Private mechanical drawing-machine building parties
Make a drawing machine as your party keepsake
Eli Whitney Museum & Workshop
The museum’s current birthday-party menu lets guests build and take home a selected project, including a drawing machine adapted from a 1913 design. Apprentice educators lead the construction with tools and materials provided; a marble pinball-machine build is another specifically listed party option.
Current location note / listed area: Hamden, Connecticut; onsite workshop parties
The published booking arrangements target children’s birthdays, and the drawing-machine project is listed for grades five and up; confirm age suitability and any adult-celebration adaptation. No wedding, mobile workshop or exclusive museum rental is implied. Hosts provide food and decorations, subject to the museum’s rules; confirm project choice and scheduling.
Public-source research · 2026-10-30 · Not vendor-confirmed or independently vetted.
Original research sources
- https://www.eliwhitney.org/birthday-parties
- https://www.eliwhitney.org/drawing-machine
- https://www.eliwhitney.org/pinball-machine
Documented state connections
Geographic evidence is retained historical research, not current service availability.
- Connecticut · based
The current owned birthday page explicitly offers year-round private building parties and directly lists Drawing Machine and Pinball Machine as selectable projects. The same page identifies the operating museum at 915 Whitney Avenue, Hamden, Connecticut.