For the Home

SCAVENGER HUNT!

Discover the history of New Haven through objects in this space. You might be surprised what you learn!

What two companies replaced rope beds with springs?

On which street did crafters live in New Haven?

What year did the Hendryx Company move to New Haven?

Keeping it Together

Wearing a corset made a waist between and inches!

Do the math, how long was the corset factory open?

Name the company that made locks.

How many products did the company make in 1900?

In the space below, draw an invention you think could be made in New Haven!

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Getting There

Before the invention of the automobile, New Haven was famous for making what mode of transportation?

What other modes of transportation were made in New Haven?

Keeping Time

Who was the first clock maker in New Haven?

And the price of a clock went from $14 to...when made by...

The New Haven Clock Company was open until...

For Health

After what war did the New Haven Folding Chair Company make wheelchairs?

What item helped people who lost their teeth?

What was the Kickapoo Indian Medicine Company?

For the Table

What are the two rival apizza places in New Haven?

See the photo of Louis’ Lunch? What year was the hamburger invented there?

What does “Two cheese works, a salad and a birch” mean?

What’s your favorite food from your hometown?

Making Music

What types of instruments were made in New Haven?

The largest company to make instruments was...

Do you play an instrument?

Which one?