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Keywords: Reddy Kilowatt
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Item 74887
Title: Reddy Kilowatt costume, ca. 1967
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1967
Media: Plastic, polyester, vinyl
Item 74463
Title: Reddy Kilowatt lapel pin, ca. 1955
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1955
Media: Metal, gold filled
Item 74464
Title: Wiscasset Boy Scout circus, 1970
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: 1970
Location: Wiscasset
Media:
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Wired! How Electricity Came to Maine
As early as 1633, entrepreneurs along the Piscataqua River in southern Maine utilized the force of the river to power a sawmill, recognizing the potential of the area's natural power sources, but it was not until the 1890s that technology made widespread electricity a reality -- and even then, consumers had to be urged to use it.