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Bill of Services for the town of Eden from Selectman Benjamin Higgins Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Armaments, Bill		March 5, 1850	Bill of Services for the town of Eden from Selectman Benjamin Higgins Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-2326 Type: Object, Armaments, Bill Date: March 5, 1850 Description: This is an itemized bill from Benjamin H. Higgins to the town of Eden for his services as Selectman. Some of the charges are for transportation, distributing bills and attending meetings in Ellsworth.
Cradle Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Bed, Child's Bed, Cradle		1858	Cradle Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-13172 Type: Object, Furnishings, Bed, Child's Bed, Cradle Date: 1858 Description: Made of walnut; shaped like a small boat. Sits in frame and rocks. Cradle has swan head and end like a ship’s stern. Frame is carved with flowers on each end and underneath. Donor info - made for Olive Perkins (Mrs. S.W. Smith, Jr.) of Warren, Ohio born August 17, 1858. Mattress made in 1924 for Samuel Smith Wilson. Following info from Samuel Smith Wilson who visited Museum in 1997. Olive Perkins married Judge Smith who rented the house between the Mount Desert Tavern and the Abraham Somes III house in Somesville. This house is no longer standing. She died near 1930. Her grandfather was Brig. General Simon Perkins, an Ohio land surveyor and speculator. [show more]
Trunk, leather and animal fur, Emily Manchester Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Trunk	unknown, unless made by John Manchester	1850	Trunk, leather and animal fur, Emily Manchester Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-12030 Type: Object, Trunk Creator: unknown, unless made by John Manchester Date: 1850 Description: Small (doll's sized) trunk adorned with animal fur and leather on the outside, lined with printed paper on the inside. A slip of paper on the inside reads: "This trunk was given to Emily Manchester by her father Major John Manchester, in 1850, (Now in the Gilley family)" Emily was born in 1834 and would have been 16 when she got the trunk. She was one of 10 children (from 2 wives). Fur on trunk needs to be identified: could be beaver, deer?? [show more]
China Doll, c.1850s Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Doll		1850c.	China Doll, c.1850s Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-11466 Type: Object, Doll Date: 1850c. Description: Blond short wavy hair painted on. China head, hands and legs. Blue eyes, rosy cheeks and small pursed lips. Legs white with painted black shoe. One leg replaced with leather boot. Pink ribbon painted around china leg. Dressed in mid-calf length dress of brown with white sprigs of flowers and triangles. Orange ribbon tied at waist. Pink ribbon at neck Wide lace collar. Dress sewn in place. Also wearing cotton petticoat with lace at bottom and middle. Wearing knee length underpants. [show more]
Ice Tongs Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Serving Tongs, Ice Tongs		1850 c.	Ice Tongs Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-4615 Type: Object, Serving Tongs, Ice Tongs Date: 1850 c. Description: Iron ice tongs originally from Edna Hysom "T" relates to a map that was created by Alice Smith 002.47
Rocking Chair Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Chair, Rocking Chair		c 1850	Rocking Chair Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-3219 Type: Object, Furnishings, Chair, Rocking Chair Date: c 1850 Description: Child sized rocking chair. Natural finish with red trim. Donor info - belonged to his grandmother, Maria Merritt Beckworth, who is pictured in the chair in MDIHS photo # 996-39-39.

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