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Portable cabinet for bees Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Cabinet				Portable cabinet for bees Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-11538 Type: Object, Furnishings, Cabinet Description: Roughly finished cabinet with two doors, handles on sides, and small containers inside; may be a portable device to move around fields for bees to form hives and make honey: a "pollinator."
Fred Savage's Desk Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Desk	Other, Architects' offices Other, Architecture Other, Desks			Fred Savage's Desk Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-11537 Type: Object, Furnishings, Desk Subject: Other, Architects' offices Other, Architecture Other, Desks Description: Large desk/drafting table that belonged to Fred L. Savage
History of the Sound School Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Frame, Picture Frame				History of the Sound School Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-11536 Type: Object, Furnishings, Frame, Picture Frame Description: Framed, typewritten history of the Sound School, which was buillt in 1892. Notes teacher Mrs. Wiggin and student Bud Bordeaux, who graduated in 1926, the year the school closed. Then the building was used as a community center and then owned by the Sound Village Improvement Association; it was later owned by the Town of Mount Desert. The building was given to the MDI Historical Society in 1998; restoration was begun in 1999 and completed in 2000. This framed history hung in the school room or entry way until the exhibit about the village of Sound and schools on MDI was hung in 2015. [show more]
Civil War Folding Mirror Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Mirror				Civil War Folding Mirror Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-11529 Type: Object, Furnishings, Mirror Description: Mirror is in three parts, hinged together. Small knob at top of each panel; mirrors are beveled. Dimensions: Each part is 5" X 7." Far right panel is very scratched. Donor purchased home in Bar Harbor at 17 Wayman Lane; house built c. 1890-1912. Mirror found in one of the pantry cabinets. House formerly belonged to a school teacher, Mrs. Moon. Donor had seen same kind of mirror at the Underground Railway Museum in Cincinnati, Ohio. May or may not have a connection to Mt. Desert Island. [show more]
Hoyt Richards and Sons Ashtray Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Ashtray			c.1953	Hoyt Richards and Sons Ashtray Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-11493 Type: Object, Furnishings, Ashtray Date: c.1953 Description: Ashtray advertising Hoyt Richards and Sons Auto Service. Company mentioned in Pemetic High School yearbook for 1953.
Woolen Coverlet Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Blanket		Lydia (Bartlett) Smith		Woolen Coverlet Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-11467 Type: Object, Furnishings, Blanket Creator: Lydia (Bartlett) Smith Description: Quilted wool coverlet filled with raw wool and dyed with fish net dye on side and indigo on the other.
Mecca Cigarette Box, c.1900 Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Cigarette Box			c. 1900	Mecca Cigarette Box, c.1900 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-11429 Type: Object, Furnishings, Cigarette Box Date: c. 1900 Description: Badly damaged cardboard Mecca cigarettes case. Red lettering with blue background and turkish-looking skyline.Belonged to a Stanley?
Bed Rope Tightener Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Bedkey				Bed Rope Tightener Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-3443 Type: Object, Furnishings, Bedkey Description: Piece of wood with notch on end with hole bored through the top. Wooden dowel placed through hole. 1825 penny on top. Used to tighten ropes under mattresses.
Bellows Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Bellows			19th c	Bellows Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-3442 Type: Object, Furnishings, Bellows Date: 19th c Description: Bellows with two apples with green background painted on top. Paint chipping, leather stiff. Tip missing. Crack in wood on underside.
Candle Lantern Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Lantern, Candle Lantern				Candle Lantern Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-3422 Type: Object, Furnishings, Lantern, Candle Lantern Description: Glass front with a rounded black top. Tin base has holes as if once mounted. Latch at base opens so that candle can be placed inside. Candle wax flows out of base.
Candle Lantern Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Lantern, Candle Lantern				Candle Lantern Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-3421 Type: Object, Furnishings, Lantern, Candle Lantern Description: Base missing. Ring at top for carrying lantern. Stars and diamonds punched in chimney. Round glass bowl below chimney.
Candlesticks Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Candleholder, Candlestick			unknown	Candlesticks Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-3417 Type: Object, Furnishings, Candleholder, Candlestick Date: unknown Description: First - hog scraper candlestick. (pair) Lever moves candle up and down. Sits on round base. B- mechanics for moving candle up and down are missing. Has finger hold under top. Sits on round base. Donor info - from John W. Somes family.
Candlewick Trimmer Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Wick Trimmer	Other, Candles Other, Tools & implements		c 1883	Candlewick Trimmer Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-3415 Type: Object, Furnishings, Wick Trimmer Subject: Other, Candles Other, Tools & implements Date: c 1883 Description: Cast iron tool - handle squeezed together causing blade to cut candle wick. Spring mechanism. Small ring on handle perhaps for hanging. Marked Pat Nov 22 81 Jan 23 + JE 5 83.
Candle Tray and Snuffer Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Candlesnuffer			unknown	Candle Tray and Snuffer Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-3416 Type: Object, Furnishings, Candlesnuffer Date: unknown Description: Snuffer resembles pair of scissors. Small box at end of tool. Lid closed on top of box holding the wick inside. Iron is rusty. Black tray is very rusty. Wide curves on each end. Narrow in the middle.
Cushion Cover Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Furnishing Cover, Cushion Cover				Cushion Cover Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-3378 Type: Object, Furnishings, Furnishing Cover, Cushion Cover Description: Red and light green flowers with green leaves. Red buds and green vine worked in beads and needlepoint. Notes indicate that this is from a 1937 donation from Mrs. John Allen Somes.
Doll’s Table Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Table				Doll’s Table Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-3368 Type: Object, Furnishings, Table Description: Four narrow legs. Square piece (table top) of wood sits on base. Diamond cut into table top. Very crude. Nailed together.
Flat Iron Stand Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Stand			unknown	Flat Iron Stand Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-3346 Type: Object, Furnishings, Stand Date: unknown Description: Shaped like bottom of flat iron. Sits on three legs. Three iron bars go across to hold iron. Sits in fireplace or stove to hold iron while heating.
Folding Chair Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Chair, Folding Chair			unknown	Folding Chair Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-3344 Type: Object, Furnishings, Chair, Folding Chair Date: unknown Description: Tapestry folding chair; fretwork on top. Black stripes painted on wood. One stretcher between each pair of legs. Back rest and seat made of tapestry - red with flowers. Wood frame. Fabric on back of backrest torn. Label marked, “E.W. Walls patented and manufacturer”.
Folding Chair Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Chair, Folding Chair				Folding Chair Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-3343 Type: Object, Furnishings, Chair, Folding Chair Description: Dark finish with green upholstery.
Oil Lantern Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Lantern, Oil Lantern				Oil Lantern Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-3296 Type: Object, Furnishings, Lantern, Oil Lantern Description: Marked, “Diezt” on top. Typical tin oil lantern with handle for carrying.
Pillowcase Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Pillowcase			c 1835	Pillowcase Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-1618 Type: Object, Furnishings, Pillowcase Date: c 1835 Description: Hand stitched with ruffle on edge. Marked in brown ink “Mary A. Tapley”. Number after name not legible. Donor info - pillow case from Somes family of Gloucester, Massachusetts. From 1835 trousseau of Mary A. Tapley. It appears that there are two identical pillowcases with this ID #.
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.
Parlor Stove Back Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Heating Stove			c.1820	Parlor Stove Back Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-3212 Type: Object, Furnishings, Heating Stove Date: c.1820 Description: Large decorative iron remnant with flower design and opening - probably a stove-back from kitchen midden at Israel Atherton homestead “T” in Pretty Marsh.“T” relates to a map that was created by Alice Smith 002.47
School Master’s Desk Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Floor Stand, Lectern	Other, Desks Other, Furniture Other, Schools Other, Teachers		1850s	School Master’s Desk Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-3204 Type: Object, Furnishings, Floor Stand, Lectern Subject: Other, Desks Other, Furniture Other, Schools Other, Teachers Date: 1850s Description: 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.
Parlor Stove Leg Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Heating Stove			c.1784	Parlor Stove Leg Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-3192 Type: Object, Furnishings, Heating Stove Date: c.1784 Description: artifact remnant parlor stove leg? with shield design on front from George F.Greeley homestead “R” relates to a map that was created by Alice Smith 002.47

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