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13544Anchor Light Studio sign used by W.H. Ballard
  • Object, Advertising Sign, Trade Sign
  • Other, Advertising
  • Other, Photographic studios
Description:
Hand-made sign created by W.H. Ballard for his Anchor Light Studio on Clark Point Road in Southwest Harbor.
12295Sign for Dr. Sawyer's Office
  • Object, Advertising Sign, Trade Sign
Description:
Tin sign for Dr. Sawyer's Office. Faded brown/gold lettering and border, with black background. Finger points to right; holes for nails or screws. Painted black - nail holes in each corners and center of each side. Gold lettering and gold stripe in edge. Reads, “Dr. C.M. Sawyer’s Office Up Stairs.” Sawyer had office in Southwest Harbor in the late 19th century into the twentieth. Sign was taken from the Freeman-Wall’s house on Wesley Avenue in Southwest Harbor next door to Freeman’s store.Taken down by Jerry Craige owner of house in 1976. Sawyer’s Office reached by enclosed staircase in back of the building. [show more]
13520Somes House sign
  • Object, Advertising Sign, Trade Sign
Description:
Somes House sign, advertising "Afternoon Teas, Lobster and Chicken Dinners". Wood surface painted white with raised letters in blue.
170343 Skimmers
  • Object, Metalworking, Skimmer
Description:
Used to skim milk 5/20/08 annotation by Michael Shook - Start This item has been cataloged 3 times: In chronological order: 001-102-597 (#1) 008.021.010 (#2 - with two other cream skimmers) 001-102.1 (#3 this is the number marked on the object) I'm not changing any of these: There may be references to #1 and #3. Removing #2 messes up the other objects in that Accession 5/20/08 annotation by Michael Shook - End
11438Cream skimmer with oval pattern
  • Object, Dairy Tool, Cream Skimmer
Description:
Cream skimmer with oval pattern 5/20/08 annotation by Michael Shook - Start This item has been cataloged 3 times: In chronological order: 001-102-598 (#1) 008.021.010 (#2 - with two other cream skimmers) 001-102.2 (#3 this is the number marked on the object) I'm not changing any of these: There may be references to #1 and #3. Removing #2 messes up the other objects in that Accession 5/20/08 annotation by Michael Shook - End
17606Gilman High School Letter
  • Object, Award, Merit Badge
  • Other, Gilman High School
  • Other, Schools
Description:
Gilman High School letter "G"
17682Ship’s Whistle
  • Object, Water Transporation, Watercraft Whistle, Ship Whistle
Description:
Metal handle pushed whistle down much like a bellow. Forces air out of tin whistle at top. Air comes in through hole underneath. Hook keeps whistle closed. Brass tacks hold leather to wood. Attached tin plate reads, “J.H. Rowe Co. General agents Gloucester, Mass. Pat. Pending”.
17669Summit of Cadillac Mountain, Acadia National Park
  • Object, Writing, Postcard
  • Other, History - Mount Desert Island
  • Other, History - Somesville
  • People
  • 8/12/1960
Description:
Summit of Cadillac Mountain, Acadia National Park with 3 cent stamp, cars parked atop the mountain
17667Eyrie
  • Object, Writing, Postcard
  • Other, History - Bar Harbor
  • Other, Maritime
  • Other, Religion
Description:
Eyrie: Summer home of John D. Rockefeller, Jr. at Seal Harbor in fall foliage 1914-1962
17668Sunbeam III
  • Object, Writing, Postcard
  • Other, History - Bar Harbor
  • Other, Maritime
  • Other, Religion
Description:
Sunbeam lll, 72 feet long and Diesel powered, owned and operated by the Maine Sea Coast Missionary Society, Bar Harbor, Maine.
17666Season’s Greetings
  • Object, Writing, Postcard
  • Other, Buildings
  • Other, History - Mount Desert Island
  • Other, History - Somesville
Description:
photo greeting card of home in snow with hand-written greeting on back: Good cheer for the holidays. May the blessing of peace be with us before another Christmas season. All good wishes from N.C. Thornton
17664Certificate of Church Membership Somesville Congregational Church
  • Object, Identification Card, Membership Card
  • Other, Churches
  • Other, History - Somesville
  • People
  • 9/21/1924
Description:
Certificate of Church Membership Somesville Congregational Church of Mount Desert For Donald Eugene Smith Somesville Union Meeting House Includes Grindle; clerk, Warren S. Reeve; pastor, Rev. Oscar Olson,
17663Certificate of Church Membership Somesville Congregational Church
  • Object, Identification Card, Membership Card
  • Other, Churches
  • Other, History - Somesville
  • People
  • 9/21/1924
Description:
Certificate of Church Membership Somesville Congregational Church of Mount Desert For Addie B. Smith Somesville Union Meeting House Includes Grindle; clerk, Warren S. Reeve; pastor, Rev. Oscar Olson,
17662Certificate of Church Membership Somesville Congregational Church
  • Object, Identification Card, Membership Card
  • Other, Churches
  • Other, History - Somesville
  • People
  • 9/21/1924
Description:
Certificate of Church Membership Somesville Congregational Church of Mount Desert For Stewart Jay Smith Somesville Union Meeting House Includes Grindle; clerk, Warren S. Reeve; pastor, Rev. Oscar Olson,
17661Certificate of Church Membership Somesville Congregational Church
  • Object, Identification Card, Membership Card
  • Other, Churches
  • Other, History - Somesville
  • People
  • 9/21/1924
Description:
Certificate of Church Membership Somesville Congregational Church of Mount Desert For Fred Pearl Smith Somesville Union Meeting House Includes Grindle; clerk, Warren S. Reeve; pastor, Rev. Oscar Olson,
17660Rememberance card of Otto C. Nutting
  • Object, Mourning Card
  • Other, Obituary
  • People
Description:
Card from Doris Bailey Smith thanking Donald Smith for the extension of his sympathy for the death of O.C. Nutting. Thank you card, funeral card, and envelope
17657Masonic certificate.
  • Object, Award, Achievement Certificate
  • Other, Fraternal organizations
  • Other, Southwest Harbor
  • Other, Tremont
  • 5/25/1911
Description:
Certificate of Master Mason for Earll W. Gott of Tremont Lodge of Southwest Harbor. Print with engraved illustration with charity, faith, hope, the Mason seals, and symbols on brown paper. 1911
17647Bar Harbor Banking and Trust Co. check
  • Object, Pay Order, Bank Check
  • Other, Business
  • Other, History - Bar Harbor
  • Other, Real Estate
  • 3/19/1900
Description:
Check to John W. Somes from M. Allen for 100 dollars
17630Bottle
  • Object, Painting, Paint
  • c 1820-30
Description:
Olive in color. Sunburst in oval panel on obverse and reverse. Marked Keen. Made by Keene-Marlboro-Street Glass Works in Keene, New Hampshire. Donor info - found in barn of David Wasgatt house in Beech Hill (built approximately 1792). Bottle was half full of hardened varnish.
17629Tool Box
  • Object, Tool Container, Toolbox
  • unknown
Description:
Wooden chest with mitered corners. Wooden molding plane painted black. Small tray on left. Advertising label reads, “The Boys Star Tool Chest Containing a Choice Assortment of Tools.” Picture of elves getting into mischief and industrious boys using tools.
17623Unknown
  • Object, Unidentified Object
Description:
Use unknown. Long wooden piece tapers to rounded point at bottom. Two holes drilled in wood. Narrower piece of wood at top with wooden pin inserted. 2009: Skip Brack at Liberty Tool Museum does not know how this would have been used - thought it was probably intended for a very specific use.
17622Wooden handles, pins of various sizes, small wrench
  • Object, Fastener
Description:
Unknown item, (awl?) perhaps for repairing something (shoes? boots?). Consists of two wooden handles, approx. 4" overall, 1 small wrench (2.5" long overall), and 6 needle-like things that may insert in the wooden handles. Brought in box with label, "Wilsnap Fashion's Fastener". Found in building that housed old general store in Seal Harbor.
17621Soapdish
  • Object, Soap Container, Soap Dish
Description:
White china with rose colored print. Pattern - oriental building with willow trees. Flowers in large vase. Floral border.
17620Horse
  • Object, Pull Toy
Description:
Horse mounted on wooden platform with wheels. Hold for string to pull horse in platform. Made of stuffed burlap with hair attached. Hooves made of wood. Eyes made of round pins on nail heads. No tail. Donor info - found in attic of A.C. Fernald house.
17619Horse
  • Object, Pull Toy
Description:
Small tin horse very crude. Two halves of the horse fit together. Four legs of thin tin slide inside slits cut in body. Tin harness straps attached to head and extend beyond tail.