General Interest

During the American Revolution, patriots avoided main roads and relied on a compass to find their way through unfamiliar territory and complicated waterways. With this compass you can relive some of their travels. The magnetized needle of the compass always points north to help you gauge your direction. Wooden case.

Bring back childhood memories and have fun with your children playing this classic game of marbles.  Includes a souvenir bag imprinted with the Historic Deerfield key logo.

Native Americans taught our early settlers to make dolls of cornhusks, the outer covering of an ear of corn. Cornhusk dolls were usually made in the fall. Now you can make your own at any time of the year with this kit. Kit contains cornhusks and genuine horse hair to create one authentic Native American Cornhusk Doll.

This wooden toy will make your child feel like part of the action. Push the handle forward to “fire,” and pull back on the handle to “re-load” the gun. Not recommended for children under the age of 3.

This art cube features 9 different images from a Tea Production Album in Historic Deerfield’s collection.  The album was produced in Canton (Guangzhou), China, c. 1790 (HD 56.428).  This art cube is fun to use, and comes with a descriptive color storycard that provides information about the images depicted. The cube is designed in Italy, measures 7cm x 7cm (2.8in x 2.8in) square, and is made of high quality gloss coated paper and plastic.  It comes packaged in a printed gift box. A Made in Museum exclusive.

Bring back childhood memories and have fun with your children playing this classic game of Pick-up Sticks.