This vintage dining set is representative of typical kitchen table and chairs that were popular during the 1950's. This set is in the farmhouse on Tyden farm #6. An antique gas Estate Fresh Air oven and stove is behind it.
Hoosier cabinets were first built in the early 1900's and were quite popular into the 1920's. Houses of this period were not equipped with built in cabinetry and the lack of storage space in the kitchen became acute. These cabinets had a table top…
When Emil Tyden visited farmstead #6 during the 1930's and 1940's to see how things were going, he stayed in this back bedroom. A. F. Lindell, the farm manager Emil hired lived in the house and Emil sent out a bedroom set from Hastings, Michigan for…
While working for the Union Pacific Railroad as a young man, Tyden noticed that the freight train doors were sealed with a soldering iron and press, a time consuming project that led to delays. Tyden studied this problem and eventually producedthe…
Around 1920, Tyden's boxcar seal factory caught fire and he became interested in fire prevention. Tyden became acquainted with a St. Louis businessman who claimed to have developed some designs for fire sprinklers and valves. When Tyden found out the…
This cement press resides in the barn on Tyden Farm number 6 along with other historical farm tools as part of an agricultural museum. The cement press was utilized
on the Tyden farms where concrete was used in many of the buildings.
