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Description
This large compass was used on Islesboro's Governor Brann and Governor Muskie ferries. It is floating is alcohol and contained in a wooden box, made by Captain Stanwood Hinkley. Hinkley became captain of the Governor Brann in 1947 and captain of the Governor Muskie when it replaced the Brann in 1959.
About This Item
- Title: Ship Compass, Islesboro, ca. 1940
- Creator: Stanwood Hinkley
- Creation Date: circa 1940
- Subject Date: circa 1940
- Location: Islesboro, Waldo County, ME
- Media: Metal, glass, wood, alcohol
- Local Code: 1111.470.001
- Object Type: Physical Object
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- Compass--Maine--Islesboro
- Transportation--Maine--Islesboro
- Ferries--Maine--Islesboro
- Ferries--Maine--Lincolnville
- Ship captains--Maine
- Ship equipment & rigging--1940-1950
- Aids to navigation--Maine
- Governor Brann (Ship)
- Governor Muskie (Ship)
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Islesboro Historical SocietyPO Box 301, 388 Main Road, Islesboro, ME 04848
(207) 734-6733
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