point in time. Made of wooden boards compiled vertically. Two horizontal, lighter,…

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