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Creation date / 2010 / July
- A data plaque from my 1988 tour of the Tinker Cottage property.
- A history plaque from my 2005 tour of the Tinker Cottage.
- A Nelson knitting machine in the Tinker museum
- A Nelson Knitting machine on display in the Tinker Cottage.
- A Nelson Knitting machine on display in the Tinker Cottage. The Nelson factory is(abandoned) on the Tinker property.
- A visit to the Tinker Swiss Cottage in 2010
- Across the river from the cottage
- An old building in the water power district down by the river
- An old building in the water power district in 2010
- An old building next to the old Woodward Mill Street property in 2010
- In the Tinker Swiss Cottage gift shop area.
- Looking across the Tinker property at the abandoned train station.
- Looking at the Tinker barn and the abandoned Nelson Knitting Company in 2010
- Looking down river at the old Woodward factory from Tinker Cottage
- Looking down river at the old Woodward Governor Company building from 1910 to 1941