Belhaven Memorial Museum
A monument to the sheer amount of oddities one can collect over a lifetime.
Category Museums and Collections, Unique Collections
The Belhaven museum is comprised mostly of the collection of one "Miss Eva." Her life of avid collecting of the unique began with a small collection of buttons given to her by her mother. Over the years, her button collection grew to over 30,000 buttons from around the world. Her interest was not, however, limited to buttons. She collected Christmas memorabilia, period clothing, toys and dolls, china, farm tools and natural history specimens.
Her collection grew to over 10,000 items (not including the 30,000 buttons of course), and at her death at the age of 93, this vast and priceless monument to the life of one 19th century was moved to its current location in the historic town hall.
Favorites include an Edison Phonograph which used wax cylinders, and a mustache cup. It's matching saucer states its motto, "A mustache makes a man. A razor makes a mouse."
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- Hours (Closed Wednesdays) M, Tu, Th, F, Sa, Su: 1-5
- Website http://www.beaufort-county.com/Belhaven/museum/Belhaven.htm
- Address East Main Street, Belhaven Town Hall, Belhaven, North Carolina, United States
- Cost Adult $3.50; Senior $3.00; Child (ages 4-17) $2.50; under 3 years old free
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