Who? What? Where?

Who? What? Where?

a bit of historical whimsy!

Did you ever look at an old picture and wonder Who was that? Where was that?. And then of course, there are the bizarre objects from our collective past, leading to the question, What was that?

Just for the fun of it, we have collected a bunch of our old images, as well as some new images of our unusual objects, and we are going to try to puzzle you entirely!
There will be a new puzzle every two weeks, on Wednesday, and the solutions will post the following Friday, but if you want to know the answer right away, you can become a member!

This week's Puzzler…

Week 6

Who? What? Where?

These two objects were made from the remains of a tree that blew down in a storm in 1856 in CT.

Make your guess below. We will show the winner's name (that's the first person to guess pretty much correctly) on the site.
If you want to know now, you have to become a member of the Society. Because Society members are special, they get to peek at the answers immediately, no waiting!

Previous Puzzlers

Week 5

Who? What? Where?

These were full-sized adult women’s gloves. What happened to make them end up less than 4 inches in length?

These gloves were recovered from a Bank St. Shop after the great fire of 1902.  

Week 4

Who? What? Where?

This late 18th century to early 19th century cooking implement was used in the hearth.

An early toaster! The bread slips into the slots and held over the fire.

Week 3

Who? What? Where?

This is a section of a hollowed out piece of wood that was first used in larger cities to carry an important resource into homes.

This piece was excavated in 1912 when this type was replaced with a more modern version

Week 2

Who? What? Where?

What is this late 18th century to early 19th century household item used for an everyday chore?

An early washing machine. It was used in a bucket and operated by moving the handle up and down and side to side creating the future washing machine mechanism.

Week 1

Who? What? Where?
Which New Milford building on the National Register of Historical Places was the inspiration for Edna Ferber's 1931 novel, "American Beauty"?
The Noble house on Rt7 that is currently home to "Just In Antiques"

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