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Lincoln, Maine - MacGregor's Spool Mill
"… wooden spools for winding thread and wire. The business really started on February 28, 1876, when the first carload of spools was shipped."
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Lincoln, Maine - Telegraphs & Telephones
"For example, they had to physically connect the wires together when two people wanted to talk to each other."
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Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor
"… pickling, then, laying the herring on “flakes,” wire frames to hold them while cooking for a short time."