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Historical Items

These results include photographs, documents, letters, paintings, artifacts, and many other kinds of Maine related items from collections around the state and elsewhere.


Item 16804

Mortising axe, ca. 1850

Contributed by: Davistown Museum Date: circa 1850 Media: Metal, wood

Item 16810

Socket chisel, ca. 1830

Contributed by: Davistown Museum Date: circa 1830 Location: Wells Media: Cast steel, brass ferrule

Item 16812

Slick, ca. 1700

Contributed by: Davistown Museum Date: circa 1700 Media: Iron

Item 16813

Currier's slick, ca. 1875

Contributed by: Davistown Museum Date: circa 1875 Media: Wood, brass, steel

Item 16977

Knoxx Fluter, ca. 1866

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1866 Location: Houlton; New York Media: Steel

Item 16979

Hand Cranked Sewing Machine, ca. 1870

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1870 Location: Houlton Media: Steel

Item 17301

Mill stone, Houlton, ca. 1814

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1814 Location: Houlton Media: Stone

Item 17539

Roscoe Stephens' telescope, Kennebunk, ca. 1942

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1942 Location: Kennebunk Media: Postcard

Item 17540

Roscoe Stephens home, Kennebunk, ca. 1940

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1940 Location: Kennebunk Media: Postcard

Item 18232

Blow pipe, ca. 1840

Contributed by: An individual through Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1840 Location: Warren Media: Metal

Item 18233

Burnishing tools, ca. 1840

Contributed by: An individual through Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1840 Location: Warren Media: Wood, metal

Item 18235

Container for polishing powder, ca. 1840

Contributed by: An individual through Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1840 Location: Warren Media: Metal

Item 19524

Adze. Stockholm. ca. 1930

Contributed by: Stockholm Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Location: Stockholm Media: Steel, wood

Item 19528

Crooked knife, Stockholm. ca. 1930

Contributed by: Stockholm Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Location: Stockholm Media: Steel, wood

Item 19556

Tin Snips, Stockholm. ca. 1930

Contributed by: Stockholm Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Location: Stockholm Media: Steel

Item 19557

Iron tongs, Stockholm. ca. 1940

Contributed by: Stockholm Historical Society Date: circa 1940 Location: Stockholm Media: Iron

Item 20073

Battery voltage tester. Stockholm. ca. 1900

Contributed by: Stockholm Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Stockholm Media: Metal

Item 35522

Will Clark's blacksmith shop, Alfred, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Parsons Memorial Library Date: circa 1910 Location: Alfred Media: Phototransparency

Item 35982

George Pierce, Baldwin, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Pierce Family Collection through Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Baldwin Media: Photographic print

Item 43223

Fred Dickey pumping water into his hat, ca. 1895

Contributed by: Bangor Historical Society Date: circa 1895 Media: Glass Negative

Item 63745

Two men operating drill, Cousins Island, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Yarmouth Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: Yarmouth Media: Photographic print

Item 78723

Excavating the water district, Rumford, 1892

Contributed by: Greater Rumford Area Historical Society Date: 1916-08-19 Location: Rumford Media: Photographic print

Item 102684

Timwah Luk, Falmouth, 2009

Courtesy of Jan Pieter Van Voorst Van Beest, an individual partner Date: 2009 Location: Falmouth Media: Digital photograph

Mystery Corner Item

Item 104787

Ruth Nichols, Clarence Chamberlain, and unidentified pilot, ca. 1935

Mystery Corner Item Do you know where this was taken and who the middle person is?

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: circa 1935 Media: Glass Negative