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3938Contract betw. Thaddeus Somes and mariners
  • Document, Legal, Agreement, Contract
  • Other, Sailors
Contract betw. Thaddeus Somes and mariners
Item:
  • 3938   
Object ID:
  • 010.FIC.076.13
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Legal, Agreement, Contract
Subject:
  • Other, Sailors
Description:
Official document indicating the mariners' monthly wages for working on Brig. "Adelma" from Bangor to Washington and back; no date. Mariners were from Trenton, St. Stephens, and Mt. Desert; three on foremast, one mate, and one steward. Verso is copy of "An Act for the Government and Regulation of Seamen in the Merchant's Service..."
3207Sailor’s Knife
  • Object, Knife
  • Other, Civil wars
  • Other, Knives
  • Other, Sailors
Sailor’s Knife
Item:
  • 3207   
Object ID:
  • 995.188.188
Catalog:
  • Objects
Type:
  • Object, Knife
Subject:
  • Other, Civil wars
  • Other, Knives
  • Other, Sailors
Description:
Folding knife with bone handle. Eagle in center of blade. Blade marked, “of the Best Quality. Patent Concave. Henry Clay Knife”. Donor info - knife belonged to Henry Somes, a seaman. The tip of the knife was broken off by the Captain of the ship to prevent murders, (perhaps this particular knife happened to be shaped that way). The knife was carried by Somes in the Navy during the Civil War. Henry Somes’ widow married Lewis Somes. She gave the knife to Glendon Lurvey. [show more]
3198Sewing Palm
  • Other, Sailmaker's Palm
  • Other, Sailors
  • Other, Sewing equipment & supplies
  • Other, Ships
Sewing Palm
Item:
  • 3198   
Object ID:
  • 996.178.394
Catalog:
  • Objects
Type:
  • Other, Sailmaker's Palm
Subject:
  • Other, Sailors
  • Other, Sewing equipment & supplies
  • Other, Ships
Description:
Wraps around hand to protect hand while sewing leather or canvas. Metal piece for pushing needle through tough material near thumb. Donor info - belonged to Capt. Joseph Cousens. Sailmakers used this to protect their hands while sewing leather or canvas. The sewer used the metal piece near the thumb to push a needle through tough material. This belonged to Capt. Joseph Cousens.