Artifact, round wood and cardboard case, perhaps for cheese or cake, top and bottom wood, sides cardboard, handwritten "J & Petal" or "J & Pural" on top
Description: Artifact, round wood and cardboard case, perhaps for cheese or cake, top and bottom wood, sides cardboard, handwritten "J & Petal" or "J & Pural" on top
Box, large wooden packing box with rope handles on the ends, one long side has a broken off piece; box is nailed together with no lid; marked "GLOVE" BRAND RUBBERS (picture of a left hand)
Description: Box, large wooden packing box with rope handles on the ends, one long side has a broken off piece; box is nailed together with no lid; marked "GLOVE" BRAND RUBBERS (picture of a left hand)
Steamer trunk with metal bottom with inset wheels, reinforced metal corners and edges, wooden slats on all sides including top and bottom to protect the exterior sides, a leather handle on each short side (one handle broken), with remains of two paper shipping labels: on the bottom, RECEIPT COLLECT 353551 WAYBILL LABEL BOSTON MASS AMERICAN RAILWAY EXPRESS NOV ??? 18; on the short side, unreadable; written inside on the bottom: C.M. Gott
Description: Steamer trunk with metal bottom with inset wheels, reinforced metal corners and edges, wooden slats on all sides including top and bottom to protect the exterior sides, a leather handle on each short side (one handle broken), with remains of two paper shipping labels: on the bottom, RECEIPT COLLECT 353551 WAYBILL LABEL BOSTON MASS AMERICAN RAILWAY EXPRESS NOV ??? 18; on the short side, unreadable; written inside on the bottom: C.M. Gott
Pottery, Collection of 3 clay pieces made on GCI by Janet Roberts, showing how local indigenous groups, might have made a cooking pot; a) proto-bottom showing the coiling of clay rope to form a surface, 2.5" diam; b) continuing spiraling the clay rope upwards to make a wall, and a part cut away to better show the construction, 3.5" diam x 2" H; c) smoothed, decorated, and fired final pot with incised chevrons near the mouth, raked on the body, also net-like impresses on the body, and a rounded bottom, 5.5" L, 4.25" diam, 0.5" thick
Description: Pottery, Collection of 3 clay pieces made on GCI by Janet Roberts, showing how local indigenous groups, might have made a cooking pot; a) proto-bottom showing the coiling of clay rope to form a surface, 2.5" diam; b) continuing spiraling the clay rope upwards to make a wall, and a part cut away to better show the construction, 3.5" diam x 2" H; c) smoothed, decorated, and fired final pot with incised chevrons near the mouth, raked on the body, also net-like impresses on the body, and a rounded bottom, 5.5" L, 4.25" diam, 0.5" thick [show more]
Rations would have been stored in the lifeboat’s emergency kit. This one contains 8oz of dried biscuits. If a boat sunk in the middle of the Atlantic it could be many days before any lifeboats were found, so access to some food could be vital for survival.
Description: Rations would have been stored in the lifeboat’s emergency kit. This one contains 8oz of dried biscuits. If a boat sunk in the middle of the Atlantic it could be many days before any lifeboats were found, so access to some food could be vital for survival.
Barrel, small wooden barrel, bound with two metal hoops and two wire loops, stenciled on one end (of which one board is loose) with "A HODGDON, ELLSWORTH, ME"; the other end is open, missing
Description: Barrel, small wooden barrel, bound with two metal hoops and two wire loops, stenciled on one end (of which one board is loose) with "A HODGDON, ELLSWORTH, ME"; the other end is open, missing
Barrel, small wooden barrel, originally bound with four metal hoops (top hoop missing now), probably originally from a store since both top and bottom ends are painted yellow on the outside as a code to indicate the contents; one end is in place, with a bung hole closed by a wooden plug; both ends have remnants of dark brown "skin", in flakes, as if the barrel held lacquer, molasses, or similar substance, but the barrel itself does not appear to have this
Description: Barrel, small wooden barrel, originally bound with four metal hoops (top hoop missing now), probably originally from a store since both top and bottom ends are painted yellow on the outside as a code to indicate the contents; one end is in place, with a bung hole closed by a wooden plug; both ends have remnants of dark brown "skin", in flakes, as if the barrel held lacquer, molasses, or similar substance, but the barrel itself does not appear to have this [show more]
Small woven basket. The basket has a small handle that can be used to open the basket. There is a latch for the basket to close, but it looks as though it broke. This basket looks like it was probably used to hold small objects like jewelry or small children's toys.
Description: Small woven basket. The basket has a small handle that can be used to open the basket. There is a latch for the basket to close, but it looks as though it broke. This basket looks like it was probably used to hold small objects like jewelry or small children's toys.
Basket and lid, flat bottomed, made of sweetgrass? or rattan?, filled with modern sewing notions, lid has two decorative rope handles with Asian characters on coin-like buttons, blue on the inside.
Description: Basket and lid, flat bottomed, made of sweetgrass? or rattan?, filled with modern sewing notions, lid has two decorative rope handles with Asian characters on coin-like buttons, blue on the inside.
Two Native American sweetgrass whisk brooms with braided loop handles, one (10" L, handle 3" across) decorated with purple twine, the other (9.5" L, handle 3" across) tied with green twine. The broom with the green twine was one of several basketry items collected by Mary E. Shaw (Mrs. Norman Shaw) ca. 1980-2000, who ran the Dancing Deer gift shop in Bar Harbor. She eventually sold them to Wini Smart's daughter, Gail, (per Mrs. Shaw visit 9/25/14).
Description: Two Native American sweetgrass whisk brooms with braided loop handles, one (10" L, handle 3" across) decorated with purple twine, the other (9.5" L, handle 3" across) tied with green twine. The broom with the green twine was one of several basketry items collected by Mary E. Shaw (Mrs. Norman Shaw) ca. 1980-2000, who ran the Dancing Deer gift shop in Bar Harbor. She eventually sold them to Wini Smart's daughter, Gail, (per Mrs. Shaw visit 9/25/14). [show more]
Description: Basket and lid, flat basket, green bottom with green, tan, and yellow twine woven throughout, lid with twine handle, marked "Made In Canada" on bottom