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Table Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Table	Other, Dining tables Other, Furnishings Other, Furniture			Table Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-11932 Type: Object, Furnishings, Table Subject: Other, Dining tables Other, Furnishings Other, Furniture Description: Table folds out (hinges missing) and is supported by legs which turns. Four simply carved legs. Space where drawer should be is missing. Some wooden pegs still intact. Reinforced with nails. Dovetail joints. Donor info - this table from log house of Abraham Somes, first settler of Mt. Desert Island. Originally made without nails but with wooden pegs.
Table runner, linen Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Furniture Runner, Table Runner				Table runner, linen Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-11801 Type: Object, Furnishings, Furniture Runner, Table Runner Description: Off-white linen table runner with fringe and cutouts on ends. Found in apartment over store in Seal Harbor. 18" w x 36 " l
Small pillowcase Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Pillowcase				Small pillowcase Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-11670 Type: Object, Furnishings, Pillowcase Description: Small cotton pillow case, plain
Knitted Rug Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Rug				Knitted Rug Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-11544 Type: Object, Furnishings, Rug Description: Hand knitted, multi-colored rug, 21" x 29," made by Gail Reiber's great aunt, Linda Smity Foote of Pretty Marsh. The very small knitting needles used to make it are included in the rug.
Curtain from Salisbury House Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Curtain				Curtain from Salisbury House Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-1580 Type: Object, Furnishings, Curtain Description: Embroidered net curtain from Salisbury house.18" X 24"
Portable cabinet for bees Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Cabinet				Portable cabinet for bees Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-11538 Type: Object, Furnishings, Cabinet Description: Roughly finished cabinet with two doors, handles on sides, and small containers inside; may be a portable device to move around fields for bees to form hives and make honey: a "pollinator."
Fred Savage's Desk Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Desk	Other, Architects' offices Other, Architecture Other, Desks			Fred Savage's Desk Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-11537 Type: Object, Furnishings, Desk Subject: Other, Architects' offices Other, Architecture Other, Desks Description: Large desk/drafting table that belonged to Fred L. Savage
History of the Sound School Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Frame, Picture Frame				History of the Sound School Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-11536 Type: Object, Furnishings, Frame, Picture Frame Description: Framed, typewritten history of the Sound School, which was buillt in 1892. Notes teacher Mrs. Wiggin and student Bud Bordeaux, who graduated in 1926, the year the school closed. Then the building was used as a community center and then owned by the Sound Village Improvement Association; it was later owned by the Town of Mount Desert. The building was given to the MDI Historical Society in 1998; restoration was begun in 1999 and completed in 2000. This framed history hung in the school room or entry way until the exhibit about the village of Sound and schools on MDI was hung in 2015. [show more]
Civil War Folding Mirror Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Mirror				Civil War Folding Mirror Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-11529 Type: Object, Furnishings, Mirror Description: Mirror is in three parts, hinged together. Small knob at top of each panel; mirrors are beveled. Dimensions: Each part is 5" X 7." Far right panel is very scratched. Donor purchased home in Bar Harbor at 17 Wayman Lane; house built c. 1890-1912. Mirror found in one of the pantry cabinets. House formerly belonged to a school teacher, Mrs. Moon. Donor had seen same kind of mirror at the Underground Railway Museum in Cincinnati, Ohio. May or may not have a connection to Mt. Desert Island. [show more]
Woolen Coverlet Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Blanket		Lydia (Bartlett) Smith		Woolen Coverlet Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-11467 Type: Object, Furnishings, Blanket Creator: Lydia (Bartlett) Smith Collection: Gail Reiber Description: Quilted wool coverlet filled with raw wool and dyed with fish net dye on side and indigo on the other.
Bed Rope Tightener Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Bedkey				Bed Rope Tightener Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-3443 Type: Object, Furnishings, Bedkey Description: Piece of wood with notch on end with hole bored through the top. Wooden dowel placed through hole. 1825 penny on top. Used to tighten ropes under mattresses.
Bellows Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Bellows			19th c	Bellows Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-3442 Type: Object, Furnishings, Bellows Date: 19th c Description: Bellows with two apples with green background painted on top. Paint chipping, leather stiff. Tip missing. Crack in wood on underside.
Candle Lantern Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Lantern, Candle Lantern				Candle Lantern Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-3422 Type: Object, Furnishings, Lantern, Candle Lantern Description: Glass front with a rounded black top. Tin base has holes as if once mounted. Latch at base opens so that candle can be placed inside. Candle wax flows out of base.
Candle Lantern Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Lantern, Candle Lantern				Candle Lantern Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-3421 Type: Object, Furnishings, Lantern, Candle Lantern Description: Base missing. Ring at top for carrying lantern. Stars and diamonds punched in chimney. Round glass bowl below chimney.
Candlesticks Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Candleholder, Candlestick			unknown	Candlesticks Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-3417 Type: Object, Furnishings, Candleholder, Candlestick Date: unknown Description: First - hog scraper candlestick. (pair) Lever moves candle up and down. Sits on round base. B- mechanics for moving candle up and down are missing. Has finger hold under top. Sits on round base. Donor info - from John W. Somes family.
Candle Tray and Snuffer Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Candlesnuffer			unknown	Candle Tray and Snuffer Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-3416 Type: Object, Furnishings, Candlesnuffer Date: unknown Description: Snuffer resembles pair of scissors. Small box at end of tool. Lid closed on top of box holding the wick inside. Iron is rusty. Black tray is very rusty. Wide curves on each end. Narrow in the middle.
Cushion Cover Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Furnishing Cover, Cushion Cover				Cushion Cover Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-3378 Type: Object, Furnishings, Furnishing Cover, Cushion Cover Description: Red and light green flowers with green leaves. Red buds and green vine worked in beads and needlepoint. Notes indicate that this is from a 1937 donation from Mrs. John Allen Somes.
Doll’s Table Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Table				Doll’s Table Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-3368 Type: Object, Furnishings, Table Description: Four narrow legs. Square piece (table top) of wood sits on base. Diamond cut into table top. Very crude. Nailed together.
Flat Iron Stand Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Stand			unknown	Flat Iron Stand Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-3346 Type: Object, Furnishings, Stand Date: unknown Description: Shaped like bottom of flat iron. Sits on three legs. Three iron bars go across to hold iron. Sits in fireplace or stove to hold iron while heating.
Folding Chair Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Chair, Folding Chair			unknown	Folding Chair Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-3344 Type: Object, Furnishings, Chair, Folding Chair Date: unknown Description: Tapestry folding chair; fretwork on top. Black stripes painted on wood. One stretcher between each pair of legs. Back rest and seat made of tapestry - red with flowers. Wood frame. Fabric on back of backrest torn. Label marked, “E.W. Walls patented and manufacturer”.
Folding Chair Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Chair, Folding Chair				Folding Chair Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-3343 Type: Object, Furnishings, Chair, Folding Chair Description: Dark finish with green upholstery.
Oil Lantern Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Lantern, Oil Lantern				Oil Lantern Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-3296 Type: Object, Furnishings, Lantern, Oil Lantern Description: Marked, “Diezt” on top. Typical tin oil lantern with handle for carrying.
Writing Desk Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Desk, Writing Desk				Writing Desk Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-2527 Type: Object, Furnishings, Desk, Writing Desk Collection: ce Description: Wooden box. Varnished. Hinged. Opens to compartments and writing surface which is covered in black fabric. Probably velvet. Estelle Morrison(1874-1967) (donor source) on burial records of Brookside Cemetery. Wife of Mark C Morrison (1864-1948) also buried in Brookside Cemetery. Other information not known about object or family.
Writing Chest Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Desk, Writing Desk			19th c	Writing Chest Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-2526 Type: Object, Furnishings, Desk, Writing Desk Date: 19th c Description: Heavy box with key lock. Top worn. There are two compartments, one underneath the lid and three smaller compartments in front. Brass lock. Joints nailed. Raw wood inside. This belonged to A.C. Fernald, born 1819 died 1896. Bottle for ink is in front compartment.
Boot Jack Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Bootjack				Boot Jack Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-2397 Type: Object, Furnishings, Bootjack Description: Boot pull shaped like long water droplet. Sits on one leg has hole shape of heel of boot in center. Wearer of boot puts boot in hole and steps on end to tug boot off.

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