Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Cascade Hand Tub

"The Cascade Hand Tub was nothing like the fire engines used today. Its tank was five and a half feet long with a pump in the center."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 1 of 2

"The engine was usually a gasoline car engine. A belt ran from the engine pulley to a hauling winch; and as long as the engine was running, the winch…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 3 of 4

"Use of gasoline or diesel engines enabled lobstermen to fish further along the coast or offshore or finish hauling early enough to undertake a second…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future

"All of these people had a hand in creating the town of New Portland. They helped it grow, employed townspeople, and made use of the resources found…"

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 3 of 4

"… the herring in the house by degrees,” the “handing up” and the ‘handing down,” all at the right times."

Lubec, Maine - The Gardner Lake Tragedy - Page 1 of 2

"… County remembers the tragedy, the anguish, the helpless torment. An heirloom of horror, handed down even unto the schoolchildren of today."

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 1 of 4

"“Handing up” in the smokehouse Frank Van Riper, photo X The first section in Part I considers implications of the word “traditional”."

Lubec, Maine - The Blizzard of '34 - Page 1 of 2

"had good supplies of coal, and wood on hand. Coal experienced no advance in price. Blizzard, Lubec, January 1934 Lubec Historical Society By…"

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"Hand operation (with a $60 per year bonus to the keeper) and subsequent clockwork operation remain unsuccessful."

Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor

"… work: “The cutter takes several fish in the left hand at once and, with a large knife in the right, cuts off the heads one at a time” (p. 475)."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… other part of the State labors under; on the one hand harassed by the British and commanded to bear a part in the administration of their affairs…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Fire Department Technology

"For example, the Tiger or the Cascade Hand Pump, both of which were fire fighting technology in their time."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - A Murder In Strong

"Dau. of Isaac & Susan Libby, Died by the hand of an assassin, Sept. 14, 1862, Aged 9y 4m 24d. Though we weep, she returns not." X The next day…"

Historic Hallowell - Keeping Us Safe: Fire Department and Police Force

"Hallowell was one of the last towns in Maine to purchase their modern fire engine. The history of the fire department and police department are…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 1 of 3

"As one of the Franklin County District's handful of remaining Granges, it suffers from the effects of a declining population and lost industry."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Grand Army of the Republic

"The star means a soldier and a sailor clasping hands in front of a figure of Liberty. Members of the G.A.R."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Other Recreation

"The early metal traps, hand-made by local blacksmiths, were quite expensive. They cost about eight dollars apiece! That was a lot of money in the…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 2 of 4

"… industry and jobs, the population supports only a handful of these organizations today. Strong SchoolStrong Historical Society Support for…"

Historic Hallowell - The Tiger and the Lion

"It is a hand tub, a type of fire fighting engine with a stitched together, leather hose. Fire Department, Hallowell, 1843Hubbard Free Library…"

Historic Hallowell - Basic Fire Fighting Technology

"The first fire engine was made in 1819; it was the Cascade Hand Tub. The fire hydrant was invented in 1869 by Birdsill Holly."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 1 of 4

"There is no quick way to harvest clams; only hand tools or hands are allowed by the state. The process of harvesting clams hasn’t changed over the…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Historical Society

"… grade classes visit the museum for a morning of hands-on activities and discussion of displayed artifacts."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 3 of 4

"In the past, diplomas were still handed out, but they were very different. Diplomas were made with sheepskin, were hand- written and tied with a…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 2 of 4

"They had to do everything by hand or in bad quality. They only had abacuses (old-fashioned calculators), stereoscopes (a hand-held viewing instrument…"