Mathews Brothers is America’s oldest window manufacturer, and today we produce hundreds of thousands of windows, custom-made to architect or builder specifications. Our products are both maintenance-free and highly energy-efficient, among the most energy-efficient in the world. As the north-easternmost window manufacturer in the US, nearly all our products are shipped South, on our own vehicles, throughout New England. Materials to produce our windows come in from Ohio, Kentucky, New York, Pennsylvania as well as some western states.
Rheta Press–Rhea Cote Robbins, Franco-American Author/Editor
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Books offered by Rheta Press:
‘down the Plains’ is a continuation of examining what does it mean to be Franco-American and growing up in Maine. ‘down the Plains’ takes the reader on the literary journey in a geography and landscape of the liminal generation that carries the language and culture toward a modern expression.
“Rhea Cote Robbins’ Wednesday’s Child is beautiful stuff, a defiant and poignant memoir that transcends the personal. It is an important book not only for its immediate content, for the experience of life within its covers, but because it gives us a glimpse of the almost unmined Golconda of literary source material in Franco-American lives.”–E. Annie Proulx
Canuck and Other Stories Rhea Côté Robbins, Editor Canuck, by Camille Lessard Bissonnette, (1883-1970), translated by Sylvie Charron and Sue Huseman, is a book which reflects the French Canadian immigration experience from a young woman’s point of view. Also included, La Jeune Franco-Américaine, The Young Franco-American by Alberte Gastonguay, (1906-1978), translated by Madeleine C. Paré Roy and Françaises d’Amérique, Frenchwomen of North America by Corinne Rocheleau Rouleau, (1881-1963), translated by Jeannine Bacon Roy
Heliotrope–French Heritage Women Create
130 Modern voices of creativity.Memoir, anthology and historical realism, that are about the French heritage woman’s life in Maine that generations have been living on the land since the 1800s and continue to practice their cultural traditions while living modern lives.
Author/Editor, Rhea Cote Robbins
Lola Arts
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Lola Arts is a home goods lifestyle brand that is based in ceramic kitchenware and is expanding to other home and life accessories. At Lola Arts we believe that functional art makes everyday life a little bit better. We believe that following your heart, being yourself and spreading happiness makes the world a better place. And we are so excited that we get to live these beliefs through our little company!
Our gift line is inspired by our home in Maine. A place where small businesses are thriving, people take care of each other and connection to people and place is important. Our Maine ornaments started as wedding favors when we got married a few years ago. Handcrafted from blocks of clay they are rolled, cut, smoothed, fired, hand painted with our bright color palette and signature design and fired a second time before the ribbon and final touches are added. We pride ourselves in creating products that are handcrafted with the love and happiness that we hope they spread into the world.
Old Bottle Sea Glass of Maine
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As a treasure diver for over 30 years, I have been under water almost as much as I’ve roamed around on land. Most of the sites where I dive are underwater bottle dumps in the lakes, rivers and ocean harbors of New England. I dive year-round in Maine, recovering thousands of items dating from the 1790s to the 1890s.
Just a few years back, I had an epiphany underwater – instead of throwing the shards and broken items over my shoulder, I should bring them home and make things out of them. Though I can’t always count on great visibility, each site typically yields hundreds of whole items and countless broken fragments of glass and pottery that I later use in my artifact art.
Having been a glass collector even longer than I’ve been a diver, I have extensive knowledge of bottles, pottery and crockery, and know the time period most items come from and their general worth in today’s market. I use the “booty” – porcelain doll heads, clay pipes and various antique treasures and artifacts – in my one-of-a-kind glassworks. My latest direction has been creating beautiful, awe-inspiring stained-glass panels, using larger antique window and mirror frames.
Cape Shore Woodworking
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The Maine Fish Table is a handcrafted wooden folding table in a variety of painted finishes, made from native white pine, or other types of wood such as western red cedar. It’s durable, portable and the folding design makes it easy to carry and store. Take it to the beach, lake, boating, camping, tailgating, patio, or backyard. There is also a cribbage version of the Maine Fish Table.
HeliBars®
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HeliBars® motorcycle handlebars and risers provide the most comfortable riding position possible. Our focus for more than 30 years has been helping motorcyclists find their elusive “comfort zone” for all day riding comfort. Our R&D engineers are riders like you, and they take meticulous care to address all of your handlebar deficiencies before they design the perfect fix for your bike. When you buy HeliBars, you benefit from years of experience in riding comfort and performance.
They’re made with pride in Cornish, Maine by American Craftsmen and women, and shipped worldwide. HeliBars are backed by a one year warranty on all materials and workmanship. All of our products are offered with our 30 day money back guarantee if you’re not completely satisfied.
Carvings by Philip Costello
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Customized wood carvings mostly nautical in theme. Carved from Basswood , Mahogany , Spanish Cedar, Butternut and others.
Purplebean Bindery
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One-of-a-kind, hand bound blank books with fabric covers, heavy weight page paper and decorative end pages used as journals, notebooks, sketchbooks and guest books.
Polly’s Watercolors
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I offer original paintings of the Maine coast, farms and local scenes. Select paintings become note cards (4″ x 6″) which make great gifts as well as cards to go with your gifts. My cards are sold individually or in packs of 6 (3 different scenes per pack). My favorite paintings each year become my yearly desk calendar. Check my website for where you can find me and/or my work at Maine art shows, in a gallery, or in local stores.
Little Wolf Copper & Lighting
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Our lanterns are truly hand made. Starting with a sheet of copper, using hand powered machines, we cut, form, and assemble the pieces to make your lantern. Since each lantern is built to order we can easily customize the lantern to your individual taste. Our many options allow you to own a customized lantern at a reasonable cost. We can also work with you to design and build a custom lantern just for you. All our lanterns are constructed using solid copper, solid brass and aluminum. As we use no plated materials corrosion is minimized. All electrical components are UL listed, from wire to porcelain sockets. While these are designed to be used outdoors they also look and work fine for interior use.