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Chair Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Chair				Chair Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-12221 Type: Object, Furnishings, Chair Collection: Study Collection Description: Light brown wood with carved back. Upholstered seat of gray brocade. Upholstery very worn. Spring pushed through underside of cushion. Chair sturdy.
Vase Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Vase				Vase Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-12211 Type: Object, Furnishings, Vase Description: Small cylindrical glass vase on round base. Gold inlay with ivy decoration on bottom and top. Associated with Manning house.
Cradle Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Bed, Child's Bed, Cradle				Cradle Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-12198 Type: Object, Furnishings, Bed, Child's Bed, Cradle Collection: Study Collection Description: Wooden cradle on rockers which are not fixed to the cradle. Once painted blue. Constructed with both dove tailed joints and nails. Head board has a narrow side piece creating a semi “hood”.
Candlestick Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Candleholder, Candlestick			19th c.	Candlestick Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-12060 Type: Object, Furnishings, Candleholder, Candlestick Date: 19th c. Description: Heavy tin candlestick with flange to catch wax and ring for finger. Lever moves candle up and down.
Chair Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Chair			mid to late 19th c	Chair Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-12028 Type: Object, Furnishings, Chair Date: mid to late 19th c Description: Child sized chair. Maybe a doll chair. Bent wood back with strip of wood from chair seat to bent wood. Painted black with gold trim and angels drinking wine. Soldier boy on seat. Donor info - belonged to Lucie Pray, the daughter of Kate and Lester Pray of Somesville.
Chest Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Chest			1935c.	Chest Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-12025 Type: Object, Furnishings, Chest Date: 1935c. Description: Lid lifts to reveal shallow space. Two drawers underneath. Sits on four legs. Donor info - was given to donor as a wedding present 61 years ago. Donor used it for odds and ends and thread.
Pillow Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Pillow				Pillow Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-11960 Type: Object, Furnishings, Pillow Description: Purple velvet on front. Tan fabric on back. Flowers worked on front in clear beads.
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]
Hoyt Richards and Sons Ashtray Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Ashtray			c.1953	Hoyt Richards and Sons Ashtray Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-11493 Type: Object, Furnishings, Ashtray Date: c.1953 Description: Ashtray advertising Hoyt Richards and Sons Auto Service. Company mentioned in Pemetic High School yearbook for 1953.
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.
Mecca Cigarette Box, c.1900 Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Cigarette Box			c. 1900	Mecca Cigarette Box, c.1900 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-11429 Type: Object, Furnishings, Cigarette Box Date: c. 1900 Collection: 00 Description: Badly damaged cardboard Mecca cigarettes case. Red lettering with blue background and turkish-looking skyline.Belonged to a Stanley?
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.
Candlewick Trimmer Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Wick Trimmer	Other, Candles Other, Tools & implements		c 1883	Candlewick Trimmer Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-3415 Type: Object, Furnishings, Wick Trimmer Subject: Other, Candles Other, Tools & implements Date: c 1883 Description: Cast iron tool - handle squeezed together causing blade to cut candle wick. Spring mechanism. Small ring on handle perhaps for hanging. Marked Pat Nov 22 81 Jan 23 + JE 5 83.

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