From collection Mount Desert Island Historical Society - Objects Collection
Post Card Embellisher
Wood block with metal plate. Marked, “Somes House Somesville, ME” inside circle with “S” in the center. Marked below, “on Mt. Desert Island”. On each side, “Post Card Correspondence Address”. Used to print the backs of Somes House photo post cards produced by W.H. Ballard of Southwest Harbor.
Details
Post Card Embellisher
1935 - 1960
.875" h 3.125" l 1.875" w
MDIHS: Sound School House Row 3 Unit 3 Shelf 6, Artifact Box #15
12/17/1997
12/19/2022
Post Card Embellisher; Post Card Embellisher; Wood block with metal plate. Marked, “Somes House Somesville, ME” inside circle with “S” in the center. Marked below, “on Mt. Desert Island”. On each side, “Post Card Correspondence Address”. Used to print the backs of Somes House photo post cards produced by W.H. Ballard of Southwest Harbor.
09/19/2024