What are History Chips?
Barn Burner's "History Chips" are a new brain storm of founder Jerry Krusemark.
If you have read Barn Burner's history you will know that its roots are Jerry Krusemark's
wood burnings on mattes he constructed using barnwood siding.
Whenever Jerry found a barn he was able to harvest for his work, it continued to haunt
him that there was so much more material he wasn't able to use in his work. He has always
loved to examine the structures construction and imagine what it took for the pioneers to
create such masterpieces; many of which are massive. Some with beautifully cut rock, block
foundations, which even with todays equipment could be a challange to munipulate.
These are some of Jerry's thought processes and interests that have developed what we
like to call our History Chips.
Over the past 8 years we have been marketing 9x4 inch barn wood signs to retail stores
throughout the country. In doing so we have developed a catalog of expressions,
sentiments and readings that number over 2,000.
Jerry thought we could use these readings in another format. Let's tell the story of our
Mid West Plains, history from the perspective we see on the farms. These barns have been
a very large part of our American agricultural history. They homed the livestock, pets and food
for those creatures. These barns served for the hospital and nursery for the animals the
farmers nurtured for not only his own families livelyhood and wellbeing also for marketing
to the public.
These little "History Chips" are Jerry's way of passing on through a little humor or message the history he grew up with and loves.
The little 2 1/2" x 1 3/4" wood "chip" has a sticker adhered to it with a message you
choose printed on a barn wood picture background. The enclosed label has a picture of
the barn your wood chip came from and a number so you are able to learn of the history
of the barn your chip came from.
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Contact us for more information on the History Chip product line.