Maine Memory Network

Beaver Chop Mark, Pepperell Manufacturing, Biddeford, ca. 1880

Contributed by: Dyer Library/Saco Museum Date: circa 1880 Location: Biddeford Media: Wood, metal

Double Lion Chop Mark, Biddeford, ca. 1880, ca. 1880

Contributed by: Dyer Library/Saco Museum Date: circa 1880 Location: Biddeford Media: Wood, metal

Biddeford, Saco and the Textile Industry

The largest textile factory in the country reached seven stories up on the banks of the Saco River in 1825, ushering in more than a century of making cloth in Biddeford and Saco. Along with the industry came larger populations and commercial, retail, social, and cultural growth.

Historic Hallowell - Industrial Recources

"The Axe was a tool typically used for chopping wood with usually a steel blade attached at a right angle to a wooden handle."

Historic Hallowell - Logging

"A final step was to make the tool slip resistant, so it didnʼt slip when hammering or chopping wood."