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A gentleman is looking for a good home for an old hand-powered washing machine. Please call the AMM office if you're interested in this antique.
I have a Smith-Corona Coronomatic electric typewriter- the one with pop-in ribbon cartridges) and several different cartridges for anyone that needs this type of technology in their office. Give me a shout if you're interested. Dave McDowell, clio1@mts.net, or through the AMM office. $20 OBO Winnipeg Tribune and Winnipeg Free Press newspapers from 1939 to 1945 are looking for a loving museum or archive to put them to good use. If you have a place for them please e-mail Virginia King at gini@mts.net. Free to good home! Two movie projectors. One is a Bell & Howell 8 mm and the other is a Super 8 Argus Showmaster. If you're interested give Brian Armstrong a call at 204-475-6430. A gentleman is looking for a good home for a very tall, glass oil lamp. He thinks it might be a replica making it something that would look nice in a display, but could be handled more than something from days gone by. If you're interested, give Ely a call at 204-772-8608 (Winnipeg), but only from 12 noon to 1 pm. Otherwise, please call the AMM office and we'll contact him for you.
To give to another museum an "Intertype Printing Press" Used at the Roblin Review who received it second-hand from The Leader Post, Regina SK. Brought to the Keystone Pioneers Museum (Roblin) in 1977. Submitted by Hazel Arndt for Gladys Ludwig (Secretary-Treasurer) Keystone Pioneers Museum, Phone: 204-937-2863. Free to good home - 23 cubic foot 1940 Quic Freeze freezer. The owner thinks it may have been one of the first freezers to be produced. If you're interested leave Vy Hilton a message at 204-889-9995. A photograph from 1895 of a Baptist parsonage in Morden is looking for a good home. The woman who has the photo says a family member was a Baptist minister in Morden, an MP (Brandon constituency), a lecturer, and professor. If you're interested, or would like to know more, please call Beryth at the AMM office. Wanted for the school programme at Maison Gabrielle-Roy:
Also, for Maison Gabrielle-Roy
For more information, please contact Maison Gabrielle-Roy at 204- 231-3853. Thank you! A collection of photos from WWI are looking for a good home. These photos were taken from the air and have captions like "Going over the top", "French/American and German lines", "Waiting for orders", and more. If you're interested in these photos, or would like more information regarding them, please contact Don Raleigh at 489-4816 (Winnipeg) or at 387-3179 (Sandy Hook). The photos were taken by Mr. Raleigh's late father. One shipping crate to give to a museum, or deserving individual. The crate was built by Brad Froggatt to ship a trunk of artifacts to Belgium. The trunk measures 43" long, 26.5" high, and 25.5" inches deep. This crate would also make a good box for extra blankets and pillows, or a large toy chest! If you're interested, or would like more information, please call the AMM office (947-1782).
To the right are pictures of an old chest which is apparently of Ukrainian origin. Is this something your museum would like to have donated? If so please let me know either by e-mail or call Monique Bibeau at 269-3512.
For sale: One wood burning stove circa 1915. Called Colonist Favourite and built by Findlay Brothers Co. Ltd., this stove is completely restored with new metal panels that support the top warming section. The trim was re-plated with nickel in 1985. The stove used to line in a summer cottage. The vendor is looking for $3,500 OBO. Please give Beryth a call at the AMM office if you’re interested or would like more information. A gentleman is looking for a home for the following items.
The pictures of the Brown Duvel grain moisture tester indicate a full working model, some extra parts are also available. Also indicated and available to you is an Even Balance scale, a one pound capacity Crows Foot Dockage scale, and a brass pounds per bushel measure for testing the weight per bushel of a sample of grain. The seeder and weeder are as indicated.
If you can make use of these items please contact the AMM office. 
St. Francois Xavier Historical Society is looking to sell, donate, or swap two baggage carts. The larger of the two is missing its rear axle, but both are in pretty decent shape. If you're interested in these items please contact Rudy Friesen, from the Society, at 204-864-2285. 
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These beautifully crafted chairs originally belonged to Josephine Crosby of London, Ontario. They were inherited by Nora Wallen also of London, Ontario in the 1950s and then by S. Summers of Winnipeg (originally from Ontario) in the 1990s. I can provide additional details re: provenance if your museum is interested. For further info contact Jean at 
