Description: Certificate of Master Mason for Earll W. Gott of Tremont Lodge of Southwest Harbor. Print with engraved illustration with charity, faith, hope, the Mason seals, and symbols on brown paper. 1911
Description: Face white. Brass hands and Roman numerals. Inside case - marked, “Ellsworth Brass”. Another case enclosed works. Also marked, “Brougham London 6097”. Scale reads slow-fast. Swan and floral design imprinted inside. Donor info - belonged to Dr. Kittredge, first doctor on Mt. Desert Island.
Object, Medical, Medicine Container, Medicine Bottle
Subject:
Other, Medical equipment & supplies
Other, Somesville
Description: Two bottles in leather cases. Pontil mark on bottom of both bottles. On lip broken and label faded. Has leather case with open end. Other has no label. Leather case has closed end. Both bottles have corks. Donor info - Dr. Kittredge’s bottles.
Description: One pair of Mrs. Day's IDEAL Baby Shoes, Size 0. Creamcolor. Cream lace edging around front part of opening for foot. Ribbon ties. 3 1/2" long by 1.75" width. Some discoloration but still in good condition. Original box is included. a lock of is hair is also in the box in paper. These shoes belonged to Steven Joseph Carvajal.
Description: One boy's black leather shoe. Shoe pegs in heel. Lined with fabric and leather. Shoe slips on foot as there are slits on each side which help the leather stretch. Laces pull shoe together. Ribbon used as shoelace.
Description: Pair of woman's brown leather lace-up, high-heel shoes with leather soles and pointed toes. Size 39. Marked "Crossen Shoe". Right toe very scuffed and worn. Soles worn, especially on right shoe. Marked inside: "39 1 24649 1 Class 1222 957". Toes have inset piece of a second brown letter with stitching along border . Shoes marked .34a (left) and .34b (right). Date of shoe unknown Contemporary design and construction. 04/08/2015 [show more]
Description: Single blade in black paper case. Knife marked, “Made in Germany for Vom Cleff & Co. New York”. Case marked, “Union Cutlery Co. Olean, NY”. Shows unicorn head with fish tail on other side; marked "Diamondine". Donor info - came from a yard sale in Somesville. It belonged to Ernest Richardson.
Description: Metal bird opens mouth to hold cloth taut for hemming garments. Two velvet pincushions. Velvet worn. Screw key holds bird on table. NOTE: pincushions were not with hemming bird in 2006.
Description: Kit to darn holes "in anything that requires mending or darning in the Home"; for use with sewing machines. Contains 4 small hoops or rings in various sizes. Small black pastic needle of some sort with the kit but probably not in the original kit. Found in apartment over old store in Seal Harbor.
Description: Apple-shaped pincushion with needle, straight pins, two large pins with initial W (likely Whitmore) and one large pin with man's figure. Found in apartment over old store in Seal Harbor.
Description: Fabric samples from Jordan Marsh Company, Boston; R.H. White Co., Boston; Holzwasser, San Diego; Callender, McAuslan & Troup, Providence. In envelope addressed to Emma Whitmore, Seal Harbor, Maine with return address R.H. White, Boston, mail order service. Found in building housing old general store, Seal Harbor.
Description: Very small purple beaded purse with chain and ring, perhaps for carrying on one's finger. Found in apartment of building that housed the old general store in Seal Harbor.
Description: Eyeglasses attached on one side to long cotton string. Found in building that housed old general store in Seal Harbor. In paper envelope (chewed?) marked Turbanette Cap Shape Hair Net, Marston Co., San Diego.
Description: Gold wire-framed glasses in (slightly mildewed) case marked Brown Optical Co., 1101 5th St., San Diego, California. Includes pink cleaning cloth. Found in old general store building in Seal Harbor.
Description: Pince-nez (?) with small circular attachment and smaller "knob" attached to frame. Found in building that housed old general store in Seal Harbor. In black case that is not in good condition.
Description: Bone-colored eye cups for cleansing the eye, joined by rubber bulb and metal piece. In original green box with lamb's wool. Made by The Ideal Company, New York.
Description: Single blade razor in black case. Yellow transparent handle with a gold eagle decoration. Marked, “The American Razor” on handle. Similar design with different eagle on blade. Blade also marked, “Superior Razor, Sheffield, England”. Case marked, “Bigelow and Dowse, Boston”. Print faded. Green fabric inside case. Donor info - found at Somesville yard sale. Belonged to Ernest Richardson.
Description: Patchwork and embroidered quilt. Embroidered inscription reads, "When this you see / Remember me/ Athalaney Fly/ Mouonldefort [Mount Desert]/ August 26, 1824/ Aged 7 years / 3 months." Athlaney was the daughter of Patty Somes Flye and James Flye; she died at the age of 18 and is buried in the Flye Cemetery in Tremont.