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| Catalogue # | Title | Type | Subject | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000.154.1122 | Gouge tool used in boatbuilding |
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| Tool, gouge used in boatbuilding; makers mark: BUCK BROS (head of buck deer) CAST STEEL | 
Description: Tool, gouge used in boatbuilding; makers mark: BUCK BROS (head of buck deer) CAST STEEL |
| 2013.221.1877 | Glass float from herring fishing net |
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| Fishing gear, glass float, round, aqua colored, with pontil mark (where glass was blown, then removed from pipe), fully enclosed in a stout twine net (with unusually wide openings) which would be attached to the edge of a herring net | 
Description: Fishing gear, glass float, round, aqua colored, with pontil mark (where glass was blown, then removed from pipe), fully enclosed in a stout twine net (with unusually wide openings) which would be attached to the edge of a herring net |
| 1000.153.1215 | Small carved wooden box |
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| Box, small wooden box carved from one piece of wood, and with separate sliding cover, for lancet 1000.153.1131 | 
Description: Box, small wooden box carved from one piece of wood, and with separate sliding cover, for lancet 1000.153.1131 |
| 1000.153.1131 | Medical, lancet, spring loaded |
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| Tool, medical, lancet, spring loaded, for bloodletting or lancing boils; previously owned by the donor's father. Item #1215 is custom box for it. | 
Description: Tool, medical, lancet, spring loaded, for bloodletting or lancing boils; previously owned by the donor's father. Item #1215 is custom box for it. |
| 1000.27.725 | Whale's Rib business card |
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| Business card, The Whale's Rib Gifts of Maine - Art Gallery, run by Polly Bunker | 
Description: Business card, The Whale's Rib Gifts of Maine - Art Gallery, run by Polly Bunker |
| 2012.13.1392 | Branding iron 7327 |
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| Fishing gear, Metal Branding Iron to burn "7327" onto lobster floats or buoys, presumably. | 
Description: Fishing gear, Metal Branding Iron to burn "7327" onto lobster floats or buoys, presumably. |
| 2013.214.1852 | Branding iron RH STANLEY |
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| Fishing gear, branding iron to burn "RH STANLEY" onto wooden lobster buoys | 
Description: Fishing gear, branding iron to burn "RH STANLEY" onto wooden lobster buoys |
| 2013.262.1994 | Sailmakers thimble or net mender |
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| Boat tools. Sailmakers thimble (a.k.a. net mender per donor), leather and metal with star on thimble. Thumb slips through hole and metal thimble is used to push needle through dense material. | 
Description: Boat tools. Sailmakers thimble (a.k.a. net mender per donor), leather and metal with star on thimble. Thumb slips through hole and metal thimble is used to push needle through dense material. |
| 2016.372.2136 | Circular wooden sieve |
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| Kitchen/Farm. Circular wooden sieve with metal screen, iron handle, and side hooks for winnowing beans from the husks. Gaile Colby recalls her aunt "winnowing in the wind." | 
Description: Kitchen/Farm. Circular wooden sieve with metal screen, iron handle, and side hooks for winnowing beans from the husks. Gaile Colby recalls her aunt "winnowing in the wind." |
| 2012.13.1393 | Scythe handle with two grippers but no blade |
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| Artifact, Wooden Scythe Handle with two grippers but no blade |
Description: Artifact, Wooden Scythe Handle with two grippers but no blade |
| 2013.223.1883 | Sadie Bulger store display case |
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| Furniture, glass display case with wood frame, candy case from Sadie Bulger's store, two mirrored sliding doors in back for access, stencilled on back "RAYMOND SHOW CASE CO BOSTON"; underneath the bottom there is provision for a self-standing base via 3 hole sockets in front (left, middle, right), 3 in back (left middle, right) and 1 on each side (middle) | 
Description: Furniture, glass display case with wood frame, candy case from Sadie Bulger's store, two mirrored sliding doors in back for access, stencilled on back "RAYMOND SHOW CASE CO BOSTON"; underneath the bottom there is provision for a self-standing base via 3 hole sockets in front (left, middle, right), 3 in back (left middle, right) and 1 on each side (middle) |
| 2013.214.1915 | Display Case |
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| Furniture, glass display case with wood frame and three compartments: left and right compartments are deep with hopper type door hinged on the bottom; midddle compartment is shallow with a concealed cash drawer under it which opens with a bell ring if four finger-hole keys are pressed in the right combination | 
Description: Furniture, glass display case with wood frame and three compartments: left and right compartments are deep with hopper type door hinged on the bottom; midddle compartment is shallow with a concealed cash drawer under it which opens with a bell ring if four finger-hole keys are pressed in the right combination |
| 2013.239.1936 | Store counter from Elisha Bunker's store |
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| Furniture. Store counter from Elisha Bunker's store on Dog Point Lane, GCI. Wood with molding, broad countertop, cash drawer with bell and button combo lock. Post- 1950 stored and used by Ladies Aid Society during annual fairs. Modified and installed in GCIHS museum May 2013. | 
Description: Furniture. Store counter from Elisha Bunker's store on Dog Point Lane, GCI. Wood with molding, broad countertop, cash drawer with bell and button combo lock. Post- 1950 stored and used by Ladies Aid Society during annual fairs. Modified and installed in GCIHS museum May 2013. |
| 1000.0.1229 | Round case for cheese |
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| Artifact, round wood and cardboard case, perhaps for cheese or cake, top and bottom wood, sides cardboard, handwritten "J & Petal" or "J & Pural" on top | 
Description: Artifact, round wood and cardboard case, perhaps for cheese or cake, top and bottom wood, sides cardboard, handwritten "J & Petal" or "J & Pural" on top |
| 2013.214.1863 | Wooden barrel |
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| Barrel, small wooden barrel, bound with two metal hoops and two wire loops, stenciled on one end (of which one board is loose) with "A HODGDON, ELLSWORTH, ME"; the other end is open, missing |
Description: Barrel, small wooden barrel, bound with two metal hoops and two wire loops, stenciled on one end (of which one board is loose) with "A HODGDON, ELLSWORTH, ME"; the other end is open, missing |
| 2013.214.1870 | Small barrel |
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| Barrel, small wooden barrel, originally bound with four metal hoops (top hoop missing now), probably originally from a store since both top and bottom ends are painted yellow on the outside as a code to indicate the contents; one end is in place, with a bung hole closed by a wooden plug; both ends have remnants of dark brown "skin", in flakes, as if the barrel held lacquer, molasses, or similar substance, but the barrel itself does not appear to have this |
Description: Barrel, small wooden barrel, originally bound with four metal hoops (top hoop missing now), probably originally from a store since both top and bottom ends are painted yellow on the outside as a code to indicate the contents; one end is in place, with a bung hole closed by a wooden plug; both ends have remnants of dark brown "skin", in flakes, as if the barrel held lacquer, molasses, or similar substance, but the barrel itself does not appear to have this [show more] |
| 2009.188.1228 | Wood barrel |
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| Barrel, large wood barrel, approx. 20" height/ 19" diameter | |
| 1000.0.1194 | Wooden barrel |
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| Wooden barrel | |
| 1000.116.1123 | Part of a balance weighing scale |
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| Scale, the arms part of a balance weighing scale. Item was dug up close to Mickey Macfarlan's shed (the old Post Office in Preble's time) ca. 1970 | 
Description: Scale, the arms part of a balance weighing scale. Item was dug up close to Mickey Macfarlan's shed (the old Post Office in Preble's time) ca. 1970 |
| 1000.0.1291 | Scale |
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| Scale, large spring scale with flat top, maximum weight of 23 pounds | |
| 1000.0.1289 | Turnbuckle |
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| Tool, turnbuckle for pulling things together, such as the frame of a screen door | 
Description: Tool, turnbuckle for pulling things together, such as the frame of a screen door |
| 1000.0.1115 | Metal spoke shave tool |
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| Tool, spoke shave, metal, similar to a plane, for scraping thin shavings off irregular wooden objects such as spokes of a wheel; makers mark: MADE IN USA, NO 151 | 
Description: Tool, spoke shave, metal, similar to a plane, for scraping thin shavings off irregular wooden objects such as spokes of a wheel; makers mark: MADE IN USA, NO 151 |
| 1000.0.1295 | Metal boatbuilding tool with long handle and hook |
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| Tool, metal boatbuilding tool with long handle and small metal hook on one end, probably for pulling out caulking from between seams, 13.25" | 
Description: Tool, metal boatbuilding tool with long handle and small metal hook on one end, probably for pulling out caulking from between seams, 13.25" |
| 1000.0.1135 | Wooden peg |
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| Peg, wooden peg intended to hold two or more items together, with small hole for pin (missing) to prevent the peg from pulling out | 
Description: Peg, wooden peg intended to hold two or more items together, with small hole for pin (missing) to prevent the peg from pulling out |
| 1000.0.1133 | Wood mallet |
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| Tool, wooden mallet, small, commercially made handle and heavy and hardwood head, used in boatbuilding | 
Description: Tool, wooden mallet, small, commercially made handle and heavy and hardwood head, used in boatbuilding |
