Keywords: leather making tools
Item 16983
Leather slitting cutter, ca. 1826
Contributed by: Davistown Museum Date: circa 1826 Media: Steel, iron, brass, rosewood
Item 16813
Contributed by: Davistown Museum Date: circa 1875 Media: Wood, brass, steel
Exhibit
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.
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.
Site Page
Early Maine Photography - Occupational
"In one of these images, two loggers exhibit the tools of their trade: a peavey, an ax, and a shovel. Firefighter, Skowhegan, ca."
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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington
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Story
A Story in a Stick
by Jim Moulton
A story about dowsing for a well in Bowdoin
Story
Harold's Garage, Rome Hollow, Maine
by Mimi C
Story about Harold Hawes, owner of Harold's garage and self-styled auctioneer in Rome Hollow, Maine
