Search the Collections  Collections Management Section  Curation Section  Conservation Section Home / Artifacts / Curation Section / Agriculture and Industry Agriculture and industry have played important roles in shaping North Carolina's history, economy, and social and cultural landscape. The Museum of History's collection documents the life and livelihoods of North Carolinians across three centuries. The agricultural collection consists primarily of hand tools but also contains some horse-drawn and mechanized items. Highlights include Antebellum farming implements Artifacts representing cotton, tobacco, and mixed farming in the state from the Civil War to 1960, including plows, scythes, hoes, planters, and shellers Several large collections of tools from individual farms across the state Tools associated with agrarian trades such as blacksmithing, shoe making, coopering, carpentry, and cabinetmaking Highlights of the industrial collection include Items related to the tobacco industry Early spinning wheels, flax breaks and hatchels, wool and cotton cards, and hand looms Twentieth-century textile manufacturing equipment from Randolph Mills in Franklinville The contents of a twentieth-century watchmaking workshop and silversmithing workshop The 3,000-artifact workshop of gun inventor David Marshall "Carbine" Williams Contact a specialist in Agriculture and Industry at ncmoh@ncdcr.gov or 919-807-7954. FAQs How Can I Donate an Artifact to the Museum? Artifact Wish List: What Is the Museum Looking For? Can the Museum Appraise Objects for Me?