This item appears to be a dual air horn, manufacturing year unknown. According to the maker’s website: “They generate sound by means of a vibrating diaphragm that modulates […]
People / Sports / Virtual Tour
Whitlow Wyatt
Whitlow was born in Kensington, Georgia in 1907. His father was a railroad engineer with the Central of GA Railway. His family moved to Cedartown during his sophomore […]
Virtual Tour
Weights and Measures of the Past
In 1880 the State of Georgia gave to each county “Scales, Weights, Yardsticks, and Measures” like this set. At that time many merchants did not have standard weights […]
Virtual Tour
Farrand Cone Radio Loudspeaker
Pictured in the Macy’s ad is a 1920’s model radio with cone speaker. Created by New York inventor Clair Loring Farrand, the moving coil, direct radiator cone loudspeaker […]
People / Virtual Tour
Lulu Hurst
Lulu’s autobiograpy is Open Source, and can be read on Archive.org: https://archive.org/details/LuluHursttheGeorgiaWonderWritesHerAutobiography THE STRANGE POWERS OF LULU HURST Lulu Hurst (sometimes Lula) was born in 1869 near Cedartown […]