The Tomball Museum Center maintenance group had plenty to crow about recently. David Roche’s property, off FM2978 just into Montgomery County, had a collapsed structure laying dormant for several years. This 60+ year old building was full of beautiful, old, real cedar siding that will live to see another day at the Tomball Museum where […]
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The spokes were broken on the tricycle and repairs were made so it could be placed back for display.
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H. Chapin Union Factory tongue and groove plane.
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1838-1846 1″ hollow plane manufactured by L. Kennedy in Hartford, CT.
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The Smokehouse Repair Smokehouse repair at The Tomball Museum Center was performed during the summer of 2019, due to termite damage. The extensive termite damage was discovered in the Smokehouse. The smokehouse, located behind the Theis House was in desperate need of repair. In June and July 2019, a team was gathered to repair the
About the Video Handcrafted by GR Broussard – Tomball Museum Series, Episode 2, 1901 – 1905 Rabbet Plane From Handcrafted by GR Broussard: 1 1/2 inch rabbet plane manufactured by Union Factory Chapin-Stephens Co. 1901-1905. What is a Rabbet Plane A rabbet plane is, by definition, a plane designed to cut rabbets (also known as
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We had the opportunity to catch up with Clark Johnson of BSA Troop 113 about his progress repairing and restoring the WWII Memorials at the Tomball Museum Center. Clark is doing an AMAZING job, working every weekend and is ahead of schedule! Clark will be joined by some of the other members of BSA Troop
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Thank you to Patty McGrath Jones for restoring the original lettering to the Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church sign! The sign reads: Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church Missouri Synod Neudorf Dreinigkeits Congregation On Little Cypress Creek Established May 20, 1876 Welcome Neudorf, Texas
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Meet Clark Johnson of BSA Troop #113. He has started on such an important project here at the Museum. Clark will be working on repairing/restoring the WWII Memorials that were dedicated to the former students of Tomball High School who made the Supreme Sacrifice in World War II. We will document Clark’s progress over the
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