Description: Yellow tobacco tin with illustration of woman in a red dress on top cover. Top cover reads: "Sliced Cut Plug. Dill's Best Smoking Tobacco J.G. Dill Co. Richmond, VA., U.S.A."
Description: Yellow tobacco tin with illustration of woman in a red dress on top cover. Top cover reads: "Sliced Cut Plug. Dill's Best Smoking Tobacco J.G. Dill Co. Richmond, VA., U.S.A."
Description: Yellow tobacco tin with illustration of woman in a red dress on top cover. Top cover reads: "Sliced Cut Plug. Dill's Best Smoking Tobacco J.G. Dill Co. Richmond, VA, U.S.A."
Acadia National Park, Sieur de Monts National Monument
Description: Small teal creamer with black handle and an illustration of woods and a gazebo with the caption: "Sieur De Mont Spring Bar Harbor, Me." Made for Wilson's Toy and Gift Shop, Bar Harbor.
Description: Lid lifts to reveal shallow space. Two drawers underneath. Sits on four legs. Donor info - was given to donor as a wedding present 61 years ago. Donor used it for odds and ends and thread.
Description: Black fabric flower-embroidered purse with handles and gold fabric lining. Measures 9" X 10." Belonged to Mrs. Isaac Roberts, Sydney Roberts Rockefeller's grandmother. Note with purse says it was from Aunt Rebecca's collection and handmade by a Mrs. Stanley when she was in her 90's.
Description: These were manufactured by J.C. Freeman & Company, Opticians of Worcester, Mass. They measure about 3" X 5" with cut-out slits through which to view the sun during an eclipse. Also included are rectangular films in small envelopes.
Description: Model, three mast schooner model, wood. This model was constructed by Merchant Mariner and Bar Harbor storekeeper, Herbert Allen Whitney (1881-1950), and his brother Captain Harold Whitney in 1935-1937. It sailed in Hull's Cove in 1938, survived an apartment fire with only its sails singed, and then was relegated to basement storage for 60 years. In 2011, Phil and Karin Whitney, Mickey Macfarlan, and John French restored the model and christened her, The Islander. Model is loaned to GCIHS by Phil Whitney. [show more]