Museum Exhibits
Updated November 6,2008
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Matthews Collection, gift from Sidney Rivers. "Rocking" or "cradle" churn, vivid yellow paint stencils |
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Old North Knox Fair benches donated by the MacAllister family and Bob & Kathy Luce of Union. These benches were used by patrons to watch the horse races. They lined the track along the white fence. Circa 1925 |
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Bee Smoker, gift of Muriel Kenoyer |
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The one-horse shay is a light, covered, two-wheeled carriage for two persons, drawn by a single horse. It is the American adaptation, originating in Union, Maine, of the French chaise, and is also known as a whisky as its owners tended to whisk about doing errands. The body is chairlike in shape and has one seat for passengers positioned above the axle, which is hung by leather braces from wooden springs connected to the shafts. The shay is currently undergoing restoration. |
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This drill press is in working order. Donated by Marcia Soule |
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Ladies Side-Saddle donated by Isabel Abbott of Union. This saddle was used by Isabel's great-great-grandmother, Mary Senter Kelsey, when she was a new bride and her husband came on horseback from New Hampshire to settle in Knox county, Maine in 1783 |
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1940s Honer built Farm Set with buildings, fences, three-dimensional and flat figures to delight any boy or girl. Donated by John Fawsett of the Toy Museum in Waldoboro. |
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Kitchen newly remodeled in memory of Muriel E. Kenoyer, room organizer and curator during 1966, 1967, and 1968. She donated many items to the museum, including the white dinerware on the table. |
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Six wooden sap spigots made by Pearl Oaks of North Union. Donated by Lee and Linda Houghton. |
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Edwards Matthews at work. His collection was instrumental to the creation of Matthews Museum of Maine Heritage |
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Everett Prescott used this camera graph to project silent movies at the Old Town Hall in Union in 1917 |
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Organ purchased from Margie Peabody |
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