chester county historical society museum

here is another one of chester's hidden jewels......tucked away in the old county jail building...which....by the way.....is supposed to be haunted. there's civil war memorabilia......

this wonderful old cash register sits in the hall.........

this.........ladies...........is a contraption that was used to give permanents.........can you imagine?

and this casket........is the hole for the viewing?

old time pieces........

a plethora of antiques.........

an old dentist chair (i'm actually old enough to remember these!!!)

a hand made squirrel cage..............

one whole room of arrowheads and spear points...........

this was neat..........

one whole room of antique guns and military memorabilia.........

lots of old bottles and these coke caps................

this is a form to make coke bottles......................

loved this old flag..............

and this one....................

of course the old money...............

an old phone booth from a hotel that was downtown..............

these were pretty.................

an old inkwell and glasses...........

these are just a few of the things in this museum. there is no charge to go thru.....just a jar for donations inside the front door. it's open each wednesday from 11:00 until 3:oo or by appointment. live within driving distance of chester, sc? this would make an excellent day trip! they are located at 157 wylie street......the phone number is 803-385-2330. it's worth the trip.....i promise!