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Hains Ledge Quarry, Lithgow Hill, Hallowell, ca. 1890

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

"… Free Library Before derrick cranes and steam winches large pieces were extracted by means of "rising wedges," levers, block and tackle and wood…"

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Pine Point Boatyard, Scarborough, 1928

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

"A belt ran from the engine pulley to a hauling winch; and as long as the engine was running, the winch turned and lobster traps could be hauled…"

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

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

"Later came winches, buckets and sluices. In the early Seventies, John McCurdy installed a major innovation, illustrated at the end of Part II."