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PAGE 14, WHMTY FREEPBESS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 1988 x. "I THINK WE'VE ACIIIEVED A HUMAN MUSEUM"4 Ai -i (>1 (>1 0 i e) ~ ( -w. '*' * : 4 ~'1' 'A LIFELIKE FIGURES, such as that of Jabez Lynde in voice (Jabez snores, the boy speaks, a nearby dog the rocking chair, and his grandson who opens and 'barks) by an elaborate sound system that enhances a closes the door, are given movement by robotics and tour of the historiecWhitbY home. Free Press photo Lynde ho use rnuseurn opens THE LYNDE HOUSE, with Len Cullen (left) shown in front before opening ceremonies Saturday. Free Press photo Free Press photos .FROMPAGdE 1 an antique store in Toronto. "Eacb job bas its own challenge, but in this case, it was getting to know the Lynde family and decorate according ta their lifestyle and personality." Neal says visitors to the museuni are seeing the home around 1850 when occupied by Jabez Lynde, daughter Elmina and son Warren. Also in the home are maids and Jabez's married daughter, visiting with ber family. Dan Ling, a Cullen employee for more than three years, installed 1,500 feet of air lines ta provide the air power ta move the figures and 1,000 feet of speaker wire and 19 sound tracks ta provide the sound. 1 It's been almost a year in the works," said Ling of his work, noting that Hachey, Cullen Gardens project manager for 10 years, "came up with the ideas." "Basically it's similar ta what I've been doing in the gardens, but bigger," said Ling, a graduate of robotics at Centennial College, said of the figures. He notes there's enough capacity ta add abut five more figures planned for the future. He said Poyntan, the artist wbo created the faces on the figures, "really brougbt the magie te lt," as did Vaughan witb ber costumes. Its been a real joint effort." Neal said some of- the antique furniture came from his Toronto store and other pieces from varlous parts of Ontario, and is of Canadian, American and British origin. Neal says highlights include: - 'the mahogany buffet (Canadian) and mahogany chairs, (Kingston) in the dining room - walnut dining room table (Niagara Peninsula) in the dining room) - silkwork picture, from 'the early 1800's, in the dining room - mahogany firescreen (ladies used themn to protect their faces fromn the fire in the fireplace) in the drawing room - wallpaper in various rooms that was reproduced froni the original design and color of paper of the lbbus period - the original floors of the house ("Kerry Gould worked hours on them.") - cannonball bed, fron the Eastern Townships, Quebec, in Warren's bedroomn - walnut chest of drawers, fromn the Niagara Peninsula, ia Warren's bedroom - lace -bedspread, circa 1850-75, fromn a Mississauga ("A lady from Black Creek Pioneer Village, ber eyes popped when she saw it."). "Elmina, I like to think, treated-berself to beautiful work." - 1862 sheet on Warren's bed - four-poster bed and 1820 chest of drawers in Jabez's bedroom -complete set of mid-l9th century children's alphabet blocks, from the U.S, in the nursery ("We tried to depict a room that would be visited by the grandchildren.") - original red-painted base on table in the middle of the parlor ("Most Canadian furniture was painted then, they wanted an elegant look." - lighting ail by candle (kerosene, coal ol, not yet usedin 1855 -, detail on* the upstairs window and the fireplace in Jabez's room. "There's many things in there that are fascinating. People can just go in an explore for themselves " says Neal. iStill wýanted by Neal la an 1855 piano., A figure bas already been made, to represent Clarissa, Jabez's married daughter who i9 visiting, playing the piano. "We've aIl learned out of this project," said Neal. THROUGH upstairs windows can be seen opening of the Lynde house on Saturday. some of the visitors gathered for the -~ r ~ "~- -p î~ f~Ç~ (.~) ~ (.;) ( g~) (e;) ~{~' (,~ 47A~~~~# _______________________ (III) ( .") (o) J (1) g A w A I A A ~ 4w. 4