The Old Farmer's Almanac, Number 84, 1876

Summary

Almanacs contained practical information about the coming year. Readers normally found a calendar, weather predictions, tide schedules, and information related to astronomical events, agriculture, health, politics and other matters. Interspersed were jokes and witty sayings. The Old Farmer's Almanac was first published in 1792 -- and is the oldest almanac still published in the United States.

Almanacs contained practical information about the coming year. Readers normally found a calendar, weather predictions, tide schedules, and information related to astronomical events, agriculture, health, politics and other matters. Interspersed were jokes and witty sayings. The Old Farmer's Almanac was first published in 1792 -- and is the oldest almanac still published in the United States.

Artifact

Almanac

Date Made

1876

Subject Date

1876

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

57.118.251

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)
Yellow (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 8.125 in

Width: 5.25 in

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