Fragment of a hand-made canvas sail, ca. 1930
Contributed by an individual through Maine Historical Society
Item 14546
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Amos Perkins Lord, a Camden sailmaker, made this sail about 1930. Lord was a sailmaker for more than 75 years.
Until the early 1900s, all heavy sails were stitched by hand. Gradually the process has become mechanized, but even today some sailmakers still stitch sails by hand.
This sail is an example of the two rows of stitching that are typical of hand-sewn sails.
Other Information
- Title: Fragment of a hand-made canvas sail, ca. 1930
- Creator: Lord, Amos Perkins
- Creation Date: circa 1930
- Subject Date: circa 1930
- Town: Camden
- County: Knox
- State: ME
- Media: Canvas
- Object Type: Physical Object
For more information about this item, contact:
Maine Historical Society
489 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822
http://www.mainehistory.org
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LC Subject Headings
Sails--Maintenance and repair
Sails
Masts and rigging
Ships--Maintenance and repair
Lord, Amos P.--Associated objects
Sewing
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