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#Shaker furniture was initially made to for community dwellings; high quality craftsmanship made them popular w/ the outside world.
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In addition to making their own textiles, the Shakers crafted the related production tools.
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Oversize bowls, such as this one from the 1840s and made of a single piece of wood, were used by Shaker sisters in preparing meals for communal families of up to 100 members.
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European immigrants from Germanic-speaking parts of Europe began settling in southeastern Pennsylvania in the late seventeenth century.
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The Shakers pioneered the industry of selling seeds in packets, and even invented machinery to cut, fold, paste, and print seed bags.
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Casket, c. 1903.
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