Keywords: leather trade
Item 16983
Leather slitting cutter, ca. 1826
Contributed by: Davistown Museum Date: circa 1826 Media: Steel, iron, brass, rosewood
Item 105299
The Tannery, New Limerick, ca. 1895
Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1895 Location: New Limerick; Dexter Media: Large Format Negative
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
Begin Again: reckoning with intolerance in Maine
BEGIN AGAIN explores Maine's historic role, going back 528 years, in crisis that brought about the pandemic, social and economic inequities, and the Black Lives Matter movement in 2020.
Site Page
Historic Hallowell - Cascade Hand Tub
"… strokes per minute, they pumped water through a leather hose. The Cascade Hand Tub was nothing like the fire engines used today."
Site Page
Historic Hallowell - Uniforms and Expenses
"Officers would wear a thick black or brown, leather belt (depending on the color of the cow hide that was used.) Their shoes were often leather with…"
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
