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Doreyl talks with Keith Shuler from Sylva, who shares stories and sings his song "Those Mystery Smoky Mountains." Amy hosts Steve Rice, Carolyn Nohria, and Riley Henry of the Macon County Historical Society. Director Rice shares the history of the...
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Reinfried Armstrong Romanes (April 4, 1896 - 1978), more often known as R. A. Romanes or simply as Romanes, was born and raised in Europe. In 1919, he emigrated to America and, through family and political connections, wound up living in Alto,...
This photograph depicts the family of Jesse Stalcup, Macon County, N.C. carpenter and woodworker, circa 1895. Jesse Bryson Stalcup, born in 1860 in Swain County, NC, was the son of Thomas Belew Stalcup and Charity Jane Stalcup. The family lived...
This adze was contained in a tool chest belonging to woodworker Jesse Bryson Stalcup. Adze's were used by carpenters to remove bark and outer layers to roughly shape the wood. The angle of the handle assists with the cutting motion. Stalcup was a...
These automotive tools were found in a tool chest belonging to woodworker Jesse Bryson Stalcup.The metal, spatula-shaped artifact is a tire iron used in the removal of an automobile tire from the wheel. The other artifact is a valve spring...
This bevel square was contained in a tool chest belonging to woodworker Jesse Bryson Stalcup. This Stanley sliding bevel square was used for squaring edges. It adjusts by means of a turning screw at the base end of the handle. When the screw is...
This is one of the items contained in a tool chest belonging to woodworker Jesse Bryson Stalcup. This small bowling pin was likely used in the game skittles, a smaller-scale bowling game. There is evidence of a stripe along the shoulder of the...
These items were contained in a tool chest belonging to woodworker Jesse Bryson Stalcup. This brace, known as a "Lightning Brace" in the 1895 edition of the Montgomery Ward catalogue, is used for drilling holes and screwing bolts. It was found in...
This brace was contained in a tool chest belonging to woodworker Jesse Bryson Stalcup. A hand-operated brace is used to drill holes in wood. The carpenter can apply weight to the wooden spindle on top of the neck. This spindle rotates freely so...
This hammer was contained in a tool chest belonging to woodworker Jesse Bryson Stalcup. Carpenter claw hammer is used for general carpentry and repair work. This hammer has been well used and repaired with black electrical tape wound around the...
These draw knives were contained in a tool chest belonging to woodworker Jesse Bryson Stalcup. Draw knives were used to shape and smooth wood. These two are different not only in size, but in the shape of their blade. The larger blade is inscribed...
These drill bits were contained in a tool chest belonging to woodworker Jesse Bryson Stalcup. Countersink bits are used to drill a hole so that the head of a bolt or screw will rest flush with the surface of the wood. The countersinks in the...
These drill bits were contained in a tool chest belonging to woodworker Jesse Bryson Stalcup. Auger or drill bits fit into a brace. The brace chuck adjusts to accept different-sized shanks that these drill bits exhibit. The bits are made from...
This is one of the items contained in a tool chest belonging to woodworker Jesse Bryson Stalcup. Farrier pinchers are a tool used to help shoe horses. Carpenters also use this tool to cut or draw out unwanted nails. Stalcup was a skilled...
These files were contained in a tool chest belonging to woodworker Jesse Bryson Stalcup. Files are used to shape and smooth wooden or metal objects. In the foreground are two triangular files stamped "Made in USA" "B.D." The two files in the...
This gauge was contained in a tool chest belonging to woodworker Jesse Bryson Stalcup. This marking and mortise gauge was made by the Stanley Company. It is used particularly for making mortise and tennon joints. The tool includes the following...
These two round, slender hammer handles were found in a tool chest belonging to woodworker Jesse Bryson Stalcup. The longer handle shows use both in the dark hue of the wood and in the split end where the hammer head would have been attached. ...
This key and keyhole plate were found in a tool chest belonging to woodworker Jesse Bryson Stalcup. Stalcup was a skilled carpenter, millwright, and woodworker who worked in and around Waynesville, N.C., Macon County, N.C., and Hiawassee, Ga.,...
This item was contained in a tool chest belonging to woodworker Jesse Bryson Stalcup. This small oil can has a green and yellow label with black lettering that states in part "Standard Household Lubricant- Standard Oil Company Indiana." The can's...
This plane was contained in a tool chest belonging to woodworker Jesse Bryson Stalcup. Jack planes are used for all work requiring heavy shaving of rough wooden surfaces. The blade is adjustable and removable for sharpening. It can be raised or...
