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โ€ฆ an Ell Rule (or ellwand). Until the early 20th century, the ell rule was a common measure for cloth in Europe. However...
06/18/2026

โ€ฆ an Ell Rule (or ellwand). Until the early 20th century, the ell rule was a common measure for cloth in Europe. However, standard lengths varied. The Dutch version, pictured at top was 24.75 inches, while the German version pictured Wednesday and at bottom today was 22 inches. The English version, middle, was officially 1.25 yards (45 inches). The original understanding was that an โ€œellโ€ was a cubit, the length from elbow to middle finger. The Germanic word literally means elbow. (Middle and bottom images from the UK Science Museum Group)

Just uploaded! Watch Donn Hewes halter his Suffolk Belgian foal for the first time. Hewes uses a gentle and patient appr...
06/18/2026

Just uploaded! Watch Donn Hewes halter his Suffolk Belgian foal for the first time. Hewes uses a gentle and patient approach for this important first lesson. ๐——๐—ผ๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—น ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ, ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐˜€.
https://youtu.be/nFXr0XoE9kU

When is a stick not just a stick? ...
06/17/2026

When is a stick not just a stick? ...

๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€, ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€, ๐— ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ! ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฅ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐—ฒ, ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฐ, ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐Ÿฒ ๐—ฎ.๐—บ.: Bryan Moon and h...
06/13/2026

๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€, ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€, ๐— ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ! ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฅ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐—ฒ, ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฐ, ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐Ÿฒ ๐—ฎ.๐—บ.: Bryan Moon and his family invited teamsters to spend a weekend plowing one of their fields with crossbreds, Percherons, Belgians, mules and more.
https://youtu.be/RhYdXrdHHu0

โ€ฆ A Coles Milk Shaker, manufactured by the Coles Manufacturing Company of Philadelphia. Used in drug stores to make milk...
06/11/2026

โ€ฆ A Coles Milk Shaker, manufactured by the Coles Manufacturing Company of Philadelphia. Used in drug stores to make milkshakes. You put the container on the stand and then turn the wheel to agitate it. So whatโ€™s your preference โ€ฆ a shake or a malt? Chocolate, vanilla, strawberry?

๐—๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฅ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐—ฒ! In an extended video, Donn Hewes leads us through hooking his horses to unfamil...
06/11/2026

๐—๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฅ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐—ฒ! In an extended video, Donn Hewes leads us through hooking his horses to unfamiliar equipment. Donnโ€™s methodical training methods are a must watch for anyone interested in draft animal power.
https://youtu.be/T5u6qSEATD4

Happy Wednesday!
06/10/2026

Happy Wednesday!

06/07/2026

๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐Ÿฒ ๐—ฎ.๐—บ. ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐Ÿณ, ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฅ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐—ฒ: Bryan Dale Headley takes up his hammer and tongs to forge a colonial-style hook for hanging a lantern or candle. Bryan goes over some of the basics of blacksmithing and the basic parts of a forge.
https://youtu.be/-A4gtmld7SU

โ€ฆ A Trench Lighter. Just strike the attached flint wheel to create sparks, which are caught on a charred cotton rope tha...
06/04/2026

โ€ฆ A Trench Lighter. Just strike the attached flint wheel to create sparks, which are caught on a charred cotton rope that has been partially withdrawn from a metal tube housing. Unlike a lighter that uses butane, this is essentially windproof. Some sources claim soldiers first improvised these lighters out of bullet casings during WWI. However, another source disputes that saying they werenโ€™t used extensively by US soldiers during either WWI or WWII. โ€œTrench Lightersโ€ were based off a 1911 patent by Arthur Dubsky, according to https://www.lighterlibrary.com/Understanding-Trench-Lighters.php.

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06/03/2026

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