Catalogue #	Title	Type	Subject	Description
2016.358.2123	1920s shotgun	Object, Armaments, Shotgun	Object, Other Object	Shotgun. 1925-1928, .410 gauge shotgun judging by trigger. Barrel is not twisted (that started in 1950s). Trademark STEVENS Reg. U.S. Pat Off & FGN. J Stevens Arms & Tool Co. Chicopee Falls MASS USA . Wood stock.	1920s shotgun Catalogue #: 2016.358.2123    Type: Object, Armaments, Shotgun Subject: Object, Other Object Date: 1925 Materials: Metal Description: Shotgun. 1925-1928, .410 gauge shotgun judging by trigger. Barrel is not twisted (that started in 1950s). Trademark STEVENS Reg. U.S. Pat Off & FGN. J Stevens Arms & Tool Co. Chicopee Falls MASS USA . Wood stock.
2000.65.508	Addie Duren's Ration Book	Object, Coupon, Ration Coupon, Ration Book	Organizations, Civic People	Card & Envelope, Card lists Addie Duren's Identification Number for Ration Book use, postmarked 4 Oct 1943	Addie Duren's Ration Book Catalogue #: 2000.65.508    Type: Object, Coupon, Ration Coupon, Ration Book Subject: Organizations, Civic People Date: 1943 Materials: Paper Description: Card & Envelope, Card lists Addie Duren's Identification Number for Ration Book use, postmarked 4 Oct 1943
2019.434.2444	Addie Ethel Duren WWII ID card	Object, Identification Card	Organizations, Civic People	Addie Ethel Duren WWII ID card issued by U.S. Coast Guard. Islanders were required to carry ID cards during WW II when transiting from islands to MDI, to prove they weren't spies.	Addie Ethel Duren WWII ID card Catalogue #: 2019.434.2444    Type: Object, Identification Card Subject: Organizations, Civic People Materials: Paper Description: Addie Ethel Duren WWII ID card issued by U.S. Coast Guard. Islanders were required to carry ID cards during WW II when transiting from islands to MDI, to prove they weren't spies.
1000.18.99	Alice Bulger Stanley GCI high school notebook	Object, Writing, Notebook	Organizations, School Institution	Ledger, School accounts, kept by Alice Bulger 1906-1907, found in Ruth Westphal's house. With note from donor: "This book keeping exercise book belonged to Alice Bulger (Stanley) at a time when there evidently was a high school here on Great Cranberry in 1906-1907. Alice married Richard Stanley and they moved into the then new in 1910 home which now is the Westphal home."	Alice Bulger Stanley GCI high school notebook Catalogue #: 1000.18.99    Type: Object, Writing, Notebook Subject: Organizations, School Institution Date: 1906 Materials: Paper Description: Ledger, School accounts, kept by Alice Bulger 1906-1907, found in Ruth Westphal's house. With note from donor: "This book keeping exercise book belonged to Alice Bulger (Stanley) at a time when there evidently was a high school here on Great Cranberry in 1906-1907. Alice married Richard Stanley and they moved into the then new in 1910 home which now is the Westphal home."
2014.519.3011	An "E" Pin.	Object, Clothing, Clothing Accessories	Object, Clothing, Clothing Accessories	A sterling Silver Pin with an E on it. On the inside of the Pin it says Army Navy Production Award. The pin has an "E" on the front and has a red, white, and blue flag behind it. This pin could have possible belonged to Edward Preble, the Preble family married into the Marr family, which could be the connection.	An "E" Pin. Catalogue #: 2014.519.3011    Type: Object, Clothing, Clothing Accessories Subject: Object, Clothing, Clothing Accessories Place: Cranberry Isles, Great Cranberry Island Materials: Metal Description: A sterling Silver Pin with an E on it. On the inside of the Pin it says Army Navy Production Award. The pin has an "E" on the front and has a red, white, and blue flag behind it. This pin could have possible belonged to Edward Preble, the Preble family married into the Marr family, which could be the connection.
1000.0.1118	Antique padlock	Object, Security Device, Security Lock, Padlock	Object, Other Object	Lock, keyed padlock with protective keyhole cover and no key; makers mark: (crown) W.R PATENT	Antique padlock Catalogue #: 1000.0.1118    Type: Object, Security Device, Security Lock, Padlock Subject: Object, Other Object Materials: Metal Size: 2.5" W x 4" L x 0.75 H Description: Lock, keyed padlock with protective keyhole cover and no key; makers mark: (crown) W.R PATENT
1000.180.1322	Antique sewing machine from the Moorfield Storey house	Object, Needlework Machine, Sewing Machine	Object, Furnishings, Other Household Accessories	Sewing Machine, hand/foot-operated "A & S" sewing machine on cast iron stand with three drawers and wooden work surface table and matching wooden box-like cover; the right drawer is loose and not attached to the base; all three drawers are filled with sewing notions; the sewing machine is from the Moorfield Storey household.	Antique sewing machine from the Moorfield Storey house Catalogue #: 1000.180.1322    Type: Object, Needlework Machine, Sewing Machine Subject: Object, Furnishings, Other Household Accessories Materials: Wood Description: Sewing Machine, hand/foot-operated "A & S" sewing machine on cast iron stand with three drawers and wooden work surface table and matching wooden box-like cover; the right drawer is loose and not attached to the base; all three drawers are filled with sewing notions; the sewing machine is from the Moorfield Storey household.
2000.352.2117	Antique telephone with wooden box and hand crank	Object, Telephone	Object, Furnishings, Other Household Accessories	Telephone, antique, wooden box with hand crank, with metal handset and base attached by cord. This type of telephone would have been in use before direct dial in 1952. You would pick up the receiver, crank the handle on the wooden box - for example to make one short and two long rings to reach a certain party. You paid for every call, but if you wanted to "cheat" you could set up a time with the person you're calling and then just do one quick ring to get him. (Memories by Mickey Macfarlan.)	Antique telephone with wooden box and hand crank Catalogue #: 2000.352.2117    Type: Object, Telephone Subject: Object, Furnishings, Other Household Accessories Description: Telephone, antique, wooden box with hand crank, with metal handset and base attached by cord. This type of telephone would have been in use before direct dial in 1952. You would pick up the receiver, crank the handle on the wooden box - for example to make one short and two long rings to reach a certain party. You paid for every call, but if you wanted to "cheat" you could set up a time with the person you're calling and then just do one quick ring to get him. (Memories by Mickey Macfarlan.) [show more]
1000.0.1299	Apple peeler	Object, Food Cutting Tool	Other, Culinary	Tool, kitchen, apple peeler	Apple peeler Catalogue #: 1000.0.1299    Type: Object, Food Cutting Tool Subject: Other, Culinary Description: Tool, kitchen, apple peeler
2013.258.1988	Archaeological fragments recovered at Macfarlan (Preble) house	Object, Other Object, Collection	Structures, Dwellings, House	Archaeological fragments. Collection of ceramic sherds; white clay pipestem fragments; doll parts, and small finds. Collection of artifacts recovered by donor 1970s-1990s from his property - the historic William Pitt Preble house built ca. 1827. Items donor recovered outside behind the kitchen include sherds of brown, green, purple, red, and blue underglaze printed wares (one "Indian Tomb" pattern (ca. 1830)). Some printed ware sherds with scalloped and some with smooth edges, most are of buff paste and white on reverse. Blue, green, and white edged earthenwares. One sherd underglaze blue, sponge or splatter pattern. One sherd blue/grey stoneware. Four white clay pipe stem fragments measured by donor 2013/2014 and remeasured 2015. Doll's arm marked 'Germany' = 0.093". Small finds: larger doll arm; blue cut glass bead, pocket watch key, tiny wood button, fragment of small metal collar, fragment of what may be a bone toothbrush head. (See also 2017.386.2161 for research materials.)	Archaeological fragments recovered at Macfarlan (Preble) house Catalogue #: 2013.258.1988    Type: Object, Other Object, Collection Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House Description: Archaeological fragments. Collection of ceramic sherds; white clay pipestem fragments; doll parts, and small finds. Collection of artifacts recovered by donor 1970s-1990s from his property - the historic William Pitt Preble house built ca. 1827. Items donor recovered outside behind the kitchen include sherds of brown, green, purple, red, and blue underglaze printed wares (one "Indian Tomb" pattern (ca. 1830)). Some printed ware sherds with scalloped and some with smooth edges, most are of buff paste and white on reverse. Blue, green, and white edged earthenwares. One sherd underglaze blue, sponge or splatter pattern. One sherd blue/grey stoneware. Four white clay pipe stem fragments measured by donor 2013/2014 and remeasured 2015. Doll's arm marked 'Germany' = 0.093". Small finds: larger doll arm; blue cut glass bead, pocket watch key, tiny wood button, fragment of small metal collar, fragment of what may be a bone toothbrush head. (See also 2017.386.2161 for research materials.) [show more]
2023.654.3144	Art Show Quilt 2021	Object, Art, Needlework, Quilt	Object, Furnishings, Decoration	This quilt was made by Beverly Sanborn for the Cranberry Island Art Show for Great Cranberry Historical Society in 2021. Karin Whitney donated it to the Museum.	Art Show Quilt 2021 Catalogue #: 2023.654.3144    Type: Object, Art, Needlework, Quilt Subject: Object, Furnishings, Decoration Creator: Beverly Sanborn Place: Cranberry Isles Materials: Fabric Description: This quilt was made by Beverly Sanborn for the Cranberry Island Art Show for Great Cranberry Historical Society in 2021. Karin Whitney donated it to the Museum.
1000.154.1126	Awl with bone handle, brass ferrule, and steel point	Object, Woodworking	Businesses, Building Business	Tool, awl (large), fancy bone handle, brass ferrule, steel point	Awl with bone handle, brass ferrule, and steel point Catalogue #: 1000.154.1126    Type: Object, Woodworking Subject: Businesses, Building Business Size: 6.75" L x 1.25" W Description: Tool, awl (large), fancy bone handle, brass ferrule, steel point
2014.275.2013	Baby Quilt	Object, Art, Needlework, Quilt		Quilt, modern, infant size, made by Beverly Sanborn. Gold borders and gold horizontal and vertical panels with four-piece squares of multi-colored patterns and solid pastels. Reverse of quilt is aqua, edged with white patterned binding on four sides. Polyester fill.	Baby Quilt Catalogue #: 2014.275.2013    Type: Object, Art, Needlework, Quilt Size: 46" L x 29" W Description: Quilt, modern, infant size, made by Beverly Sanborn. Gold borders and gold horizontal and vertical panels with four-piece squares of multi-colored patterns and solid pastels. Reverse of quilt is aqua, edged with white patterned binding on four sides. Polyester fill.
2013.214.1864	Bait pouch, twine net with drawstring mouth	Object, Fishing, Fishing Equipment	Businesses, Fishery Business	Fishing gear, bait pouch, net-woven from twine, with drawstring mouth to pull closed, to be filled with bait and hung inside lobster trap to attract lobsters	Bait pouch, twine net with drawstring mouth Catalogue #: 2013.214.1864    Type: Object, Fishing, Fishing Equipment Subject: Businesses, Fishery Business Size: 5" L x 4" W, drawstrings 19" L Description: Fishing gear, bait pouch, net-woven from twine, with drawstring mouth to pull closed, to be filled with bait and hung inside lobster trap to attract lobsters
2013.497.2988	Ball and Cap Pistol Piece.	Object, Other Object, Collection	Recreation, Hunting	A Ball and Cap Pistol piece that was found in the front yard of the "Red House," on the surface. The piece is very rusted, but there is evidence of decorative work on the front of the plate.	Ball and Cap Pistol Piece. Catalogue #: 2013.497.2988    Type: Object, Other Object, Collection Subject: Recreation, Hunting Place: Cranberry Isles, Great Cranberry Island Materials: Metal Description: A Ball and Cap Pistol piece that was found in the front yard of the "Red House," on the surface. The piece is very rusted, but there is evidence of decorative work on the front of the plate.
2018.417.2280	Base and spinning wheel head for a 'walking' or 'great' spinning wheel	Object, Spinning Wheel	Other, Textiles	Three-legged base for a 'walking' or 'great' spinning wheel. Base was originally from the attic of the Scudder house on the north shore of Islesford. Head is termed a 'minor' head made of wood and iron; it came from the donor's wheel in Sullivan, Maine. Donor is a spinner and weaver, and lectures about heritage textiles. She noticed GCIHS had a wheel with no base in collection (GCIHS 2015.312.2072). The two parts married up perfectly. Wheel dates to ca. 1880s; Shakers made this type of great wheel.	Base and spinning wheel head for a 'walking' or 'great' spinning wheel Catalogue #: 2018.417.2280    Type: Object, Spinning Wheel Subject: Other, Textiles Date: 1880 Materials: Wood Size: 37"W x 44" H Description: Three-legged base for a 'walking' or 'great' spinning wheel. Base was originally from the attic of the Scudder house on the north shore of Islesford. Head is termed a 'minor' head made of wood and iron; it came from the donor's wheel in Sullivan, Maine. Donor is a spinner and weaver, and lectures about heritage textiles. She noticed GCIHS had a wheel with no base in collection (GCIHS 2015.312.2072). The two parts married up perfectly. Wheel dates to ca. 1880s; Shakers made this type of great wheel. [show more]
2013.294.1885	Basket and lid with modern sewing notions	Object, Containers, Basket	Object, Other Object, Sweetgrass Object	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.	Basket and lid with modern sewing notions Catalogue #: 2013.294.1885    Type: Object, Containers, Basket Subject: Object, Other Object, Sweetgrass Object Materials: Plants Size: 11.75" diam x 4.75" H 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.
2013.294.1899	Basket made in Canada	Object, Containers, Basket	Object, Other Object, Sweetgrass Object	Basket and lid, small, flat bottom, made of twine and natural, orange, purple, red, and green colored fiber, stamped in black on bottom "Made in Canada"; lid has a small ring handle	Basket made in Canada Catalogue #: 2013.294.1899    Type: Object, Containers, Basket Subject: Object, Other Object, Sweetgrass Object Materials: Plants Size: 4.5" diam, 3" H Description: Basket and lid, small, flat bottom, made of twine and natural, orange, purple, red, and green colored fiber, stamped in black on bottom "Made in Canada"; lid has a small ring handle
2013.241.2032	Beano game cage with balls	Object, Toy	Organizations, Civic	Game. Metal “Beano” cage. Round wire-mesh ball containing many lightweight wooden balls (.5" diam) each stamped with a letter (B,I,N,G,O) and a number (from 1 to at least 70), on a wire stand with wire crank that spins the balls, a latch for an opening where balls can be taken in and out, and a little metal cup stamped "LOWE" where a single ball would tumble into. This game was played at the firehouse 1950s and beyond.	Beano game cage with balls Catalogue #: 2013.241.2032    Type: Object, Toy Subject: Organizations, Civic Materials: Metal Size: 4.5" diam x 6" H Description: Game. Metal “Beano” cage. Round wire-mesh ball containing many lightweight wooden balls (.5" diam) each stamped with a letter (B,I,N,G,O) and a number (from 1 to at least 70), on a wire stand with wire crank that spins the balls, a latch for an opening where balls can be taken in and out, and a little metal cup stamped "LOWE" where a single ball would tumble into. This game was played at the firehouse 1950s and beyond.
1000.0.1363	Beige umbrella	Object, Umbrella	People	Umbrella. Beige Parasol (silk?); probably a gift of Mrs. Dunbar from the attic of the Dunbar house on Bear Island	Beige umbrella Catalogue #: 1000.0.1363    Type: Object, Umbrella Subject: People Materials: Fabric Description: Umbrella. Beige Parasol (silk?); probably a gift of Mrs. Dunbar from the attic of the Dunbar house on Bear Island
1000.0.1337	Bird nest under a glass bell-like jar	Object, Other Object, Unknown Object	Object, Furnishings, Decoration	Bird nest. Real bird nest under a glass bell-like jar, with smaller than official size paper Hitty in the nest (no crows). Nest probably a prop collected by Wini Smart.	Bird nest under a glass bell-like jar Catalogue #: 1000.0.1337    Type: Object, Other Object, Unknown Object Subject: Object, Furnishings, Decoration Materials: Plants Description: Bird nest. Real bird nest under a glass bell-like jar, with smaller than official size paper Hitty in the nest (no crows). Nest probably a prop collected by Wini Smart.
1000.182.1334	Black dress with cape	Object, Clothing, Ensemble	People	Black (wedding?) dress with cape said to be from 1800s. (A 2014 visitor, a costume conservator herself, feels this dress dates to the 1920s.) Donor's son states the dress came from the Spurling side of the family not the Stanley side and believes his great grandmother Josie Stanley Bunker (b. 1870 on Cranberry) wore it more than once.	Black dress with cape Catalogue #: 1000.182.1334    Type: Object, Clothing, Ensemble Subject: People Materials: Fabric Description: Black (wedding?) dress with cape said to be from 1800s. (A 2014 visitor, a costume conservator herself, feels this dress dates to the 1920s.) Donor's son states the dress came from the Spurling side of the family not the Stanley side and believes his great grandmother Josie Stanley Bunker (b. 1870 on Cranberry) wore it more than once.
1000.0.1365	Blue pitcher with wash basin and vase	Object, Containers, Vessel	Object, Furnishings, Other Household Accessories	Blue pitcher with wash basin and vase. Labeled : Ada Rice Set	Blue pitcher with wash basin and vase Catalogue #: 1000.0.1365    Type: Object, Containers, Vessel Subject: Object, Furnishings, Other Household Accessories Materials: Ceramic Description: Blue pitcher with wash basin and vase. Labeled : Ada Rice Set
1000.174.1236	Boat building tool?	Object, Woodworking, Boatbuilding	Businesses, Boatbuilding Business	Tool, boat building tool (?)	Boat building tool? Catalogue #: 1000.174.1236    Type: Object, Woodworking, Boatbuilding Subject: Businesses, Boatbuilding Business Description: Tool, boat building tool (?)
1000.166.1191	Boat compass in wooden Binnacle box	Object, Water Transporation, Ship's Compass	People Vessels, Boat	Used by Wilfred S. Trussell and Harvey Everett Bulger. Tool, boat compass in wooden binnacle box with window (brass, wood, paper, iron and glass). Compass card diameter 3.5", gimbal ring 5", interior box: 6.25" x 6.25"; exterior box: 7" x 11" x 8.5" H. North arrow has fleur d' lis motif. Compass was used by Wilfred S. Trussell (1869-1911) and/or Harvey (Harry) Everett Bulger (b.1883-d.<1911), who were husbands of Sadie Anna Harding (b.1879- d. after 1911) who once lived in the Cox now Dalton house (2016) on GCI. Sadie Harding married Trussell 1898 and Bulger 1919. No visible manufacturer or maker marks. Ralph Stanley examined this compass 2016 and believes it's a liquid (alcohol) compass after locating the corroded nut covering the fill-hole in the rim of the compass bowl. He also noted the quadrant markings on the sides of the compass. Per Stanley, Trussell had a sloop and this type of compass was used in boats of that size. It may indeed have been the compass that guided Trussell home during one particular storm (see Stanley's forthcoming book 2017). Stanley thinks it's a liquid compass about 100 years old and could have been purchased at any local marine goods store, but the box was specially made perhaps by Leslie Rice. Michael Macfarlan believes this could be a Ritchie compass and the hole in the wooden case with the shield above it would have been for a battery-powered light (not a candle). One or two large batteries would have been housed in the box's rear compartment. (Box hardware is too corroded to remove and investigate.) Stanley believes a wire to the light would have been wired to the engine. By email 2016, Ben Fuller at Penobscott Marine Museum suggests this compass would be suitable for small schooner or sloop large enough to be sailed at night, suggesting the Smithsonian's NMAH website: amhistory.si.edu/navigation/type.cfm?typeid=3 for further investigation. NMAH Website states: "Simple marine compasses have a magnetized needle attached to the bottom of a paper card, and are inherently unstable. Since the 1850s, scientists and instrument makers have struggled to solve this problem. One solution, pioneered by E. S. Ritchie in the United States, was to float the magnetic needle in a bowl of liquid...." (For genealogy see 2016.337.2103 Index p. 3 and p. 15, records p. 400 and 400A) (See also 2015.350.2115 for possible photo of Wilfred Trussel.)	Boat compass in wooden Binnacle box Catalogue #: 1000.166.1191    Type: Object, Water Transporation, Ship's Compass Subject: People Vessels, Boat Place: Cranberry Isles Materials: Wood Description: Used by Wilfred S. Trussell and Harvey Everett Bulger. Tool, boat compass in wooden binnacle box with window (brass, wood, paper, iron and glass). Compass card diameter 3.5", gimbal ring 5", interior box: 6.25" x 6.25"; exterior box: 7" x 11" x 8.5" H. North arrow has fleur d' lis motif. Compass was used by Wilfred S. Trussell (1869-1911) and/or Harvey (Harry) Everett Bulger (b.1883-d.<1911), who were husbands of Sadie Anna Harding (b.1879- d. after 1911) who once lived in the Cox now Dalton house (2016) on GCI. Sadie Harding married Trussell 1898 and Bulger 1919. No visible manufacturer or maker marks. Ralph Stanley examined this compass 2016 and believes it's a liquid (alcohol) compass after locating the corroded nut covering the fill-hole in the rim of the compass bowl. He also noted the quadrant markings on the sides of the compass. Per Stanley, Trussell had a sloop and this type of compass was used in boats of that size. It may indeed have been the compass that guided Trussell home during one particular storm (see Stanley's forthcoming book 2017). Stanley thinks it's a liquid compass about 100 years old and could have been purchased at any local marine goods store, but the box was specially made perhaps by Leslie Rice. Michael Macfarlan believes this could be a Ritchie compass and the hole in the wooden case with the shield above it would have been for a battery-powered light (not a candle). One or two large batteries would have been housed in the box's rear compartment. (Box hardware is too corroded to remove and investigate.) Stanley believes a wire to the light would have been wired to the engine. By email 2016, Ben Fuller at Penobscott Marine Museum suggests this compass would be suitable for small schooner or sloop large enough to be sailed at night, suggesting the Smithsonian's NMAH website: amhistory.si.edu/navigation/type.cfm?typeid=3 for further investigation. NMAH Website states: "Simple marine compasses have a magnetized needle attached to the bottom of a paper card, and are inherently unstable. Since the 1850s, scientists and instrument makers have struggled to solve this problem. One solution, pioneered by E. S. Ritchie in the United States, was to float the magnetic needle in a bowl of liquid...." (For genealogy see 2016.337.2103 Index p. 3 and p. 15, records p. 400 and 400A) (See also 2015.350.2115 for possible photo of Wilfred Trussel.) [show more]

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