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  N. Dimitriou folklore museum

In the general area of Pythagorio (close to hotel “Doryssa”), is the Folklore Museum of Samos\which was created with the care of "Nikolaos Dimitriou Literary Foundation".

The exhibits of the museum represent an image of everyday life in Samos, mainly before 1940. Many of the exhibits are also used today in the everyday life in the villages of Samos.

Important exhibits:
 

Collection of agricultural tools, plow, spade, sickle, sieve, reaphook and other tools that the farmers were using for the cultivation of their farms before they were replaced by modern equipment..

Barber’s shop, a room similar to a traditional barbershop with all the relevant equipment.

Tools for bread making, trough, boards, rolling pins, hand mills, clay bowls and other instruments that were used for the preparation of bread.
 

Blacksmith’s workshop, hammers, anvils, pincers, hand-bellows, a furnace and other instruments used by blacksmiths for the puddling of iron.
 

Instruments for the extraction of honey and the making of wax.

 

Furniture of a typical Samian house during the 30’s.

 

Needlework collection by Samian women. Curtains, blankets, covers etc.

 

Serpents tools, rods, dixies, andirons and everything else that was needed (and still is) for the making of cheese.

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