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Category: Virtual Tour

Edwards Signal Company Dual Air Horn

February 5, 2019
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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 the flow of compressed air into a resonating projector. All horn shapes are mathematically calculated to amplify sound while closely retaining its fundamental frequency and natural harmonics. […]

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The Many Voices of Sterling Holloway

February 5, 2019
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Whitlow Wyatt

February 5, 2019
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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 year of high school where he played football and baseball for Cedartown High. During his senior year a scout from the Detroit Tigers came to scout Frank […]

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Weights and Measures of the Past

February 5, 2019
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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 and measures. These were issued so they could correct theirs if necessary. By the time the old Court House in Cedartown was torn down these items were […]

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Coca Cola

February 1, 2019
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Farrand Cone Radio Loudspeaker

January 31, 2019
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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 replaced the horn type speaker (a model which could not produce the sound quality of the cone speaker). Mr. Farrand held over 250 patents and his company, […]

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Lulu Hurst

January 31, 2019
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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 in Polk County, Georgia. After a few years in town, the Hurst family moved to Collard Valley into a fine old plantation home dating from the 1830s. […]

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