Congratulations to our History’s Mysteries Winner!

The Museums of Los Gatos has been participating weekly at the Los Gatos Jazz on the Plazz.

This week on August 15 we showed an image of unknown origins. Those who stopped by were asked to write down what they thought this image represented:

Here are some of those answers:

John L.: Pagent party time by the Secret society of elvish teachers in their cover.

Denise A.: Eleven bustled busty carpetbag-carrying women lining up to audition for the role of “cone-head” wife for a “Saturday Night Live” broadcast – and their chaperone!

Emily M.: A bunch of people were going to school and it was bird day so they brought bird cages on a rainy day so they brought umbrellas and had to wear funny hats.

Sally F.: The conehat trend made for a comical prom line-up.

Image courtesy of The Hooked on Los Gatos: Library and History Museum Project.

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This week on August 8 we asked “What year was The Los Gatos Museum Association founded”? The correct answer is 1965!

Congratulations to both Mary Kairis and Jo An Smith for knowing the correct year! Stop by our table next week to pick up your prize!

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This week on August 1 we showed two kaleidoscopes and asked our visitors to guess what year they were from. The correct answers were:

Large Kaleidoscope: 1890-1910
Small Kaleidoscope: 1920

Michael Coiner provided the closest guesses of the Large Kaleidoscope being from 1910 and the Small Kaleidoscope from 1920! Congratulations, Michael! Stop by our table next week to pick up your prize!

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This week on July 18, we set up a contest by asking everyone who visited us to guess what this item is:

We had a lot of great guesses including grape press, cherry pitter, marble maker and a device to make bullets for muskets. But, only one got it right!

Congratulations to DARLENE CRUZ on her guess of “candy maker”! Come by The Art Museum to pick up your prize!