A Nyack Toolbox: Implements from the Past

A NYACK TOOLBOX – Implements from the past

An extensive exhibit of old tools and implements of a variety of occupations contributed by Nyackers is now open in our Museum. There are varieties of hammers, saws, chisels, planes and drills as expected, but there are also a doctor’s sphygmomanometer and stethoscope, a pharmacist’s mortar and pestle, a bootblack’s footrest, machinist’s tools, and others that you will enjoy trying to identify. Many of the tools are accompanied by stories about how they were used in someone’s youth or by parents, grandparents or other relatives, together with some details of these people’s lives.

Open Saturdays through November 29, 2014 from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. at the Historical Society of the Nyacks’ Museum, 50 Piermont Avenue, Nyack, NY 10960. The museum is located in the lower level of the historic DePew House, directly behind the Nyack Library parking lot and across the street from Nyack’s Memorial Park. Enter under the main staircase at the front of the house. For more information and to become a member of the Historical Society, please visit www.nyackhistory.org.