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2013.249.1958Unusual iron, 3-pronged grappling hook
  • Object, Fishing, Fishing Equipment
  • Object, Fishing, Fish Trap, Lobster Trap
Tool. Grappling hook, iron, three pronged. Unusual size and design per donor.
Description:
Tool. Grappling hook, iron, three pronged. Unusual size and design per donor.
2013.239.1957Cast iron clamps used by Ladies Aid members when quilting
  • Object, Mechanical, Clamp
  • Other, Textiles
Tool. Seven cast iron clamps used by Ladies Aid members when quilting. Each clamp has a three-lobed key head on a threaded rod with floating foot. Four larger clamps (5.5" L x 2.5" W x .5" H): No. 50, E.C. STEARNS & CO., SYRACUSE N.Y.. Three smaller black clamps (4.5" L x 2.25 W x .5" H): E.C. STEARNS & CO., SYRACUSE N.Y.
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Tool. Seven cast iron clamps used by Ladies Aid members when quilting. Each clamp has a three-lobed key head on a threaded rod with floating foot. Four larger clamps (5.5" L x 2.5" W x .5" H): No. 50, E.C. STEARNS & CO., SYRACUSE N.Y.. Three smaller black clamps (4.5" L x 2.25 W x .5" H): E.C. STEARNS & CO., SYRACUSE N.Y.
2013.241.1956Head of a branding iron: W.E. BUNKER
  • Object, Woodworking, Woodworking Iron, Marking Iron
  • Businesses, Fishery Business
Fishing gear. Head of a branding iron: W.E. BUNKER. Iron head, no handle.
Description:
Fishing gear. Head of a branding iron: W.E. BUNKER. Iron head, no handle.
2013.241.1955Maul tool with iron head and hand-fashioned wood handle
  • Object, Woodworking, Mallet
  • Object, Other Object
Tool. Maul with flat and wedge ends. Handforged (?) iron head with hole in center with hand-fashioned wood handle inserted.
Description:
Tool. Maul with flat and wedge ends. Handforged (?) iron head with hole in center with hand-fashioned wood handle inserted.
2013.241.1954Rudder with curved blade, wood stem, and cross-piece
  • Object, Water Transporation, Rudder
  • Vessels, Boat, Sailboat
Boat equipment. Rudder: wood with two metal brackets and two metal pegs, curved blade with wooden stem and cross-piece.
Description:
Boat equipment. Rudder: wood with two metal brackets and two metal pegs, curved blade with wooden stem and cross-piece.
2013.241.1953Trawl line on wood frame with lead sinker and large hook
  • Object, Fishing, Fishing Equipment
  • Businesses, Fishery Business
Fishing gear. Trawl line wound around wooden frame with heavy lead sinker and large metal hook.
Description:
Fishing gear. Trawl line wound around wooden frame with heavy lead sinker and large metal hook.
2013.241.1952Trawl line with wood frame
  • Object, Fishing, Fishing Equipment
  • Businesses, Fishery Business
Fishing gear. Trawl line wound around wooden frame. Wooden handle is nailed to frame (unusual).
Description:
Fishing gear. Trawl line wound around wooden frame. Wooden handle is nailed to frame (unusual).
2013.248.1951Popcorn popper with rectangular wire basket
  • Object, Cooking Vessels
Tool. Popcorn popper. Rectangular wire basket with lid that opens, wooden handle.
Description:
Tool. Popcorn popper. Rectangular wire basket with lid that opens, wooden handle.
2013.241.1950Iron cranberry or blueberry rake
  • Object, Agricultural, Rake
  • Businesses, Farming
Tool. Cranberry or blueberry rake, iron with solder repairs at tines and bottom.
Description:
Tool. Cranberry or blueberry rake, iron with solder repairs at tines and bottom.
2012.13.1391Round metal fishing buoy
  • Object, Fishing, Fishing Buoy
  • Businesses, Fishery Business
Fishing gear. Metal Fishing Buoy, round. It is stamped on one side PHILLIPS PATENT GUARANTEED LIGHTWEIGHT MODEL. and on the other, PATENT No 331163 NOTICE OF INFRINGEMENT REWARDED. The patent number is from Great Britain.
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Fishing gear. Metal Fishing Buoy, round. It is stamped on one side PHILLIPS PATENT GUARANTEED LIGHTWEIGHT MODEL. and on the other, PATENT No 331163 NOTICE OF INFRINGEMENT REWARDED. The patent number is from Great Britain.
1000.0.1342Tin oil can for sewing machine
  • Object, Needlework Machine, Sewing Machine
Tool, Tin Oil Can for Sewing Machine
Description:
Tool, Tin Oil Can for Sewing Machine
1000.0.915Patti D'Angelo newspaper clipping
  • Publication, Clipping
  • People
A write up of Patti D'Angelo's work on Cranberry Island with the elementary school and interview with Tud Bunker as well as an explanation of her affiliation with the College of the Atlantic.
Description:
A write up of Patti D'Angelo's work on Cranberry Island with the elementary school and interview with Tud Bunker as well as an explanation of her affiliation with the College of the Atlantic.
1000.1.501Benefit for College of the Atlantic
  • Document, Recording, Audio Recording
  • Events
Audio cassette tape, Benefit for College of the Atlantic, commisioned by music from Cranberry Isles, Sara Lambert "Sally" Bloom oboe, Susan Storey Frank soprano, Virginia Murray piano, Beatrice Weinreich mandolin, poetry & narration by Ashley Bryan
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Audio cassette tape, Benefit for College of the Atlantic, commisioned by music from Cranberry Isles, Sara Lambert "Sally" Bloom oboe, Susan Storey Frank soprano, Virginia Murray piano, Beatrice Weinreich mandolin, poetry & narration by Ashley Bryan
1000.1.418Music program at College of the Atlantic
  • Document, Program
  • Events
  • Other, Music
Program, Music from Cranberry Isles, 28 Jul 1996 at the College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor
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Program, Music from Cranberry Isles, 28 Jul 1996 at the College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor
1000.0.158Receipt for store purchases
  • Document, Financial, Receipt
  • Businesses, Store Business
Business receipt, dated 24 Sep 1910, E.B. Stanley bought of Nettie Stanley, pair of rubbers, ticking, pork, pepper, wire, etc., total $34.50, dated
Description:
Business receipt, dated 24 Sep 1910, E.B. Stanley bought of Nettie Stanley, pair of rubbers, ticking, pork, pepper, wire, etc., total $34.50, dated
2016.375.2138Journal 1878-1881 voyages of schooner Carrie M. Richardson
  • Publication, Book, Journal
  • People
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
Journal, leather and paper, wallet style, with entries for years 1878, 1879, 1881. Pertains to nautical voyages of Meltiah Richardson aboard the Carrie M. Richardson and perhaps others. It is an extremely valuable resource for interpretation of annotated Nautical Chart 1 and other charts in GCIHS 2015.315.2076. Journal entries corroborate plot markings on nautical chart 1. All pages with handwritten text scanned (48 scans) at 600 dpi July 27, 2016. Complete transcription made Feb. 2017. (Pages with newspaper clippings glued to them were not scanned - most clippings were poetry. Note: Meltiah's wife, Carrie (Mary Catherine Stanley Richardson), wrote and saved poetry.) In several instances, a page had been cut out and/or a portion of a page had been cut out. The journal is not always chronological; entries switch around various years 1878,1879, and 1881. Some highlights are listed below. Scan no. 9 Sailed from Cardenas for NY 260 lbs Manello(?) Rope, 178 shakers, 78 canvas 10 Arrived at NY from Cardenas, list of perhaps cod caught per person by name and weight and $. Left for…. 11 Arrived at NY from C. Isles settled with mate $37.16 14 Rec from M.P Richardson the sum of $70 wages up to Date Nov 19th 1881 William Brandt 15 Arrived Cadiz… 16 M. P Richardson mentioned 17 M. P. Richardson mentioned and Schooner Carrie M. Richardson 1881 19 "Cash in Spanish gold 342" 23 Mr. Rumill shipped on board Schr C. M. Richardson April 10/79 at 35 $ per xxx 24 Antonio Williams on board C. M. Richardson Apr 9th/79 25 more re: 1879 26 more re: 1879 27 more re: 1879 42 "cure for chills/fever (?) 2 bitter apples with one pint gin. Let same stand ays. Dose: ½ wine glass full twice a day before meals (R H O (?)) 43 Bill of sale for 1/32 of Schr CMR Mrs. E B Gregg (interest?) to Joseph W x of Philadelphia 44 Name is clearly Joseph W. Willson of Phila 45 Port charges list 48 Mentions Cadiz
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Journal, leather and paper, wallet style, with entries for years 1878, 1879, 1881. Pertains to nautical voyages of Meltiah Richardson aboard the Carrie M. Richardson and perhaps others. It is an extremely valuable resource for interpretation of annotated Nautical Chart 1 and other charts in GCIHS 2015.315.2076. Journal entries corroborate plot markings on nautical chart 1. All pages with handwritten text scanned (48 scans) at 600 dpi July 27, 2016. Complete transcription made Feb. 2017. (Pages with newspaper clippings glued to them were not scanned - most clippings were poetry. Note: Meltiah's wife, Carrie (Mary Catherine Stanley Richardson), wrote and saved poetry.) In several instances, a page had been cut out and/or a portion of a page had been cut out. The journal is not always chronological; entries switch around various years 1878,1879, and 1881. Some highlights are listed below. Scan no. 9 Sailed from Cardenas for NY 260 lbs Manello(?) Rope, 178 shakers, 78 canvas 10 Arrived at NY from Cardenas, list of perhaps cod caught per person by name and weight and $. Left for…. 11 Arrived at NY from C. Isles settled with mate $37.16 14 Rec from M.P Richardson the sum of $70 wages up to Date Nov 19th 1881 William Brandt 15 Arrived Cadiz… 16 M. P Richardson mentioned 17 M. P. Richardson mentioned and Schooner Carrie M. Richardson 1881 19 "Cash in Spanish gold 342" 23 Mr. Rumill shipped on board Schr C. M. Richardson April 10/79 at 35 $ per xxx 24 Antonio Williams on board C. M. Richardson Apr 9th/79 25 more re: 1879 26 more re: 1879 27 more re: 1879 42 "cure for chills/fever (?) 2 bitter apples with one pint gin. Let same stand ays. Dose: ½ wine glass full twice a day before meals (R H O (?)) 43 Bill of sale for 1/32 of Schr CMR Mrs. E B Gregg (interest?) to Joseph W x of Philadelphia 44 Name is clearly Joseph W. Willson of Phila 45 Port charges list 48 Mentions Cadiz [show more]
2002.40.142Union Meeting House notice from William Preble, by clerk Carrie M. Richardson 1897
  • Document, Administrative Records
  • Organizations, Religious
Notice, handwritten, 4 sheets of paper, 4 pages per sheet, 14 pages total, to the voters of the Union Meeting House, from William Preble, by Carrie M. Richardson, clerk, about legal meeting of the stockholders, 18 Jun 1897
Description:
Notice, handwritten, 4 sheets of paper, 4 pages per sheet, 14 pages total, to the voters of the Union Meeting House, from William Preble, by Carrie M. Richardson, clerk, about legal meeting of the stockholders, 18 Jun 1897
1000.7.238High school promotion of Addie Stanley
  • Document, Student Record
  • Organizations, School Institution
Certificate of promotion to the Cranberry Isles High School, Addie E. Stanley, 8 Dec 1899, repaired with cellophane tape
Description:
Certificate of promotion to the Cranberry Isles High School, Addie E. Stanley, 8 Dec 1899, repaired with cellophane tape
1000.7.49Deed Rosebrook to Spurling
  • Document, Legal, Deed
  • Places, Address
Deed, From Eben C. Rosebrook to Joseph S. Spurling, 16 Apr 1866: land
Description:
Deed, From Eben C. Rosebrook to Joseph S. Spurling, 16 Apr 1866: land
2002.20.38Maine State Fish Inspector Certificate 1854
  • Document, Government, Government Records
  • Businesses, Fishery Business
Certificate, Appointment as State of Maine Fish Inspector, of William P. Preble, 26 June 1854 with transcription
Description:
Certificate, Appointment as State of Maine Fish Inspector, of William P. Preble, 26 June 1854 with transcription
1000.0.70Appointment of Postmaster Joseph S. Spurling
  • Document, Certificate
  • Organizations, Civic, Post Office
  • People
Certificate, Appointment of Postmaster Joseph S. Spurling, 29 Apr 1862
Description:
Certificate, Appointment of Postmaster Joseph S. Spurling, 29 Apr 1862
1000.3.246Receipt for Schooner Rozella supplies
  • Document, Financial, Receipt
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
Business receipt, from Perley, Russel & Co., Portland, list of supplies bought by schooner Rozella
Description:
Business receipt, from Perley, Russel & Co., Portland, list of supplies bought by schooner Rozella
1000.3.218Receipts for Schooners S. L. Foster, Rozella, Sea Bird, and Relief
  • Document, Financial, Receipt
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
Business receipts, 1878 (A) and 1898 (B). 1000.3.218(A) is from Potter and Wrightington, Boston, to Enoch Stanley for the Schooners S.L. Foster, Rozella, Sea Bird, and Relief: $2553.89 for fish. 1000.3.218(B) is a receipt for the Schooner S. L. Foster bought of Sm. Newman, Manset Maine 1898 various items like rope, sail line, nails, knife, keg, coffee and tea pots, spoons etc purchased March through September 1898 total $34.82.
Description:
Business receipts, 1878 (A) and 1898 (B). 1000.3.218(A) is from Potter and Wrightington, Boston, to Enoch Stanley for the Schooners S.L. Foster, Rozella, Sea Bird, and Relief: $2553.89 for fish. 1000.3.218(B) is a receipt for the Schooner S. L. Foster bought of Sm. Newman, Manset Maine 1898 various items like rope, sail line, nails, knife, keg, coffee and tea pots, spoons etc purchased March through September 1898 total $34.82.
1000.0.51Speech to Ladies Benevolent Society
  • Publication, Literary, Speech
  • Organizations, Civic
Speech, to Ladies Benevolent Society, by A.C. Preble, President, 1864
Description:
Speech, to Ladies Benevolent Society, by A.C. Preble, President, 1864
2015.316.2077Ledgers from Lewis Stanley boatyard, 19th century
  • Document, Financial, Bookkeeping Record, Account Book, Ledger
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
  • People
Collection of three scanned ledger account books originally from the Lewis Stanley boatyard. Ledgers were inherited by donor from his great uncle Lewis Stanley. (See scans on gcihs-nas\photo\Museum Photos\2015.316.2077_SchmidtLedgers and on DVD; ledgers were originally returned to donor August 2015; then all were donated to museum June 2017). Ledger A1: Measures 8.25H x 7: W x .5” thick. First page: George N. Spurling, Cranberry Isles; and [unreadable name below Spurling] Machias Port. Entries run from 1855-1870, with the last four pages dated 1855 pertaining to WatterWitch (Water Witch, Waterwitch, spelling and capitalization varies) stocks and specifics. Account entries recorded for the WatterWitch, Schooner Rozella, and Schooner Caressa. Names mentioned: Walton, Guptill, Haynes, Stanley, Spurling, Ferrin, Wentworth, Young, Saddler, Ladd. Commodities: fish and oil mostly; stocks and figuring notations in pen and pencil by different hands. First page states Schooner Hannah & Abigail bought in Boston May 6th, 1849. First entry is “E.B. Stanley, Cranberry Isles Oct. 9th, 1858 for $21 dollars on account of my share of fish bought on board Sch. WatterWitch this season. Asa [D?] Stanley.” Ledger B2: Measures 8”H x 6.75” W x .5” thick. Inside front cover is written: “Jonas Blood born April 15th, 1774.” First page begins with January 1st 1859 listing sale of butter, pork, and eggs. Ledger records expenses and sales of produce and other items through April 1862 and appears to be written by all the same hand. [For some info on Jonas Blood: probably born New Hampshire. http://gen.plagge.org/individual.php?pid=I16094&ged=plagge.ged Jonas Blood:b..c1774 d.5/21/1870, age 96 By genealogy.com.] Ledger C3: 14" H x 3.75" W x 1" thick. Label on front cover: Sanborn & Carter, Publishers, Booksellers and Blank Book Manufacturers, No. 55 Exchange Street, Portland, Maine. Small envelope and letter addressed to Mrs. E. B. Stanley, Cranberry Isles, Maine, postmarked Waltham MA, Nov 17/12M/1908 (03?) with 2 cent stamp. Reverse postmark is Cranberry Isles 1908(3)? Begins "North East Harbor, Lindsay,” ends: "Hastily, Carol(?)" Many pages have been cut out from the beginning of this ledger. First entry, is on page 85 and starts: “Boston Dec. 6th 1879 Sch. S.L. Foster. Page 93 is “Boston Dec 14, 1885.” Page 98 deals with the estate of Enoch B. Stanley and Lewis B. Stanley 1903 and continues with various documents and deeds to 1908 (to page 151). Then returns to accounts for the S. L. Foster 1889. Page 176 begins accounts for the Schooner Rozella 1882, then to 1881, and goes back to deeds and correspondence p. 196 for 1908. P. 198 goes back to the Sch. Foster and alternates between accounts re: Foster and Rozella. Two small loose account papers between p. 212 and 213. The ledger goes back and forth between years and schooners and deeds throughout the book. Last pages of ledger date Jan 18, 1913 and begin with “I expressly forbade Lewis to connect the new building with the original fish house of the heirs of E. B. Stanley…..” (See also 2017.389.2164 and 2017.388.2163) See also notes from Charles Liebow email 2019 re: boat builders with this ledger.
Description:
Collection of three scanned ledger account books originally from the Lewis Stanley boatyard. Ledgers were inherited by donor from his great uncle Lewis Stanley. (See scans on gcihs-nas\photo\Museum Photos\2015.316.2077_SchmidtLedgers and on DVD; ledgers were originally returned to donor August 2015; then all were donated to museum June 2017). Ledger A1: Measures 8.25H x 7: W x .5” thick. First page: George N. Spurling, Cranberry Isles; and [unreadable name below Spurling] Machias Port. Entries run from 1855-1870, with the last four pages dated 1855 pertaining to WatterWitch (Water Witch, Waterwitch, spelling and capitalization varies) stocks and specifics. Account entries recorded for the WatterWitch, Schooner Rozella, and Schooner Caressa. Names mentioned: Walton, Guptill, Haynes, Stanley, Spurling, Ferrin, Wentworth, Young, Saddler, Ladd. Commodities: fish and oil mostly; stocks and figuring notations in pen and pencil by different hands. First page states Schooner Hannah & Abigail bought in Boston May 6th, 1849. First entry is “E.B. Stanley, Cranberry Isles Oct. 9th, 1858 for $21 dollars on account of my share of fish bought on board Sch. WatterWitch this season. Asa [D?] Stanley.” Ledger B2: Measures 8”H x 6.75” W x .5” thick. Inside front cover is written: “Jonas Blood born April 15th, 1774.” First page begins with January 1st 1859 listing sale of butter, pork, and eggs. Ledger records expenses and sales of produce and other items through April 1862 and appears to be written by all the same hand. [For some info on Jonas Blood: probably born New Hampshire. http://gen.plagge.org/individual.php?pid=I16094&ged=plagge.ged Jonas Blood:b..c1774 d.5/21/1870, age 96 By genealogy.com.] Ledger C3: 14" H x 3.75" W x 1" thick. Label on front cover: Sanborn & Carter, Publishers, Booksellers and Blank Book Manufacturers, No. 55 Exchange Street, Portland, Maine. Small envelope and letter addressed to Mrs. E. B. Stanley, Cranberry Isles, Maine, postmarked Waltham MA, Nov 17/12M/1908 (03?) with 2 cent stamp. Reverse postmark is Cranberry Isles 1908(3)? Begins "North East Harbor, Lindsay,” ends: "Hastily, Carol(?)" Many pages have been cut out from the beginning of this ledger. First entry, is on page 85 and starts: “Boston Dec. 6th 1879 Sch. S.L. Foster. Page 93 is “Boston Dec 14, 1885.” Page 98 deals with the estate of Enoch B. Stanley and Lewis B. Stanley 1903 and continues with various documents and deeds to 1908 (to page 151). Then returns to accounts for the S. L. Foster 1889. Page 176 begins accounts for the Schooner Rozella 1882, then to 1881, and goes back to deeds and correspondence p. 196 for 1908. P. 198 goes back to the Sch. Foster and alternates between accounts re: Foster and Rozella. Two small loose account papers between p. 212 and 213. The ledger goes back and forth between years and schooners and deeds throughout the book. Last pages of ledger date Jan 18, 1913 and begin with “I expressly forbade Lewis to connect the new building with the original fish house of the heirs of E. B. Stanley…..” (See also 2017.389.2164 and 2017.388.2163) See also notes from Charles Liebow email 2019 re: boat builders with this ledger. [show more]