Maine Memory Network

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Brackleys

… before plastic and foam decorations were created. This novelty was lathe-turned and finished in red lacquer by Strong Wood Turning Corp.

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Brackleys

… Historical Society This little canister was lathe-turned by Strong Wood Turning Corp. in two pieces.

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Online Items

… before plastic and foam decorations were created. This novelty was lathe-turned and finished in red lacquer by Strong Wood Turning Corp.

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Online Items

… Historical Society This little canister was lathe-turned by Strong Wood Turning Corp. in two pieces.

Historic Hallowell - The 1998 Ice Storm - Reflections in Poems

… to get to the many poems written by the Hall-Dale Middle School students. Ice Storm, Wingate Lathe, Hallowell, 1998Hubbard Free Library

Blue Hill, Maine - Craftsman

… for the family home, is made of wood, turned on a lathe, and painted with a finish that makes it look like glass, It required the combined skill…

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Brackleys

… This game, made by Strong Wood Turning Corp., was lathe-turned in three pieces, the ball, the cup and the handle.

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Brackleys

The cap was lathe-turned to shape and finished with clear lacquer, then a plastic cap was pressed into the hole in the base.

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Starbirds

… long and short lumber, hardwood flooring, lathe and turning-mill square stock, with corn boxes and salt boxes taking a good percentage of the saw…

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Online Items

… This game, made by Strong Wood Turning Corp., was lathe-turned in three pieces, the ball, the cup and the handle.

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Online Items

The cap was lathe-turned to shape and finished with clear lacquer, then a plastic cap was pressed into the hole in the base.

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Online Items

… long and short lumber, hardwood flooring, lathe and turning-mill square stock, with corn boxes and salt boxes taking a good percentage of the saw…

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Brackleys

… Historical Society This darning egg was lathe-turned of birch wood at Strong Wood Turning Corp. and was finished in clear lacquer.

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Online Items

… Historical Society This darning egg was lathe-turned of birch wood at Strong Wood Turning Corp. and was finished in clear lacquer.

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Mills and Homes in Stockholm

… two lumber mills, cedar mill, shingle mill, and a lath mill (lath are thin strips of wood used as a foundation for layering plaster on the walls of…

Guilford, Maine - MANUFACTURING - Page 1 of 2

… like sharp knives, they went into wood-turning lathes. After all of that was done they sanded the wood in a drum with other wood until the pieces…

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Interviews - Page 2 of 2

We shared a generator with Wingate Lathe Oil and they came up. We shared it with one more family. The folks from Wingate would bring the generator up…

Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 1 of 2

The line transported laths, shingles, clapboards, and lumber in addition to passengers. Trains ran three times daily and the fare was 37 cents…

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

Shingles, clapboards, and laths were shipped to the Boston market while boards and 2’ X 4’s were sold locally.