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American Precision Museum

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American Precision Museum founded by Edwin Albert Battison in 1966 is located at 196 Main Street, Windsor, Vermont in a building which was once home to the Robbins & Lawrence Armory company. The museum is home to the largest collection of historically significant machine tools in the United States. The Robbins & Lawrence building itself is an outstanding example of New England mid-19th-century mill architecture and in 1966 was placed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The current exhibit is "From Muskets to Motorcars: Yankee Ingenuity and the Road to Mass Production." In 2009, the museum will be celebrating its 43rd anniversary.

The museum is open from late May through the end of October from 10am until 5pm.

The museum shows old machines typical of the American civil war. Among the excellent collection of pieces found numerous guns and rifles of the time. Among other machines can find all sorts of gadgets whose purpose is to create metal parts and gear for other machines. The miniature models in the back of the exhibit give you a sense of what the factory would be like when it was running.

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