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  • Sound Schoolhouse
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1686School Master's Desk
  • Object, Furnishings, Desk, Standing Desk
  • Organizations, School Institution
  • Sound Schoolhouse
  • 1850 c.
School Master's Desk
Item:
  • 1686   
Type:
  • Object, Furnishings, Desk, Standing Desk
Subject:
  • Organizations, School Institution
  • Sound Schoolhouse
Date:
  • 1850 c.
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Pretty Marsh
Description:
School master's desk. Top lifts to reveal space for books and pencils. One drawer at top with white knob. Two doors with shelves behind. One drawer at bottom missing pull. Decorative cut base. Lender info - used by Lynam Smith during the 1850s when he was the teacher in the first school in Pretty Marsh, called "The Little Red Schoolhouse." Lyman Smith also taught in other area schools. Donor is a descendant of Smith.