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Item 11250

Blown glass gilt decorated decanter and wine glasses, York, ca. 1800

Contributed by: Old York Historical Society Date: circa 1800 Location: York Media: Blown lead glass, gilt

Item 102404

Vila Walker True setting table, New Portland, ca. 1901

Contributed by: Stanley Museum on deposit at Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1901 Location: New Portland Media: Lantern slide, hand colored

Item 135731

Stacey Tavern Sign, York, ca. 1791

Contributed by: Old York Historical Society Date: circa 1791 Location: York Media: wood

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - Drinking Implements

"X Decanter, 1785-1800 Ireland Blown glass, engraved Rum Courtesy of Arlene Palmer Schwind X Chinese export porcelain punch bowl China…"

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - Drinking: Elegance and Debauchery

"… in 1840.The Mahogany paneled bar held cut glass decanters. A brass urn, heated with charcoal, was kept hot to make warm Tom and Jerrys, a rum…"

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - Taverns, People, and Scenes

"… to a funeral in Beaver (now Brown) Street, and a decanter of liquor and glasses were set on the coffin" Reverend Elijah Kellog (1813-1901), 1886…"

My Maine Stories

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A Maine Family's story of being Prisoners of War in Manila
by Nicki Griffin

As a child, born after the war, I would hear these stories - glad they were finally written down