Blacksmithing Weekend
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Blacksmithing Weekend
Visitors will find a variety of demonstrations, exhibits, vendors, and hands-on activities featuring resident and visiting smiths, a guided tour of the Tradesman’s Tool Chest exhibit, a Scavenger Hunt to find evidence of forged items throughout the museum’s historic buildings, an activity table plus displays of tools, tool related documents, books and more!
New this year is the chance to expose a new generation of visitors to the extensive tool collection at the Farmers Museum and the story behind it with a guided tour of The Tradesman’s Tool Chest exhibit. Installed on the second floor of the Main Barn originally to showcase the amazing tool collection at the Farmers Museum, this exhibit depicts the various trades that were vital in rural life in the 19th century. In addition to the Blacksmith, a number of other tradesmen worked metal into products required by New Yorkers in the 1800’s. Specialized skills were used to cast iron stove parts and hardware, craft sheet metal household utensils, and forge and cut nails and files by artisans such as the Tinsmith, Iron Founder, Filemaker, Nailer and more!
WHAT TO SEE AND DO at Blacksmithing Weekend!
● Demonstrations by Resident Smiths and Visiting Smiths
● Tradesman’s Tool Chest exhibit tours in the Main Barn at 11 am and 2 pm – NEW
● Scavenger Hunt – pick up your form at the Scavenger Hunt Table – NEW
● Activity Table – try your hand a swinging a hammer on an anvil, make something out of clay or use coloring materials to make a picture – NEW
● Educational Displays – see examples of blacksmith made tools and household items plus related items such as tool advertisements, trade cards and more!
● Todd Store – blacksmith made items and books available for purchase.
● Demonstrations by Resident Smiths and Visiting Smiths
● Tradesman’s Tool Chest exhibit tours in the Main Barn at 11 am and 2 pm – NEW
● Scavenger Hunt – pick up your form at the Scavenger Hunt Table – NEW
● Activity Table – try your hand a swinging a hammer on an anvil, make something out of clay or use coloring materials to make a picture – NEW
● Educational Displays – see examples of blacksmith made tools and household items plus related items such as tool advertisements, trade cards and more!
● Todd Store – blacksmith made items and books available for purchase.
ADMISSION to the museum includes tours and all activities (rides on the Carousel are $1) as follows: Adults and Teens (13-64): $17.50, Seniors (65+): $12.50 , Juniors (7-12): $10.00 and Children (6 and under): FREE