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Glass globe light fixture Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Lighting Fixture	Structures, Dwellings, House			No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Glass globe light fixture Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2014.286.2035 Type: Object, Furnishings, Lighting Fixture Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House Description: Light fixture. Glass globe from donor's kitchen ceiling light with connections and cap. White glass with two blue lines and pale blue band between them; brass base is painted beige.
School Master's Desk Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Desk, Standing Desk	Organizations, School Institution Structures, Institutional, School	1850 c.	Mount Desert, Pretty Marsh	No Known Copyright	School Master's Desk Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-1686 Type: Object, Furnishings, Desk, Standing Desk Subject: Organizations, School Institution Structures, Institutional, School Date: 1850 c. Place: Mount Desert, Pretty Marsh Description: School master's desk. Top lifts to reveal space for books and pencils. One drawer at top with white knob. Two doors with shelves behind. One drawer at bottom missing pull. Decorative cut base. Lender info - used by Lynam Smith during the 1850s when he was the teacher in the first school in Pretty Marsh, called "The Little Red Schoolhouse." Lyman Smith also taught in other area schools. Donor is a descendant of Smith.
Wooden commode Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Chair, Commode Chair	Structures, Dwellings, House			No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Wooden commode Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2017.382.2156 Type: Object, Furnishings, Chair, Commode Chair Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House Description: Wooden commode (potty seat/toilet chair) with lid. One of several items from donors in summer 2016 prior to selling their house on The Lane, GCI. Many items pertain to the Lulu Alley family. Items were in the house when donor's parents, June and Ed Sampson, bought the house from Lulu in November 1969. The house was built for Lulu Steele when she married Lewis Alley 1914(?); Lulu died in 2004. House is said to be a ca. 1914 Sears Roebuck modular home, similar to several others on GCI. The garage on the property was built by Mike Westphal in the 1980s. Big cook stove in kitchen is original. It was the only heat and only stove in the house originally. Rocking chair in house is original. Kitchen cabinetry on right of sink is original. Woodstove in the living room is 1973. [show more]
Chandelier Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Lighting Fixture	Structures, Dwellings, House	1928		No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Chandelier Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2011.189.1396 Type: Object, Furnishings, Lighting Fixture Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House Date: 1928 Description: Light fixture. hanging chandelier in good working condition circa 1928 (in association with item #1397 (estimated total value of items # 1396 & #1397 on 8/7/2011 is $100.00). First year of electricity on the island.
Modified rocking chair with swivel tray Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Chair	People Structures, Dwellings, House			No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Modified rocking chair with swivel tray Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2000.6.1935 Type: Object, Furnishings, Chair Subject: People Structures, Dwellings, House Description: Furniture. Rocking chair with swivel tray. Wood. Original black rocker with gold scroll work on seat and back has been modified with addition of a swiveling, wooden tray affixed to the chair arms. Rocker blades may have been shortened. Rocker may have had a signature, Stanley, visible on it at one time. Phil Whitney recollects in 2015 that this rocker was rescued from his family's house (across the street from his present home) during their house fire. It may have been his mother's rocker (d.o.b. 1911), or perhaps his great great grandmother Sidney Hamor Bunker who died in 1918, or his great grandmother, Julia Bunker Spurling. (From Ladies Aid 2000) [show more]

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