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Item 18248

Fly switch patent, 1895

Fly switch patent, 1895

Contributed by: Baldwin Historical Society Date: 1895 Location: Baldwin Media: Ink on paper

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Item 34731

Jewett self-heating can patent, 1903

Jewett self-heating can patent, 1903

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1903 Location: Norridgewock Media: Ink on paper

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Item 29422

Brooks' Patent writing case, ca. 1864

Brooks' Patent writing case, ca. 1864

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: circa 1864 Location: Biddeford Media: Leather, cotton, glass, metal

Online Exhibits

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Granville Sparrow, 17th Maine Volunteers, ca. 1863

Capt. Grenville F. Sparrow, 17th Maine

Grenville F. Sparrow of Portland was 25 when he answered Lincoln's call for more troops to fight the Confederates. He enlisted in Co. A of Maine's 17th Volunteer Infantry regiment. He fought in 30 battles between 1862 and the war's end in 1865.

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Phebe Cole Townsend's 'electric' blue dress, Alexander, ca. 1863

Northern Threads: Civil War-era clothing

An exhibit vignette within "Northern Threads, Part 1," featuring American Civil War civilian and military clothing, 1860 to 1869.

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Reddy Kilowatt lapel pin, ca. 1955

Wired! How Electricity Came to Maine

As early as 1633, entrepreneurs along the Piscataqua River in southern Maine utilized the force of the river to power a sawmill, recognizing the potential of the area's natural power sources, but it was not until the 1890s that technology made widespread electricity a reality -- and even then, consumers had to be urged to use it.

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The Overlock House, Thomaston, ca. 1960

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Notable Residents

"… Office as we know it today, holding the first patent in the newly revised patent system. Knox House, Thomaston, 1870Thomaston Historical…"

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East Dixfield Post Office and General Store, Wilton, ca. 1914

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 3 of 5

"R.S. Morse applied for a patent for a “Cabbage Slicer” and received one on May 24, 1870 for his “favorite” Washtub Agitator."

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Henry Pope Clearwater, Hallowell, ca. 1950

Historic Hallowell - Henry Pope Clearwater Ph.D.~ Patient Medicine Mass Marketer

"All Humbug, Dr. Clearwater patent medicine advertisement, Hallowell, ca. 1935Courtesy of Sumner A. Webber, Sr., an individual partner Clearwater…"