Catalogue #	Title	Type	Subject	Description
1000.0.1259	Pulley perhaps for pulling lobster traps	Object, Fishing, Fishing Equipment		Tool, pulley, round, very open and wide rope surface, probably an outboard pulley for lobster trap pulling	Pulley perhaps for pulling lobster traps Catalogue #: 1000.0.1259    Type: Object, Fishing, Fishing Equipment Description: Tool, pulley, round, very open and wide rope surface, probably an outboard pulley for lobster trap pulling
1000.177.1253	Gauge used for marking lumber	Object, Woodworking	Businesses, Building Business	Tool, marking gauge used for lumber marking. Acquired by donor in Lancaster County Pennsylvania ca. 1968.	Gauge used for marking lumber Catalogue #: 1000.177.1253    Type: Object, Woodworking Subject: Businesses, Building Business Materials: Wood Description: Tool, marking gauge used for lumber marking. Acquired by donor in Lancaster County Pennsylvania ca. 1968.
1000.169.1231	Wood auger with T-shaped handle	Object, Woodworking	Businesses, Building Business	Tool, wood auger with T-shaped handle for making 2" hole in wood	Wood auger with T-shaped handle Catalogue #: 1000.169.1231    Type: Object, Woodworking Subject: Businesses, Building Business Description: Tool, wood auger with T-shaped handle for making 2" hole in wood
1000.173.1235	Rasp tool 18"	Object, Woodworking	Businesses, Building Business	Tool, rasp 18"	Rasp tool 18" Catalogue #: 1000.173.1235    Type: Object, Woodworking Subject: Businesses, Building Business Description: Tool, rasp 18"
1000.175.1237	Wood plane	Object, Woodworking	Businesses, Building Business	Tool, wood plane, used to make smooth, or remove thickness, of boards and planks	Wood plane Catalogue #: 1000.175.1237    Type: Object, Woodworking Subject: Businesses, Building Business Description: Tool, wood plane, used to make smooth, or remove thickness, of boards and planks
1000.176.1238	Wooden level on brass plate	Object, Woodworking		Tool, wooden level, on brass plate "STANLEY / RULE & LEVEL CO / NEW BRITAIN CONN USA / PAT 6-2-91 6-2-96"; on the bubble level inserts "STANLEY ADJUSTABLE PATENTED MAR 25 90"	Wooden level on brass plate Catalogue #: 1000.176.1238    Type: Object, Woodworking Description: Tool, wooden level, on brass plate "STANLEY / RULE & LEVEL CO / NEW BRITAIN CONN USA / PAT 6-2-91 6-2-96"; on the bubble level inserts "STANLEY ADJUSTABLE PATENTED MAR 25 90"
2002.20.1242	Shoemaker's last, approx. 10"	Object, Last, Shoe Last		Tool, Shoemaker's Last, approx. 10". Found in the old Lewis Ladd barn, a.k.a. Spurling home, and Freeman home (across from donor's home). Lewis Ladd died in 1912 at 88 years old. (See also items 1240-1245.)	Shoemaker's last, approx. 10" Catalogue #: 2002.20.1242    Type: Object, Last, Shoe Last Description: Tool, Shoemaker's Last, approx. 10". Found in the old Lewis Ladd barn, a.k.a. Spurling home, and Freeman home (across from donor's home). Lewis Ladd died in 1912 at 88 years old. (See also items 1240-1245.)
2000.6.1935	Modified rocking chair with swivel tray	Object, Furnishings, Chair	People Structures, Dwellings, House	Furniture. Rocking chair with swivel tray. Wood. Original black rocker with gold scroll work on seat and back has been modified with addition of a swiveling, wooden tray affixed to the chair arms. Rocker blades may have been shortened. Rocker may have had a signature, Stanley, visible on it at one time. Phil Whitney recollects in 2015 that this rocker was rescued from his family's house (across the street from his present home) during their house fire. It may have been his mother's rocker (d.o.b. 1911), or perhaps his great great grandmother Sidney Hamor Bunker who died in 1918, or his great grandmother, Julia Bunker Spurling. (From Ladies Aid 2000)	Modified rocking chair with swivel tray Catalogue #: 2000.6.1935    Type: Object, Furnishings, Chair Subject: People Structures, Dwellings, House Materials: Wood Size: 33" L x 36" W x 42" H Description: Furniture. Rocking chair with swivel tray. Wood. Original black rocker with gold scroll work on seat and back has been modified with addition of a swiveling, wooden tray affixed to the chair arms. Rocker blades may have been shortened. Rocker may have had a signature, Stanley, visible on it at one time. Phil Whitney recollects in 2015 that this rocker was rescued from his family's house (across the street from his present home) during their house fire. It may have been his mother's rocker (d.o.b. 1911), or perhaps his great great grandmother Sidney Hamor Bunker who died in 1918, or his great grandmother, Julia Bunker Spurling. (From Ladies Aid 2000) [show more]
1000.0.1227	Wooden barrel with fishing twine	Object, Containers	Businesses, Fishery Business	Large bundle of fishing twine	Wooden barrel with fishing twine Catalogue #: 1000.0.1227    Type: Object, Containers Subject: Businesses, Fishery Business Materials: Wood Description: Large bundle of fishing twine
1000.0.1230	Wooden chest without lid	Object, Containers	Object, Other Object	Wooden chest without lid	Wooden chest without lid Catalogue #: 1000.0.1230    Type: Object, Containers Subject: Object, Other Object Materials: Wood Description: Wooden chest without lid
1000.27.1124	Brass lobster gauge	Object, Fishing, Fishing Equipment	Businesses, Fishery Business	Tool, lobster gauge, brass, used to determine whether a lobster is of legal size to be kept. From the lobster's eye socket notch to the end of its carapace, it must be no larger than 5" and no smaller than 3-3/16". This guage has those two dimensions built in	Brass lobster gauge Catalogue #: 1000.27.1124    Type: Object, Fishing, Fishing Equipment Subject: Businesses, Fishery Business Size: 5.75" L x 1.25" W Description: Tool, lobster gauge, brass, used to determine whether a lobster is of legal size to be kept. From the lobster's eye socket notch to the end of its carapace, it must be no larger than 5" and no smaller than 3-3/16". This guage has those two dimensions built in
1000.0.1192	Large fishing hand line with weight	Object, Fishing, Fishing Equipment	Businesses, Fishery Business	Fishing gear, large hand line with weight (for fishing)	Large fishing hand line with weight Catalogue #: 1000.0.1192    Type: Object, Fishing, Fishing Equipment Subject: Businesses, Fishery Business Description: Fishing gear, large hand line with weight (for fishing)
2004.164.1182	Herring net on metal hoop with wooden handle	Object, Fishing, Fishing Equipment	Businesses, Fishery Business	Fishing gear, large herring net on metal hoop with wooden handle. The net itself is 11' long, the metal hoop 5.5' in diameter, the wooden handle 10' long, the overall length (hoop + handle) is 15.5'. Net was found upstairs in Wesley Bracey Sr.'s workshop (before the building was moved and became the Cranberry House).	Herring net on metal hoop with wooden handle Catalogue #: 2004.164.1182    Type: Object, Fishing, Fishing Equipment Subject: Businesses, Fishery Business Size: 15.5' L x 5.5' W Description: Fishing gear, large herring net on metal hoop with wooden handle. The net itself is 11' long, the metal hoop 5.5' in diameter, the wooden handle 10' long, the overall length (hoop + handle) is 15.5'. Net was found upstairs in Wesley Bracey Sr.'s workshop (before the building was moved and became the Cranberry House).
1000.12.1179	Wooden buoys (lobster floats) and net floats on a rope	Object, Fishing, Fishing Buoy	Businesses, Fishery Business	Fishing gear, 4 wooden buoys (lobster floats) and 8 round net floats strung on a rope; all buoys are shaped like clubs with a hole to attach a rope on one end. all net floats are shaped like beads with a hole through the center. one buoy has carved initials WFS and is 12.5" L x 4" W x 1.5" H; one buoy has carved initial X and is 13.5" L x 3" W x 2.75" H; the other two buoys have no marks and are 10.5" L x 3.5" W x 2" H, and 12" L x 4" W x 2.5" H. the eight round net floats are varying sizes round and oval, from 3" L to 5" L	Wooden buoys (lobster floats) and net floats on a rope Catalogue #: 1000.12.1179    Type: Object, Fishing, Fishing Buoy Subject: Businesses, Fishery Business Description: Fishing gear, 4 wooden buoys (lobster floats) and 8 round net floats strung on a rope; all buoys are shaped like clubs with a hole to attach a rope on one end. all net floats are shaped like beads with a hole through the center. one buoy has carved initials WFS and is 12.5" L x 4" W x 1.5" H; one buoy has carved initial X and is 13.5" L x 3" W x 2.75" H; the other two buoys have no marks and are 10.5" L x 3.5" W x 2" H, and 12" L x 4" W x 2.5" H. the eight round net floats are varying sizes round and oval, from 3" L to 5" L [show more]
1000.0.1225	Large fishing handline with weights on wood frame	Object, Fishing, Fishing Equipment	Businesses, Fishery Business	Fishing gear, large handline with weights, wrapped around a wooden frame	Large fishing handline with weights on wood frame Catalogue #: 1000.0.1225    Type: Object, Fishing, Fishing Equipment Subject: Businesses, Fishery Business Description: Fishing gear, large handline with weights, wrapped around a wooden frame
1000.0.1256	Buoy (lobster float), white & green	Object, Fishing, Fishing Buoy	Businesses, Fishery Business	Fishng equipment, buoy (lobster float), white & green	Buoy (lobster float), white & green Catalogue #: 1000.0.1256    Type: Object, Fishing, Fishing Buoy Subject: Businesses, Fishery Business Materials: Wood Description: Fishng equipment, buoy (lobster float), white & green
1000.0.1252	Fishing line weight	Object, Fishing, Fishing Equipment	Businesses, Fishery Business	Fishing gear, fishing line weight 2.5"	Fishing line weight Catalogue #: 1000.0.1252    Type: Object, Fishing, Fishing Equipment Subject: Businesses, Fishery Business Description: Fishing gear, fishing line weight 2.5"
1000.0.1279	Fishing hand line spool	Object, Fishing, Fishing Equipment	Businesses, Fishery Business	Fishing gear, fishing hand line spool, 13.5", with 2 rungs	Fishing hand line spool Catalogue #: 1000.0.1279    Type: Object, Fishing, Fishing Equipment Subject: Businesses, Fishery Business Description: Fishing gear, fishing hand line spool, 13.5", with 2 rungs
1000.0.1278	Fishing hand line spool	Object, Fishing, Fishing Equipment	Businesses, Fishery Business	Fishing gear, fishing hand line spool, 14", with 3 rungs	Fishing hand line spool Catalogue #: 1000.0.1278    Type: Object, Fishing, Fishing Equipment Subject: Businesses, Fishery Business Description: Fishing gear, fishing hand line spool, 14", with 3 rungs
2018.417.2280	Base and spinning wheel head for a 'walking' or 'great' spinning wheel	Object, Spinning Wheel	Other, Textiles	Three-legged base for a 'walking' or 'great' spinning wheel. Base was originally from the attic of the Scudder house on the north shore of Islesford. Head is termed a 'minor' head made of wood and iron; it came from the donor's wheel in Sullivan, Maine. Donor is a spinner and weaver, and lectures about heritage textiles. She noticed GCIHS had a wheel with no base in collection (GCIHS 2015.312.2072). The two parts married up perfectly. Wheel dates to ca. 1880s; Shakers made this type of great wheel.	Base and spinning wheel head for a 'walking' or 'great' spinning wheel Catalogue #: 2018.417.2280    Type: Object, Spinning Wheel Subject: Other, Textiles Date: 1880 Materials: Wood Size: 37"W x 44" H Description: Three-legged base for a 'walking' or 'great' spinning wheel. Base was originally from the attic of the Scudder house on the north shore of Islesford. Head is termed a 'minor' head made of wood and iron; it came from the donor's wheel in Sullivan, Maine. Donor is a spinner and weaver, and lectures about heritage textiles. She noticed GCIHS had a wheel with no base in collection (GCIHS 2015.312.2072). The two parts married up perfectly. Wheel dates to ca. 1880s; Shakers made this type of great wheel. [show more]
2015.312.2072	Great wheel spinning wheel	Object, Spinning Wheel	Other, Textiles	Wheel from a 'walking' a.k.a. 'great' spinning wheel. Smooth wooden wheel, 45" diameter with brass core in hub of wheel. Rusted nail heads visible where wood overlaps on exterior of wheel and also where several spokes meet the wheel. No other parts of this walking wheel have been located. (It may have come from the Liebow house originally.) This wheel was installed on a 2018 donation of a spinning wheel base from Islesford that fits perfectly.	Great wheel spinning wheel Catalogue #: 2015.312.2072    Type: Object, Spinning Wheel Subject: Other, Textiles Materials: Wood Size: 45" diameter Description: Wheel from a 'walking' a.k.a. 'great' spinning wheel. Smooth wooden wheel, 45" diameter with brass core in hub of wheel. Rusted nail heads visible where wood overlaps on exterior of wheel and also where several spokes meet the wheel. No other parts of this walking wheel have been located. (It may have come from the Liebow house originally.) This wheel was installed on a 2018 donation of a spinning wheel base from Islesford that fits perfectly. [show more]
1000.186.1346	Four-legged spinning wheel	Object, Spinning Wheel	Other, Textiles	Small, wooden, four-legged flax spinning wheel with flat table, grooved wheel. "FARNHAM Near Owego" impressed into base. This four-legged wheel is missing part(s). [Note: http://collections.mohistory.org/resource/198156.html says Joel Farnhan was a wheelwright and cabinet maker who moved from PA to Owego NY in 1794.By the 1820s he had a well-established milling and wheelwright business which passed on to his youngest son Frederick, who began producing his own wheels by the 1840s.]	Four-legged spinning wheel Catalogue #: 1000.186.1346    Type: Object, Spinning Wheel Subject: Other, Textiles Materials: Wood Size: 32" W x 50" H Description: Small, wooden, four-legged flax spinning wheel with flat table, grooved wheel. "FARNHAM Near Owego" impressed into base. This four-legged wheel is missing part(s). [Note: http://collections.mohistory.org/resource/198156.html says Joel Farnhan was a wheelwright and cabinet maker who moved from PA to Owego NY in 1794.By the 1820s he had a well-established milling and wheelwright business which passed on to his youngest son Frederick, who began producing his own wheels by the 1840s.] [show more]
2013.222.1882	Wooden and foam lobster buoys on a rope	Object, Fishing, Fishing Buoy	Businesses, Fishery Business	Fishing gear, 3 wooden and 5 foam buoys (lobster floats), strung on a rope; wooden buoys: a) bullet shape with white bottom and orange top, hole on top for handle, hole through bottom body for trap rope, 18.5" L x 4" W x 4" D; b) bullet shape with blotches of white, green, and yellow all over the body and handle, branded with "98?????" carved letters ?VV, on the another side carved letters "?ILLE", on another side carved letters "SOW??I?", with black rubber strip tacked on two opposite sides to make a loop for attaching trap rope, 25" L x 5.5" W x 4.5" D; c) log shape with white bottom and orange top and handle branded with "PL ?UNKER" and "BU???R" with canvas strip tacked on the flat bottom to make aloop for attaching trap rope, but broke so a rubber stip was tacked on top of it for the same purpose, 17" L x 7.5" W x 6.25" D; (and 5 foam floats removed for display outside Shaw cabin 2015)	Wooden and foam lobster buoys on a rope Catalogue #: 2013.222.1882    Type: Object, Fishing, Fishing Buoy Subject: Businesses, Fishery Business Description: Fishing gear, 3 wooden and 5 foam buoys (lobster floats), strung on a rope; wooden buoys: a) bullet shape with white bottom and orange top, hole on top for handle, hole through bottom body for trap rope, 18.5" L x 4" W x 4" D; b) bullet shape with blotches of white, green, and yellow all over the body and handle, branded with "98?????" carved letters ?VV, on the another side carved letters "?ILLE", on another side carved letters "SOW??I?", with black rubber strip tacked on two opposite sides to make a loop for attaching trap rope, 25" L x 5.5" W x 4.5" D; c) log shape with white bottom and orange top and handle branded with "PL ?UNKER" and "BU???R" with canvas strip tacked on the flat bottom to make aloop for attaching trap rope, but broke so a rubber stip was tacked on top of it for the same purpose, 17" L x 7.5" W x 6.25" D; (and 5 foam floats removed for display outside Shaw cabin 2015) [show more]
2016.355.2120	Wooden buoys and decoys, some from 1920s	Object, Fishing, Fishing Buoy	Businesses, Fishery Business	Buoys and decoys. Collection of 10 wooden buoys of various shapes and sizes, and two wooden decoys. 1. Blue and white fish-shaped wooden buoy with Richmond name on it. LHA 7519. 2. White, wooden with EW carved onto small piece of wood affixed to buoy (perhaps Edgar White). Hole for handle but handle is missing. 3. Black, yellow, and red bottom, wood, with Numbers 360 or 9 with rubber strap on end. Log with flat bottom. W. Bracy carved, ca. 1920s 4. Mushroom shape, no handle with EN White 1442 with iron ring. See the other "White" above and below. White fished 1930s to 1960s 5. Red bullet shaped, wooden with wooden handle. Branded on it C. Alley, 967 and 805 and 7193; (The name Richman is written on masking tape affixed to buoy.) 6. Red, yellow, and black, wooden handle and rubber strap, Part of last name or complete last name is 'Auy'. Red black yellow chipped paint, with rubber or leather strap and handle broken off, long crack. Has a number on it. 7872 branded on it. 7. Wood, white, mushroom shape with half black handle. "1442" and "N White", with iron ring on base. Perhaps turned on a lathe. Unusual. See the other "White" buoy. 8-10 Three buoys tied together: Blue and white, fish shaped, with Richardson 900. 11. Decoys. Wood with post on one end (neck) and B.S. carved on body. B.S. could indicate Bert Stanley or Boynton Stanley, perhaps gift of Jim Bradley - flat bottom, twine attached to each end to connect to other decoys. (See also 1000.0.1296 primitive decoys in museum.)	Wooden buoys and decoys, some from 1920s Catalogue #: 2016.355.2120    Type: Object, Fishing, Fishing Buoy Subject: Businesses, Fishery Business Materials: Wood Size: various Description: Buoys and decoys. Collection of 10 wooden buoys of various shapes and sizes, and two wooden decoys. 1. Blue and white fish-shaped wooden buoy with Richmond name on it. LHA 7519. 2. White, wooden with EW carved onto small piece of wood affixed to buoy (perhaps Edgar White). Hole for handle but handle is missing. 3. Black, yellow, and red bottom, wood, with Numbers 360 or 9 with rubber strap on end. Log with flat bottom. W. Bracy carved, ca. 1920s 4. Mushroom shape, no handle with EN White 1442 with iron ring. See the other "White" above and below. White fished 1930s to 1960s 5. Red bullet shaped, wooden with wooden handle. Branded on it C. Alley, 967 and 805 and 7193; (The name Richman is written on masking tape affixed to buoy.) 6. Red, yellow, and black, wooden handle and rubber strap, Part of last name or complete last name is 'Auy'. Red black yellow chipped paint, with rubber or leather strap and handle broken off, long crack. Has a number on it. 7872 branded on it. 7. Wood, white, mushroom shape with half black handle. "1442" and "N White", with iron ring on base. Perhaps turned on a lathe. Unusual. See the other "White" buoy. 8-10 Three buoys tied together: Blue and white, fish shaped, with Richardson 900. 11. Decoys. Wood with post on one end (neck) and B.S. carved on body. B.S. could indicate Bert Stanley or Boynton Stanley, perhaps gift of Jim Bradley - flat bottom, twine attached to each end to connect to other decoys. (See also 1000.0.1296 primitive decoys in museum.) [show more]
1000.0.1320	School sign	Object, Sign	Organizations, School Institution	Sign, yellow with black letters "School"	School sign Catalogue #: 1000.0.1320    Type: Object, Sign Subject: Organizations, School Institution Materials: Wood Description: Sign, yellow with black letters "School"

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