Inventions Used in Dennysville, Maine

Archive

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Dennys River Historical Society

Name/Title

Inventions Used in Dennysville, Maine

Scope and Content

Materials related to a snow roller and a hay scales. In addition, there is a photocopy of an image of Sir Hiram Maxium [Maxim] who was born in Maine in 1840, and is credited with inventions including the mouse trap, curling iron, stem pumps, and a fully automatic weapon, the Maxim gun.

Context

A note on the exterior of the booklet offering hay scales reads, "DRHS Dennys River Historical Society booklet on hay scales. Fairbanks & Co., St. Johnsbury, Vermont. Acquired 2023 (Gardner's Store in Dennysville had a similar hay scales."

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

circa 1870 - circa 2000

Archive Size/Extent

Three items: Photocopy of photo of inventor Sir Hiram Maxim, two pages of an article in Yankee Magazine (January, 1970), describing a snow roller, and a booklet related to hay scales published by Fairbanks & Co of St. Johnsbury, Vermont (c. 1870).

Location

Box 31, folder 7
Lincoln Library