Item	Title	Type	Subject	Creator	Publisher	Date
3387	Corporate Seal Marked with the Town of Eden	Object, Seal					Corporate Seal Marked with the Town of Eden Item: 3387    Object ID: 009.031 Catalog: Objects Type: Object, Seal Description: This item is made of metal and has two holes in its base to mount it on a desk, table or counter. It is an embosser. There is a seal which is not engaged when the handle is up. This allows a person to insert a document under the seal template. When the handle is pressed down, the seal makes an imprint on the document. This reads, " Town of Eden, Maine" at the top and "incorporated in 1796" in the bottom section of the circle. It measures 11 inches high when the handle is in the up position and the base is 6 and a half inches long by 2inches wide. There is a hole on either end of the base. On the sides, there are painted flowers in gold and red. [show more]
11867	Deep blue silk scarf	Object, Clothing, Scarf					Deep blue silk scarf Item: 11867    Object ID: 002-34.5 Catalog: Objects Type: Object, Clothing, Scarf Description: Deep blue silk scarf with fringe
11935	Scarf with metal fringe	Object, Clothing, Scarf				Unknown	Scarf with metal fringe Item: 11935    Object ID: 009.071.1 Catalog: Objects Type: Object, Clothing, Scarf Date: Unknown Description: Black silk scarf with metallic fringe. Had been stored in Box # T-2 and marked as LC19.
16970	Broken Scabbard	Object, Armaments, Scabbard					Broken Scabbard Item: 16970    Object ID: 009.50.1 Catalog: Objects Type: Object, Armaments, Scabbard Description: Broken scabbard; broken at lower end. Now approx. 19" in length. Width approx. 1.75"
3451	Balance Scale	Object, Scale					Balance Scale Item: 3451    Object ID: 996-220-436 Catalog: Objects Type: Object, Scale Description: Bar hangs on pin in center. Each end has a ring from which an object can be hung. Hook in center to hang scale. Marked, “H” in three places.
17535	Fabric Sample	Object, Merchandising, Sales Sample	Other, Fabrics Other, Samples Other, Seal Harbor				Fabric Sample Item: 17535    Object ID: 011.27.18 Catalog: Objects Type: Object, Merchandising, Sales Sample Subject: Other, Fabrics Other, Samples Other, Seal Harbor Description: Fabric samples from John Wanamaker (Philadelphia), R.H. White (Boston); envelope addressed to Emma Whitmore, Seal Harbor, Me; return address: John Wanakamer, Philadelphia.
17536	Fabric Samples	Object, Merchandising, Sales Sample	Other, Seal Harbor Other, Stores & shops				Fabric Samples Item: 17536    Object ID: 011.27.17 Catalog: Objects Type: Object, Merchandising, Sales Sample Subject: Other, Seal Harbor Other, Stores & shops Description: Fabric samples; found in building that housed old general store in Seal Harbor. Envelope addressed to WH Whitmore, Seal Harbor, Maine. Return address: Callender, McAuslan & Troup Co., Providence, RI.
3206	Weather Strip sample	Object, Merchandising, Sales Sample		Monarch Metal Weather Strip		1920 ca	Weather Strip sample Item: 3206    Object ID: 002-5-630 Catalog: Objects Type: Object, Merchandising, Sales Sample Creator: Monarch Metal Weather Strip Collection: Fred L. Savage Collection Date: 1920 ca Description: Salesman's Sample
17524	Embroidered runner	Object, Furnishings, Furniture Runner, Table Runner					Embroidered runner Item: 17524    Object ID: 009.074.005 Catalog: Objects Type: Object, Furnishings, Furniture Runner, Table Runner Description: Embroidered cotton runner
12003	Wooden skate of an ice sled	Object, Vehicle Component, Vehicle Runner, Sleigh Runner					Wooden skate of an ice sled Item: 12003    Object ID: 008.115.1 Catalog: Objects Type: Object, Vehicle Component, Vehicle Runner, Sleigh Runner Description: Wooden skate of an ice sled with steel blade. Round metal rod anchored in bracket attached to wooden skate; hole in end of rod. Long thin curved rod extends from one hand horizontal to skate.
11931	A reciept of salary paid for B. H. Higgins from the U. S. Light-house Establishment	Document, Financial, Receipt				December 31, 1858	A reciept of salary paid for B. H. Higgins from the U. S. Light-house Establishment Item: 11931    Object ID: 009.003.012 Catalog: Objects Type: Document, Financial, Receipt Date: December 31, 1858 Description: This appears to be a receipt showing that B. H. Higgins was paid the amount of $137.50, a quarterly salary, for the his services as the keeper of the Saddleback Ledge Lighthouse. The dates paid through are from Sept 1st, 1858 to December 31st, 1858.
12373	Infant rattle	Object, Sound Signaling Device, Rattle				c. 1950s	Infant rattle Item: 12373    Object ID: 008.022.16 Catalog: Objects Type: Object, Sound Signaling Device, Rattle Date: c. 1950s Description: Owned by Steven Joseph Carvajal of Pretty Marsh. His silver infant rattle. One end marked with heart and initials S , J and C. Other end shows a clock. birth 3/3/53 - died 3/9/2005 Brother of Mt. Desert resident, Annette Carvajal.
17627	Drying rack for doll clothes	Object, Maintenance, Drying Rack				c. 1902	Drying rack for doll clothes Item: 17627    Object ID: 009.067.3 Catalog: Objects Type: Object, Maintenance, Drying Rack Collection: Gail Reiber and Joanne Whitney Date: c. 1902 Description: Drying rack for doll clothes given to Edna Rumill by her father, Capt. Edwin Rumill
17628	Shoe Rasp	Other, Shoemaker's Rasp				ca.1780	Shoe Rasp Item: 17628    Object ID: 995-82-82 Catalog: Objects Type: Other, Shoemaker's Rasp Date: ca.1780 Description: Wood handle joining iron. Iron shaft ends in flat oval piece with corrugated underside.Donor info - used by Daniel Somes to scrape pegs from inside of boots during the 1780s.
12192	Cobbler's Peg Cutter	Other, Shoemaker's Rasp					Cobbler's Peg Cutter Item: 12192    Object ID: 996-42-258 Catalog: Objects Type: Other, Shoemaker's Rasp Description: Long wood handle with long iron rod attached to end. Triangular blade at end of rod. Marked, “M.F. Norcross”. According to Skip Brack at the Liberty Tool Museum, this tool was used by a cobbler to clip the excess from wooden pegs in shoes. He also said the name Norcross referred to the owner, not the maker.
3434	Breast pump	Object, Breast Pump					Breast pump Item: 3434    Object ID: 009.046.001 Catalog: Objects Type: Object, Breast Pump Description: Glass breast pump. Rubber pump is hard and cracked
1599	Union Church of Northeast Harbor quilt	Object, Art, Needlework, Quilt				1900	Union Church of Northeast Harbor quilt Item: 1599    Object ID: 010.038.01 Catalog: Objects Type: Object, Art, Needlework, Quilt Date: 1900 Description: Album Quilt created by members (men and women) of The Federated Church Society of the Union Church of Northeast Harbor in 1900. Presented to the church in 2000 by Connie Seavey. This Object Id # also includes a framed list of all of the signers of the quilt and a short explanation of the provenance and history of the quilt and the ownership of it.
4383	Blue Ribbon	Object, Prize	Other, Eden Other, Fairs			1927	Blue Ribbon Item: 4383    Object ID: 016.FIC.001.26 Catalog: Objects Type: Object, Prize Subject: Other, Eden Other, Fairs Date: 1927 Description: Blue Ribbon from Eden Fair, Sept 15-16, 1927. Thirstane Special
3220	Block for hoisting objects	Object, Mechanical, Pulley					Block for hoisting objects Item: 3220    Object ID: 008.115.2 Catalog: Objects Type: Object, Mechanical, Pulley Description: Wooden block for rigging. Nails on each side have been hammered through rectangular pieces of leather.
12361	Mary Ann Norris Holmes	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print				Late 1880s	Mary Ann Norris Holmes Item: 12361    Object ID: 008.120.2 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Date: Late 1880s Description: Large gold-framed photographic portrait of Mary Ann (Norris) Holmes (1814-1898), wife of Leonard Holmes (1814-1894); mother of Emma Amelia (Holmes) Allen (1859-1929) and Leonard Elrie Holmes (1857-137). Mary Ann and Leonard were married in 1837. Emma Amelia married Melville Leighton Allen. Leonard Elrie Holmes married Mary Ellen Rosebrook.
17596	My Family at Somesville	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print					My Family at Somesville Item: 17596    Object ID: 996-252-468 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Description: Photographic reproduction in color of "My Family at Somesville" by Louis Comfort Tiffany. Original at the Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art in Winter Park, Florida. Shows Tiffany’s son leading cow on which sits baby. Tiffany’s wife holds baby on cow. His oldest daughter stands next to cow. Nurse holds other twin baby. May be in meadow near Somes Landing. (Anne Mazlish, donor, says this is at Beech Hill, AB 7/11/12)
11667	Sophia A. (Leighton) Allen	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print					Sophia A. (Leighton) Allen Item: 11667    Object ID: 008.120.1 Catalog: Photos Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Description: Large gold framed photographic portrait of Sophia A. Leighton Allen (1831-1898), wife of Obadiah Allen (1829-1915) and mother of Melville L. Allen (1862-1939).
16960	Wooden potty	Object, Human Waste Receptacle, Chamber Pot					Wooden potty Item: 16960    Object ID: 009.079.4 Catalog: Objects Type: Object, Human Waste Receptacle, Chamber Pot Description: Home made wooden potty for a child.
3376	Desert Rock Light House Print	Image, Print				1839	Desert Rock Light House Print Item: 3376    Object ID: 001-92-596 Catalog: Objects Type: Image, Print Date: 1839 Description: Desert Rock Light House engraving of rough seas, three men in forground hoisting a log with lighthouse back right, boats back left. Black wooden frame illustration by W. Radclyffe/ Engraving by R. Doughty
1783	Poster for "Valley Farm"	Document, Advertising, Poster, Theater Poster					Poster for "Valley Farm" Item: 1783    Object ID: 009.003.003 Catalog: Objects Type: Document, Advertising, Poster, Theater Poster Description: This poster is for the play "Valley Farm", a great Maine Drama. It was held at the Masonic Hall in Southwest Harbor. There was a dance after the play and tickets were 15, 25 and 35 cents. The poster lists the cast of characters and a synopsis of the play.

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