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Wallet inscribed: William P Prebles Property, Cranberry Isles 1836 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Object, Personal Case, Wallet	Object, Other Object	1836		No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Wallet inscribed: William P Prebles Property, Cranberry Isles 1836 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-1000.140.1139 Type: Object, Personal Case, Wallet Subject: Object, Other Object Date: 1836 Description: Wallet, brown leather tri-fold with tongue & strap closure, repaired and well worn, inked inside:" William P Prebles Property, Cranberry Isles 1836." From Louise Marr collection of items recovered from the Preble House.
Wabanaki Basket Bar Harbor Historical Society	Object, Trinket Basket		1800 - 1830 c		Copyright Undetermined	Wabanaki Basket Bar Harbor Historical Society Identifier: bhhs-1246 Type: Object, Trinket Basket Date: 1800 - 1830 c Description: Woven bark basket with braided sweet grass detail. Dyed green an brown pattern.
Wedding belt Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Clothing, Belt		ca. 1835			Wedding belt Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-11798 Type: Object, Clothing, Belt Date: ca. 1835 Description: Silk wedding belt Belonged to Bethany Oaks who married Nathan Salisbury in 1835
Bill for L. Higgins from Samuel Reed Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Armaments, Bill		June 11, 1833			Bill for L. Higgins from Samuel Reed Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-3459 Type: Object, Armaments, Bill Date: June 11, 1833 Description: This appears to be an account bill for L. Higgins from Samuel Reed. Each item is dated and they appear to be mostly grocery store items.
Clock Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Clock		1835 c			Clock Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-13474 Type: Object, Clock Date: 1835 c Description: Clock made by “Boardman and Wells - Forestville, Conn.”. Label inside glass shows eagle with “E Plurubus Unum”. Also marked, “Improved clocks manufactured and sold by Boardman and Wells, Bristol, Conn. Case Tiffany and Co, Printers - Hartford”. Label gives directions to set clock. Glass not original. Probably had reverse painting on glass. Clock face is painted on wood. White in center with strawberries. Gold in corners. “Pillars” carved on each side of clock. Dark wood. Missing weight. The works are still intact. Donor info- came from Gilley house on Baker’s Island. This house was built by William Gilley in 1812. Clock was given to donor by his grandmother, Phoebe Gilley Stanley. [show more]
Treasurer’s Bond - Mount Desert Bridge Company, 1836 Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Pay Order, Bond	Other, Bridges	10/1/1836			Treasurer’s Bond - Mount Desert Bridge Company, 1836 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-4079 Type: Object, Pay Order, Bond Subject: Other, Bridges Date: 10/1/1836 Description: Bond of $8000 - Contractors to build a bridge across Mount Desert Narows - to John Black for Mt. Desert Bridge Corporation signed by William Thompson, John M. Noyes, Edward Brewer and Joel Emery.
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 #.
Stove Lid Lifter Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Stove Tool, Stove Lifter		c.1830			Stove Lid Lifter Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-3191 Type: Object, Furnishings, Stove Tool, Stove Lifter Date: c.1830 Description: wound iron rod with loop handle and turned end found at kitchen midden of Benjamin and Sophronia Carter home “C” relates to a map that was created by Alice Smith 002.47
Stove Lid Lifter Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Stove Tool, Stove Lifter	Other, Kitchens	c.1830			Stove Lid Lifter Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-3165 Type: Object, Furnishings, Stove Tool, Stove Lifter Subject: Other, Kitchens Date: c.1830 Description: 10 “ iron rod with loop handle and hooked end found at kitchen midden of Benjamin and Sophronia Carter home“C” relates to a map that was created by Alice Smith 002.47
Headstone for William Spurling Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Object, Tombstone, Headstone	People Places, Cemetery	1839		No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Headstone for William Spurling Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2016.374.2137 Type: Object, Tombstone, Headstone Subject: People Places, Cemetery Date: 1839 Description: Headstone fragment discovered July 2016 during Spurling Revolutionary War Cemetery preservation project. White marble. Well worn and difficult to discern, the inscription reads: "William/Son of Thomas & Hannah/Spurling. William Spurling, 2nd, was born 9Dec1812 and died 23May1839. This is the only piece of William's headstone discovered to date; it was lying in the grass near the Robert Spurling footstone. One corner piece is broken off. One other small white marble fragment was collected and stored with this artifact. [show more]
The Sketch of the life of Nicholas Thomas of Eden Northeast Harbor Library	Object, Writing, Notebook	People	8-6-1831	Bar Harbor, Eden		The Sketch of the life of Nicholas Thomas of Eden Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-1871 Type: Object, Writing, Notebook Subject: People Date: 8-6-1831 Place: Bar Harbor, Eden Description: Copied from the original by Leonard J. Thomas, only surviving son, September 10, 1885. This contains a narrative of the life of Nicholas Thomas, 78 years old.

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