Wooden farm-made plows and metal Collins Company plows

Band instruments from bands in Canton 

The children's room

Examples of Collins Company axes

Examples of Collins Company axes, adzes, knives and more

Examples of Collins Company ceremonial swords, knives, and machetes

More examples of farm tools 

A bellows for stoking the fire actually used in the Collins Company 

The Basement

The Bridal parlor

An 1854 Button fire engine pulled by men.  It was last used when Sam Collins' house burned in 1912.

A 1700 wooden peg loom for weaving cloth

The Main Floor

The third floor is home to the Farmington Valley Railroad Society.  Come visit the wonderful train layout

Native American artifacts found in Canton

A pre-electricity kitchen with a wood stove and pump vacuum cleaner

Examples of farm plows 

A replica of a 1700s blacksmith shop

The General Store and Apothecary

A replica of an 1800s barbershop

A diorama of the Collins Company in its prime circa 1940

Some of the exhibits you will find at the Museum 

The Simonds Collection

Upstairs

Photography exhibit depicting Charles Harrington, a well known local photographer.