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| "Rocking Chairs" by Louise Marr Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  "Rocking Chairs" by Louise Marr Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: A folder holding 6 print out ranging in size of Louise Marr's painting of a rocking chair. | ||
| Letter from Louise Marr regarding the estate of Bill Chamberlin's estate. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Letter from Louise Marr regarding the estate of Bill Chamberlin's estate. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: A letter from Louise Marr about the estate of a man named Bill Chamberlin. She compares this to the managing of her sisters estate, and says "nothing the courts and lawyers do is done in a hurry." She then goes into farther detail with the pieces of property and how they will manage this. She ends the letter with a quote from the lawyers, and then adds her availability for the summer to manage this estate. | ||
| Letter from Louise Marr regarding the estate of Bill Chamberlin's estate. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Letter from Louise Marr regarding the estate of Bill Chamberlin's estate. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: A letter from Louise Marr about the estate of a man named Bill Chamberlin. She compares this to the managing of her sisters estate, and says "nothing the courts and lawyers do is done in a hurry." She then goes into farther detail with the pieces of property and how they will manage this. She ends the letter with a quote from the lawyers, and then adds her availability for the summer to manage this estate. | ||
| Grocery Receipt from 1879. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Grocery Receipt from 1879. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: A grocery receipt from A.C Roger's and company. This receipt has goods like sugar, ham , cabbage, and even raisins. The total for the whole 18 items of ended up being $17. This $17 would be just over $400 now. On the back of the receipt there is an add for the grocery store. |
| An "E" Pin. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  An "E" Pin. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: A sterling Silver Pin with an E on it. On the inside of the Pin it says Army Navy Production Award. The pin has an "E" on the front and has a red, white, and blue flag behind it. This pin could have possible belonged to Edward Preble, the Preble family married into the Marr family, which could be the connection. | ||
| Ceramic Tile - Unknown Artist Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Ceramic Tile - Unknown Artist Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Ceramic tile with colorful glaze test spots on it. This glaze is possible the work of Holly Hartley, Mrs. Samenfeld, or Janice Roberts studios. | ||
| Hand-Operated Metal Egg Beater Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Hand-Operated Metal Egg Beater Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Hand-Operated Metal Egg Beater. This egg beater comes from Carl Brooks' house, and was once owned by Emma Spurling. This egg beater has the patent date of Oct. 9, 1920 engraved on the wheel, meaning that this was purchased between 1920 and 1934, which is when Emma Spurling passed away. | ||
| Toothbrush and Glass Holder Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Toothbrush and Glass Holder Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: A metal toothbrush and glass holder. It is meant to be mounted into a wall and have the toothbrushes hang from the bottom and the glass holder on the top. There are no marking on the toothbrush holder that allows for an accurate date. | ||
| "Preble Launches Attack On Pirate Stronghold" Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  "Preble Launches Attack On Pirate Stronghold" Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: "Preble Launches Attack On Pirate Stronghold." Part 197 of Fred Humiston's "Blue Water Men - And Women." This part tells the story of Lieutenant Stephen Decatur and Commodore Preble destroying the captured frigate "Philadelphia." The men succeeded in their goal to destroy the Philadelphia. The article says "The Frigate's destruction took a great load off Commodore Preble's mind, for properly commissioned in pirates hand, she might have wrecked havoc in the American squadron." [show more] |
| Small wooden basket. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Small wooden basket. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Small woven basket. The basket has a small handle that can be used to open the basket. There is a latch for the basket to close, but it looks as though it broke. This basket looks like it was probably used to hold small objects like jewelry or small children's toys. | ||
| Two Christmas cards - Mabel A. Mayhen Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Two Christmas cards - Mabel A. Mayhen Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Two Christmas cards - one from 1887 that has children ice skating and playing in the snow. The other from 1888 that has children sledding. Both cards are to Mabel A. Mayhen, and one of the cards is signed by a I.A Smith. | |
| Santa Christmas Card Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Santa Christmas Card Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: A Hawthorne and Sommerfield Christmas card that possibly dates back to the 1950s. The Inside of the card reads "Merry Christmas and A Bright and Happy New Year" |
| Blue pitcher with wash basin and vase Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Blue pitcher with wash basin and vase Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Blue pitcher with wash basin and vase. Labeled : Ada Rice Set | |||
| Steamer trunk Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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| Steamer trunk Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Steamer trunk with metal bottom with inset wheels, reinforced metal corners and edges, wooden slats on all sides including top and bottom to protect the exterior sides, a leather handle on each short side (one handle broken), with remains of two paper shipping labels: on the bottom, RECEIPT COLLECT 353551 WAYBILL LABEL BOSTON MASS AMERICAN RAILWAY EXPRESS NOV ??? 18; on the short side, unreadable; written inside on the bottom: C.M. Gott | |||
| Clothes iron set Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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| Clothes iron set Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Iron. Clothes iron set consisting of two flat irons, detachable wooden handle (one), and base stand. Irons are cast iron with writing "ENTERPRISE MFG CO, PHILA PA, NO 50", and are intended to be heated on a stove. Handle is interchangeable between both irons, so one iron can be used to press clothes while the other iron is being heated without a handle. Stand is cast iron with writing "ENTERPRISE MFG CO, PHILADELPHIA" | |||
| Wooden laundry stirrer Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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| Wooden laundry stirrer Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Art, carved wooden laundry stirrer, made by Sam Chapman | ||
| Iron Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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| Iron Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Iron. Electric Clothes Iron Set consisting of electric iron and matching base stand. Iron is 400 Watt "UNIVERSAL" model made by Landers, Frary & Clark, New Britain, Conn., USA. There is no matching electric cord. Base stand is unmarked. | |||
| Antique telephone with wooden box and hand crank Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Antique telephone with wooden box and hand crank Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Telephone, antique, wooden box with hand crank, with metal handset and base attached by cord. This type of telephone would have been in use before direct dial in 1952. You would pick up the receiver, crank the handle on the wooden box - for example to make one short and two long rings to reach a certain party. You paid for every call, but if you wanted to "cheat" you could set up a time with the person you're calling and then just do one quick ring to get him. (Memories by Mickey Macfarlan.) [show more] | |||
| Basket and lid with modern sewing notions Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  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 |
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|  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] | |||
| Native American comb or wall-pocket basket Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Native American comb or wall-pocket basket Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Basket, small comb or wall pocket basket woven of natural and red fibers, suitable to hold hair combs, keys, paper clips. This type of basket was made by the Wabanaki for sale to visitors during the late 19th-early 20th century. | |||
| Flat basket Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Flat basket Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Basket and lid, flat basket, green bottom with green, tan, and yellow twine woven throughout, lid with twine handle, marked "Made In Canada" on bottom | |||
| Native American sweetgrass basket with lid Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Native American sweetgrass basket with lid Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Basket, rectangular, with attached lid, woven with flat fiber and braided sweet grass, with thin green borders on lid and body, two sweetgrass handles, loop on lid. This purse 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 to GCIHS 9/25/14).] | |||
| Native American miniature sweetgrass basket (Passamaquoddy) Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Native American miniature sweetgrass basket (Passamaquoddy) Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Basket and lid, extremely small, flat bottom, made of sweet grass and copper colored strips, marked on bottom "PASSAMAQ." meaning Passamaquoddy; lid has a small loop handle. This miniature is 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). | |||
| Native American sweetgrass basket Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Native American sweetgrass basket Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Basket and lid, very small, flat bottom, sweetgrass and green tinted ash or other strips. |