Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
This marker buoy is pictured in a shop at the Portland Company, which manufactured such buoys, along with engines and other metal products.
The buoys mark ship and boat channels and other hazards in coastal waters. Each buoy is numbered and some contain bells.
About This Item
- Title: Marker buoy, Portland Company, ca. 1900
- Creation Date: circa 1900
- Subject Date: circa 1900
- Location: Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Photoprint
- Dimensions: 9 cm x 15 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 242, Box 40a 7-49
- Collection: Portland Company records
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Buoys
- Manufacturing industries--Maine--Portland
- Metalworking industries--Maine--Portland
- Portland Company (Portland, Me.)--Manufactures
For more information about this item, contact:
Maine Historical Society485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822 x230
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