From collection Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Collection
Drafting or drawing board ca. 1926
Equipment. Drafting or drawing board. Wood board with a wooden ruler-like guide that slides out for use in making straight edges. Small black ink stamp of a schooner under sail at top of guide, and "Tarbell G. W" written in pencil on the back of the guide. A larger black ink print of same schooner under sail with inked signature "G. Tarbell" stamped on front center of the drafting board. To right of schooner stamp, upside down in script pencil "Gridley & Tarbell"; many tack holes and some faint pencil marks on board including "October 12, 1926".
Details
1926
Found in Archives 2015. Donor unknown approved 11/9/15 archives meeting. On web: A Gridley W. Tarbell died in Bangor, ME at age 55 Dec. 27, 1968.
