Ben Franklin Museum

[PhillyDave]

Went there yesterday. Haven't been there since the late 70's. It opened in 1976 so it was a requirement for pretty much all grade schools to class trip there. Pretty cool. Wow, printing was a labor intensive process back in 1725(?) when Ben started. Also, the hole is the, supposedly, first in-door toilet in N America. And the post office is, supposedly, the first p.o. in N America as well. http://www.visitphilly.com/museums-attractions/philadelphia/benjamin-franklin-museum/

 

[bospress.net]

Fun fact: printers Ink balls were traditionally made from dog skin because they have no pores. Also, one of the printing assistants (called printer's devils) jobs was to clean the ink balls at the end of the day and make sure to soak them in the bucket uf urine so that they are ready to use the next day....

 

[PhillyDave]

Just like my balls! Also they all drank lots of beer. Ben switched over to water and oatmeal and found himself much more productive.