Sunday, May 12, 2019

NCCHP OPENS FOR THE SEASON ON SUNDAY, MAY 19, 2019

The Noble & Cooley Center for Historic Preservation, located at 42 Water Street, Granville, Massachusetts, will open for the 2019 season on Sunday, May 19th, and will then be open the 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month for June thru October. Museum hours are from noon to 3 PM.

The museum is also available to groups at other times by appointment.

For more information about NCCHP please visit www.ncchp.org 




Saturday, May 11, 2019

NCCHP'S ANTIQUE GRADER TAKES TO THE ROAD



NCCHP has an antique grader on long term loan from a museum member. This ingenious piece of equipment was used in the late 19th and early 20th century to grade roads, before roads were paved. It was typically pulled by horses and had large adjusting wheels connected to gears and levers that would raise, lower or tilt the blade as needed to make the road smooth and create a crown to facilitate water runoff.

This latest addition to the museum's collection of equipment got its first trial run today (May 11, 2019) after repairs to various parts that had deteriorated over the 100+ life of the grader. 

Stay tuned for more and better videos of the grader in the future.

Sunday, May 5, 2019

NOBLE & COOLEY MODEL T UPDATE: MAY 2019

The lettering on the Noble & Cooley Model T has now been restored to its original color and design, and looks great! The truck, which was purchased new in the 1920's by the Noble & Cooley Company, is running well and expected to make several appearances in 2019, including at Granville's 4th of July Parade.

The Model T has been fully restored mechanically and will retain its original "patina" rather than be restored cosmetically. As the expression goes, "It's only original once" (even if most of the original green paint is gone!).

Thanks to Socha Signs of Chicopee, MA. https://www.sochasigns.com/ for the superb work, which duplicated the original lettering. They used a special technique to make the lettering look aged so it is consistent with the rest of the truck. The lettering was made possible by Bruce Socha.

Here's a preview:


Right side of Noble & Cooley Model T. Lettering kindly donated by Socha Signs, Chicopee, MA.

Left side of Noble & Cooley Model T. Lettering kindly donated by Socha Signs, Chicopee, MA.