Smyrna times., 1953-04-09
MUSEUM OPENS
FOR SEASON
Many New and Interesting
Subjects Are Added to
Delight Visitors
CUTLASS ON VIEW

Numerous gifts of historic inter-
est have been added to the per-
manent collection of zwaanendael
Museum at Lewes which reopened
to the public yesterday for the
spring and summer season. The
museum is located on the first floor
of Zwaanendael House, Delaware's
memorial to the first white set
tiers who landed at Lewes in 1881.
Closed during the winter months,
the museum may be visited from
1890 to 4:30 pm. Tuesdays thru
Fridays, and on Saturdays and
Sundays from 1890 to pm. No
visitors are admitted on Mondays.
An old-fashioned pill roller from a
Sussex County apothecary shop is
among three colorful relics donat-
ed by the new president of the Sus-
sex Archaeological Association,
Harold w. T. Purnell of George
town. The device was used laying
the pill paste on a grooved wooden
rack, when a grooved roller would
mould it into small pellets. The
segments would then be placed in
round box for sugar coating by
vigorous shaking in a rotary mo-
ton. Mr.. Purnell has also con-
tributed a Navy cutlass used
around 1900 or possibly in the Rev
olutionary period. The cutlass was
found by him about thirty years
ago in the sand around old Cape
Henlopen Lighthouse. Miss Cath
arine c. Maull, curator, will ask
the Smithsonian Institution to de-
termine whether the cutlass is of
American or British make. A
wooden coffee mortar is another
Susses County relic donated by Mr.
Purnell. Hoey Farrow of Milford
has added to the museums beach
exhibits a spider crab and a stai
fish. The exhibit comprises botf
shallow and deep water sea ami
NAL soften washed ashore on loca
beaches. The museums jewelry
collection has been enhanced by
several gifts from Mrs. Rowland
G. Paynter of Georgetown, consist
ing of a pair of mourning cuff
links, gold and coral brooch ant
earrings; a jet pin centered witt
pearls, and pieces of hair jewel
nv. Several articles of clothing
used by General Alfred t. A. Tor.
bet during the Civil War were do
mated by Miss Anne Pennewill Ca
hall of Bridgeville. They are hi
plumed Army hat, gold epaulet
and pair of military shoes. Th'
Generals military sash was pre-
sented to the Museum many year
ago by Mrs Virginia Causey Lloy'
of Milford. Two powder horns, on
with a wooden measure which ais
serves to close the small end of tn
horn, were contributed by JosepI
f. K. Adkins of Frankford, on tn
latest batch of relics. Another re
cent gift is fine numismatic col
lection from Frederick G. Robele
of Rehoboth, consisting of eigh
pieces of paper money of cents dc
nomination, four of which were en-
graved for the "city of Whining
ton" during the Civil War. Their
has also been several loans for tn
spring and summer season. On
is part of the wedding set OF chin
of Eliza Ann Maull Marshall {
Lewes, who was married in 183!
She was born on the day the Brit
ish bombarded Lewes during tn
War of 1912, March 13, 1913. He
great granddaughter, Mrs. ]. Rees
White of Millsboro, has loaned
tea pot and berry saucer. Othe
loans by Lewes descendants al
berry bowl and plate from
granddaughter, Mrs. Handy A
Long, and cup and saucer by
great granddaughter, Miss Catl
arine c. Maui. A bullet and mu
ket mold has been loaned by Mi
ton E. Smith of Milford. Shoul
any school groups or other speci'
groups desire to visit the museul
during unscheduled hours Mi
Maull says she will admit them (
special appointment by telephol
ing her at the museum, Lewes 752
or at her Lewes home, 1881.