This is lantern made out of metal and glass. To use it, a lit candle was placed inside.

Internet Resources: Here are some links which will get you started in your quest for knowledge. The Internet is growing at an astounding rate. This list does not include every Website on household tools, only the best of the sites that we visited! The University of Pennsylvania, Penn Special Collections-Aresty Exhibit Web page at: http://www.library.upenn.edu/ special/gallery/aresty/ aresty1.html The Household Cyclopedia Web page at: http://members.xoom.com/mspong/

Museum Loan Kits: A kit is available for the topic of household tools. Artifact Kit - Pioneer Kitchen Kits can be checked out by Illinois School Teachers free of charge. For a complete list of kit topics please visit: educational loan kits For more information please contact Bob DeHoet at (618) 453-5388 or email him at: drhoet@siu.edu

Printed Resources: The Museum Explorers Library contains books on household tools. Please visit the bibliography by following this link: http://www.museum.siu.edu/Museum/ Museum_Explorers/bookbibhum.html Books in this special library can be checked out by Museum Explorer teachers free of charge. Please see our Museum Explorers Library Web page. The following is a list of printed materials about household tools which may be available through your library: No materials available at this time. Please check back.

Previous Explorer Projects: This is a list of Museum Explorer Projects completed by teachers and students in the last three years. There are previous school projects completed on household tools. To view other school pages please visit our Museum Explorers School Pages.

This cherry pitter was designed to punch the pits from two cherries at the same time. To use it, you would place cherries on the tray. Two cherries at a time would roll into the holes located on the tray. As you pulled the handle, the pits are punched through the fruits and would pass through the holes into a separate dish or container.