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Bedroom / Toy Room
Millard and Abigail Fillmore House Museum
24 Shearer Avenue, East Aurora, New York

The original toy collection was donated to the Museum inmemory of Abagail by the Buffalo DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution) that is the Abagail Powers Fillmore Chapter.



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Wash stand (C.1825) .

BFillmore's name and address are carved

The silk quilt on the bed was made by Abigail

Original floor boards which Mrs. Price had preserved

Detail from previous photo

Another detail

Courting bench was from Fillmore's Buffalo home.

Hitchcock style rocker

Detail from previous photo

 

Iron bed was a salesman's sample

Wood and wire walker is from the 19th century.



Captions taken from 1979 research by Virginia Vidler

Special thanks to Aurora History Museum President Diane Meade for her cooperation and assistance

Photos and their arrangement © 2004 Chuck LaChiusa
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