STRANGE AND UNUSUAL MUSEUMS by Mary Haegele

There is a fascinating history online about automatic musical instruments. You would be surprised just how ancient some of these devices are. THe Moeginomura Museum, Hall of Halls, of Yamanaski Pref., Japan will entertain you with music. But if that is not enough for you, they also have a rotating exhibit of tableware. www.sannichi-ybs.co.jp/MOEGI/e-hall.html Email - halls@comlink.ne.jp

Now you can find out what it feels like to sit in an electric chair! The American Police Hall of Fame and Museum not only has an electric chair but also have a guillotine and a gas chamber. www.aphf.org The history of these death machines are online as well as graphic descriptions of what happens to the human body when you through the switch, drop the pellets or the blade. Find out the realreason prisoners are blindfolded in the electric chair. Perhaps you would like to know what condemned prisoners mean by the "ultimate high." How about a cell on wheels? This lovely number would sit outside a jail - it was called the tramp chair and... but enough, check out the website!

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