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Can for Beach Cliff Sardines in Tomato Sauce
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Containers, Can
  • Other, Canneries
  • Other, Labels
Can for Beach Cliff Sardines in Tomato Sauce
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Can for Beach Cliff Sardines in Tomato Sauce
Can for Beach Fish Steaks in Soybean Oil with Hot Green Chilies
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Containers, Can
  • Other, Canneries
  • Other, Labels
Description:
Can for Beach Fish Steaks (Bite Size Herring) in Soybean Oil with Hot Green Chilies
Can for Beach Cliff Fish Steaks in Mustard Sauce
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Containers, Can
  • Other, Canneries
  • Other, Labels
Can for Beach Cliff Fish Steaks in Mustard Sauce
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Can for Beach Cliff Fish Steaks (Bite Size Herring) in Mustard Sauce
Can for Beach Cliff Sardines in Water
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Containers, Can
  • Other, Canneries
  • Other, Labels
Can for Beach Cliff Sardines in Water
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Can for Beach Cliff Sardines in Water
Can for Beach Cliff Sardines in Louisiana Hot Sauce
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Containers, Can
  • Other, Canneries
  • Other, Labels
Can for Beach Cliff Sardines in Louisiana Hot Sauce
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Can for Beach Cliff Sardines in Louisiana Hot Sauce
Lid for Beach Cliff Fish Steaks with Jalapeno Peppers
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Containers, Can
  • Other, Canneries
  • Other, Labels
Lid for Beach Cliff Fish Steaks with Jalapeno Peppers
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Lid for Beach Cliff Fish Steaks (Bite Size Herring) with Jalapeno Peppers
Tray
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Containers, Tray
  • unknown
Tray
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Black tin tray.
Compass
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Compass
Compass
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Brass compass set in wooden box and gimbaled. Compass under glass. Not balanced properly.
Fishing Weight
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Fishing, Fishing Tackle, Fishing Weight, Net Weight
  • Other, Fishing
  • Other, Weight
Fishing Weight
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Corroded fishing weight with rope threaded through open hole at top. Connecting holes at bottom on opposite sides.
Shuttle
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Shuttle
  • 19th c
Shuttle
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Metal tips on each end. Hinge opens and clasp hold spindle inside case. Spindle lifts off iron peg. One side of shuttle has pottery, ivory or bone piece. Marked, “Eaton Bayer”. Donor info - came from woolen mill owned by run by Abraham Somes II and later by his sons Isaac and Lyman Somes. Lyman was the father of the donor.
Satchel
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Carrying Bag, Satchel
  • c 1872
Satchel
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Canvas bag with pocket on front. Pocket has flap. Small horseshoe decoration at opening. Bottom has four metal “legs. Opens with push button clasp. Inside - one pocket. Leather handle with metal ends attaching to rings on bag. Marked, “Patent April 2, 1872”.
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.
Box
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Accessory Box, Trinket Box
  • unknown
Box
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Shell-covered box with hinged cover. Lined with purple velvet. Mirror inside cover framed by metal basket-weave pattern. Covered with small tropical shells - cones, knucklebones, nautica, sunset clams and limpets. Donor info - made by Emma Frances Somes, daughter of Abraham Somes III, sister of Thaddeus Shepley Somes. She died at age 22.
Bell
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Sound Signaling Device, Bell
  • unknown
Bell
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Handle detached from bell. Steel clapper. “8” carved into the handle. Donor info - used by Thaddeus Somes to call workman in the shipyard to meals.
Bolt
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Fastener, Bolt
  • Other, Quarrying
  • Other, Tools & implements
  • mid 1800s ?
Bolt
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Large bolt from old quarry site on the Long Pond Fire Road in Pretty Marsh; relates to a map that was created by Alice Smith002.47 (archived in flat file).
Shuttle
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Shuttle
  • 19th c
Shuttle
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Metal tips on each end. Hinge opens and clasp hold spindle inside case. Spindle lifts off iron peg. One side of shuttle has pottery, ivory or bone piece. Donor info - came from woolen mill owned by run by Abraham Somes II and later by his sons Isaac and Lyman Somes. Lyman was the father of the donor.
Bolt
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Fastener, Bolt
  • mid 1800s ?
Bolt
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
large bolt from old quarry site on the Long Pond fire Road in Pretty Marsh, "O" relates to a map that was created by Alice Smith 002.47 (archived in flat file)
Purse
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Carrying Bag, Purse
Purse
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Red or Purple velvet purse, handbag. Hard sided with pocket on outside. Stiff short curved handle. Metal clip inside pocket. Pink and black plaid handkerchief inside.
Somesville Brass Band music box
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Containers, Box
  • Other, Music boxes
Somesville Brass Band music box
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
S. O. Richardson's Somesville Brass Band box , for carrying sheets of music and music clip. May have belonged to Samuel Osgood Richardson (1842-1910). Some of the sheets of music are handwritten, others printed. Brown and gold decorated box lined with blue fabric. Per Raymond Strout, came from Kittredge family house in Somesville (7/28/11, AB)
Balance scale with six weights
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Scale
Balance scale with six weights
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Balance scale with six weights. Probably used in a store. Sits on a counter top. Scale and weights are marked with the number 146 . Three separate weights are in the School House storage area on top of flat file #1 in a brown envelope (AB,12/09/2013). These three weights (numbered 147a, 147b, 147c) have no catalog record and are recommended for abandoned property (MF 1/2/18).
Binoculars
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Optical, Binoculars
Binoculars
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Binoculars used by Capt. William Sheldon Brown. Wm. S. Brown etched in metal. Day & Night also etched in metal.
Candlestick
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Furnishings, Candleholder, Candlestick
  • 19th c.
Candlestick
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Heavy tin candlestick with flange to catch wax and ring for finger. Lever moves candle up and down.
Hammer
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Woodworking, Hammer
Hammer
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Flat wooden handle. Slight chip on right claw. Marked A.E. Seavey.
Chest
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Trunk
Chest
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Small unadorned cedar chest. Brass hinged. Dove tail joints. Crack and scratch on top. Some water stains. Donor info - from Fred Wiggin house in Town Hill.
Doll
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Doll
  • c 1898
Doll
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Molded head and hands. Body stuffed with wood shavings. Face painted, blue eyes, and hair (red) painted on. Dressed in knit undershirt, knit socks, linen underdress, knee length bloomers, knee length white dress with red buds overall. Lace in mid-bodice and neck. Short sleeves. Cutwork and embroidery on hem of underdress. Leather shoes with ankle strap. Blue wool cape pinned at throat with gold pin with seven turquoise stones. Made by AM Doll Co. [show more]