Collecting Our Past Toy Stove Travels Across American Homes
A 1900 toy stove tracked through Frances Carter Patterson from New Jersey to Illinois and Iowa City, passing to her daughter Elizabeth Patterson Hawtrey’s family in the 1960s. The piece, donated to Johnson County Historical Society, reflects changing toy stove designs from cast iron to plastic and the rise of safe alternatives like the Easy-Bake oven in 1963.
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Iowa City
Frances Carter Patterson
Patterson
New Jersey
LaGrange
Ill
Elizabeth Patterson Hawtrey
Hawtrey
Martha Cimmarrusti
Katherine Riley
Beth Beasley
Kenner Products
Hasbro
50 Cent Scrip and Historic IO City Bank Displays
Hills Bank showcases 1850s Iowa City scrip issued by Perrin and Shephard & Darlington. The display includes 50-cent notes and $1 $3 $5 denominations, plus an 1858 Western Stage scrip. Notes paid 6 percent interest. some items are among only a few surviving examples.
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Iowa City
Oakes
Iowa
Hills Bank
Shephard & Darlington
Pennsylvania
Western Stage
Iowa Cities
Council Bluffs
Davenport
Dubuque
Bow String Arch Bridge: Iowa’s rare 1880s relic revived
The Bow String Arch Bridge, built in the 1880s by King Iron Bridge Co., spans a former Old Man's Creek tributary in southern Iowa City. Only 19 of the curved top chord bridges remain in the state and volunteers rebuilt pedestals from parts of a destroyed bridge.
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Old Man’s Creek
Dane Road
Iowa City
King Iron Bridge Co
Larry Lovetinsky
Lovetinsky
Bridges to be removed endangering Kent Park history
The article quotes Lovetinsky about removing old bridges at Kent Park to preserve history in a future display. It notes the public may contact Kelly Rodder at Gazette-Com TM for more information, with phone numbers provided for Kent Park conservation details.
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F.W. Kent Park
Johnson-County.com
Kent Park
Community story ideas invite Cedar Rapids readers
Community ideas spotlight daily lives and unique hobbies. Tell us about people with interesting careers or passions and share how they contribute to local life. Send to Community, P.O. Box 511, The Gazette, Cedar Rapids IA 52406 or email community gazette communications com.
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the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Gazettecommunications
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American Board of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery
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