American Precision Museum

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American Precision Museum The American Precision Museum in Windsor, VT, celebrates the birthplace of modern manufacturing. Open daily, May 1 through the end of October, 10am - 5pm.

Explore historic machines, hands-on exhibits, and stories of innovation that connect the past, present, and future of making. The Museum preserves the heritage of the mechanical arts, celebrates the ingenuity of our mechanical forebears, and explores the effects of their work on our everyday lives. The American Precision Museum, housed in the original 1846 Robbins & Lawrence Armory, now holds the largest collection of historically significant machine tools in the nation. Special exhibits tell stories about the people who make and use machine tools. Open weekdays November through April! General Admission
Members free
Adults $10.00
Students $8.00
Children under 6 free
Family $20.00

Call or visit the website for information about special tours and education programs.

After its trip halfway across the country to IMTS in Chicago, Bridgeport #1 rolled back into the museum early this morn...
10/14/2026

After its trip halfway across the country to IMTS in Chicago, Bridgeport #1 rolled back into the museum early this morning. It was in place before our first visitors walked through the door. Thanks for following along on the journey.

Stop by the American Precision Museum to see it back in its permanent home!

Ever wondered what happens when kids build robots to explore a rainforest? Come find out! 🌳Robo Jam 3 is Saturday, Octob...
10/06/2026

Ever wondered what happens when kids build robots to explore a rainforest? Come find out! 🌳

Robo Jam 3 is Saturday, October 24, 10 am to 2 pm, in the basement of Heritage Hall on Company G Road in Windsor (between the Windsor House and Friend & Co.).

This year's FIRST LEGO League theme is BIOGLOW, all about the diversity of life on Earth. Students in grades 4 to 8 have designed, built, and coded LEGO robots to take on missions inspired by plants, animals, fungi, and the ecosystems that connect them. Stop by to cheer on the teams, see the robots up close, and learn how to start a team in your own school or community.

Spooky season surprises may be lurking too. 🎃 [Free and open to the public]

Calling all FIRST LEGO League teams! Robo Jam is back for year three. 🤖🌿Bring your robot to Heritage Hall (56 G Company ...
10/01/2026

Calling all FIRST LEGO League teams! Robo Jam is back for year three. 🤖🌿

Bring your robot to Heritage Hall (56 G Company Rd) in Windsor on Saturday, October 24, from 10 am to 2 pm. Test your missions on a real competition table, swap ideas with other teams, and get some practice in before tournament season. Registration is FREE.

And since it's October... keep an eye out for a few spooky season surprises. 👻

Sign up: https://bit.ly/4iYrVQb

Last week the American Precision Museum brought a hands-on activity to the IMTS Student Summit in Chicago, and hundreds ...
09/25/2026

Last week the American Precision Museum brought a hands-on activity to the IMTS Student Summit in Chicago, and hundreds of people rolled up their sleeves to try it.

The activity asked visitors to assemble parts that had to fit together every time, no matter which piece they picked up. That's the principle of interchangeable parts, the idea that took shape in our 1846 armory building in Windsor, Vermont, and changed how nearly everything is made. Students got it quickly. So did plenty of the adults.

Between rounds, we talked with students, teachers, and industry professionals about our free STEM+M kits for classrooms, and about how to help more young people see manufacturing as a career worth choosing. Many of the students we met are closer to that choice than you might think.

Thank you to the Smartforce Student Summit at IMTS for having us, and to everyone who stopped by our booth.

Teachers: visit the link to learn more about our field trips and STEM+M kits for your classroom, https://bit.ly/4xKbISg.

Bridgeport Serial Number One is back in Boston. It left Chicago yesterday afternoon and drove straight through, no stops...
09/25/2026

Bridgeport Serial Number One is back in Boston. It left Chicago yesterday afternoon and drove straight through, no stops, until it rolled back into town this morning. IMTS is officially behind it. One trade show, thousands of miles, and one very committed truck driver later, it's closing in on home. Windsor's the last stop!

The first Bridgeport milling machine spent 6 days on the floor at the International Manufacturing Technology Show, surro...
09/23/2026

The first Bridgeport milling machine spent 6 days on the floor at the International Manufacturing Technology Show, surrounded by the machines it helped make possible. Bridgeport #1 drew a steady crowd last week in the Gardner Business Media booth. Some visitors audibly gasped when they realized what they were looking at. A group of high school students stopped and learned all they could about the very first Bridgeport because they are currently learning machining on a modern Bridgeport in their class. We also gave out all 500 special edition Bridgeport #1 trading cards!

Thank you to everyone who stopped to chat, made a donation, or took a selfie. Add your Bridgeport #1 selfie in the comments! We'll keep you posted on Bridgeport #1's trip home.

📸Brent Donaldson, GBM

It’s the first morning of IMTS in Chicago! Come see us in the Smartforce Student Summit in the North building. Booth 211...
09/14/2026

It’s the first morning of IMTS in Chicago! Come see us in the Smartforce Student Summit in the North building. Booth 211302. AND check out the Gardner Media Booth in the West building to see Bridgeport Serial No. 1!

Bridgeport Serial Number One just rolled into Chicago proper, and it's practically parked in the Bridgeport neighborhood...
08/25/2026

Bridgeport Serial Number One just rolled into Chicago proper, and it's practically parked in the Bridgeport neighborhood.

We didn't plan that. A hundred-year-old milling machine landing in a neighborhood with the same name, we'll take the coincidence.

IMTS starts in three weeks. Let us know in the comments if you're planning on stopping by the Gardner Media booth to see the Bridgeport.

Holy Toledo, Bridgeport #1 is trucking it today!We sat down to post about it reaching Ohio, checked the tracker again, ...
08/21/2026

Holy Toledo, Bridgeport #1 is trucking it today!

We sat down to post about it reaching Ohio, checked the tracker again, and it had already closed in on South Bend, Indiana.

If you were on I-80 or I-90 today, you might have shared the road with the first Bridgeport milling machine ever made.

Chicago, here we come!

Bridgeport Serial Number One made it to Boston. 📍Yes, that's the opposite direction of Chicago. We figure it's taking in...
08/20/2026

Bridgeport Serial Number One made it to Boston. 📍

Yes, that's the opposite direction of Chicago. We figure it's taking in some of the famous sights before it heads to IMTS!

The end destination is still IMTS 2026, September 14 to 19, where Bridgeport gets a full week on display in Chicago.

New postcard every stop. Follow along to see where it lands next.

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196 Main Street, PO Box 679
Windsor, VT
05089

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 4pm
Tuesday 10am - 4pm
Wednesday 10am - 4pm
Thursday 10am - 4pm
Friday 10am - 4pm

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