Item	Title	Type	Subject	Creator	Publisher	Date
1123	Quarry Bit	Object, Masonry & Stoneworking, Masonry Bit	Businesses, Quarry Operation Business				Quarry Bit Item: 1123    Type: Object, Masonry & Stoneworking, Masonry Bit Subject: Businesses, Quarry Operation Business
1124	Quarrying Hammer.	Object, Masonry & Stoneworking, Stone Hammer	Businesses, Quarry Operation Business				Quarrying Hammer. Item: 1124    Type: Object, Masonry & Stoneworking, Stone Hammer Subject: Businesses, Quarry Operation Business Description: Stone head. Wooden handle.
1125	Broad ax	Object, Woodworking, Ax, Broadax	Businesses, Lumber Business				Broad ax Item: 1125    Type: Object, Woodworking, Ax, Broadax Subject: Businesses, Lumber Business
1128	Northeast Harbor Grain Store	Object, Sign, Identification Sign, Signboard	Businesses, Other Business				Northeast Harbor Grain Store Item: 1128    Type: Object, Sign, Identification Sign, Signboard Subject: Businesses, Other Business Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
1138	Wedge, Splitting	Object, Masonry & Stoneworking, Stone Chisel	Businesses, Quarry Operation Business				Wedge, Splitting Item: 1138    Type: Object, Masonry & Stoneworking, Stone Chisel Subject: Businesses, Quarry Operation Business
1139	Oil Drum, Socony	Object, Containers, Barrel	Businesses, Other Business				Oil Drum, Socony Item: 1139    Type: Object, Containers, Barrel Subject: Businesses, Other Business
1698	View looking toward the Wedge and the Rock End Hotel, Northeast Harbor	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Businesses, Lodging Business, Hotel & Motel Business			1886 c.	View looking toward the Wedge and the Rock End Hotel, Northeast Harbor Item: 1698    Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Businesses, Lodging Business, Hotel & Motel Business Date: 1886 c. Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor Description: Photograph taken from the area of the Samuel Gilpatrick Homestead looking toward the Rock End Hotel, near Gilpatrick Cove Northeast Harbor. In the foreground is Herman Savage's cottage, "The Wedge," designed by his architect brother, Fred L. Savage, in 1885. Two children stand on the side of the road, and an unidentified structure is visible beyond the hotel. In the distance, the northern shores of Great Cranberry Island can be seen. The Rock End Hotel was originally called the Revere House and was opened by Herman L. Savage in the summer of 1884. The Wedge was built by A. Torrey, a contractor from Southwest Harbor, in the winter of 1885-1886. The Rock End Hotel burned in March, 1942. The Wedge was purchased by the Roberts family and remodeled in 1944-45, following plans by Philadelphia architect Edmund Gilchrist. It remains a private residence today. [show more]
1707	Hand painted sign, "LOBSTERS LIVE OR BOILED"	Object, Sign, Informational Sign	Businesses, Fishing Business, Lobstering Business				Hand painted sign, "LOBSTERS LIVE OR BOILED" Item: 1707    Type: Object, Sign, Informational Sign Subject: Businesses, Fishing Business, Lobstering Business Description: Hand painted sign reading "LOBSTERS LIVE OR BOILED" Sign was used in the window of Stanley's Fish Market, Main Street, Northeast Harbor, operated by David L. Stanley. The sign consists of painted wood, with black letters on a white background. It is heavily abraded but still legible. There are visible screw holes on the front, with two vertical braces on the back. To see a photograph of this sign in the fish market go to: https://nehl.digitalarchive.us/items/show/6266 [show more]
1705	Hand painted SEA FOOD sign	Object, Sign, Identification Sign, Signboard	Businesses, Fishery Business				Hand painted SEA FOOD sign Item: 1705    Type: Object, Sign, Identification Sign, Signboard Subject: Businesses, Fishery Business Description: Hand painted sign reading SEA FOOD. Sign is painted on Masonite (or a similar product) and has a white background and black letters. The front of the sign is scratched and shows signs of age. The sign came from Stanley's Fish Market, Northeast Harbor, operated by David L. Stanley. To see a photograph showing this sign or one like it, go to https://nehl.digitalarchive.us/items/show/5993
1706	Cast iron wrapping paper stand with twine attachment	Object	Businesses, Fishery Business				Cast iron wrapping paper stand with twine attachment Item: 1706    Type: Object Subject: Businesses, Fishery Business Description: Cast iron stand, with wooden rod and spool of twine. This was used by David Stanley at Stanley's Fish Market, Northeast Harbor, to wrap fish for customers. The cast iron stand has raised letters reading CUTTER BOSTON on the inside of one leg. A spool of white twine accompanied this stand when it was given to the museum, but there was no longer any paper.
1711	Sign for Wikhegan Old Books	Object, Sign, Identification Sign, Signboard	Businesses, Other Business				Sign for Wikhegan Old Books Item: 1711    Type: Object, Sign, Identification Sign, Signboard Subject: Businesses, Other Business Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor Description: Wooden sign for Wikhegan Old Books, a rare book shop operated by Rick and JoAnne Fuerst from 1976-2018. The store was located at 117 Main Street, Northeast Harbor. This sign was removed from the building before the business closed, when books were sold from Pine Bough Antiques The sign is two sided and appears to have had a brown frame, which no longer survives. Brown paint appears beneath where the frame would have been.
1714	Shipping box lid	Object	Businesses, Other Business				Shipping box lid Item: 1714    Type: Object Subject: Businesses, Other Business Description: Lid from a wooden shipping box sent to F.E. Manchester, an electrician, in Northeast Harbor. The lid consists of four planks and two crosspieces. Written in back ink is information about the recipient: F.E. Manchester Northeast Harbor Maine Ex Paid - refers the the cost of express shipping being paid Stenciled text reads: Sunbeam - Tungsten Glass Handle-With-Care don't-Drop The crate likely contained a tungsten lamp or fixture. Affixed to the front of the crate are two paper labels. One reads is from American Express and contains the shipping cost that appears to be $.95 or $9.5 The other is from Earle and Prew's Express from Pawtucket R.I. [show more]
1712	Sign for Pine Bough Antiques	Object, Sign, Identification Sign, Signboard	Businesses, Other Business				Sign for Pine Bough Antiques Item: 1712    Type: Object, Sign, Identification Sign, Signboard Subject: Businesses, Other Business Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor Description: Wooden sign for Pine Bough Antiques, an antiques and rare book shop operated by Rick and JoAnne Fuerst from 1976-2018. The store was located at 117 Main Street, Northeast Harbor. This sign hung off the front of the building and is therefore double sided. Looking at the two sides, green painted frame on one side is more weathered than the other. The two-sided sign has green lettering and a green frame, and pine bough is painted in the upper left corner. [show more]
1715	Wooden Lobster Buoy	Object	Businesses, Fishing Business, Lobstering Business				Wooden Lobster Buoy Item: 1715    Type: Object Subject: Businesses, Fishing Business, Lobstering Business Description: Wooden Lobster Buoy, painted green and orange. The buoy is somewhat conical in shape, and has a hole through the center of it for a rope. The broader part (the top when floating in the water) is painted green, and the lower part is orange. Carving in the outer edge of the buoy reads: NEW 1400
1717	Sign for Island Lady Charters	Object, Sign, Informational Sign	Businesses, Maritime Business			2000 c.	Sign for Island Lady Charters Item: 1717    Type: Object, Sign, Informational Sign Subject: Businesses, Maritime Business Date: 2000 c. Description: Sign advertising Island Lady Charters, a charter boat and water taxi business operated by Rhonda Lee Soucie of Seal Harbor, Maine The sign advertises suggested tours and offerings
1270	Photograph Haynes Express Truck with 4 men and luggage	Image, Photograph	Businesses, Transportation Business People				Photograph Haynes Express Truck with 4 men and luggage Item: 1270    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Businesses, Transportation Business People Description: Photograph copied and original returned
1271	Haynes Express Truck with Man	Image, Photograph	Businesses, Transportation Business People				Haynes Express Truck with Man Item: 1271    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Businesses, Transportation Business People Description: Copy of original. Original returned to owner.
1275	Panorama of Northeast Harbor--Clifton's Dock	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Panorama	Businesses, Fishery Business				Panorama of Northeast Harbor--Clifton's Dock Item: 1275    Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Panorama Subject: Businesses, Fishery Business Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor Description: Photograph. Original returned to donor.
1277	Photograph Northeast Livery	Image, Photograph	Businesses, Transportation Business, Livery Business Structures, Commercial, Livery Stable				Photograph Northeast Livery Item: 1277    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Businesses, Transportation Business, Livery Business Structures, Commercial, Livery Stable Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
1282	Aerial View Hall Quarry with Houses and Ship at Dock	Image, Photograph	Businesses, Quarry Operation Business				Aerial View Hall Quarry with Houses and Ship at Dock Item: 1282    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Businesses, Quarry Operation Business Place: Mount Desert, Hall Quarry
1283	Hall Quarry in Snow	Image, Photograph	Businesses, Quarry Operation Business				Hall Quarry in Snow Item: 1283    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Businesses, Quarry Operation Business Place: Mount Desert, Hall Quarry Description: Copy. Original returned to owner.
1284	Hall Quarry with 11 Men in Summer Sunday Dress Posed on Quarry Stones	Image, Photograph	Businesses, Quarry Operation Business People				Hall Quarry with 11 Men in Summer Sunday Dress Posed on Quarry Stones Item: 1284    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Businesses, Quarry Operation Business People Place: Mount Desert, Hall Quarry Description: Copy. Original returned to owner.
1285	Hall Quarry Close-Up of Crane	Image, Photograph	Businesses, Quarry Operation Business				Hall Quarry Close-Up of Crane Item: 1285    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Businesses, Quarry Operation Business Place: Mount Desert, Hall Quarry Description: Negative returned to owner.
1290	Quarrying Tongs	Object, Masonry & Stoneworking, Quarry Tongs	Businesses, Quarry Operation Business				Quarrying Tongs Item: 1290    Type: Object, Masonry & Stoneworking, Quarry Tongs Subject: Businesses, Quarry Operation Business Place: Southwest Harbor Description: Quarry tongs donated to museum.
1388	Painting "Village Smithy" Copy	Image, Art, Painting	Businesses, Blacksmith Business				Painting "Village Smithy" Copy Item: 1388    Type: Image, Art, Painting Subject: Businesses, Blacksmith Business

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