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Comments:	Hagley consists of both an indoor-outdoor museum of du Pont's early black powder manufacturing facilities with guided and self-guided tours, and the library which is a major research collection of manuscripts, archives, photographs, pamphlets, and books documenting the history of American business and technology. <p> Dupont has donated these machines and two others to museums in Wilmington, Delaware. They bear the names and symbols of the three institutions: Hagley Museum and Library, Delaware Museum of Natural History, and the Delaware Historical Society. <p> <b>Machine 1:</b> This is located inside the Museum Store, which is a small detached building near the parking lot and Visitor Center. A ticket is not required to access the store. <br> 1) Front: Museum logo with "Hagley Museum & Library, Wilmington, Delaware". Rear: "Where the du Pont story begins". <p> <b>Machine 2:</b> This was previously listed as retired but it is now operational. It's located next to the front desk in the Millwright and Machine Shop, which is a short walk from the main Visitor Center. A ticket is required to enter this portion of the park. <br> 1) Front: Logo with "Historical Society of Delaware". Rear: "Dupont 200 Years". <p> 11/29/23: JLT <br> Machine 1 is still in the museum store and rolling fine on copper. <br> Machine 2 is still in the Millwright and Machine Shop to the right of the entrance and rolling quite long tails on copper.
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Hagley Museum and Library

Machine Locations > Delaware

200 Hagley Creek Rd.
Wilmington, DE , 19807-0630

Phone: (302) 658-2400

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Hagley consists of both an indoor-outdoor museum of du Pont's early black powder manufacturing facilities with guided and self-guided tours, and the library which is a major research collection of manuscripts, archives, photographs, pamphlets, and books documenting the history of American business and technology.

Dupont has donated these machines and two others to museums in Wilmington, Delaware. They bear the names and symbols of the three institutions: Hagley Museum and Library, Delaware Museum of Natural History, and the Delaware Historical Society.

Machine 1: This is located inside the Museum Store, which is a small detached building near the parking lot and Visitor Center. A ticket is not required to access the store.
1) Front: Museum logo with "Hagley Museum & Library, Wilmington, Delaware". Rear: "Where the du Pont story begins".

Machine 2: This was previously listed as retired but it is now operational. It's located next to the front desk in the Millwright and Machine Shop, which is a short walk from the main Visitor Center. A ticket is required to enter this portion of the park.
1) Front: Logo with "Historical Society of Delaware". Rear: "Dupont 200 Years".

11/29/23: JLT
Machine 1 is still in the museum store and rolling fine on copper.
Machine 2 is still in the Millwright and Machine Shop to the right of the entrance and rolling quite long tails on copper.

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Machine 2