Keywords: cast iron
Item 7993
Cast Iron bean pots awaiting shipment, Portland, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Portland Media: Photoprint
Item 20451
Wire stove top toaster, Littleton, ca. 1920
Contributed by: Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum Date: circa 1920 Location: Littleton Media: Metal
Exhibit
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.
Exhibit
Desserts have always been a special treat. For centuries, Mainers have enjoyed something sweet as a nice conclusion to a meal or celebrate a special occasion. But many things have changed over the years: how cooks learn to make desserts, what foods and tools were available, what was important to people.
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Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Iron Foundry
"The Hallowell Iron works manufactured brass castings, shafting, hangers, and pulleys. Orders are always on time and steam and gas fittings are always…"
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John Martin: Expert Observer - Division Street School, Bangor, 1865
"… fence Rough boards no paint Resivoir scuttles cast iron set in granit square blocks." View additional information about this item on the Maine…"
Story
A Maine Family's story of being Prisoners of War in Manila
by Nicki Griffin
As a child, born after the war, I would hear these stories - glad they were finally written down
