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Popular Superstitions of the Winter Season: 1840

POPULAR SUPERSTITIONS OF THE WINTER SEASON From: Saturday, December 26, 1840; Portsmouth Journal of Literature and Politics (Portsmouth NH) page 2 Associated with Christmas and the New Year are many of the popular superstitious rites and ceremonies of former times, … Continue reading

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Niddy Noddy

A tool used during weaving to measure recently-spun yarn.  See article in Glossary section for more information. Continue reading

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Flax

The largest item in the photograph is a bundle of dried flax. One of the earliest steps to preparing … Continue reading

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