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1000.0.1361Ornate metal picture frame
  • Object, Furnishings, Frame, Picture Frame
  • Object, Furnishings, Decoration
Frame. Ornate Metal Picture Frame for 4" to 6" pictures
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Frame. Ornate Metal Picture Frame for 4" to 6" pictures
2013.214.1921Golliwog doll
  • Object, Doll
Doll, Golliwog, a miniature cloth person in blue shirt with red and white striped pants, black face, black curly hair, big red lips, whites of eyes prominent. Anti Black Caricature prominent in the early 20th century.
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Doll, Golliwog, a miniature cloth person in blue shirt with red and white striped pants, black face, black curly hair, big red lips, whites of eyes prominent. Anti Black Caricature prominent in the early 20th century.
2010.152.1375Male doll
  • Object, Doll
  • People
Wooden male doll dressed in South American or Spanish style
Description:
Wooden male doll dressed in South American or Spanish style
2013.246.2353Hair curling iron
  • Object, Hair Iron
  • People
Hair curling iron: wood handles with long metal jaw that opens and closes.
Description:
Hair curling iron: wood handles with long metal jaw that opens and closes.
1000.0.1376Clothespin doll
  • Object, Doll
  • People
Clothespin doll reminiscent of Hitty in pink dress with black apron and cap on white metal stand.
Description:
Clothespin doll reminiscent of Hitty in pink dress with black apron and cap on white metal stand.
2013.214.1925Carved wooden tree
  • Object, Art, Sculpture, Carving
  • Object, Art
Art, carved wooden fir tree, with branches shaved away from the trunk, made in one piece by Sam Chapman; separate square base; note taped on bottom of base "Sam Chapman Made This"; see also item 1302, also made by Sam Chapman.
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Art, carved wooden fir tree, with branches shaved away from the trunk, made in one piece by Sam Chapman; separate square base; note taped on bottom of base "Sam Chapman Made This"; see also item 1302, also made by Sam Chapman.
1998.72.538U.S. flag - 48 states from Stanley home
  • Object, Flag
  • Other, Textiles
Flag, 48-Star U.S. flag. Ruth Westphal says, "Found in the home of Alice & Richard Stanley when we purchased it in July 1970. Home was built in 1910 by the Stanleys."
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Flag, 48-Star U.S. flag. Ruth Westphal says, "Found in the home of Alice & Richard Stanley when we purchased it in July 1970. Home was built in 1910 by the Stanleys."
2013.241.1977Military medals in leather case imprinted with with 'AIR MEDAL'
  • Object, Award
  • People
Medals. Four military pins in a black leather case with 'AIR MEDAL' imprinted in gold on case. These pins would have been worn on a uniform shirt: one red and white pin, one ribbon board with three ribbons and four oak leaves, one blue and gold ribbon with eagle/sun medal attached.
Description:
Medals. Four military pins in a black leather case with 'AIR MEDAL' imprinted in gold on case. These pins would have been worn on a uniform shirt: one red and white pin, one ribbon board with three ribbons and four oak leaves, one blue and gold ribbon with eagle/sun medal attached.
2013.250.1971Harmonica
  • Object, Musical, Woodwind Instrument, Harmonica
  • Other, Music
Musical instrument. Harmonica. Wood and metal, Marine Band, M. Hohner, made in Germany. Various trademarks: two hands holding a circle and ULM 1871, Stutgart 1881. Philad 1886. Tud Bunker's harmonica.
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Musical instrument. Harmonica. Wood and metal, Marine Band, M. Hohner, made in Germany. Various trademarks: two hands holding a circle and ULM 1871, Stutgart 1881. Philad 1886. Tud Bunker's harmonica.
2013.250.1972Tud Bunker's tobacco pipe
  • Object, Pipe
  • People
Tobacco pipe, carved wooden bowl with plastic mouthpiece. "LARK, D----ow"and "IMPORTED BR---" on stem. Tud Bunker's pipe.
Description:
Tobacco pipe, carved wooden bowl with plastic mouthpiece. "LARK, D----ow"and "IMPORTED BR---" on stem. Tud Bunker's pipe.
2013.250.1973Tud Bunker's pocket knife
  • Object, Knife
  • People
Pocket knife with folding blade, wood, brass, and stainless steel. Panther, Jr. C.I. 440 Stainless 571 Japan on blade. Blade has spots of rust. Knife is 4" long with blade folded into handle.Tud Bunker's pocket knife.
Description:
Pocket knife with folding blade, wood, brass, and stainless steel. Panther, Jr. C.I. 440 Stainless 571 Japan on blade. Blade has spots of rust. Knife is 4" long with blade folded into handle.Tud Bunker's pocket knife.
2013.241.1978Shaving gear in silver box
  • Object, Shaving Product, Shaving Set
  • Object, Other Object
Toiletry. Shaving gear in silver box. One complex razor with swivel head and "Wilkinson made in England, Pat. No 321115", leather strop with metal attachment, seven razor blades each in a slot within steel holder with the day of the week on them. Silver Box is lined with blue velvet and gold Wilkinson Sowrd Co. Ltd imprinted in gold on velvet lining. Probably never used.
Description:
Toiletry. Shaving gear in silver box. One complex razor with swivel head and "Wilkinson made in England, Pat. No 321115", leather strop with metal attachment, seven razor blades each in a slot within steel holder with the day of the week on them. Silver Box is lined with blue velvet and gold Wilkinson Sowrd Co. Ltd imprinted in gold on velvet lining. Probably never used.
1000.140.1142Eyeglasses, small gold wire bifocals from Preble house
  • Object, Personal, Eyeglasses
  • People
Eyeglasses, small gold wire bifocals, probably a woman's, for farsightedness, faint makers mark inside nose piece. With leather covered metal case, purple velvet inside, trademark on case: Stag above circle with words H.E. MURDOCK, Y.M.C.A. BUILDING, PORTLAND MAINE; from Preble house
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Eyeglasses, small gold wire bifocals, probably a woman's, for farsightedness, faint makers mark inside nose piece. With leather covered metal case, purple velvet inside, trademark on case: Stag above circle with words H.E. MURDOCK, Y.M.C.A. BUILDING, PORTLAND MAINE; from Preble house
1000.140.1144Wire frame eyeglasses from Preble house
  • Object, Personal, Eyeglasses
  • People
Eyeglasses, small metal wire single prescription. With leather covered metal case, blue velvet inside, from Preble house. Separate broken earpiece found entangled with the glasses
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Eyeglasses, small metal wire single prescription. With leather covered metal case, blue velvet inside, from Preble house. Separate broken earpiece found entangled with the glasses
2013.250.2042Smoking Pipe
  • Object, Pipe
  • Object, Other Object
Pipe. Smoking paraphenalia, well used, bowl is blackened with residue. Corn cob style with wood stem, metal ring, and plastic mouthpiece. (Found amid a box of items pertaining to Tud Bunker.)
Description:
Pipe. Smoking paraphenalia, well used, bowl is blackened with residue. Corn cob style with wood stem, metal ring, and plastic mouthpiece. (Found amid a box of items pertaining to Tud Bunker.)
1000.140.1143Small wire-frame eye glasses from Preble house
  • Object, Personal, Eyeglasses
  • People
Eyeglasses, very small metal wire single prescription, probably a woman's, broken with only one earpiece, without case, from Preble house
Description:
Eyeglasses, very small metal wire single prescription, probably a woman's, broken with only one earpiece, without case, from Preble house
2013.258.1988Archaeological fragments recovered at Macfarlan (Preble) house
  • Object, Other Object, Collection
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Archaeological fragments. Collection of ceramic sherds; white clay pipestem fragments; doll parts, and small finds. Collection of artifacts recovered by donor 1970s-1990s from his property - the historic William Pitt Preble house built ca. 1827. Items donor recovered outside behind the kitchen include sherds of brown, green, purple, red, and blue underglaze printed wares (one "Indian Tomb" pattern (ca. 1830)). Some printed ware sherds with scalloped and some with smooth edges, most are of buff paste and white on reverse. Blue, green, and white edged earthenwares. One sherd underglaze blue, sponge or splatter pattern. One sherd blue/grey stoneware. Four white clay pipe stem fragments measured by donor 2013/2014 and remeasured 2015. Doll's arm marked 'Germany' = 0.093". Small finds: larger doll arm; blue cut glass bead, pocket watch key, tiny wood button, fragment of small metal collar, fragment of what may be a bone toothbrush head. (See also 2017.386.2161 for research materials.)
Description:
Archaeological fragments. Collection of ceramic sherds; white clay pipestem fragments; doll parts, and small finds. Collection of artifacts recovered by donor 1970s-1990s from his property - the historic William Pitt Preble house built ca. 1827. Items donor recovered outside behind the kitchen include sherds of brown, green, purple, red, and blue underglaze printed wares (one "Indian Tomb" pattern (ca. 1830)). Some printed ware sherds with scalloped and some with smooth edges, most are of buff paste and white on reverse. Blue, green, and white edged earthenwares. One sherd underglaze blue, sponge or splatter pattern. One sherd blue/grey stoneware. Four white clay pipe stem fragments measured by donor 2013/2014 and remeasured 2015. Doll's arm marked 'Germany' = 0.093". Small finds: larger doll arm; blue cut glass bead, pocket watch key, tiny wood button, fragment of small metal collar, fragment of what may be a bone toothbrush head. (See also 2017.386.2161 for research materials.) [show more]
2013.250.2041Toy Sailboat
  • Object, Toy
  • Object, Toy
Toy. Sailboat, carved wood with wood mast, cotton sail, thread and string rigging. Pins hold rigging port and starboard; pins with white ball heads on bow and stern. (Toy found amid a box of items pertaining to Tud Bunker.)
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Toy. Sailboat, carved wood with wood mast, cotton sail, thread and string rigging. Pins hold rigging port and starboard; pins with white ball heads on bow and stern. (Toy found amid a box of items pertaining to Tud Bunker.)
2022.612.3105Early Life on Great Cranberry + Photos
  • Object, Sign
  • Object, Art
  • Organizations, Civic, Municipal
A brochure for the Cranberry Island Museum, which was then located at the long fellows school. Inside the brochure was a postcard that with a photo by Henry Finklestien on it.
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A brochure for the Cranberry Island Museum, which was then located at the long fellows school. Inside the brochure was a postcard that with a photo by Henry Finklestien on it.
2022.609.3101Great Cranberry Island Fire Signals
  • Object, Sign
  • Events, Fire
A fire sign for Cranberry Island. This sign tells residents what they should do in case of a fire. It also provides the siren number for certain places on the island.
Description:
A fire sign for Cranberry Island. This sign tells residents what they should do in case of a fire. It also provides the siren number for certain places on the island.
2013.498.2989Wooden and Metal shoe forms.
  • Object, Clothing, Shoe
  • Object, Clothing, Shoe
Four shoe forms, three wooden, one metal. These were probably used to create shoes around. All of the shoe forms are different sizes, the metal one being for a Childs shoe.
Description:
Four shoe forms, three wooden, one metal. These were probably used to create shoes around. All of the shoe forms are different sizes, the metal one being for a Childs shoe.
2014.574.3066"School House Lot."
  • Object, Writing, Notebook
  • Places, Landscape
This is a handwritten list of land sold on the island. There is multiple sections of this labeled. The first being "Land for big house sold to Samuel Spurling." 2nd being "Boiling Spring + Dolly Newman field to William Preble." The list continues like this to make sense of how this land was divided to make a lot for the school.
Description:
This is a handwritten list of land sold on the island. There is multiple sections of this labeled. The first being "Land for big house sold to Samuel Spurling." 2nd being "Boiling Spring + Dolly Newman field to William Preble." The list continues like this to make sense of how this land was divided to make a lot for the school.
2014.570.3062Name Cards.
  • Object, Identification Card, Business Card
  • People
Business cards for Mrs. Wade H. Marr, Fannie Spurling, and Miss Catherine Gladden Briggs. Catherine Briggs could be a distant relative of the Bunker family, but this cannot be confirmed. As for the other two name cards, Fannie Spurling is the maiden name of Frances Marr who married Wade Marr.
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Business cards for Mrs. Wade H. Marr, Fannie Spurling, and Miss Catherine Gladden Briggs. Catherine Briggs could be a distant relative of the Bunker family, but this cannot be confirmed. As for the other two name cards, Fannie Spurling is the maiden name of Frances Marr who married Wade Marr.
2014.566.3057Handwritten note about all marriages births and deaths in the Preble family.
  • Object, Writing, Notebook
  • People
A handwritten note about the marriages births and deaths that happened in the Preble family. It starts with the initial marriage of Esaias Preble of York Maine marrying Mary Bell of N. Castle N.H in 1807. These two had children, Lydia Preble 1807, William 1811, Mary 1812, Lucia ( NO DATE), Harriet 1817, Nancy 182?, George Bell 1822, Charles 1826, Andrew 1828, Eber 1829. Charles, Andrew and Eber were the only ones born on Cranberry Island after their family moved from York Maine. In the death section it only mentions a couple of the children and only one of the parents.
Description:
A handwritten note about the marriages births and deaths that happened in the Preble family. It starts with the initial marriage of Esaias Preble of York Maine marrying Mary Bell of N. Castle N.H in 1807. These two had children, Lydia Preble 1807, William 1811, Mary 1812, Lucia ( NO DATE), Harriet 1817, Nancy 182?, George Bell 1822, Charles 1826, Andrew 1828, Eber 1829. Charles, Andrew and Eber were the only ones born on Cranberry Island after their family moved from York Maine. In the death section it only mentions a couple of the children and only one of the parents. [show more]
2014.519.3011An "E" Pin.
  • Object, Clothing, Clothing Accessories
  • Object, Clothing, Clothing Accessories
A sterling Silver Pin with an E on it. On the inside of the Pin it says Army Navy Production Award. The pin has an "E" on the front and has a red, white, and blue flag behind it. This pin could have possible belonged to Edward Preble, the Preble family married into the Marr family, which could be the connection.
Description:
A sterling Silver Pin with an E on it. On the inside of the Pin it says Army Navy Production Award. The pin has an "E" on the front and has a red, white, and blue flag behind it. This pin could have possible belonged to Edward Preble, the Preble family married into the Marr family, which could be the connection.