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- 1939 view of a Firestone Dealer in Rockford Ill
- 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 on display in the Tinker Cottage.
- A Nelson knitting machine in the Tinker museum
- A Nelson Knitting machine on display in the Tinker Cottage. The Nelson factory is(abandoned) on the Tinker property.
- A restored victorian house next to the Rockford Brewery property
- A very nice looking vintage 1870 s house next to the Rockford Brewery
- A view from the Rockford Brewery property in 2013
- 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
- Crossing the Rock River in Downtown Rockford