The Cultural Association of the Heritage of Old Hand Tools of Cambrai aims to preserve the heritage of old hand tools and machines of our ancestors (from the 18th to the 20th century), to transmit the memory of the living conditions of past generations, to school students and the general public through exhibitions and activities. To date, the association has 22 active members and more than 145 benefactor members.
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| Founder and president Gilbert de Sainte-Marisville |
The Ecomuseum houses 2,300 original pieces. More than 40 themes are covered: rural France in the past, artisans, street trades, schools between the two wars, our grandmothers' recipes, the working conditions of men and women, etc.
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| Gilbert de Sainte-Marisville showing a late 20th century dog cart |
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