Category Archives: Maine

SOLD! Antique Book: The Town Register – Oxford, Hebron and Minot – 1906

Posted on March 25, 2016 by lindasnyder

  The Town Register – Oxford, Hebron and Minot – 1906 Subject:  History of Oxford, Hebron & Minot including town officials, the names of local citizens, list of soldiers, “professional men”, “patrons of husbandry” and more.  Also includes the handwritten … Continue reading →

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Books: This Side of Hell and The Wreck of the Dumaru, by Lowell Thomas, 1st Editions

Posted on March 24, 2016 by lindasnyder

  Two hardcovers by Lowell Thomas: This Side of Hell and The Wreck of the Dumaru.  1st editions. Subject/Topic:   Format:  Hardcover. # Pages: about 300 pages each Published:  1930 (Wreck of the Dumaru) and 1932 (This Side of Hell) … Continue reading →

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Booklet: Facts About Maine – The Offer of the Pine Tree State, 1948

Posted on March 20, 2016 by lindasnyder

  Facts About Maine – The Offer of the Pine Tree State, published by the Maine Development Commission, 1948. Subject/Topic:  Series of data & facts, perhaps put out for tourists by the Maine Development Commission. Covers economics, schools, weather, government … Continue reading →

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SOLD! Book: Eastman’s Chestnuts, Volume 2. 1st Edition.

Posted on March 20, 2016 by lindasnyder

  Eastman’s Chestnuts, Volume #2.  First edition. Subject/Topic:  A 1940s book of groaners ie “chestnuts”. Format:  Spiral bound paperback. # Pages:  139 pages Published:  1940 Special Attributes:  Spiral bound leather.  Lots of very bad jokes. Condition: Very good; the pages … Continue reading →

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A Survey of Road Materials and Glacial Geology of Maine, Volume II – June 1935

Posted on March 20, 2016 by lindasnyder

   A Survey of Road Materials and Glacial Geology of Maine, Volume II Subject/Topic:  This volume covers the glacial geology of Maine. Format:  Trade paperback. # Pages:  232 pages. Published:  June 1935 Special Attributes:  Black & white photos of geological features; … Continue reading →

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Book: A Survey of Road Materials and Glacial Geology of Maine, Vol I Part I – June 1934

Posted on March 20, 2016 by lindasnyder

   A Survey of Road Materials and Glacial Geology of Maine, Vol I, Part I.  Published by the University of Maine. Subject/Topic:   A technical book described as “a survey of road materials of Maine – their occurrence and quality”. … Continue reading →

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State of Maine Souvenir Ribbon Plate – And a Great History Lesson!

Posted on July 4, 2015 by lindasnyder

This lovely little souvenir map of Maine (8″ in diameter, excluding the points of the reticulation) is what was once called a ribbon plate, as one could thread ribbon in and out among the openings. Ribbon plates were most popular … Continue reading →

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Livermore (ME) Shoe Company Open House / Grand Opening – 1954

Posted on January 27, 2015 by lindasnyder

Own a piece of Livermore, Maine’s history!  This 36-page Open House / Grand Opening  brochure is older than I am! (Albeit not by much.)  The front cover was signed by then Maine Governor Burton L Cross, and is filled with … Continue reading →

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Wedding Seating Plan (?) – $25.00

Posted on January 13, 2015 by lindasnyder

This seating plan appears to be for a wedding.  We found it at a barn sale on Riverside Drive in Auburn ME.  Some of the surnames are of local folk – ancestors, it seems. There’s nothing to indicate the year … Continue reading →

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E L Delberti Wine/Champagne Glasses Inscribed “Ray” and “Pauline”

Posted on January 13, 2015 by lindasnyder

  These lovely and graceful wine glasses are apparently silver plate over stainless (?), and seem to date back to the early 1970s, based on the inscriptions:  One says “Ray 5/17/1974” and the other, “Pauline 5/17/1974”.  They may have been used … Continue reading →

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