Description: Collection of photographs given by Lewis Hopkins' wife, Onalee Warren Hopkins. She and Lewis raised several children and lived near the McKinley Cemetery in Bass Harbor. They also operated a small store and ice cream stand there for several years. The collection consists mostly of photos of family and friends.
Description: Lila Sawyer donated two old photo albums to the Historical Society through Chuck Liebow in 2017. These photos seem to have been collected by her cousin Harvey Melvin Sawyer and his wife, Charlotte Turner Sawyer. Charlotte's family lived in Sullivan, Maine and operated a large nursing home there for many years where the school administration building is now located on Rt. 1. Lila's grandfather and Harvey's grandfather were brothers. There are many old unidentified photos, as well as duplicates, photos of unknown people or places, and uncatalogued photos included in the collection. [show more]
Description: This collection of photos was saved by Patricia, and include a few of her husband Oscar, as a boy. Patricia was a teacher for many years in Ellsworth and Tremont. She also saved and compiled notebooks of news clippings and copies of photos that we have at the museum.
Description: Arnold Krommenohl was a lifelong stamp collector, and in 1995 began gathering stamps, news articles, photos, and other memorabila about the history of the Post Offices of Mount Desert Island.
Description: Toaster-Flat-National Transformer Manufacturing Co.-8.5"Lx5.5"Wx3.25"H-bakelite handled wire tool for lifting toast on and off the toaster?)
Description: Square tin container for "Vandyk's Persian filled sugared dates", sold by Van Dyk & Reeves, Brooklyn. Painted black with white, and red label and gold lettering. Has small vent holes on bottom of tin.
Description: Natural straw, wide brim, overall diameter 15.5", small crown, gray cloth decorative band on outside, sweat band on inside, 7 bands in brim, 7 on crown.
Description: 12" round overall; 9" round, thick glass mirror with a metal surround, florett and leaves pattern. Glass is bneveled to sides at 8" mark. Back has 9" metal holding section with a swivel base attached. Base 3.5"w, 5"h, in shape of yoke with screw fitting at top, and thumbscrews on either side to attach mirror. Mirror is attached to backing by 6 solder joints, patented stamped between yoke mount. Holding with patented word upright. [show more]
Description: Cast iron pot. With wire handle. Handle wire wrapped around knob on either side of pot. At height of 2 inches pot encircled with protruding ridge. From this point circumference gradually decreases to opening. Opening of 1.87 inches. Attached to lid is cast iron insert, base 1.5 inches diameter, height , 2.5 inches, opening 1.5 inches. Insert has hinged lid with attached circular ring that holds small metal brush. Insert lid has delicate sunflower type design. [show more]
Description: String tag on it says M. (Marilyn) Dolliver. (she was a spinner and weaver in Manset so she or her estate probably donated it. Muriel Davisson)
Description: 6.5" x 6.5" x 2.5/8 thick in center; dark red fabric; bargello on top, afghhan stitch; 1 rusty needles and a number of common pins inserted; crocheted edge with loop for hanging label "pins 15 cents."
Description: Wooden butter mold/press. 3 pieces (2 L-shaped sides & 1 decorative inner piece with 2 screwed on base pieces); assembles with hooks (one attached to the nlong side of each L) that fall over screws (attached to short sides of each L). Design part has 2 4-petal flowers, .