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This spacious room was used to store cabs and carriages, and all of their associated stable gear such as bridles and harnesses. Some of the tack is preserved here on the original pegs and racks. In addition to the usual tack, you'll find large single and double yokes. These yokes were used by farmers who couldn't afford horses and had to rely on oxen, and sometimes even cows, to till the land. During particularly difficult times the family cow had to pull the plow and the cart, in addition to providing milk.
Visitors may be surprised to learn that the unusual tool in front of the harness rack is a device, an elaborate lever, for lifting small carriages for maintenance and repair.
The display case hanging between the yokes holds a variety of tools used by the Saddler to shape and stitch the leather into useful forms.
The Ticino River has no association with the mythical Eldorado, but in the past, gold has been found in nearby river deposits. Some say that there is still enough gold in the river to make the effort of finding it worthwhile. It’s very possible that, at some time, someone may have gotten rich using the equipment in this room.
The heavy workbench, the numerous augers, planes, and other associated tools bring us to the work of the joiner. This curious device, held by the jaws of a vice which is attached to a large block, was used to make screws made out of wood. The machine was operated by using a wooden pedal lathe from the late seventeenth century.
In the blacksmith’s corner, in addition to the various examples of his creativity (you may call him an artist if you like) you'll find examples of very old bench mounted drills dating from the late 1800's.
The farrier’s activities are represented by the forge, the hammers, pliers, pincers, lancets, an unusual shearing machine, and the iron blanks.
Going ahead, we find a lathe which was used by the Imperial Austrian Army and was saved during the Battle of Magenta on June 4th, 1859 by a Cuggiono family.
In a separate display are the tools of the foundryman which were used to prepare molds for various types of castings. Below the builder’s tools, we find specially designed spades for excavating underwater. These were used to dig deep holes for the purpose of setting pilings which were used to support footbridges, piers, and landings.
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