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Brass oar lock
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Water Transporation, Water Transportation Accessories
  • Object, Other Object
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Brass oar lock
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Boat hardware, brass oar lock
Wire metal basket
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Containers
  • Object, Other Object
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Wire metal basket
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Basket, wire metal basket
1920s shotgun
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Armaments, Shotgun
  • Object, Other Object
  • 1925
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
1920s shotgun
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Shotgun. 1925-1928, .410 gauge shotgun judging by trigger. Barrel is not twisted (that started in 1950s). Trademark STEVENS Reg. U.S. Pat Off & FGN. J Stevens Arms & Tool Co. Chicopee Falls MASS USA . Wood stock.
Small metal kerosene heater
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Furnishings, Heater, Kerosene Heater
  • Object, Other Object
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Small metal kerosene heater
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Tool, small metal kerosene heater for warming or melting something
Worm tool: large iron corkscrew
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Other Object
  • Object, Other Object
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Worm tool: large iron corkscrew
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Tool, "worm", an iron tool, similar to a large corkscrew, but lacking a handle, used for inserting or removing wadding from a tube, perhaps even the barrel of a cannon that has been loaded but not fired; found by the donor in Ruth Freeman's barn across from Preble House.
Antique padlock
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Security Device, Security Lock, Padlock
  • Object, Other Object
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Antique padlock
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Lock, keyed padlock with protective keyhole cover and no key; makers mark: (crown) W.R PATENT
Trowel with wood handle inserted into metal trowl head
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Agricultural, Garden Trowel
  • Object, Other Object
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Trowel with wood handle inserted into metal trowl head
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Tool. Trowel. Wood handle inserted into metal trowl head.
Pencil sharpener ca. 1890
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Writing, Pencil Sharpener
  • Object, Other Object
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Pencil sharpener ca. 1890
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Tool. Pencil sharpener. Wood base, arm, and support with metal file on base, metal teeth on arm, and metal handle at one end to clamp the sharpener to the table top. Pencil inserts through hole in wooden disk and is moved at an angle along the file. From Harold Stanley's house. Remains of text (instructions/manufacturer) on bottom barely visible. (Probably: Perfect Pencil Pointer Co., Portland Maine (to 1892), patented 1890 ~ advertised 1890-1913, Goodell Co., Antrim, NH (1892 on). (See: www.officemuseum.com/sharpener_gallery_1800s.htm and www.patented-antiques.com) [show more]
Wood mallet
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Woodworking, Mallet
  • Object, Other Object
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Wood mallet
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Tool, wooden mallet, large, commercially made handle with replacement homemade head, used in boatbuilding
Tommy Sticker: brass candle holder with metal spikes
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Furnishings, Candleholder
  • Object, Other Object
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Tommy Sticker: brass candle holder with metal spikes
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Tool, "Tommy Sticker", a brass candle holder with metal spikes on the bottom and side, to be forced into a wooden wall, beam, etc. to provide light while leaving hands free
Folding ruler made of wood and brass
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Ruler
  • Object, Other Object
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Folding ruler made of wood and brass
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Tool, wood and brass folding ruler; makers mark: STANLEY No 54
Large metal peavey or cant hook
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Forestry, Logging Hook
  • Object, Other Object
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Large metal peavey or cant hook
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Tool, large metal C-shaped hook, probably from a peavey or cant hook, for rolling and moving logs
Compass with pencil
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Drafting Instrument, Drafting Compass
  • Object, Other Object
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Compass with pencil
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Tool, compass, with pencil, used to draw arcs and perhaps measure distances on maps; makers mark: S. COPELAND, PAT. MA???
Iron pot with fire starter
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Containers
  • Object, Other Object
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Iron pot with fire starter
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Pot, kerosene pot with fire starter
Sailmaker's thimble for pushing needle through heavy canvas
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Thimble
  • Object, Other Object
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Sailmaker's thimble for pushing needle through heavy canvas
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Tool, leather sailmaker's thimble for pushing needle through heavy canvas.
Large pulley with metal hook
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Mechanical, Pulley
  • Object, Other Object
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Large pulley with metal hook
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Tool, large pulley with metal hook
Table
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Furnishings, Table
  • Object, Other Object
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Table
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Table. Wicker, circular, beige; and table cloth: white with sunflower border.
Sitz Bath that belonged to Moorfield Storey
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Plumbing Fixture, Bathtub, Sitz Bath
  • Object, Other Object
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Sitz Bath that belonged to Moorfield Storey
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Furniture. Sitz Bath 27" diameter; belonged to Moorfield Storey
Sword made from a swordfish bill
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Armaments, Sword
  • Object, Art
  • Rena A. Percy
  • 1908
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Sword made from a swordfish bill
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Sword made from swordfish bill, with woven rope handle with remains of gilt in several spots, large red bow, and painted nautical scene. From left to right along the blade the painting shows a lighthouse, schooners, swordfish, seagull, flower, and a scroll with "Rena A. Percy", and date "July 19, 1908" towards the tip. Painting is peeling and flaking in some areas. On reverse, peeling paint remains near hilt but no evidence of painting on the rest of the blade. The Rena A. Percy was a schooner under Master Willis G.[E?] Bunker, with a crew of 14, (#200857?), either 78 or 46 Gross Tons, measuring 76.5/ 21.6/ 9.4. Built in 1904 in East Boothbay and used for dory trawling around Jonesport and elsewhere - (http://www.cranberryisles.com/photos/ci_notes.html - Cranberry Islands Notes by Chuck Liebow). Willis Bunker (1855-1915) was the uncle of donor's husband Linden "Tud" Bunker. Note states: "Sword came from Percy's house, Winslow Bunker's father." (In 2016, this would be the house owned by the Sullivan's.) [show more]
Carved walking stick
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Walking Stick
  • Object, Art
  • People
  • Sam Chapman
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Carved walking stick
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Artifact, carved walking stick made by Sam Chapman
Wooden wedge with handle, perhaps a basket splint gauge
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Other Object
  • Object, Other Object
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Wooden wedge with handle, perhaps a basket splint gauge
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Tool, one-piece wooden wedge shape with handle, similar to a spatula or paddle, worn but not stained. Perhaps a basket splint gauge.
Vintage mystery object/tool wood and leather
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Other Object
  • Object, Other Object
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Vintage mystery object/tool wood and leather
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Unknown object of unknown purpose, U-shaped wooden base; on top it has a wooden "handle" (perhaps) and a nail, and between those it is partially covered with leather rudely but securely tacked on; the leather has cut marks across it, and deep cuts along both sides
Boatbuilding tool or garden weeder (unknown)
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Other Object
  • Object, Other Object
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Boatbuilding tool or garden weeder (unknown)
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Tool, boatbuilding tool or weeder for a garden?
Wooden tool with eyelet (unknown)
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Other Object
  • Object, Other Object
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Wooden tool with eyelet (unknown)
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Tool, wooden tool with eyelet (unknown name)
Y-shaped tool with points on all three ends (unknown)
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Other Object
  • Object, Other Object
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Y-shaped tool with points on all three ends (unknown)
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Tool, Y-shaped with points on all three ends (unknown name)