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John Martin: Expert Observer - Illustrations: Inventions & Creations

"… Illustrations: Inventions & Creations"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's cart, Hampden, ca. 1833

"… began writing in 1864, Martin described a cart he invented in about 1833 -- and provided a detailed illustration."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 121-end

"… scrapbook begins with his reflections on the new inventions and changes in life -- trolleys, gas, electric street lights, and U.S. Mail boxes."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Lamps and stove, John Martin store, Bangor, 1864

"… to infuse heat over a large room that ever was invented." Martin opened the store in 1862 after many years of working as an accountant and…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - First balloon ascension, Bangor, 1857

"… landscaping and gardening, education, business, inventions, family life, neighborhoods, and almost all other aspects of 19th century in the Bangor…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - "Representing every particular:" John Martin's Reflections, Illustrations, and Commentary - Page 1 of 2

"… and schools, gardens, neighborhoods, his inventions, fashions, his children, his interest in dance, and his friends, including those who went to…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's Journal

"Martin's fascination with new inventions, with architecture, with dance, with education, with gardening, and with the ins and outs of operating…"

Historic Hallowell - Communication

"Telephones were quite pricey back when they were invented, that is why most people did not have them."

Historic Hallowell - Basic Fire Fighting Technology

"After the buckets came the invention of the hand pumper. To work the hand pumper, someone would pour in water while a second person would pump a…"

Lincoln, Maine - Mills & Paper Industry - Page 1 of 2

"This log hauler featured a continuous track. There were known to be about 83 Lombard Log Haulers built by 1917. This invention was the start of…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Chester Greenwood

"Chester continued to invent and receive patents. He created a tea kettle with a special bottom. He invented an advertising match box, which he likely…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - Artists and Inventors of Biddeford

"… patriotic fervor with World War I artwork, or inventing new technology to keep a local industry booming, Biddeford has produced real originals…"

Telephone Museum

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Historic Hallowell - Ship Parts

"… cloth that were woven together by hand (until the invention of the sewing machine.) Anchors were commonly made of stone or iron and took up to a…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Dancing Fraternity, City of Bangor, 1868

"Dancing Fraternity, City of Bangor, 1868 John Martin: "Terpsichorian of the Old School" John Martin, Bangor, ca."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 1, pages 000-26

"Part 1, pages 000-26 Martin begin his Scrap & Sketch Book with information about the Bangor House and Franklin House, and his theme throughout much…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 139-194

"Intro: pages 139-194   Part 3, pages 139-194 Approximately 1840-1844 John Martin, still a teenager in the experiences he recollected, already…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 7, pages 114-134

"Part 7, pages 114-134   Part 7, pages 114-134 Martin began this section by writing and illustrating what he calls his "Chapter on Soldiers" in…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 84-107

"Intro: pages 84-107   Part 5, pages 84-107 John Martin begins this section with newspaper clippings concerning how much Republican states…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 0-21

"Intro: pages 0-21   Part 1, pages 0-21 Martin began his final volume of compiled retrospective and contemporary commentary after he went to work…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Scrap & Sketch Book 2: 1864-1866

"… Scrap & Sketch Book 2: 1864-1866 First balloon ascension, Bangor, 1857Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum In the book he labeled…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 8, pages 135-150

"Part 8, pages 135-150 The final section of the Scrap & Sketch Book is primarily about the criminal activity in Bangor, the results of court…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Scrapbook 1: 1885-1899, Katahdin Iron Works, Silver Lake Hotel

"Scrapbook 1: 1885-1899, Katahdin Iron Works, Silver Lake Hotel "A Little Daisy," Katahdin Iron Works, 1890Maine Historical Society and Maine…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 3, pages 38-56

"Part 3, pages 38-56 In a combination of newspaper clippings and original narrative, Martin moves from the political to the personal, and topics in…"