Artifacts From ITC With Joanne Deming

By Cody Lansford

The Scythe

• The Scythe was used as a early plow. The father would use it to make a line in the ground while the mother planted seeds behind him and the kids would stomp it down.

To the left, there is a GT student holding the Scythe

The Jumping Jack

The Jumping Jack was often used as a children’s toy. It was something kids really enjoyed in that time.

The Cotton Carder The Cotton Carder would separate

the cotton and then it could make cloth.

Here is a GT student using the cotton carder

The Coffee Grinder

The Coffee Grinder would grind up roasted coffee

beans.

Here are some GT students Grinding up coffee beans.

Bonnets

• Bonnets Were used to Keep girls’ foreheads and necks covered. Here are some

GT students

wearing Bonnets

Dugouts

• A Dugout is the first thing a family would build when the journey was over. They are built in the side of a hill or a mountain.

• So, that was some of the many things that Mrs. Deming showed us