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Indigenous American Sweetgrass Basket
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Containers, Basket
  • Object, Other Object
  • Penobscot
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Indigenous American Sweetgrass Basket
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Basket and lid, flat bottom, Indigenous American creation, made of braided sweetgrass and natural and green flat splint fiber, with a blue card inside reading "(printed) Smart Studio Antiques, Maine Street, Northeast Harbor Maine, 276-5152, (handwritten) Penobscot Indian Sweetgrass Basket, late 1800s", and on the back of the card "$145"
Indigenous American stone tools: 10 arrowheads, flakes, projectile points, and knife blade
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Knife
  • Object, Other Object
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Description:
Native American tools: a random collection of 10 stone pieces without provenience: 1 raw stone, 6 arrowheads, 2 flakes, 1 knife blade: some of these artifacts were loaned by individuals, and one projectile point (the longest one, black) was found on GCI on May 25, 2008 by a visitor. Others may not be local points, some perhaps New Jersey origin. One 2" stone knife blade, broken, black (not obsidian) found GCI 2011 by visitor and later donated to GCIHS. (See Abbe Museum on MDI for collection of Native American artifacts from archaeological excavations on GCI.) [show more]
Oil lamp with metal base and glass globe
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Furnishings, Lamp
  • Object, Other Object
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Oil lamp with metal base and glass globe
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Oil lamp with metal base, brass stand and pressed glass globe with fanlike motif in poor condition. Globe was cracked and repaired in several places.
Tobacco pipe
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Pipe
  • Object, Other Object
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Tobacco pipe
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Pipe, tobacco smoking pipe with wooden bowl
Indigenous American barrel-shaped Sweetgrass Basket
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Containers, Basket
  • Object, Other Object
  • Penobscot
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Indigenous American barrel-shaped Sweetgrass Basket
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Basket and lid, very small barrel shaped, flat bottom, made of braided sweetgrass or twine, and perhaps ash strips, with a blue card inside, probably from Smart Studio, reading "Antique Penobscot Indian Sweetgrass Basket, late 1800s, $55". This may be one of several Indigenous American basketry items collected by Mary E. Shaw (Mrs. Norman Shaw) ca. 1980-2000, who ran the Dancing Deer gift shop in Bar Harbor. She eventually sold them to Wini Smart's daughter, Gail, (per Mrs. Shaw visit 9/25/14). [show more]
Indigenous American Crafted Sweetgrass Braids
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Containers, Basket
  • Object, Other Object
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Indigenous American Crafted Sweetgrass Braids
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Basketry, Collection of 2 Indigenous American Indian crafted sweetgrass braids, one (25" L x 0.5" W) decorated with colorful yarn, likely bought at the Abbe Museum by Wini Smart a few years after 2000, the other (39" L x 0.5" W) tied with yellow yarn; both intended to waft a sweet smell into a room
Scrapbook of Lulu Steel Alley 1940-1950s
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Memorabilia, Album, Scrapbook
  • Object, Other Object
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Scrapbook of Lulu Steel Alley 1940-1950s
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Scrapbook with cards, newspaper articles, pictures, announcements, a collection of blank checks, calendar photos, and holiday prints by the Wadsworth family can be found pasted in this wallpaper print book. Scrapbook ranges from the 1940's to the late 1950's album was put together by Lulu Steel Alley, Louis Alley's wife and resident of what is now the Horvath house. From the Horvath house
Wooden implements recovered from GCCC parsonage house
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Other Object
  • Object, Other Object
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Wooden implements recovered from GCCC parsonage house
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Tools. Wooden implements recovered during the 2013 remodeling of the Great Cranberry Congregational Church parsonage house (177 Cranberry Road).Three long wooden implements were found amid the general chimney debris: Axe handle: Curved, broken wooden handle 24" long x 2 ¼" wide at butt end of handle x ½" wide at broken end of handle. 1 ½" wide along length of handle. Carved stick: Wood with pointed tip, 40" long x ¾" wide at flat end x ¼" at pointed tip. Reminiscent of a digging stick. Carved stick: Wood with pointed tip, 37 ½ " long x ¾" wide at flat end x ¼" at pointed tip. Tip hardly worn. Reminiscent of a digging stick. (See also other artifacts recovered from the parsonage: 2013.252.1979 - concealed shoes; 2013.252.1980 - shoes from kitchen crawlspace; 2013.252.2000 - metal implements; and report of parsonage house research 2015.304.2062.) [show more]
Plier head tool to wrap or cut wire or barbed wire
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Pliers
  • Object, Other Object
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Plier head tool to wrap or cut wire or barbed wire
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Tool. Plier head used to wrap or cut wire or barbed wire.
Garden fork with metal tines and wood handle
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Agricultural, Rake
  • Object, Other Object
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Garden fork with metal tines and wood handle
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Tool. Garden fork, metal tines and neck with wood handle inserted.
Large metal pliers with broad head
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Pliers
  • Object, Other Object
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Large metal pliers with broad head
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Tool. Pliers, large, metal with broad head.
Maul tool with iron head and hand-fashioned wood handle
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Woodworking, Mallet
  • Object, Other Object
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Maul tool with iron head and hand-fashioned wood handle
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Tool. Maul with flat and wedge ends. Handforged (?) iron head with hole in center with hand-fashioned wood handle inserted.
Calendar page 1957
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Advertising, Advertisement
  • Object, Other Object
  • 1957
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Calendar page 1957
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Calendar page, Jan and Feb 1957, Coca-Cola ad, woman with skis, "the pause that refreshes"
Calendar page 1957
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Advertising, Advertisement
  • Object, Other Object
  • 1957
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Calendar page 1957
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Calendar page, Mar and Apr 1957, Coca-Cola ad, woman with cat and ball of yarn, "just what I need"
1906 Calendar page
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Advertising, Advertisement
  • Object, Other Object
  • 1906
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
1906 Calendar page
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Calendar page, Sep and Oct 1906, with design of young woman with hat
Sketchbook with Pencil Drawings ca. 1960s/1970s?
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Object, Other Object
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Sketchbook with Pencil Drawings ca. 1960s/1970s?
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Sketchbook, newsprint pad with pencil drawings by unknown woman artist found for sale at Ladies Aid Fair 2003. Also has notes about dieting and favorite songs. Probably from the 1960s or 1970s.
Five metal items from fireplace of GCCC parsonage house
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Other Object
  • Object, Other Object
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Five metal items from fireplace of GCCC parsonage house
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Tools. Five metal items, all badly corroded and some with mortar on them, were recovered from the debris of the south-facing fireplace during the 2013 remodeling of the Great Cranberry Congregational Church parsonage house (177 Cranberry Road). Pipe: 23 ¼" long x 1" wide, with two ¼" protuberances with eyeholes along one side. Pipe is presently full of dirt and there is a cotton-like fiber at one end. Chisel:14" long x 1" wide at one end; 1 ¼" wide at the other end; ¾" wide at center. Fireplace mounting bar (1 of 2): 7 ½" long bar with 3" wide, footed base and 1 ½" wide eyelet at top; eyelet diameter is ¾". Bar is 1" wide and ¼" thick with mortar still attached. Perhaps, a device inserted in brick structure to support a rod. Fireplace mounting bar (2 of 2): 10" long bar with 3 ¾" wide, footed base and a 2" wide eyelet at top; eyelet diameter is 1". Bar is 1 ¼" wide x ¼" thick with mortar still attached. Perhaps, a device inserted in brick structure to support a rotisserie rod. Y-shaped metal tool: Base to tip of complete, curved prong is 10" long; base to end of broken, curved prong is 7 ½" long. Base has a small square hole punched through it. (See also other artifacts recovered from the parsonage: 2013.252.1979 - concealed shoes; 2013.252.1980 - shoes from kitchen crawlspace; 2013.252.2001 - wooden implements; and report of parsonage house research2015.304.2062.) [show more]
Mrs. Jean Howard Wadsworth's Workshirt
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Clothing, Shirt
  • Object, Other Object
  • People
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Mrs. Jean Howard Wadsworth's Workshirt
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Clothing. Shirt, work, worn by Jean Howard (Mrs. Wadsworth) during the building of the Charles & Jean Wadsworth home
Sailor's Comb Hanger
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Hair Ornament
  • Object, Other Object
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Sailor's Comb Hanger
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Comb Hanger; tag inscription reads "From the Cranberry Isles. A Sailor's Comb Hanger. Using the "Hackamore" Knot And an Irish Pennant.".
Shaving gear in silver box
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Shaving Product, Shaving Set
  • Object, Other Object
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Shaving gear in silver box
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Toiletry. Shaving gear in silver box. One complex razor with swivel head and "Wilkinson made in England, Pat. No 321115", leather strop with metal attachment, seven razor blades each in a slot within steel holder with the day of the week on them. Silver Box is lined with blue velvet and gold Wilkinson Sowrd Co. Ltd imprinted in gold on velvet lining. Probably never used.
White clay pipestem fragments
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Pipe
  • Object, Other Object
  • 2012
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
White clay pipestem fragments
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Pipe stem fragments, two white clay fragments from Spurling Cove beach ca. 2012. One well worn, white; the other better condition but charred burn on one side. Charred fragment bore hole measures 5/64" drill bit, and has impressed letters "LL" (possibly 'A'LL).
Smoking Pipe
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Pipe
  • Object, Other Object
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Smoking Pipe
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Pipe. Smoking paraphenalia, well used, bowl is blackened with residue. Corn cob style with wood stem, metal ring, and plastic mouthpiece. (Found amid a box of items pertaining to Tud Bunker.)
Wallet inscribed: William P Prebles Property, Cranberry Isles 1836
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Personal Case, Wallet
  • Object, Other Object
  • 1836
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Description:
Wallet, brown leather tri-fold with tongue & strap closure, repaired and well worn, inked inside:" William P Prebles Property, Cranberry Isles 1836." From Louise Marr collection of items recovered from the Preble House.
Basket and lid with modern sewing notions
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Containers, Basket
  • Object, Other Object
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Basket and lid with modern sewing notions
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Basket and lid, flat bottomed, made of sweetgrass? or rattan?, filled with modern sewing notions, lid has two decorative rope handles with Asian characters on coin-like buttons, blue on the inside.
Native American sweetgrass whisk brooms
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Containers, Basket
  • Object, Other Object
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Native American sweetgrass whisk brooms
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Two Native American sweetgrass whisk brooms with braided loop handles, one (10" L, handle 3" across) decorated with purple twine, the other (9.5" L, handle 3" across) tied with green twine. The broom with the green twine was one of several basketry items collected by Mary E. Shaw (Mrs. Norman Shaw) ca. 1980-2000, who ran the Dancing Deer gift shop in Bar Harbor. She eventually sold them to Wini Smart's daughter, Gail, (per Mrs. Shaw visit 9/25/14). [show more]