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We invite you to explore the images, photographs and video clips presented in the exhibit.
Black and white engraving of a portrait of John Thornton facing to his left, dressed in a dark suit and bow tie, with a white shirt.
Black and white photograph of several factory buildings with falls from a dam on the Coaticook River in the foreground. In the distant background are some houses on the top of a hill.
Black and white photograph of the interior of the factory, including machines, tools, materials and a few workers.
Black and white photograph showing machines and equipment in one section of the Coaticook Power Station.
Black and white portrait photograph taken at a slight angle of Frank Sleeper wearing glasses, a dark suit and tie, and a white shirt and pocket square.
An old-fashioned black and white photograph of 2 smiling children seated on a cart that has 3 wheels and 2 sets of handlebars.
Black and white engraving of an advertisement for the cover of the Saturday Evening Post magazine, with two children driving a cart invented by Frank Sleeper, while a man in a military uniform and a woman wearing a hat look on.
Black and white drawing of an instrument that has a sturdy base, and a blade attached to an elevated part.
Black and white image showing the first page of an application for a patent; the heading Department of Agriculture is at the top.
Black and white image of the technical drawing of a tool, labeled Compound Lifting Jack. There are two drawings: Figure 1 gives a general outline of the tool's operation, while Figure 2 demonstrates its gear system within a series of circles.
Colour photograph of four different Norton Jacks, displayed on a grey base in what used to be Mr. Norton's old office. Behind them is a wall with a stone fireplace in the middle, wooden cabinets on either side, and pictures hanging on the wall above.
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