Showing posts with label Historic Sights. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Historic Sights. Show all posts

Friday, January 13, 2012

Made of Stone

The Mercer Museum 
in Doylestown, PA is built entirely of concrete. 
Henry C. Mercer 
was keenly interested in preventing the loss 
of his collections to fire which made concrete 
his building material of choice. 


The museum is full of wonderful nooks and crannies.
I just LOVE it.

I have spent much time getting to know the late Henry C. Mercer 
in preparation for an article I am writing.  
So you'll be seeing more of his life and collections...
If you'd like to see his Cigar Advertising Collection 
on my other blog, click here

Eventually I will have museum photos here
But as of this post, I am still working on that. 

Saturday, November 5, 2011

The Medicine Cabinet


I visited Hope Lodge in Ft. Washington, PA 
for their annual Revolutionary War Encampment. 
These bottles belonged to the field doctor who said 
that the doctors actually received more training 
and were therefore more respected than the surgeons. 
Scary if you needed surgery!