MORE PHOTOS Listen: A No-Man-Band: Hear it play. Listen: These old meters reflect how energy consumption has changed. Listen: Were they built better back then? Hear why these 100 year-old motors still run. Listen: Curator Mark Vess explains why this was called "The Widow-Maker." Museum of Antiquated Technology Snuggled away in the southeastern part of Massachusetts, we stop in the sleepy suburb of Hanson to see some out-of-date gadgets at the Museum of Antiquated Technology. The museum is not open to the public. Its founder and curator, Mark Vess, has collected old telephones, radios and knick-knacks of all kinds since he was seven or eight years old. Some forty years later, Vess says his mission is to educate today's kids about America's technological past. Vess gives a few select tours of his collections every year to school groups, and collectors clubs. Listen: Engine trouble on a 1915 Gilson with a "very unique sound." Most of Mark Vess's obsolete machines are collected in the hayloft of his barn. Though, like many people who collect a lot of old stuff, Mark has allowed his collection to creep into the other rooms of his house and yard where he keeps a collection of dual flywheel gasoline engines and a mini-fleet of antique cars. While The Museum Of Antiquated Technology isn't open to the public, Mark Vess does give a limited number of tours each year. He asks that he be contacted, under "Vess," in the old-fashioned telephone directory.