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Harpoon or "Lilly Iron" with swivel piece on the barb Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Object, Fishing, Fishing Equipment	Businesses, Fishery Business			No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Harpoon or "Lilly Iron" with swivel piece on the barb Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2013.219.1874 Type: Object, Fishing, Fishing Equipment Subject: Businesses, Fishery Business Description: Fishing gear, "Lilly Iron" (harpoon) from Wesley Bracy, Jr. with swiveling piece on the barb that folds flat for easy penetration, but opens crosswise for increased grip, thus preventing loss of the fish; Bruce Komusin inserted a wooden boomstick handle and secured it with rope for display purposes.
WWII Era Life Jacket Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Object, Water Transporation, Water Transportation Accessories	Object, Clothing, Clothing Accessories			Copyright Not Evaluated	WWII Era Life Jacket Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2023.649.3139 Type: Object, Water Transporation, Water Transportation Accessories Subject: Object, Clothing, Clothing Accessories Description: Weighing about 5 pounds, this jacket is likely made of Kapok fibre from the Ceiba pentandra tree; which is lighter in weight than the original cork life jackets and much more comfortable and pliable. Unlikely to still float. Donor unknown, likely used in the early 1900s.
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 Identifier: gcihs-2013.294.1900 Type: Object, Containers, Basket Subject: Object, Other Object Creator: Penobscot 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"
Antique sewing machine from the Moorfield Storey house Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Object, Needlework Machine, Sewing Machine	Object, Furnishings, Other Household Accessories			No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Antique sewing machine from the Moorfield Storey house Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-1000.180.1322 Type: Object, Needlework Machine, Sewing Machine Subject: Object, Furnishings, Other Household Accessories Description: Sewing Machine, hand/foot-operated "A & S" sewing machine on cast iron stand with three drawers and wooden work surface table and matching wooden box-like cover; the right drawer is loose and not attached to the base; all three drawers are filled with sewing notions; the sewing machine is from the Moorfield Storey household.
Addie Ethel Duren WWII ID card Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Object, Identification Card	Organizations, Civic People			No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Addie Ethel Duren WWII ID card Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2019.434.2444 Type: Object, Identification Card Subject: Organizations, Civic People Description: Addie Ethel Duren WWII ID card issued by U.S. Coast Guard. Islanders were required to carry ID cards during WW II when transiting from islands to MDI, to prove they weren't spies.
Hats Off Bowling Game (Phippen) Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Object, Toy	Recreation			No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Hats Off Bowling Game (Phippen) Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2017.397.2172 Type: Object, Toy Subject: Recreation Description: Game board, child, Board game, "Hats Off Bowling Game" with wooden pegs that swivel, bowling balls missing. Copyright MCMXLIV by Transogram Company, Inc. , from Montgomery Ward. Marjorie and Les Phippen's children were Paul, Louise, and one other. They were born on GCI and used to live on GCI year round.
Quilt by Leah Jeanette (Sawyer) Stanley (1874-1944) Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Object, Art, Needlework, Quilt	People	Leah Stanley		No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Quilt by Leah Jeanette (Sawyer) Stanley (1874-1944) Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2018.406.2183 Type: Object, Art, Needlework, Quilt Subject: People Creator: Leah Stanley Description: Quilt. Red and white (or beige) squares, 73" x 81" with solid white (or beige) reverse; filled with cotton batting. 14 5" x 6" squares long by 15 5"x6" squares wide. Each white square has a red embroidered flower, vegetable, bird, human figure, or animal in it. Donor states quilt was found in house when the property was bequeathed to the Heliker-LaHotan Foundation by Robert LaHotan's will and trust. Donor believes the quilt was made by Leah Stanley (Leah Jeanette (Sawyer) Stanley 1874-1944) who lived in the house with her husband Lewis Stanley. Quilt was displayed in 2006 GCIHS quilt exhibit. [show more]
Fire Department Helmets Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Object, Clothing, Hat	Organizations, Civic People			No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Fire Department Helmets Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2014.278.2019 Type: Object, Clothing, Hat Subject: Organizations, Civic People Description: Used by Herman Savage and Wilfred Bunker. Two oval metal helmets painted red; adjustable webbed fabric supports with metal rivets inside; raised staples on interior of brim with fabric chin strips in place. Helmets used by GCI volunteer fire department ca. 1948 when the fire department was formed. Helmet (A): Red outside, white inside; "C.I.V.D." painted in white on exterior; handwritten inside the rim "H. Savage" (Herman Savage). Savage was a teenage volunteer fire department member. Helmet (B):Red outside, red inside; "W.A.B." painted in yellow on exterior; no initials inside. Wilfred Allison Bunker would have been in his late 20s in 1948. These may have been WWII helmets adapted for use by the fire department. Badly rusted and paint flaking and peeling. (See also 2014.278.2020 CIVD documents from 1950-1960s.) (See also photo of firefighters taken ca. January 1951-1953 with identifications, printed copy stored with item 2021 - box 49.) [show more]
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	Indigenous American stone tools: 10 arrowheads, flakes, projectile points, and knife blade Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2013.214.1906 Type: Object, Knife Subject: Object, Other Object 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]
Wild Island Farm seed collection Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Object, Other Object	Businesses, Farming	Polly Storey Collection- Wild Island Farms 1975		No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Wild Island Farm seed collection Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2015.319.2080 Type: Object, Other Object Subject: Businesses, Farming Creator: Polly Storey Collection- Wild Island Farms 1975 Description: Seeds. Collection of Polly Storey's Wild Island Farm seeds including three green wooden display boxes (A, B, and C) (with lids attached by brass chains) containing white and green paper seed packets ready for sale, and two shoebox-size cardboard boxes (D and E) with seed packets. There is also a folder of materials (F) relating to Wild Island Farm, the seed business, and a newspaper article “Polly Forbes Johnson Storey: A Spirit of Independence” (Bar Harbor Times, October 21, 1976). (See also GCIHS 1000.0.965 for another undated article about seeds business.) Seed packets indicate crop years were 1972 and 1992; but many packets have no crop years identified. Most of the seeds originated in Maine, but some are from Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Yugoslavia. Polly Storey’s daughter, Elizabeth Selim, recalls her mother germinating wildflower seeds on the property and remembers her mother’s seed business. Two of the green seed display boxes (A and B) contain packets of tree seeds. On the interior lids of these two boxes is a printed pamphlet: Tree Seeds from Maine* (and other exotic parts of the world), with text on why and how to plant tree seeds. Seed packets inside these two boxes include balsam fir, mountain ash, white pine, sugar maple, paper birch, and white spruce - all "Packed by Wild Island Farm, Cranberry Isles, Maine 04625." Balsam fir (Abies balsama): Purity 93%, Germination 50% March 1994; Crop year 1992, Origin Maine. Mountain Ash (Sorbus americana): Purity 80%, Germination 30% March 1994, Crop year 1992, Origin Tennessee. White Pine (Pinus strobus): Purity 98%, Germination 90% March 1994, Crop year 1991, Origin Maine. Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum): Purity 97%, Germination 55% March 1994, Crop Year 1992, Origin Pennsylvania. Paper Birch (Betula papyrifera): Purity 85%, Germination 95% March 1994, Crop year 1992, Origin Wisconsin. White Spruce: (Picea abies): Purity 98%, Germination 47.5% March 1992, Crop year 1990, Origin Yugoslavia. Several types of tree seed packets have bar-coded labels on reverse: “Acadia Shops, (seed name), $2.00”. The third green display box (C) contains mostly flower packets, but there are also four packets of White Cedar seeds in it. The interior lid of this box has hand drawn text and lovely small watercolor sketches of the types of flower seed packets it contains. White Cedar (Thuja occidentales): Text, printing and ‘packed by’ are slightly different: Purity 95%, Germ. 60% March 1973, Crop Year 1972, Origin Maine: Packed by Wild Island Seeds, The Farm House, Cranberry Isles, Maine 04625. Flower packets: Daisy (Chrysanthemum leucanthemum): No date packed etc. Blue Flag (Iris versicolor): No date packed etc, but an Acadia Shops sticker (no bar code) $1.50 on reverse. Evening Primrose (Onothera biennis): No date packed etc. Beach Pea (Lathyrus japponics): Empty envelope, no crop year etc. Lupine (Lupinus perennis): No crop year etc. Cattail (Typha latifolia): No crop year etc., sealed but seems empty. Blueberry (Vaccinium augustifolium): No date crop year etc., envelope stained. There are 5 small manila envelopes with handwritten labels: Beach Pea, Wild Rose, Blue Flag, Seaside Goldenrod, and Bunchberry. Inside a sixth, larger manila envelope (labelled in red ink: ‘Begonia seeds’) are 5 folded, white paper packets, only two of which are labelled: "Pink and white from Christmas cactus pot", and "Deep Red". Cardboard boxes: First box (D) labeled “M.D. Apothecary” contains 59 green and white paper packets of Rhubarb (Rhabarbarum) seeds, “Packed by Wild Island Farm, Cranberry Isles, Maine 04625”, no crop year etc., but Acadia Shops sticker (no bar code) $1.50 on reverse. Second box (E) contains 99 green and white paper packets of Mountain Ash (Sorbus americana) seeds: Purity 80%, Germination 30% March 1994, Crop year 1992, Origin Tennessee, Packed by Wild Island Farm, Cranberry Isles, Maine 04625, no sticker on reverse. Documents (F): 1970 to 1995, including 1992 correspondence with Aroostook Testing and Consulting Laboratory in Presque Isle, Maine, shows Polly submitted several varieties of tree seeds from Cranberry Island for testing and received germination rates for each. Information on how and when to gather seeds. Statements and business registration information. Newspaper article “Polly Forbes Johnson Storey: A Spirit of Independence” (Bar Harbor Times, October 21, 1976). Several letters from visitors who purchased the seeds at local hotels and wanted advice. Two loose 2"x2" square water color sketches of cranberry and fireweed. One 6"x8" color photograph of Polly Storey by Dick Berggren. [show more]
Glass souvenir basket Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Object, Containers, Basket	Places			No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Glass souvenir basket Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2010.232.1914 Type: Object, Containers, Basket Subject: Places Description: Bowl, souvenir, white glass miniature Clam Broth Basket with red letters "SOUVENIR OF Cranberry Isles Maine"; impressed into glass on inside bottom: PAT'D; gold colored handle and rim; with receipt from Pine Bough "Select Antiques, Northeast Harbor" 13 July '04, and note from them "Prob. orig. sold NEH ca. 1920s"
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 Identifier: gcihs-2013.241.2030 Type: Object, Furnishings, Lamp Subject: Object, Other Object 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.
Doll furniture with braided rug Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Object, Toy	Object, Toy			No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Doll furniture with braided rug Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2014.286.2036 Type: Object, Toy Subject: Object, Toy Description: Doll furniture. Five pieces of furniture for doll house (see 2014.286.2037). Grey and black braided rug (E), blue Pennsylvania Dutch motif cupboard (B). Chest with three drawers (C). Rocking Chair (A). Wicker couch (D). Donor says they were acquired randomly.
Wooden needles for mending nets Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Object, Fabric Piercing Tool, Sewing Needle	Businesses, Fishery Business			No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Wooden needles for mending nets Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2013.241.2039 Type: Object, Fabric Piercing Tool, Sewing Needle Subject: Businesses, Fishery Business Description: Fishing gear. Collection of twelve wooden tools: (A) Eight wooden needles for mending nets, making and repairing bait bag netting: snowshoe-shaped implements with U-shaped end, closed tangs, and pointed ends. (B) Net needle: wood with large rectangular eye hole. (C) Wood rectangle with hole in the middle and a loop of rope through two other holes: lobster fishing assemby that keeps the line from getting tangled. (D and E) Two wood implements that come to a smooth point. [show more]
Model four-mast schooner in glass bottle Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Object, Model	Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner			No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Model four-mast schooner in glass bottle Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-1000.0.1117 Type: Object, Model Subject: Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner Description: Model, 4-masted wooden schooner in a molded glass bottle with cork; it looks old but commercial, not a handicraft object
Wooden and tin kitchenware Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Object, Other Object	Other			No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Wooden and tin kitchenware Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2016.372.2135 Type: Object, Other Object Subject: Other Description: Kitchenware. Collection of five kitchen wares: (A) Wooden pounder for pounding foodstuff or packing pickles, etc. (B) Large wooden bowl (crack in center). (C and D): Two grooved wooden paddles for making butter balls. (E) One curved, perforated, tin skimmer for removing cream from milk.
White earthenware bowl Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Object, Serving Dish	Other			No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	White earthenware bowl Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2014.283.2027 Type: Object, Serving Dish Subject: Other Description: Bowl. White earthenware with red and pink rose clusters (underglaze decals) on interior; exterior has plain embossed scroll work and no rose decals. No maker's marks or ID.
Earthenware bowl with over-glaze daffodil decals Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Object, Serving Dish	Other		1890	No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Earthenware bowl with over-glaze daffodil decals Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2014.283.2028 Type: Object, Serving Dish Subject: Other Date: 1890 Description: Bowl. Beige earthenware with over-glaze daffodil decals on interior and exterior. Maker's ID on bottom shows a circle with Dale Hall Pottery England readable, with probably a big D and H combination logo in center of circle. Dale Hall seems to have been a late 19th century(ca. 1890) pottery works.
Glass globe light fixture Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Lighting Fixture	Structures, Dwellings, House			No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Glass globe light fixture Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2014.286.2035 Type: Object, Furnishings, Lighting Fixture Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House Description: Light fixture. Glass globe from donor's kitchen ceiling light with connections and cap. White glass with two blue lines and pale blue band between them; brass base is painted beige.
Silver spoon from Preble House Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Object, Eating Spoon	Other			No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Silver spoon from Preble House Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-1000.140.1140 Type: Object, Eating Spoon Subject: Other Description: Spoon, silver plated, makers mark: (star) ROGERS & BRO. A1, with daffodil motif on bowl and handle and engraved italic M on handle, from Preble house
Silver spoon from Preble house Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Object, Eating Spoon	Other			No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Silver spoon from Preble house Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-1000.140.1141 Type: Object, Eating Spoon Subject: Other Description: Spoon, silver plated, makers mark: 1847 ROGERS BROS. A1, with floral motif on handle, from Preble house
Silver tea set Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Object, Cooking Vessels	Other			No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Silver tea set Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-1000.140.1178 Type: Object, Cooking Vessels Subject: Other Description: Tea set, silver plated: "Stevens - Smart Quadruple Plate" tea set, 5 pieces: lidded teapot #415, cream pitcher, double handled sugar bowl, "waste " (used tea leaves) bowl w/lid. Wheat/leaves design cut in, not embossed
Ceramic bowl made by Lillian Samenfeld Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Object, Eating Dish	Other			No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Ceramic bowl made by Lillian Samenfeld Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2014.284.2029 Type: Object, Eating Dish Subject: Other Description: Bowl. Red earthenware with beige glaze; green and orange dripped pattern. Made and donated by GCI potter, Lillian Samenfeld Island Pottery which operated in the studio barn next to what is now the Bradley house. Samenfeld was a member of the faculty of the Brooklyn Museum Art School.
Cup Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Object, Cup	Other			Copyright Not Evaluated	Cup Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2013.241.2031 Type: Object, Cup Subject: Other Description: Cup. Silver with "JOHN Feb 18 1934" engraved. Bottom is stamped with "Sterling 335".
Beano game cage with balls Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Object, Toy	Organizations, Civic			No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Beano game cage with balls Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2013.241.2032 Type: Object, Toy Subject: Organizations, Civic Description: Game. Metal “Beano” cage. Round wire-mesh ball containing many lightweight wooden balls (.5" diam) each stamped with a letter (B,I,N,G,O) and a number (from 1 to at least 70), on a wire stand with wire crank that spins the balls, a latch for an opening where balls can be taken in and out, and a little metal cup stamped "LOWE" where a single ball would tumble into. This game was played at the firehouse 1950s and beyond.

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