Description: Green umbrella with ivory handle. Prized possession of George B. Dorr. Originally owned by theologian and famed scholar Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758).
Description: Vertical postcard, colorized image of George B. Dorr standing on a rocky outcrop at Hunter's Beach. Caption on card reads "Cleft at Hunter's Beach, Bar Harbor, ME".
Description: Coffee cup and saucer, Haviland China. Owned by George B Dorr. White cup and saucer with green band and gold edging. Handle is a delicate 1/2 heart shape.
Description: Tea cup and saucer, Haviland China. Owned by George B Dorr. White cup and saucer with green band and gold edging. Handle is a delicate curlicue.
Description: A plate awarded to winners of the Northeast Harbor Fleet Annual Cruise of the August Class Run, Division One Series, with enamel NEH Fleet burgee. Inscription reads as follows. This trophy appears to have replaced 2022X.03.015 __________ THE NORTHEAST HARBOR FLEET AUGUST CRUISE FIRST DAYS RUN DIVISION ONE SCHOONER TROPHY 2005 - Stockton Smith - Weather Gauge 2007 - Hal A. Kroeger - Far Out 2008 - Stockton Smith - Weather Gauge 2009 - Hal A. Kroeger - Far Out 2010 - Hal A. Kroeger - Far Out 2011 - Marcus Heilner - Hoi An 2012 - Andres Von Hirsch - Poppea 2013 - Marcus Heilner - Hoi An 2018 - Cybele - David Rockefeller, Jr. 2019 - Ranger - Ken Weg 2020 - Ranger - Ken Weg [show more]
Description: 1 Spanish real, minted 1774. Most likely in royal mint in Mexico City. Engraving reads "Carlos III, by the Grace of God King of Spain and the Indies." Sillhouette of Carlos III on front, royal coat of arms on back. Found in Hayward's garden, Beech Hill MDI in 1943.
Description: Apple head doll pattern torn out of the Country Handcrafts magazine. The pattern from the magazine has been copied onto tin tissue paper but has not been cut out.
Description: Richard C. Paine Jr., the founder of the Seal Cove Auto Museum, sold cars through his Seal Cove Garage. Business card from the Seal Cove Garage featuring a map of Mount Desert Island.
Description: Richard C. Paine Jr., the founder of the Seal Cove Auto Museum, sold cars through his Seal Cove Garage. Stationary from the Seal Cove Garage.
Description: Sign advertising Island Lady Charters, a charter boat and water taxi business operated by Rhonda Lee Soucie of Seal Harbor, Maine The sign advertises suggested tours and offerings
Description: Yachting cap with stitched emblem that incorporates the burgee of Philadelphia's Corinthian Yacht Club on the left (triangular burgee with white background, red cross, and blue corner) and A. Atwater Kent, Jr.'s personal signal flag on the right (red field with a blue K outlined in white). Label inside the hat indicates that it was sold by Zeidel Uniforms of Port Washington, Long Island, New York and West Palm Beach, Florida.
Description: Wooden sign for Pine Bough Antiques, an antiques and rare book shop operated by Rick and JoAnne Fuerst from 1976-2018. The store was located at 117 Main Street, Northeast Harbor. This sign hung off the front of the building and is therefore double sided. Looking at the two sides, green painted frame on one side is more weathered than the other. The two-sided sign has green lettering and a green frame, and pine bough is painted in the upper left corner. [show more]
Description: Wooden sign for Wikhegan Old Books, a rare book shop operated by Rick and JoAnne Fuerst from 1976-2018. The store was located at 117 Main Street, Northeast Harbor. This sign was removed from the building before the business closed, when books were sold from Pine Bough Antiques The sign is two sided and appears to have had a brown frame, which no longer survives. Brown paint appears beneath where the frame would have been.
Description: Hand painted sign reading SEA FOOD. Sign is painted on Masonite (or a similar product) and has a white background and black letters. The front of the sign is scratched and shows signs of age. The sign came from Stanley's Fish Market, Northeast Harbor, operated by David L. Stanley. To see a photograph showing this sign or one like it, go to https://nehl.digitalarchive.us/items/show/5993
Description: Hand painted sign reading "LOBSTERS LIVE OR BOILED" Sign was used in the window of Stanley's Fish Market, Main Street, Northeast Harbor, operated by David L. Stanley. The sign consists of painted wood, with black letters on a white background. It is heavily abraded but still legible. There are visible screw holes on the front, with two vertical braces on the back. To see a photograph of this sign in the fish market go to: https://nehl.digitalarchive.us/items/show/6266 [show more]
Description: Red rayon crepe evening dress with gold and clear glass bead on a green yolk and collar. Keyhole in front neckline and a belt shaped bust line.