1899 ❖ OFF TO HONOLULU

 

You can read the lettering.
These antique copper stencils 
were once used on the wooden barrels
made for shipping lime from 
Roche Harbor,
San Juan Island,
San Juan Archipelago, WA.
Click image to enlarge.
The stencils have been donated to the
San Juan Island Historical Museum,
for their Lime Industry exhibit.
Photo scan from the 
Saltwater People Historical Society©

"The full-rigged American ship Standard, Captain Getchell of Portland, Maine, is at Roche Harbor to load 7,000 barrels of lime for Honolulu, Hawaii."

So far we have no photo of the vessel Standard but this news item pairs nicely with the copper stencils. Stop at the San Juan Island Historical Museum on Price Street in Friday Harbor, WA., when the pandemic allows.

Clipping from the San Juan Islander published 16 March 1899