Keywords: Button industry
Item 105904
Paragon Button Corporation, Waldoboro, 1921
Contributed by: Penobscot Marine Museum Date: circa 1921 Location: Waldoboro Media: Glass Plate Negative
Item 74769
Kilowatt Savings Time button, ca. 1976
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1976 Media: Metal, celluloid
Exhibit
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.
Exhibit
Women at the turn of the 20th century were increasingly involved in paid work outside the home. For wage-earning women in the Old Port section of Portland, the jobs ranged from canning fish and vegetables to setting type. A study done in 1907 found many women did not earn living wages.
Site Page
Historic Hallowell - Volunteer Firefighters and their Fire Clothes
"When receiving a call, the dispatcher pushes a button as a tone comes on their pager. Then, the dispatcher comes and says where and what is the…"
Site Page
Historic Hallowell - Uniforms and Expenses
"The jacket had one or two rows of hard, steel buttons often having decorations imprinted or engraved on to them."
