The homestead from Reklinek dates back to the latter half of the 19th century. It includes: a cottage, a barn and a pigsty with a coach house. Mentioned objects are located under one roof, covered with cane (living quarters) and thatched (utility rooms). In all buildings foundations are made of bricks. The fenced homestead stands facing the street. The whole homestead is completed by: a garden, a well and an area meant for farm animals kept by us, where among others objects there is a pigeon loft. Such a homestead used to be inhabited by moderately rich family of a semi-farmer. He had his own land but sometimes took some additional jobs, which fulfilled winter time that was normally free from work in the field.
The cottage assembled from framework walls was built based on a rectangle of 9 x 7,1 metres. One-track technical solution was adopted. It means that it is possible to ''trod" one tract (a path), which in this case allows to go around the house. There are wooden floors in rooms and brick ones in a porch and a kitchen. The porch is furnished with a box, some barrels, a kind of a washing machine and several other items which usually occur in the place. The kitchen located directly opposite the main door has also its own old equipment. A mangle, a sausage stuffer as well as a mousetrap under the stool all belong to the most interesting devices and machines we exhibit.
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Walls in rooms are decorated with repeatable patterns painted by the means of a roller. Another common element is a stove constructed to heat both rooms. An original layout of items is reconstructed in detail in a larger room. Whereas a smaller chamber, originally meant for children, is equipped with a weaving workshop and some tools (a spool, a hackle) necessary for a weaver.
The main material used for weaving was sheep's wool. Craftsmen made clothes and then sold them going from a village to village. Weaving had been developing in the country until the half of 19th century. With the passing of time it became less popular. Its disappearance resulted in the popularization of manufactories and factories which produced in that time relatively cheap clothes. Once more the country took advantage of a weaving service for a short time during the interwar period on account of popularity of so called hand-woven cloth. Since that time, the craft started vanishing.
The barn of 9,4 x 5,8 x 5,4 metres used for storing crops was built in the so called half-timbered technology. The method consists in complementing a wooden frame with bricks. On the other hand, the pigsty and the coach house adopted two technology solutions. One part is made of bricks, another of wood. There is a rabbit hutch in the barn. We also try to breed other farm animals. Currently we are keeping sheep and goats as well as pigeons. Although the animals walk mainly within a sectioned area, it is worth watching your step not to come across some trails they left during their carefree roaming.
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