Keywords: novelties
Item 67301
Wooden candle holders, Strong Wood Turning Corp., Strong, ca. 1955
Contributed by: Mr. & Mrs. Robert Pike through Strong Historical Society Date: circa 1955 Location: Strong Media: Lathe-turned wood
Item 61185
Strong Wood Turning Corp., Novelty Mill, Strong, ca. 1950
Contributed by: Strong Historical Society Date: circa 1950 Location: Strong Media: Photo negative
Item 59981
25 Lancaster Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Novelty Rug Company Use: Factory
Item 59982
Assessor's Record, 25 Lancaster Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Novelty Rug Company Use: Garage
Exhibit
The novelty of organized auto racing came to Maine in 1911 with a hill-climbing event in Poland and speed racing at Old Orchard Beach. Drivers and cars came from all over New England for these events.
Exhibit
A Parade, an Airplane and Two Weddings
Two couples, a parade from downtown Caribou to the airfield, and two airplane flights were the scene in 1930 when the couples each took off in a single-engine plane to tie the knot high over Aroostook County.
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII
"The first steam powered seiner, the Novelty, was commissioned in 1882, and was one of the largest vessels in the fishing fleet."
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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison Industries
"… 1930s the line was expanded to include crafts and novelty items. The Carr O’Brien brick building on the opposite corner of Wadsworth Street and…"
