Maine Memory Network

Hand Cranked Sewing Machine, ca. 1870

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1870 Location: Houlton Media: Steel

Hewing ax, ca. 1650

Contributed by: Davistown Museum Date: circa 1650 Media: Forged iron and steel, wooden handle.

Crooked knife, Penobscot, ca. 1850

Contributed by: Abbe Museum Date: circa 1850 Media: Hardwood, leather, metal

Elliott hand cranked addressing machine, ca. 1925

Contributed by: Maine's Paper & Heritage Museum Date: circa 1925 Location: Livermore Falls Media: Metal

Handcars on Bangor and Aroostook Railroad, Island Falls, ca. 1895

Contributed by: Island Falls Historical Society Date: circa 1895 Location: Island Falls Media: Photographic print

Olof Elliot Hede, Maple Sugaring, Stockholm, ca. 1925

Contributed by: Stockholm Historical Society Date: circa 1925 Location: Stockholm Media: Photographic print

Handmade wood shovel, New Sweden, ca. 1875

Contributed by: New Sweden Historical Society Date: circa 1875 Location: New Sweden Media: Wood

Ice cream freezer, Brunswick, ca. 1935

Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: circa 1935 Location: Brunswick Media: Tin, paper

Gouge, ca. 1856

Contributed by: Davistown Museum Date: circa 1856 Location: Portland Media: Forged iron and steel, wooden handle

Trexler Power Seed Potato Cutter, ca. 1950

Contributed by: Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum Date: circa 1950 Location: Trexler; Littleton Media: Steel

Climax Seed Potato Cutter, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum Date: circa 1900 Location: Littleton Media: Wood

John Deere seed potato cutter, Littleton, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum Date: circa 1920 Location: Littleton Media: Steel

Flail, New Sweden, ca. 1900

Contributed by: New Sweden Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: New Sweden Media: Wood, leather

Brown Company Automated seed potato cutting system, Littleton, ca. 1955

Contributed by: Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum Date: circa 1955 Location: Littleton Media: Steel

Seed potato cutting bench, Littleton, ca. 1930

Contributed by: Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum Date: circa 1930 Location: Littleton Media: Wood

Two log drivers, Bangor, ca. 1865

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1865 Location: Bangor Media: Tintype

Indian crooked knife, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Hudson Museum, Univ. of Maine Date: circa 1900 Media: Metal, antler

Chase Granite Quarry, East Blue Hill, ca. 1895

Contributed by: Blue Hill Historical Society Date: circa 1895 Location: Blue Hill Media: Photograph on paper

Roy House (Maison Roi), Van Buren, ca. 1990

Contributed by: L'Heritage Vivant Living Heritage Date: circa 1790 Location: Van Buren; Van Buren Media: Hand hewed logs

Basket splint gauge, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Hudson Museum, Univ. of Maine Date: circa 1900 Media: Wood

Crooked knife, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Hudson Museum, Univ. of Maine Date: circa 1900 Media: Antler, metal

Ice harvesting, Cascade Pond, Hallowell, ca. 1930

Contributed by: Hubbard Free Library Date: circa 1930 Location: Hallowell Media: Photographic print

Rock-picking fork, Presque Isle, ca. 1930

Contributed by: Presque Isle Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Media: Metal, wood

Crooked knife, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Hudson Museum, Univ. of Maine Date: circa 1900 Media: Wood, metal