Description: Metal tips on each end. Hinge opens and clasp hold spindle inside case. Spindle lifts off iron peg. One side of shuttle has pottery, ivory or bone piece. Marked, “Eaton Bayer”. Donor info - came from woolen mill owned by run by Abraham Somes II and later by his sons Isaac and Lyman Somes. Lyman was the father of the donor.
Description: Canvas bag with pocket on front. Pocket has flap. Small horseshoe decoration at opening. Bottom has four metal “legs. Opens with push button clasp. Inside - one pocket. Leather handle with metal ends attaching to rings on bag. Marked, “Patent April 2, 1872”.
Description: Handkerchief box: Wooden box covered with paper which was once red with black trim. Inside is lined with blue paper. Fabric hinges. Box lid is marked, “Handkerchiefs”. Inside of box are two items. One is a hand lettered card, faded, ink.. reading; R.L. Somes, Boston. the other is a small handmade paper and cardborad box.
Description: Shell-covered box with hinged cover. Lined with purple velvet. Mirror inside cover framed by metal basket-weave pattern. Covered with small tropical shells - cones, knucklebones, nautica, sunset clams and limpets. Donor info - made by Emma Frances Somes, daughter of Abraham Somes III, sister of Thaddeus Shepley Somes. She died at age 22.
Description: Handle detached from bell. Steel clapper. “8” carved into the handle. Donor info - used by Thaddeus Somes to call workman in the shipyard to meals.
Description: Large bolt from old quarry site on the Long Pond Fire Road in Pretty Marsh; relates to a map that was created by Alice Smith002.47 (archived in flat file).
Description: Metal tips on each end. Hinge opens and clasp hold spindle inside case. Spindle lifts off iron peg. One side of shuttle has pottery, ivory or bone piece. Donor info - came from woolen mill owned by run by Abraham Somes II and later by his sons Isaac and Lyman Somes. Lyman was the father of the donor.
Description: large bolt from old quarry site on the Long Pond fire Road in Pretty Marsh, "O" relates to a map that was created by Alice Smith 002.47 (archived in flat file)
Description: Red or Purple velvet purse, handbag. Hard sided with pocket on outside. Stiff short curved handle. Metal clip inside pocket. Pink and black plaid handkerchief inside.
Description: S. O. Richardson's Somesville Brass Band box , for carrying sheets of music and music clip. May have belonged to Samuel Osgood Richardson (1842-1910). Some of the sheets of music are handwritten, others printed. Brown and gold decorated box lined with blue fabric. Per Raymond Strout, came from Kittredge family house in Somesville (7/28/11, AB)
Description: Balance scale with six weights. Probably used in a store. Sits on a counter top. Scale and weights are marked with the number 146 . Three separate weights are in the School House storage area on top of flat file #1 in a brown envelope (AB,12/09/2013). These three weights (numbered 147a, 147b, 147c) have no catalog record and are recommended for abandoned property (MF 1/2/18).
Description: Small unadorned cedar chest. Brass hinged. Dove tail joints. Crack and scratch on top. Some water stains. Donor info - from Fred Wiggin house in Town Hill.
Description: Molded head and hands. Body stuffed with wood shavings. Face painted, blue eyes, and hair (red) painted on. Dressed in knit undershirt, knit socks, linen underdress, knee length bloomers, knee length white dress with red buds overall. Lace in mid-bodice and neck. Short sleeves. Cutwork and embroidery on hem of underdress. Leather shoes with ankle strap. Blue wool cape pinned at throat with gold pin with seven turquoise stones. Made by AM Doll Co. [show more]