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Category: Science & Technology, Inventions & inventors

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 23401

Sparrow patent application receipt, 1827

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1827-12-10 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 23402

Sparrow button patent, 1876

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1876 Location: Worcester Media: Ink on paper

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Item 27641

Electrolytic Marine Salts Co.(Klondike) Plant No.1, North Lubec, ca. 1930

Contributed by: Lubec Memorial Library Date: circa 1930 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print

Item 79619

Detex Watchclock and Station, 1927

Contributed by: Maine's Paper & Heritage Museum Date: 1927 Media: Metal

Item 110363

Mary King Scrimgeour elegantly dressed for the weather, Lewiston, ca.1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Lewiston Media: cabinet card

Item 6219

Fire alarm pull box, Eliot, ca. 1860

Contributed by: Eliot Baha'i Archives Date: circa 1860 Location: Eliot Media: Photographic print

Item 8902

Thomes multi stage boiler, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Portland Media: Photoprint

Item 10105

Aspinwall Planter, Houlton, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1920 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print

Item 10108

Watson Sprayer, Houlton, ca. 1915

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1915 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print

Item 13366

Letter acknowledging receipt of steam boat plans, 1871

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1871-06-15 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 14607

Edison Primary Cell, S-90

Contributed by: Fort Kent Historical Society Date: circa 1915 Location: Fort Kent Media: Glass and metal

Item 16855

Jonathan Morgan coffee mill, 1840

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1840 Location: Portland Media: Wood, iron

Item 18745

Reeves Suction Sweeper, Houlton, c. 1910

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1910 Location: Houlton; Milford Media: Metal

Item 20158

Zylonite shirt insert, ca. 1887

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1887 Media: Cellulose nitrate plastic

Item 33292

Joseph Snow Sr. and his aeroplane, Scarborough, ca. 1929

Contributed by: Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Date: circa 1929 Location: Scarborough Media: Photographic print

Item 74466

Model windmill, West Houlton, 1865

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1865 Location: West Houlton Media: Wood, metal

Item 80396

Calculator, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine's Paper & Heritage Museum Date: circa 1900 Location: Livermore Falls Media: Metal

Item 80984

Toledo Scale, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Maine's Paper & Heritage Museum Date: circa 1910 Location: Livermore Falls Media: Metal, aluminum and plastic

Item 104383

Amelia Earhart at Scarborough Airport, 1933

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1933 Location: Scarborough Media: Photographic print

Item 105659

Mary King Scrimgeour's embellished velvet and satin gown, Lewiston, ca. 1895

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1895 Location: Lewiston Media: velvet, satin, cotton, lace, wool, metal

Item 105707

Evening dress with beaded motif, ca. 1935

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1935 Media: viscose, glass beads

Item 1496

Stanley Dry Plate Company label, ca. 1904

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1904 Location: Lewiston Media: Ink on paper

Item 5562

Rocket mail, Lincolnville, 1960

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1960 Location: Lincolnville Media: Photographic print

Item 8096

Blake's steam pump display, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Media: Albumen print