HARMONY — Seldom-seen artifacts representing a wide range of history will be displayed in “Out of the Attic,” an eight-day event opening Saturday at the Harmony Museum.

The exhibit will be presented in Stewart Hall, 218 Mercer St.

Hours are 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday through April 13, except Monday, when both the exhibit and the museum are closed. Out of the Attic admission is $5 and does not include museum access.

Displays will be diverse, from 19th century coverlets by Adam Hoerr and Schontz family chairs and memorabilia, to Estey organs manufactured just down the street in the mid-20th century. There also will be business advertising premiums and signs from the past two centuries.

Other articles will tell visitors about the Harmony Route interurban rail line of the early 20th century and its successor, the Harmony Short Line bus service; Gertrude Ziegler artwork; long-gone newspapers; cradles; children’s play items; a pie plate collection; and antique photographs of the Harmony area and its residents.

Items and photographs that can’t be displayed because of fragility and other conservation concerns will be shown through digital technology.

Some loaned items from the “attics” of residents also will be shown, including a Hoerr coverlet and percussion rifles produced during the late 1800s by Charles Flowers of Harmony.

Historic Harmony directors decided to offer the special display to broaden the public’s view of the area’s heritage because space limitations in the 205-year-old museum restrict the scope of permanent exhibits, necessitating a more tightly focused view of local history.

For more information, call 724-452-7341 or visit www.harmonymuseum.org.