Lexington County Museum's Artifact of the Week: Nov. 18-24

This week's artifact is a ca. 1855 Wheeler and Wilson sewing machine. It belonged to Martha Caroline Kaminer Meetze, the wife of John Henry Meetze. John Henry and Martha Caroline lived in what is now the Caughman Harman Funeral Home on North Lake Drive. They had 15 children over 26 years. A sewing machine like this would have been kept inside the house in the 1850s because of its value. 

See this artifact and more at the Lexington County Museum, located at 231 Fox Street in downtown Lexington. Visit www.lex-co.sc.gov/museum for more information.  Check back next week for another exciting artifact!  Have a happy Thanksgiving.