We had to visit the National Route 66 Museum in Elk City, OK. Hope the following doesn't bore anyone. It is comprised of 4 separate museums in a town square setting comprised of old buildings moved to the grounds and some built to complete the setting, wooden walkways an all.
One of the vintage cars that is in the Museum of Travel. One of the narratives talked about the president of Phillips Petrolium rinding in a car with a friend along Route 66. I think it was some time in the 1950's, and when he asked his friend how fast he was going he replied, "66 miles an hour". The narrator stated that this is when the idea for the Phillips 66 name was born. This answers the question that came to mind a few cities ago.
The old one room school house.
These building were built here to fit in with the old ones which were moved to the grounds .
Some of the old buildings on the grounds of the Museum.
Farm & Ranch Museum. Full of tools from several eras for farming, ranching and homemaking.
Of course, the ol' county still.
Vintage cookware & kitchen furnishings.
The sleek looking Maytag electric washing maching. Notice the wringer attached to the side. No doubt everyone has heard the term, "caught in the wringer,". Well, if you are young enought to not know about this washing machine, and it's predecessors, this is where the term comes from. You definitely didn't want to get your fingers cought in one of these wringers, or any article of clothing you happened to be wearing.
A couple of the first electic powered washing machines. I remember my grandmother using such a machine with double tubs, one for washing and one for rinsing, when she felt her new top loading automatic washer didn't get the laundry clean enough. She had owned a front loading automating washer for many years and loved it, but when it broke down and no one seemed to know how to repair it grandpa bought the top loader. It is amazing that she had kept the old double tub, ringer washer. I have to tell you though, if she didn't get the item of clothing in the ringer just right it managed to chew a hole in it.
A couple of the early washing machines, manually powered. Just think of how much work this was next time you load your laundry into your fancy automatic washing machine. Early driers? Think. The ever popular clothes line.
City park accross the street from the museum.
We had to visit the National Route 66 Museum in Elk City, OK. Hope the following doesn't bore anyone. It is comprised of 4 separate museums in a town square setting comprised of old buildings moved to the grounds and some built to complete the setting, wooden walkways an all.
One of the vintage cars that is in the Museum of Travel. One of the narratives talked about the president of Phillips Petrolium rinding in a car with a friend along Route 66. I think it was some time in the 1950's, and when he asked his friend how fast he was going he replied, "66 miles an hour". The narrator stated that this is when the idea for the Phillips 66 name was born. This answers the question that came to mind a few cities ago.
The old one room school house.
These building were built here to fit in with the old ones which were moved to the grounds .
Some of the old buildings on the grounds of the Museum.
Farm & Ranch Museum. Full of tools from several eras for farming, ranching and homemaking.
Of course, the ol' county still.
Vintage cookware & kitchen furnishings.
The sleek looking Maytag electric washing maching. Notice the wringer attached to the side. No doubt everyone has heard the term, "caught in the wringer,". Well, if you are young enought to not know about this washing machine, and it's predecessors, this is where the term comes from. You definitely didn't want to get your fingers cought in one of these wringers, or any article of clothing you happened to be wearing.
A couple of the first electic powered washing machines. I remember my grandmother using such a machine with double tubs, one for washing and one for rinsing, when she felt her new top loading automatic washer didn't get the laundry clean enough. She had owned a front loading automating washer for many years and loved it, but when it broke down and no one seemed to know how to repair it grandpa bought the top loader. It is amazing that she had kept the old double tub, ringer washer. I have to tell you though, if she didn't get the item of clothing in the ringer just right it managed to chew a hole in it.
A couple of the early washing machines, manually powered. Just think of how much work this was next time you load your laundry into your fancy automatic washing machine. Early driers? Think. The ever popular clothes line.
City park accross the street from the museum.
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