Catalogue #	Title	Type	Subject	Description
1000.0.1129	Wood chisel with wood handle and brass ferrule	Object, Woodworking	Businesses, Building Business	Tool, wood chisel with wood handle, fancy brass ferrule; makers mark: (illegible)	Wood chisel with wood handle and brass ferrule Catalogue #: 1000.0.1129    Type: Object, Woodworking Subject: Businesses, Building Business Size: 10" L x 1.5" W Description: Tool, wood chisel with wood handle, fancy brass ferrule; makers mark: (illegible)
1000.172.1234	Wood mallet	Object, Woodworking	Businesses, Building Business	Tool, wooden mallet	Wood mallet Catalogue #: 1000.172.1234    Type: Object, Woodworking Subject: Businesses, Building Business Description: Tool, wooden mallet
1000.170.1232	Double handled spoke shave	Object, Woodworking, Boatbuilding	Businesses, Building Business	Tool, double handled spoke shave, probably for smoothing a ship's mast	Double handled spoke shave Catalogue #: 1000.170.1232    Type: Object, Woodworking, Boatbuilding Subject: Businesses, Building Business Description: Tool, double handled spoke shave, probably for smoothing a ship's mast
1000.178.1275	Wood plane 21"	Object, Woodworking	Businesses, Building Business	Tool, wood plane, 21" (Acquired by donor in Lancaster County Pennsylvania ca. 1968.)	Wood plane 21" Catalogue #: 1000.178.1275    Type: Object, Woodworking Subject: Businesses, Building Business Materials: Wood Description: Tool, wood plane, 21" (Acquired by donor in Lancaster County Pennsylvania ca. 1968.)
1000.179.1276	Wood plane for door trim	Object, Woodworking	Businesses, Building Business	Tool, specialty wood plane, 14" . Tool for fashioning trim around doors. Acquired by donor in Lancaster County Pennsylvania ca. 1968.	Wood plane for door trim Catalogue #: 1000.179.1276    Type: Object, Woodworking Subject: Businesses, Building Business Materials: Wood Description: Tool, specialty wood plane, 14" . Tool for fashioning trim around doors. Acquired by donor in Lancaster County Pennsylvania ca. 1968.
2013.214.1917	Broken wood frame for handline branded J. C. PIKE	Object, Fishing, Fishing Equipment	Businesses, Fishery Business	Fishing gear, empty wooden frame for fishing handline, broken into two halves and just pushed together; branded "J. C. PIKE." on both halves	Broken wood frame for handline branded J. C. PIKE Catalogue #: 2013.214.1917    Type: Object, Fishing, Fishing Equipment Subject: Businesses, Fishery Business Size: 14.5" L x 8.5" W x 1.5" D Description: Fishing gear, empty wooden frame for fishing handline, broken into two halves and just pushed together; branded "J. C. PIKE." on both halves
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
1000.0.1227	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
1000.27.1124	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
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]
2001.111.819	Ledger re: islanders accounts	Document, Financial, Bookkeeping Record, Account Book, Ledger	Businesses, Store Business	Ledger. Part of a ledger probably kept by William P. Preble, of the accounts of G.N. Spurling (1888-1899), Mrs. L.G. Fernald and the Estate of E.S. Fernald (1896-1905), William H. Preble (1899), William P. Preble (1898-1905, and much the longest), and a list of various deeds,1835-1902, some naming William P. Preble as buyer or seller, and the rest probably passing through his hands, as a trusted local advisor	Ledger re: islanders accounts Catalogue #: 2001.111.819    Type: Document, Financial, Bookkeeping Record, Account Book, Ledger Subject: Businesses, Store Business Materials: Paper Description: Ledger. Part of a ledger probably kept by William P. Preble, of the accounts of G.N. Spurling (1888-1899), Mrs. L.G. Fernald and the Estate of E.S. Fernald (1896-1905), William H. Preble (1899), William P. Preble (1898-1905, and much the longest), and a list of various deeds,1835-1902, some naming William P. Preble as buyer or seller, and the rest probably passing through his hands, as a trusted local advisor
1000.27.724	Seawich Cafe in the Cranberry General store	Document, List, Menu	Businesses, Store Business	Brochure, 1 sheet, 2 sides, tri-fold, for the Seawich Cafe" in the Cranberry General store, sandwiches, sweets, and salads, with prices, for 1996	Seawich Cafe in the Cranberry General store Catalogue #: 1000.27.724    Type: Document, List, Menu Subject: Businesses, Store Business Date: 1996 Materials: Paper Description: Brochure, 1 sheet, 2 sides, tri-fold, for the Seawich Cafe" in the Cranberry General store, sandwiches, sweets, and salads, with prices, for 1996
1000.7.110	Burial expenses for Ellen Maria Stanley	Document, Financial, Receipt	Businesses, Other Business People	Bill, to Addie Duren, $107.50 for casket, plate, and funeral for Ellen Maria Stanley (Addie's mother), 14 Nov 1929. (See also 1000.7.111, likely for Ellen Maria Stanley burial, too). Per GCIHS.org, Ellen Maria Stanley is buried in Spurling Cemetery #3, 1929.	Burial expenses for Ellen Maria Stanley Catalogue #: 1000.7.110    Type: Document, Financial, Receipt Subject: Businesses, Other Business People Date: 1929 Materials: Paper Description: Bill, to Addie Duren, $107.50 for casket, plate, and funeral for Ellen Maria Stanley (Addie's mother), 14 Nov 1929. (See also 1000.7.111, likely for Ellen Maria Stanley burial, too). Per GCIHS.org, Ellen Maria Stanley is buried in Spurling Cemetery #3, 1929.

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