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Historic Hallowell - Kennebec Wire Company

"They then put the huge coils through a machine that reduced them into suitable sizes. This factory continued working for about ten years and then was…"

Historic Hallowell - Energy

"The machines in factories affected people a lot. Machines were replacing jobs that people had. So basically, the jobs were going away because the…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Continental Paper Bag Company

"The Mill had paper bag and envelope machines and a printing area. The original factory was soon too small, large as it was, to accommodate a…"

Historic Hallowell - Industry at the Mouth of the Vaughan Stream

"Webber, Sr., an individual partner The Boston Flint Paper Company, Whiting Mill, Machine Shop, and the Slate & Plaster Mill operated along the…"

Life on a Tidal River - Fashion of the '40s

"… women went to work in factories to help make machines. Because of this new need for women in the workplace, it meant that women’s styles would have…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Chester Greenwood

"He built and patented a boring machine, which was used in the wood turning industry. The last thing he patented was a spring-tooth rake."

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 1 of 3

"A new machine shop was added in 1993, a larger warehouse in 1995, and the company continues to expand as a well established presence in the medical…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 4 of 4

"… different production stations (welding, wood, machine, and paint shops) and exit on the other side of the building a finished fire truck ready for…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 2 of 4

"The factory was successful and ultimately employed thousands of people. By 1959 Snow’s had become part of the Borden Corporation."

Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor

"Gilman says that “machine made cans” and “sealing machines” were made in both plants, but does not describe them."

Lubec, Maine - Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax

"A “machine room” and a “laboratory” were constructed. Beneath them, in the water, were placed specially constructed wooden boxes called accumulators…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"… the White Granite Company had cutting sheds and a machine shop erected on their wharf. The late Robert Slaven, descendant of previous owners of the…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"… the very best ideas from their whirring sewing machines heard from within their building. In addition to their innovative creations, the sewing…"

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Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"Curtis himself invented most of the machines used in the factory. Some of the spruce gums Curtis & Son made were called "American Flag," "Yankee…"