Tag: early American manufacturing
Fascinating Smells: Incense Making in Colonial America
By the time colonial Americans were lighting candles, visiting apothecaries and buying imported perfumes, the desire to make a room smell good was already...
Mighty Water Wheels of Colonial America
By Gracus Bloom, City-Paper.com
Long before electric motors, diesel engines, and industrial machinery transformed America, water wheels provided the horsepower that powered colonial communities. These...
