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Fryeburg Fair, part five… the husband’s favorite section.

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While I love seeing the animals at a fair, my husband prefers the old and rusty things in the village of yesteryear.

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Some interest him from an engineering stand point, some remind him of his childhood on the farm.

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Yes, he spread his share of manure when he was a boy.

Good times.

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There’s a wonderful museum at the Fryeburg Fair filled with antiques. The old wall phone I want to put in the man cave, the one that I’ve been endlessly searching for was right there in the middle… in perfect shape and mocking me with its unavailability.

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Husband got a kick out of these old washing machines.

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This one was called Easy and never has a product been more egregiously misnamed.

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The husband, pointing out all the rusty crap he has at home.

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I can’t imagine dragging this behemoth around every time I wanted to take a picture.

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And because no post about old tools is complete without a game of Name That Crap..

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What is it?

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24 thoughts on “Fryeburg Fair, part five… the husband’s favorite section.”

  3. I know I’m wrong… coin sorter.

    I grew up with a modernized wall phone. The mouth and earpieces were used but the front panel opened to dial via rotor or push button (I can’t recall). It was sooooo uncomfortable to use! No doubt intentional on my parent’s part, to limit calls back when they charged by the minute. I remember the mouthpiece would gett all wet from breath.

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  9. The old phones are so cool. I’m guessing that washing machine was Easy compared to dragging your wash to the river and using stones?
    At first I was gonna say that thing was a bread slicer, but from the side, that couldn’t be it? I’m stumped.

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  11. Oh, Lord – I couldn’t even hazard a guess. But I am guessing that spreading manure gave your husband character. I think the youth of today should put down their electronic devices and spread some manure. (God, I sound old.) If cameras were still like that, there would be a lot fewer blogs.

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    1. Hard work never hurt anyone. It sounds trite, but it does build character and make you appreciate things more.
      With my husband I have the opposite problem… convincing him to stop working.
      🥴

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  12. My immediate thought was something to do with seeds. Then I took a closer look and saw the corn. The corn looks like it would slot in but the blades are irregular so not really dehusking. Corn from cob. The slits in the wood must do something, unless they act as a fluid drain.There’s a tray at the back for something to fall into (it seems), but lord knows what. Does it peel the corn of its silk? I have no idea. Looking forward to the answer!

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