Museum Tour

 

Welcome to the Tee-To-Tum Museum.  The museum is a privately owned and funded collection of American antiques and collectibles in two different buildings.  The following virtual tour will take you through some of the displays to give you an idea of what we're all about.  If you like what you see, we would love to have you stop in and visit us.  There is a small admission fee and group rates are available.   You can wander at leisure through the museum, or if either of us are available, we would be happy to give you a tour.

Due to obsessive collecting you will note that our collection is larger than our buildings and therefore we are not handicap accessible.

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Upon entering the museum, you will be greeted by an original set of Burma Shave signs,  one of two sets in the museum.   From here you can wander in any direction.

Here you will see our display case of miscellaneous tin and cast iron toys from the turn of the century to World War II.   If you look closely you might be able to pick out a carousel, dirigible, ladder truck, and G-man gun.

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This is a 1909 Model F Buick .  It is in 100% original condition including a 2-cylinder engine, side curtains, and toolkit.  

This is just a small sampling of bisque dolls in our extensive doll collection.  Our collection includes bisque, china, metal, composition, rubber, celuloid, wax, cloth and paper mache dolls.  Some of the notable dolls in our collection include Kestner, Hilda, Jumeau, Simon & Halbig, Bru,
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Kewpies, Shirley Temple, Snow White, Heubach, mechanical and early talking dolls and more.  We also have Teddy Bears and many doll related toys like dollhouses, clothing, furniture, dishes etc.

This is a 1904 Autocar Runabout, manufactured in Ardmore, PA.  It features the original 2-cylinder engine and steers by a crank on top of the steering column instead of the traditional wheel.

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In our loft, you will be greeted by our Country Store display.  It is a fascinating display of original country store items.   It includes a coffee grinder, brass cash register, scales, spool cabinets, salesman samples, store displays and many boxes, tins and packages of various products. 

Next to the Country Store, you will find a comprehensive collection of antique tools relating to the trades of the past: coopers, carpenters, wheelwrights, cobblers, blacksmiths, machinists, surveyors etc.

Also in the loft area, you will find a collection of antique radios, record players and other music boxes.

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Back downstairs, here is a sampling of our tobacco and other advertising signs.

In the back building, you will find more early automobiles including this 1929 Studebaker President.  This is our driving car.

Other cars in the collection include: 1897 Grant, 1899 Locomobile, 1905 Franklin, 1907 Reo, 1907 Cadillac, 1934 American Austin, 1930 Model A Ford Roadster, plus Sears, Chase, Waverly, Overland, Metz, Maxwell et. al.

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Here is some more advertising related to oil companies and automobiles.

This case contains mostly automotive toys, plus still and mechanical banks.

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Before leaving, you have to take a look at our early, handmade, circus wagon built about 1923 in North Tonawanda, NY.  It features "Big John", a 9 ft. mechanical giant that "pulls" the wagon.

Thanks for taking our virtual tour.  This is just a sampling of the many different collections and displays to look at.  We invite you to come and poke in all the corners to find all the hidden treasures that may be of interest to you.  Don't be surprised if you have to move some cobwebs :0)