The Heritage House, located on the corner of Lake Road and Radio Drive, is home to vintage items including this vintage popcorn popper. View this item and more during its Open House on September 14 and 28. Photo: Woodbury Heritage Society
Does this vintage popcorn popper look familiar to anyone? I am old enough to remember my family using this to make popcorn at home before the invention of hot air popcorn poppers or convenient microwave packaging. This vintage corn popper was placed directly on a gas or electric stove top while stirring the interior metal “sweeper” when you started to hear the corn kernels pop. No oil was placed in the popper, but salt and butter were added after the corn was popped.
Visit the Heritage House, located on the corner of Lake Road and Radio Drive, during one of the Woodbury Heritage Society Open Houses listed below. See many other vintage items displayed in and around the Heritage House, which was built in 1870 as an addition to a log cabin. Many visitors say that they have passed by this house for years and have always wondered what is inside. This fall, explore Woodbury history in your backyard. Open House dates include 1–4 p.m. September 14 and 28.
Patty (Stutzman) Paulus is a board member of the Woodbury Heritage Society. Discover more at woodburyheritage.org.
