Catalogue #	Title	Type	Subject	Description
2001.39.315	Advertisement for baking supply and free trip	Document, Advertising, Advertisement	Businesses, Store Business	Advertisment in printed envelope, for baker's supplies made by Baker Extract Co., Portland, with coupon to win a free trip to World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago 1893, to Enoch Stanley	Advertisement for baking supply and free trip Catalogue #: 2001.39.315    Type: Document, Advertising, Advertisement Subject: Businesses, Store Business Date: 1893 Materials: Paper Description: Advertisment in printed envelope, for baker's supplies made by Baker Extract Co., Portland, with coupon to win a free trip to World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago 1893, to Enoch Stanley
2001.39.321	Ad for Doan's Kidney Pills,	Document, Advertising, Advertisement	Businesses, Store Business	Advertisement for Doan's Kidney Pills, Jan 1904	Ad for Doan's Kidney Pills, Catalogue #: 2001.39.321    Type: Document, Advertising, Advertisement Subject: Businesses, Store Business Date: 1904 Materials: Paper Description: Advertisement for Doan's Kidney Pills, Jan 1904
1000.27.668	Red House bed and breakfast advertising	Document, Advertising, Advertisement	Businesses, Lodging Business People	Document, 7 pages, 7 color photos, and 1 envelope, description of the Red House and its Barn (the Towns family house), and photos of same, for posting on web site with intent to rent, 12 Jan 2000	Red House bed and breakfast advertising Catalogue #: 1000.27.668    Type: Document, Advertising, Advertisement Subject: Businesses, Lodging Business People Date: 2000 Materials: Paper Description: Document, 7 pages, 7 color photos, and 1 envelope, description of the Red House and its Barn (the Towns family house), and photos of same, for posting on web site with intent to rent, 12 Jan 2000
1000.27.725	Whale's Rib business card	Object, Identification Card, Business Card	Businesses, Store Business People	Business card, The Whale's Rib Gifts of Maine - Art Gallery, run by Polly Bunker	Whale's Rib business card Catalogue #: 1000.27.725    Type: Object, Identification Card, Business Card Subject: Businesses, Store Business People Materials: Paper Description: Business card, The Whale's Rib Gifts of Maine - Art Gallery, run by Polly Bunker
1000.27.922	Bear Dog Boat Yard and house	Document, Advertising, Advertisement	Places	Carter's Real Estate listing from 2005 detailing Bear Dog Boat Yard and house	Bear Dog Boat Yard and house Catalogue #: 1000.27.922    Type: Document, Advertising, Advertisement Subject: Places Materials: Paper Description: Carter's Real Estate listing from 2005 detailing Bear Dog Boat Yard and house
1000.7.12	Advertising cards turn of 20th century	Document, Advertising, Advertisement	Businesses, Store Business	Collection, misc. advertising cards: Philip Douglas, ship smith & machine forger; Wm. Prior, Jr. & Co., fresh & pickled fish, clams & oysters; Walker & Rich, fresh and smoked fish, lobsters, clams, cod liver oil, &c; "Gloucester" Copper Paint; The First National Bank of Ellsworth, Maine; Bethel Church, Portland; Hood's Sarsaparilla; "Untold Secrets", a booklet of jokes published by Pabst Brewing Co.; J.H. Connors & Co., liquor dealers; John Linscott, boots, shoes, & rubbers; J. Burns & Co., fresh, salt, and pickled fish; C.F. Eaton, dealer in flour, west india goods, ship stores, wines, liquors, &c.; H & G.W. Lord, nets, seines, and twine; F.W. Morrill, butter, cheese, & eggs; "The Acme Club" a booklet advertising the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co. of Newark, New Jersey; F.H. Johnson, fresh, smoked, and pickled fish; "Between Ourselves" July 1926, a flyer by the New England Telephone & Telegraph Co.; "3 Pounds of Tea" a label from a tea package made by Baird & Peters, "THE tea people."	Advertising cards turn of 20th century Catalogue #: 1000.7.12    Type: Document, Advertising, Advertisement Subject: Businesses, Store Business Date: 1910 Materials: Paper Description: Collection, misc. advertising cards: Philip Douglas, ship smith & machine forger; Wm. Prior, Jr. & Co., fresh & pickled fish, clams & oysters; Walker & Rich, fresh and smoked fish, lobsters, clams, cod liver oil, &c; "Gloucester" Copper Paint; The First National Bank of Ellsworth, Maine; Bethel Church, Portland; Hood's Sarsaparilla; "Untold Secrets", a booklet of jokes published by Pabst Brewing Co.; J.H. Connors & Co., liquor dealers; John Linscott, boots, shoes, & rubbers; J. Burns & Co., fresh, salt, and pickled fish; C.F. Eaton, dealer in flour, west india goods, ship stores, wines, liquors, &c.; H & G.W. Lord, nets, seines, and twine; F.W. Morrill, butter, cheese, & eggs; "The Acme Club" a booklet advertising the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co. of Newark, New Jersey; F.H. Johnson, fresh, smoked, and pickled fish; "Between Ourselves" July 1926, a flyer by the New England Telephone & Telegraph Co.; "3 Pounds of Tea" a label from a tea package made by Baird & Peters, "THE tea people." [show more]
1000.30.126	Collection of copies about Rachel Field publications	Publication, Clipping	People	Collection of copies about Rachel Field publications	Collection of copies about Rachel Field publications Catalogue #: 1000.30.126    Type: Publication, Clipping Subject: People Description: Collection of copies about Rachel Field publications
1000.0.1099	GCIHS's Home and Garden Tour miscellanea	Document, Other Documents, Multi-Part Documents	Places, Island	Collection of GCIHS's Home and Garden Tour, 1099a-f. (a) Brochure handed out to Home, Art, and Garden Tour visitors. (b) Photo of Ticket selling station set up in Southwest Harbor. (c) Newspress release announcing the HAGT. (d) Thank you note posted by Phil Whitney after the event. (e) Laminated Poster of HAGT. (f) Save the date.	GCIHS's Home and Garden Tour miscellanea Catalogue #: 1000.0.1099    Type: Document, Other Documents, Multi-Part Documents Subject: Places, Island Description: Collection of GCIHS's Home and Garden Tour, 1099a-f. (a) Brochure handed out to Home, Art, and Garden Tour visitors. (b) Photo of Ticket selling station set up in Southwest Harbor. (c) Newspress release announcing the HAGT. (d) Thank you note posted by Phil Whitney after the event. (e) Laminated Poster of HAGT. (f) Save the date.
2014.300.2054	Game rules pamphlet and radio schedule 1940s	Document, Schedule, Timetable	People	Pamphlet and schedule. Pamphlet (A): official rules for sports including badminton, boomerang, croquet, darts, volley ball, shuffleboard, tetherball, etc., undtd, by General Sportcraft Co. Ltd, Issue 10. Schedule (B): evening radio programs for national and local stations includes titles of programs, times, and stations; late 1930s early 1940s. (Television arrived MDI 1953, Phil Whitney, Sr. had the first set in Southwest Harbor 1951.) This schedule may be hand done – ink faded to peacock green. Notes on reverse: “Dale family Dr. John 1:15 WLBZ Mondays”, and "[illegible] WAAB"	Game rules pamphlet and radio schedule 1940s Catalogue #: 2014.300.2054    Type: Document, Schedule, Timetable Subject: People Size: 8."5 x 11" Description: Pamphlet and schedule. Pamphlet (A): official rules for sports including badminton, boomerang, croquet, darts, volley ball, shuffleboard, tetherball, etc., undtd, by General Sportcraft Co. Ltd, Issue 10. Schedule (B): evening radio programs for national and local stations includes titles of programs, times, and stations; late 1930s early 1940s. (Television arrived MDI 1953, Phil Whitney, Sr. had the first set in Southwest Harbor 1951.) This schedule may be hand done – ink faded to peacock green. Notes on reverse: “Dale family Dr. John 1:15 WLBZ Mondays”, and "[illegible] WAAB" [show more]
1000.0.913	"Reflections of a Winter's Night: Growing up on Islesford in the 1940's & 1950'	Publication, Literary, Article	People Places, Island	Islesford Historical Society publication of "Reflections of a Winter's Night: Growing up on Islesford in the 1940's & 1950's" By Hugh Dwelley November 1995	"Reflections of a Winter's Night: Growing up on Islesford in the 1940's & 1950' Catalogue #: 1000.0.913    Type: Publication, Literary, Article Subject: People Places, Island Description: Islesford Historical Society publication of "Reflections of a Winter's Night: Growing up on Islesford in the 1940's & 1950's" By Hugh Dwelley November 1995
1000.0.935	Island Reader magazine 2006-1008	Publication, Periodical, Magazine	Places, Island	The Island Reader Volume I: Spring 2006, Volume II: Spring 2007, Volume IV: Spring 2009, Volume III, Spring 2008	Island Reader magazine 2006-1008 Catalogue #: 1000.0.935    Type: Publication, Periodical, Magazine Subject: Places, Island Description: The Island Reader Volume I: Spring 2006, Volume II: Spring 2007, Volume IV: Spring 2009, Volume III, Spring 2008
2010.152.1151	Edward Preble, Hero: 1947 Radio broadcast	Publication, Booklet	People	Booklet. 7 pages single-sided. "Edward Preble, Hero: An Address". Written by Colonel Robert R. McCormick. Dated September 27, 1947. Radio broadcast over WGN and the Mutual Broadcasting System.	Edward Preble, Hero: 1947 Radio broadcast Catalogue #: 2010.152.1151    Type: Publication, Booklet Subject: People Description: Booklet. 7 pages single-sided. "Edward Preble, Hero: An Address". Written by Colonel Robert R. McCormick. Dated September 27, 1947. Radio broadcast over WGN and the Mutual Broadcasting System.
2003.70.523	Two Ida James records	Object, Phonograph Record	Other, Music	Records, audio, 78rpm, Decca, "You Must be Blind" by Ida James, and "I Won't Say I Will, But I Won't" by Ida James	Two Ida James records Catalogue #: 2003.70.523    Type: Object, Phonograph Record Subject: Other, Music Materials: Vinyl Description: Records, audio, 78rpm, Decca, "You Must be Blind" by Ida James, and "I Won't Say I Will, But I Won't" by Ida James
2003.70.524	Two Terry Shand records	Object, Phonograph Record	Other, Music	Records, audio, 78rpm, Decca, "Wabash Cannonball" by Terry Shand, and "The New River Train" by Terry Shand	Two Terry Shand records Catalogue #: 2003.70.524    Type: Object, Phonograph Record Subject: Other, Music Materials: Vinyl Description: Records, audio, 78rpm, Decca, "Wabash Cannonball" by Terry Shand, and "The New River Train" by Terry Shand
2003.70.522	Two Herb Jeffries records	Object, Phonograph Record	Other, Music	Records, audio, 78rpm, Decca, "I Woke Up with a Teardrop in My Eye" by Herb Jeffries, and "All The World is New" by Herb Jeffries	Two Herb Jeffries records Catalogue #: 2003.70.522    Type: Object, Phonograph Record Subject: Other, Music Materials: Vinyl Description: Records, audio, 78rpm, Decca, "I Woke Up with a Teardrop in My Eye" by Herb Jeffries, and "All The World is New" by Herb Jeffries
2014.272.2022	Memorial service for Clyde Everett Shorey	Document, Recording, Audio Recording	People	Recording. Audio CD. Memorial service for Clyde Everett Shorey who passed away in 2013. (Digital recording saved in all years\videos, too.)	Memorial service for Clyde Everett Shorey Catalogue #: 2014.272.2022    Type: Document, Recording, Audio Recording Subject: People Date: 2013 Materials: Digital Description: Recording. Audio CD. Memorial service for Clyde Everett Shorey who passed away in 2013. (Digital recording saved in all years\videos, too.)
1000.0.1249	Small metal kerosene heater	Object, Furnishings, Heater, Kerosene Heater	Object, Other Object	Tool, small metal kerosene heater for warming or melting something	Small metal kerosene heater Catalogue #: 1000.0.1249    Type: Object, Furnishings, Heater, Kerosene Heater Subject: Object, Other Object Description: Tool, small metal kerosene heater for warming or melting something
1000.116.1116	Worm tool: large iron corkscrew	Object, Other Object, Unknown Object	Object, Other Object	Tool, "worm", an iron tool, similar to a large corkscrew, but lacking a handle, used for inserting or removing wadding from a tube, perhaps even the barrel of a cannon that has been loaded but not fired; found by the donor in Ruth Freeman's barn across from Preble House.	Worm tool: large iron corkscrew Catalogue #: 1000.116.1116    Type: Object, Other Object, Unknown Object Subject: Object, Other Object Size: 9.25" L x 3" W Description: Tool, "worm", an iron tool, similar to a large corkscrew, but lacking a handle, used for inserting or removing wadding from a tube, perhaps even the barrel of a cannon that has been loaded but not fired; found by the donor in Ruth Freeman's barn across from Preble House.
1000.0.1118	Antique padlock	Object, Security Device, Security Lock, Padlock	Object, Other Object	Lock, keyed padlock with protective keyhole cover and no key; makers mark: (crown) W.R PATENT	Antique padlock Catalogue #: 1000.0.1118    Type: Object, Security Device, Security Lock, Padlock Subject: Object, Other Object Materials: Metal Size: 2.5" W x 4" L x 0.75 H Description: Lock, keyed padlock with protective keyhole cover and no key; makers mark: (crown) W.R PATENT
2013.241.1969	Trowel with wood handle inserted into metal trowl head	Object, Agricultural, Garden Trowel	Object, Other Object	Tool. Trowel. Wood handle inserted into metal trowl head.	Trowel with wood handle inserted into metal trowl head Catalogue #: 2013.241.1969    Type: Object, Agricultural, Garden Trowel Subject: Object, Other Object Size: 12" L x 2" W x 1.5" H Description: Tool. Trowel. Wood handle inserted into metal trowl head.
2014.285.2033	Pencil sharpener ca. 1890	Object, Writing, Pencil Sharpener	Object, Other Object	Tool. Pencil sharpener. Wood base, arm, and support with metal file on base, metal teeth on arm, and metal handle at one end to clamp the sharpener to the table top. Pencil inserts through hole in wooden disk and is moved at an angle along the file. From Harold Stanley's house. Remains of text (instructions/manufacturer) on bottom barely visible. (Probably: Perfect Pencil Pointer Co., Portland Maine (to 1892), patented 1890 ~ advertised 1890-1913, Goodell Co., Antrim, NH (1892 on). (See: www.officemuseum.com/sharpener_gallery_1800s.htm and www.patented-antiques.com)	Pencil sharpener ca. 1890 Catalogue #: 2014.285.2033    Type: Object, Writing, Pencil Sharpener Subject: Object, Other Object Size: 10" L x 2" W x 3" H Description: Tool. Pencil sharpener. Wood base, arm, and support with metal file on base, metal teeth on arm, and metal handle at one end to clamp the sharpener to the table top. Pencil inserts through hole in wooden disk and is moved at an angle along the file. From Harold Stanley's house. Remains of text (instructions/manufacturer) on bottom barely visible. (Probably: Perfect Pencil Pointer Co., Portland Maine (to 1892), patented 1890 ~ advertised 1890-1913, Goodell Co., Antrim, NH (1892 on). (See: www.officemuseum.com/sharpener_gallery_1800s.htm and www.patented-antiques.com) [show more]
1000.0.1132	Wood mallet	Object, Woodworking, Mallet	Object, Other Object	Tool, wooden mallet, large, commercially made handle with replacement homemade head, used in boatbuilding	Wood mallet Catalogue #: 1000.0.1132    Type: Object, Woodworking, Mallet Subject: Object, Other Object Size: 10.5" L x 6.5" W x 3.25" H Description: Tool, wooden mallet, large, commercially made handle with replacement homemade head, used in boatbuilding
1000.116.1130	Tommy Sticker: brass candle holder with metal spikes	Object, Furnishings, Candleholder	Object, Other Object	Tool, "Tommy Sticker", a brass candle holder with metal spikes on the bottom and side, to be forced into a wooden wall, beam, etc. to provide light while leaving hands free	Tommy Sticker: brass candle holder with metal spikes Catalogue #: 1000.116.1130    Type: Object, Furnishings, Candleholder Subject: Object, Other Object Size: 4.5" L x 3.25 W Description: Tool, "Tommy Sticker", a brass candle holder with metal spikes on the bottom and side, to be forced into a wooden wall, beam, etc. to provide light while leaving hands free
1000.0.1119	Folding ruler made of wood and brass	Object, Ruler	Object, Other Object	Tool, wood and brass folding ruler; makers mark: STANLEY No 54	Folding ruler made of wood and brass Catalogue #: 1000.0.1119    Type: Object, Ruler Subject: Object, Other Object Size: 24" L x 0.5" W x 1" H (folded) Description: Tool, wood and brass folding ruler; makers mark: STANLEY No 54
2012.13.1392	Branding iron 7327	Object, Woodworking, Woodworking Iron, Marking Iron	Businesses, Fishery Business	Fishing gear, Metal Branding Iron to burn "7327" onto lobster floats or buoys, presumably.	Branding iron 7327 Catalogue #: 2012.13.1392    Type: Object, Woodworking, Woodworking Iron, Marking Iron Subject: Businesses, Fishery Business Description: Fishing gear, Metal Branding Iron to burn "7327" onto lobster floats or buoys, presumably.

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