Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Industrial Recources

"… caulk away deck seams while the Jerry Iron had to extract old seems from the deck seams. The Nog was a small piece or a block of wood, and the Oker…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History

"… Western Foothills were of predominantly English extraction, and most arrived in the late 1780’s and early 1790’s, many homesteading on land granted…"

Historic Hallowell - Nature's Bounty - Raw Material, Close at Hand

"… cranes and steam winches large pieces were extracted by means of "rising wedges," levers, block and tackle and wood bracing."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Island Postmistresses

"Island Postmistresses The following is an extract from The History of Swan's Island by Dr. H. W. Small."

Lubec, Maine - Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax

"… Salts Company, an endeavor that promised to extract millions of dollars in gold from the seawater racing through the Mill Creek site."

Historic Clothing Collection - Mid to Late Nineteenth Century

"Extracted from coal tar, the first such dye produced a new mauve or purple color (1856). A new blue called "electric" blue, may be the bright blue…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 1 of 13

"… only used potatoes for food, they learned how to extracted starch from them for their own use to stiffen cloth for fancy shirts or dresses."

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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