Maine Memory Network

Chisel, ca. 1820

Contributed by: Davistown Museum Date: circa 1820 Location: Cherryfield Media: Forged iron and steel

Clapboard Slick, ca. 1850

Contributed by: Davistown Museum Date: circa 1850 Location: Augusta Media: Cast steel, wood

Cleaver, ca. 1865

Contributed by: Davistown Museum Date: circa 1865 Location: Augusta Media: Cast steel with wooden handle

Framing chisel, ca. 1825

Contributed by: Davistown Museum Date: circa 1825 Location: Cherryfield Media: Forged iron and steel

Socket chisel, ca. 1850

Contributed by: Davistown Museum Date: circa 1850 Location: Portland Media: Iron, welded steel

Steel draw bridge over the "Gut," South Bristol, ca. 1926, ca. 1926

Contributed by: South Bristol Historical Society Date: circa 1926 Location: South Bristol Media: Photographic print

Gouge, ca. 1820

Contributed by: Davistown Museum Date: circa 1820 Location: Portland Media: Forged iron and weld steel, wood handle

Socket chisel, ca. 1850

Contributed by: Davistown Museum Date: circa 1850 Location: Chesterville Media: Handforged steel, iron, wooden handle

Rice Brothers shipbuilding plant, East Boothbay, 1919

Contributed by: Penobscot Marine Museum Date: 1919 Location: Boothbay Media: Glass Plate Negative

Offset hewing axe, ca. 1860

Contributed by: Davistown Museum Date: circa 1860 Location: Oakland Media: Forged iron and weld steel

Pickaroon, ca. 1850

Contributed by: Davistown Museum Date: circa 1850 Media: Forged iron and natural steel

Blubber knife, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum Date: circa 1900 Media: Steel

Saw set, ca. 1920

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

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

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

John Deere seed potato cutter, Littleton, ca. 1920

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

Trexler Power Seed Potato Cutter, ca. 1950

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

Sailmaking needle, ca. 1990

Courtesy of Gambell and Hunter Sailmakers, an individual partner Date: circa 1990 Location: Camden Media: Steel

Sailmaking needle, ca. 1990

Courtesy of Gambell and Hunter Sailmakers, an individual partner Date: circa 1990 Location: Camden Media: Steel

Potato Barrel Grapple, Littleton, 1945

Contributed by: Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum Date: 1945 Location: Littleton Media: Steel

Maple Sap Spile, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1910 Media: Steel

Washer and butter churn, Littleton, ca. 1942

Contributed by: Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum Date: circa 1942 Location: Littleton Media: Steel

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End-over-end barrel churn, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum Date: circa 1910 Location: Littleton Media: Steel

Wood Plane/chisel Sharpening Jig, ca. 1912

Contributed by: Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum Date: circa 1912 Location: Littleton Media: Steel

Centrifugal cream separator, Littleton, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum Date: circa 1910 Location: Littleton Media: Steel