Why You Should Go...
The American Precision Museum combines the atmosphere of an original 19th-century factory building with a world-class collection of historic machines, all staged in a National Historic Landmark building in Windsor, the birthplace of Vermont.
Explore industrial history in the context of innovation, creative problem-solving, and the impact of precision manufacturing on American history and culture.
The exhibit "Shaping America" traces manufacturing from the eighteenth through the mid-twentieth centuries. Machine demonstrations, including CNC milling, 3D printing, robotics, and more, are available.
Learn about ingenuity in manufacturing technology and discover how nineteenth-century innovators developed the concept of precise, interchangeable parts, which changed the world and continues to shape the modern economy.
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Why You Should Go...
The American Precision Museum combines the atmosphere of an original 19th-century factory building with a world-class collection of historic machines, all staged in a National Historic Landmark building in Windsor, the birthplace of Vermont.
Explore industrial history in the context of innovation, creative problem-solving, and the impact of precision manufacturing on American history and culture.
The exhibit "Shaping America" traces manufacturing from the eighteenth through the mid-twentieth centuries. Machine demonstrations, including CNC milling, 3D printing, robotics, and more, are available.
Learn about ingenuity in manufacturing technology and discover how nineteenth-century innovators developed the concept of precise, interchangeable parts, which changed the world and continues to shape the modern economy.
What You Should Know...
Open:
Seasonally: May, June, July, August, September, October
Hours:
10:00am -
5:00pm,
Daily
Cost: Less than $25
Payment: Cash, Check, Travelers Check, MC, Visa, AMEX, Discover, Debit
Discounts: Children, Students, Groups, Military
Access: Wheelchair
Parking: Free On-site
Available: Self-Guided Tour, Guided Tour, Kids Activities, Changing Station, Wheelchairs, Wi-fi, Gift Shop, Souvenirs
Extra Fun...
Fun Facts
The museum was founded in 1966 in this National Historic Landmark. It is also a nonprofit organization.
Rifles for the Union in the Civil War were manufactured in the Armory. The concept of interchangeable parts in manufacturing also began in the Robbins & Lawrence building.
The museum has the best collection of machine tools from the nineteenth century in the world, including lathes, planers, drill presses, specialty items, and firearms.
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