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Item 14549

Sailmaker's seaming palm, ca. 1901

Title: Sailmaker's seaming palm, ca. 1901

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society

Date: circa 1901

Location: Camden

Media: Leather

Item 14519

Bench hook used in sailmaking, ca. 1900

Title: Bench hook used in sailmaking, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society

Date: circa 1900

Location: Camden

Media: Iron and dacron

Item 14545

Sailmaker's roping palm, 1888

Title: Sailmaker's roping palm, 1888

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society

Date: 1888

Location: Camden

Media: Leather, metal eye

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Sailmaker's roping palm, 1888

A Tale of Two Sailmakers

Camden has been home to generations of fishermen, shipbuilders, sailmakers, and others who make their living through the sea. The lives of two Camden sailmakers, who were born nearly a century apart, became entwined at a small house on Limerock Street.