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It’s held monthly, rain or shine, on one of the WWII era runways of the old Alameda Naval Air Station. It’s got sweeping views across the Bay of the San Francisco skyline. I’ve been going for years. Normally when you enter the gates of Alameda, you pretty much expect three hours of walk-around to look at all 300 or so amazing vendor booths. And usually the first couple of rows I’m half asleep and don’t find anything great. So imagine my surprise when in the very first row, out of the corner of my eye, I spotted a perfect acquisition for our office (given that we need a new accounting system anyway) – a 1908 Burroughs adding machine. It was the beveled glass that blew me away. I’ve seen plenty of antique adding machines before – most notably the Comptometer, a very cool device invented by Dorr Eugene Felt. But they’re usually not that eye catching. This Burroughs thing was an amazing beast, with see-through sides so you could see all the inner workings, and a cast-iron frame and porcelain finish that just reeked of quality.
Finally, the Burroughs stencil on the inside front of the glass was perfectly intact, after 101 years. How much would they want for this amazing beast? About a dollar per pound. And a bargain compared to the $450 it cost in 1908, as I learned by researching it later that day on the Early Office Museum website. These Burroughs machines were the supercomputers of their day, selling by the thousands to large companies – too bad we can’t figure out how to work it! The machine had a lot of grunge, but cleaned up nicely. The handle (which makes a great sound when you pull it) comes out, allowing you to pull off the top and clean the insides of the glass. Inside I found the date 7-16-08 etched into the metal (not 2008!). The 100 year old green felt beneath the key was a little harder to clean… but worth it. Now if we only had some green eye shade!I also picked up an antique ships foghorn, patented 1901 by L.D. Lothrop of Gloucester, Mass, a major fishing community just north of where I grew up.
The mechanism (bellows) is self-contained in a simple wooden box, with a metal horn on the side, and it still works. Perfect to sound the alarm in case of imminent collisions, or accounting irregularities! or email this article to a friendBuilt in the 1890s at a cost of $1,000, the city of Arthur, ND held plays, meetings, graduations, and movies in this building. The stained glass windows are from the Little Theater Company at NDSU. Originally from Tower City, ND, it includes the original furnishings and tools such as the trip hammer and forge.Buffalo Bandstand: Bandstands, like this example from Buffalo, ND, were found in most towns in the Nineteenth Century. The interior of this building displays the furnishings of the former Bjerklie Drug Store in Gilby, ND. A typical late Nineteenth Century small town hotel, café, and saloon from Page, ND. This building is furnished just as it was 100 years ago, without indoor plumbing. Bandstands, like this example from Buffalo, ND, were found in most towns in the Nineteenth Century.
This 1911 eagle, known as “Old Abe,” was originally found on the former J.I. Case building on NP Avenue in Fargo. Replica of a common 1920s small town creamery. Many of the furnishings are originally from the Kenmare, ND creamery– the last of its kind. The furniture displayed is from the original Cass County Courthouse and the interior is arranged as it appeared in 1904. However, this building originally served as the Hagemeister School in Berlin Township from 1930-1956. This home is from a bonanza farm in Mapleton Township. Mary Dodge Woodward, the first resident of the home, moved it west from St. Paul. After her death, her granddaughter compiled her diaries into a book entitled The Checkered Years, which is for sale in the gift shop. This building is used for demonstrations and programs during the annual Pioneer Days celebration. It can also be rented for wedding receptions, corporate gatherings and meetings. Remodeling, funding and much of the building contents were donated by museum patron Jim Dawson.
Built in 1895, the school served Mapleton Township well into the Twentieth Century. The school was named for John Dobrinz, a farmer who lived near the school and father of thirteen of its students. The Eagles Air Museum exhibits a collection of over a dozen aircraft and related artifacts, as well as other vehicles. The depot was built by the Northern Pacific Railroad in 1900. This building houses a collection of over sixty vehicles from the early years of automobiles to more modern vehicles. Many of the vehicles were donated by Eugene Dahl and Lester Melroe who purchased a large collection of automobiles from the Paul Hemp Automobile Museum in Rochester, Minnesota. The first permanent house in the Fargo area built by immigrants in 1869 near Fourth Street and Second Avenue South. It also has served as a jail, hotel, and home to the Martin Hector Family. Patterned after the ranch style log cabins of the Nineteenth Century, this house was moved from rural Fargo and is one of Bonanzaville’s first buildings.
This building was built in the late 1800s by Christian Furnberg near the train stop at Osgood, ND. The store provided settlers with necessary supplies and also served as a post office. The store closed in 1953 after nearly 75 years in business. Built by a group of Finnish settlers in 1874, it was originally located northeast of Kindred, ND, on the Sheyenne River. Built by Martin Hagen in 1897 near Horace, ND. four generations lived here without electricity or indoor plumbing. Of note is the summer kitchen behind the house. From Addison, ND, this building was used for harness repair and oiling, and horseshoe repair. This museum houses Bonanzaville’s wide collection of horse-drawn vehicles and equipment. Buggies, sleighs, farms wagons, drays and a milk wagon are just a few of the vehicles located here. This beautiful bonanza farm house was built in 1881 by David Houston south of Hunter, ND for $7,000. Houston was a Scottish immigrant, farmer, poet, and inventor of the roll film camera.
This was truly an elegant home for its time with maple floors, cherry and oak wainscoting, walnut stairs, and large bay windows. Originally from Hunter, ND, the newspaper flourished until the 1940s. Among the machinery on display here is a strip casting machine, hand-operated press, flatbed press, and linotype machine. This building is home to the Spud Valley Model Railroad Club which operates a model railroad inside. This is a replica of a Cogswell, ND building. The land office was where hopeful new land seekers would file their plots and after proving up their land would receive titles to their property. The Fargo Auxiliary Police Association joined with other law enforcemnt agencies to furnish and maintain the exhibits in this building. This house was built by John and Dora Maier in 1896 on a site south of Moorhead, MN. Former home of the North Dakota poet and labor organizer Henry D. Martinson. This building shares the rich history of American agricultural innovation.
It features many manufacturers including Case, Hart-Parr, Rumley and Allis Chalmers. J.I. Case was a prolific steam engine builder. Steam engines were heated by a variety of fuels ranging from wood to coal and even straw. Two of the earliest steam engines built by Case are in this building. Early agricultural technology as well as more recent inventions are housed in this building. Farm machinery implements ranging from threshing machines to plows to seeders, walking plow and diesel- driven tractors can be found in this building. The very first Steiger tractor is Housed here. Built by area firefighters as a replica of an 1890s station, this building contains several hand pulled carts, one of the original horse drawn wagons of the Fargo Fire Department, and replicated living quarters upstairs. The railroad museum houses an 1883 Northern Pacific steam locomotive, caboose, Russell snow plow, and a 1930 eighty-passenger coach. The water tower and column were used by the Northern States Power Plant in downtown Fargo.