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Candlestick Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Candleholder, Candlestick		19th c.	Candlestick Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-12060 Type: Object, Furnishings, Candleholder, Candlestick Date: 19th c. Description: Heavy tin candlestick with flange to catch wax and ring for finger. Lever moves candle up and down.
Chair Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Chair		mid to late 19th c	Chair Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-12028 Type: Object, Furnishings, Chair Date: mid to late 19th c Description: Child sized chair. Maybe a doll chair. Bent wood back with strip of wood from chair seat to bent wood. Painted black with gold trim and angels drinking wine. Soldier boy on seat. Donor info - belonged to Lucie Pray, the daughter of Kate and Lester Pray of Somesville.
Chest Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Chest		1935c.	Chest Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-12025 Type: Object, Furnishings, Chest Date: 1935c. Description: Lid lifts to reveal shallow space. Two drawers underneath. Sits on four legs. Donor info - was given to donor as a wedding present 61 years ago. Donor used it for odds and ends and thread.
Pillow Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Pillow			Pillow Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-11960 Type: Object, Furnishings, Pillow Description: Purple velvet on front. Tan fabric on back. Flowers worked on front in clear beads.
Table runner, linen Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Furniture Runner, Table Runner			Table runner, linen Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-11801 Type: Object, Furnishings, Furniture Runner, Table Runner Description: Off-white linen table runner with fringe and cutouts on ends. Found in apartment over store in Seal Harbor. 18" w x 36 " l
Small pillowcase Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Pillowcase			Small pillowcase Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-11670 Type: Object, Furnishings, Pillowcase Description: Small cotton pillow case, plain
Knitted Rug Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Rug			Knitted Rug Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-11544 Type: Object, Furnishings, Rug Description: Hand knitted, multi-colored rug, 21" x 29," made by Gail Reiber's great aunt, Linda Smity Foote of Pretty Marsh. The very small knitting needles used to make it are included in the rug.
Curtain from Salisbury House Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Curtain			Curtain from Salisbury House Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-1580 Type: Object, Furnishings, Curtain Description: Embroidered net curtain from Salisbury house.18" X 24"
Portable cabinet for bees Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Cabinet			Portable cabinet for bees Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-11538 Type: Object, Furnishings, Cabinet Description: Roughly finished cabinet with two doors, handles on sides, and small containers inside; may be a portable device to move around fields for bees to form hives and make honey: a "pollinator."
History of the Sound School Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Frame, Picture Frame			History of the Sound School Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-11536 Type: Object, Furnishings, Frame, Picture Frame Description: Framed, typewritten history of the Sound School, which was buillt in 1892. Notes teacher Mrs. Wiggin and student Bud Bordeaux, who graduated in 1926, the year the school closed. Then the building was used as a community center and then owned by the Sound Village Improvement Association; it was later owned by the Town of Mount Desert. The building was given to the MDI Historical Society in 1998; restoration was begun in 1999 and completed in 2000. This framed history hung in the school room or entry way until the exhibit about the village of Sound and schools on MDI was hung in 2015. [show more]
Civil War Folding Mirror Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Mirror			Civil War Folding Mirror Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-11529 Type: Object, Furnishings, Mirror Description: Mirror is in three parts, hinged together. Small knob at top of each panel; mirrors are beveled. Dimensions: Each part is 5" X 7." Far right panel is very scratched. Donor purchased home in Bar Harbor at 17 Wayman Lane; house built c. 1890-1912. Mirror found in one of the pantry cabinets. House formerly belonged to a school teacher, Mrs. Moon. Donor had seen same kind of mirror at the Underground Railway Museum in Cincinnati, Ohio. May or may not have a connection to Mt. Desert Island. [show more]
Hoyt Richards and Sons Ashtray Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Ashtray		c.1953	Hoyt Richards and Sons Ashtray Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-11493 Type: Object, Furnishings, Ashtray Date: c.1953 Description: Ashtray advertising Hoyt Richards and Sons Auto Service. Company mentioned in Pemetic High School yearbook for 1953.
Woolen Coverlet Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Blanket	Lydia (Bartlett) Smith		Woolen Coverlet Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-11467 Type: Object, Furnishings, Blanket Creator: Lydia (Bartlett) Smith Description: Quilted wool coverlet filled with raw wool and dyed with fish net dye on side and indigo on the other.
Mecca Cigarette Box, c.1900 Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Cigarette Box		c. 1900	Mecca Cigarette Box, c.1900 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-11429 Type: Object, Furnishings, Cigarette Box Date: c. 1900 Description: Badly damaged cardboard Mecca cigarettes case. Red lettering with blue background and turkish-looking skyline.Belonged to a Stanley?
Bed Rope Tightener Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Bedkey			Bed Rope Tightener Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-3443 Type: Object, Furnishings, Bedkey Description: Piece of wood with notch on end with hole bored through the top. Wooden dowel placed through hole. 1825 penny on top. Used to tighten ropes under mattresses.
Bellows Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Bellows		19th c	Bellows Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-3442 Type: Object, Furnishings, Bellows Date: 19th c Description: Bellows with two apples with green background painted on top. Paint chipping, leather stiff. Tip missing. Crack in wood on underside.
Candle Lantern Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Lantern, Candle Lantern			Candle Lantern Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-3422 Type: Object, Furnishings, Lantern, Candle Lantern Description: Glass front with a rounded black top. Tin base has holes as if once mounted. Latch at base opens so that candle can be placed inside. Candle wax flows out of base.
Candle Lantern Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Lantern, Candle Lantern			Candle Lantern Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-3421 Type: Object, Furnishings, Lantern, Candle Lantern Description: Base missing. Ring at top for carrying lantern. Stars and diamonds punched in chimney. Round glass bowl below chimney.
Candlesticks Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Candleholder, Candlestick		unknown	Candlesticks Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-3417 Type: Object, Furnishings, Candleholder, Candlestick Date: unknown Description: First - hog scraper candlestick. (pair) Lever moves candle up and down. Sits on round base. B- mechanics for moving candle up and down are missing. Has finger hold under top. Sits on round base. Donor info - from John W. Somes family.
Candle Tray and Snuffer Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Candlesnuffer		unknown	Candle Tray and Snuffer Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-3416 Type: Object, Furnishings, Candlesnuffer Date: unknown Description: Snuffer resembles pair of scissors. Small box at end of tool. Lid closed on top of box holding the wick inside. Iron is rusty. Black tray is very rusty. Wide curves on each end. Narrow in the middle.
Cushion Cover Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Furnishing Cover, Cushion Cover			Cushion Cover Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-3378 Type: Object, Furnishings, Furnishing Cover, Cushion Cover Description: Red and light green flowers with green leaves. Red buds and green vine worked in beads and needlepoint. Notes indicate that this is from a 1937 donation from Mrs. John Allen Somes.
Doll’s Table Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Table			Doll’s Table Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-3368 Type: Object, Furnishings, Table Description: Four narrow legs. Square piece (table top) of wood sits on base. Diamond cut into table top. Very crude. Nailed together.
Flat Iron Stand Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Stand		unknown	Flat Iron Stand Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-3346 Type: Object, Furnishings, Stand Date: unknown Description: Shaped like bottom of flat iron. Sits on three legs. Three iron bars go across to hold iron. Sits in fireplace or stove to hold iron while heating.
Folding Chair Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Chair, Folding Chair		unknown	Folding Chair Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-3344 Type: Object, Furnishings, Chair, Folding Chair Date: unknown Description: Tapestry folding chair; fretwork on top. Black stripes painted on wood. One stretcher between each pair of legs. Back rest and seat made of tapestry - red with flowers. Wood frame. Fabric on back of backrest torn. Label marked, “E.W. Walls patented and manufacturer”.
Folding Chair Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Chair, Folding Chair			Folding Chair Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-3343 Type: Object, Furnishings, Chair, Folding Chair Description: Dark finish with green upholstery.

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