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Tea Tin
Bar Harbor Historical Society
  • Object, Containers, Can, Tin
  • Copyright Undetermined
Tea Tin
Bar Harbor Historical Society
Description:
Red metal tea tin with rope pattern and circular medallion on front with a woman's profile and a leaf.
"Charles Biele" Coffee Tin
Bar Harbor Historical Society
  • Object, Containers, Can, Tin
  • Charles Biele Coffee Company est. 1896
  • 1900 - 1920 c
  • Copyright Undetermined
"Charles Biele" Coffee Tin
Bar Harbor Historical Society
Description:
Metal coffee tin from the Charles Biele Coffee Company. On front and back: "Cafe Savoy Coffee" with the Charles Biele logo. Side reads: "Cafe Savoy is a blend of very choice fine coffee specially imported by me for this brand only, Always uniform in quality and never failes to please. Charles Biele New York".
"Gold Crisp Shortening" Tin
Bar Harbor Historical Society
  • Object, Containers, Can, Tin
  • Goren Food Company.
  • Copyright Undetermined
"Gold Crisp Shortening" Tin
Bar Harbor Historical Society
Description:
Large yellow metal tin with lid made by Goren's. Once contained gold crisp shortening.
"Dill's Best" Tobacco Tin
Bar Harbor Historical Society
  • Object, Containers, Can, Tin
  • J.G. Dill Co. Richmond, VA, U.S.A
  • 1930 c
  • Copyright Undetermined
"Dill's Best" Tobacco Tin
Bar Harbor Historical Society
Description:
Yellow tobacco tin with illustration of woman in a red dress on top cover. Top cover reads: "Sliced Cut Plug. Dill's Best Smoking Tobacco J.G. Dill Co. Richmond, VA., U.S.A."
"Dill's Best' Tobacco Tin
Bar Harbor Historical Society
  • Object, Containers, Can, Tin
  • J.G. Dill Co. Richmond, VA, U.S.A
  • 1930 c
  • Copyright Undetermined
"Dill's Best' Tobacco Tin
Bar Harbor Historical Society
Description:
Yellow tobacco tin with illustration of woman in a red dress on top cover. Top cover reads: "Sliced Cut Plug. Dill's Best Smoking Tobacco J.G. Dill Co. Richmond, VA., U.S.A."
"Dill's Best" Tobacco Tin
Bar Harbor Historical Society
  • Object, Containers, Can, Tin
  • J.G. Dill Co. Richmond, VA, U.S.A
  • 1930 c
  • Copyright Undetermined
"Dill's Best" Tobacco Tin
Bar Harbor Historical Society
Description:
Yellow tobacco tin with illustration of woman in a red dress on top cover. Top cover reads: "Sliced Cut Plug. Dill's Best Smoking Tobacco J.G. Dill Co. Richmond, VA, U.S.A."
Stereocard Basket
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Containers, Basket
  • late e 19th c.
Stereocard Basket
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Natural wood finish on hand carved wood. Carved piece in center separates two sides.
Tray
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Containers, Tray
  • unknown
Tray
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Rectangular tray with black background of white flowers and green leaves, light blue forget-me-nots. Large flowers outlined in red or yellow with yellow centers. Paint chipped.
Basket
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Containers, Basket
Basket
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Bowl shaped. Woven wood with wood handle. Diamonds inside diamond pattern on each side where handle joins basket. Nails attach handle.
Bottle in Stand
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Containers, Vessel, Bottle
Bottle in Stand
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Gimbaled botttle
Basket
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Containers, Basket
Basket
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Tiny oval basket with rings on each side for handles. Green woven into band around middle. Weave around top damaged.
Box
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Containers, Box
Box
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Colorful flowered paper pasted on sides and top. Contains thread and beads.
Box
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Containers, Box
Box
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Round box with checkerboard pattern on top. Sides striped green, maroon and yellow. Contains button and shoe button. Also contains “Erin Go Bragh” pin. Provenance not known. Deed of gift not found.
Bowl
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Containers, Vessel, Bowl
Bowl
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Wooden bowl with painted scene of rocky coast, clouds, sky, sea and sloop. Wood contracted with age so that bowl in now oval. Some stains. One chip on surface of painting. Bottom rough. Donor info - from Fred Wiggin house in Town Hill.
Bottle
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Containers, Vessel, Bottle
  • 1872
Bottle
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Brown glass, square, 1 quart size. Raised decoration of hops. Marked, “Hops” and “1872”. Also marked, “Bitters” and Doyels Hops”. Donor info - found in foundations of barn at donor’s home in Berry Cove, Lamoine.
Tray
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Containers, Tray
  • unknown
Tray
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Black tin tray.
Box
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Containers, Box
Box
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
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.
John Snow Postcard Basket
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Containers, Basket
John Snow Postcard Basket
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Bottle of Ocean Water
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Containers, Vessel, Bottle
  • 2014
Bottle of Ocean Water
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Bottle of Atlantic Ocean water--souvenir of 2014 MDI Marathon; labeled "Friend of the MDI Marathon *2014." Bottle is 7.5" high.
Milk Bottle
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Containers, Vessel, Bottle
Milk Bottle
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Clear glass milk bottle marked 1 pint liquid; P.S. Richardson, Mt. Desert, ME. Maine Seal 52, 152 Registered. 7" high.
Box of Quick Elastic Starch
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Containers, Box
  • c. 1902
Box of Quick Elastic Starch
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Paper box. Quick Elastic “Hot Starch in 30 seconds”,10 cents -includes instructions and illustration of iron and “how to”
Suededene Brand Shoe Powder Canister, 1902
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Containers, Canister
  • 1902c.
Suededene Brand Shoe Powder Canister, 1902
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
blue tin with cap “Suededene” powder cleans and recolors suede and ooze footwear
Silk drawstring bag
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Containers, Bag
Silk drawstring bag
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Silk drawstring bag for knitting or other purpose. May have been used as bag for use with a formal dress. Eggshell color. Fabric has embellished floral pattern with handstitched crewel embroidery trim. Two small metal fabric covered wheels complete the drawn bag.
Bottle
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Containers, Vessel, Bottle
Bottle
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Large green glass bottle. Bubbles in glass. Lip rough.
Satchel
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Containers, Bag
Satchel
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Woven brown, tan, reds, black. Bottom leather. Top trimmed with leather and leather straps. Leather handle. Lined with tan and blue striped fabric. Donor info - belonged to Capt. Nathaniel Bracket. Carried on his vessel. Later owned by his son Frederick Bracket the mail carrier of Otisfield, Maine. Used to carry mail. Marked, “FBP Otisfield, Maine”.