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Above is an iron tobacco cutter that is on display at the Mill House Museum. Cupples Co. made this particular cutter, which was used in the Ogle Harris & Sons Grocery Store once located at 204 Mill Street. Chewing tobacco was sold in bars, but if a customer wanted a smaller portion the store keeper would cut off a plug that could then be popped in the mouth between cheek and gum. . . .

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Occoquan Town Council Member Dr. James Walbert designed and handcrafted the model shown above of Occoquan's 18th century Merchants' Mill.  Dr. Walbert used old photographs and drawings of the mill to guide his efforts.  The scale is 1/4 inch = 1 foot.  On December 8, 2011, Dr. Walbert presented the model to the Occoquan Historical Society, where it will be displayed in the Mill House Museum.  This is the first and only model reproduction of the mill of which we are aware.