The items listed below are currently undocumented artifacts held in the collection of The Orcas Island Historical Museums. All claims are subject to Washington’s RCW 63.26.040 (Notice of abandonment of property).
Any person claiming ownership of the property must provide proof of ownership in writing to the Orcas Island Historical Museums. Please email info@orcasmuseums.org with any relevant information about your claim such as receipt of purchase, photo documentation, or other supporting evidence.
If no claim or information establishing ownership is received by the museum or society within 90 days from the date of posting, the property shall be deemed abadoned and shall become the sole property of the Orcas Island Historical Museums.
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First piece, “Success Spokane” fanning mill. Red-painted wood with metal fixtures. Date unknown. (Photo shows main fanning grader.)
OIHM Reference: FB_67
Date of Notice: July 29, 2026.
Last Date for Claim: October 27, 2026.
Second piece, “Success Spokane” fanning mill. Red-painted wood with metal fixtures. Date unknown. (Photo shows detached mill.)
OIHM Reference: FB_70
Date of Notice: July 29, 2026
Last Date for Claim: October 27, 2026
Metal thresher with toothed conveyer. Date unknown.
OIHM Reference: FB_101
Date of Notice: July 29, 2026
Last Date for Claim: October 27, 2026
White cooler with a chain latch, “7-Up” logo. Date unknown. (Photo ca. 1993)
OIHM Reference: FB_66
Date of Notice: July 29, 2026
Last Date for Claim: October 27, 2026
Large wooden postal counter with cupboards and mail slot. 84” x 26” x 46.5”. Date and post office unknown.
OIHM Reference: FB_77
Date of Notice: July 29, 2026
Last Date for Claim: October 27, 2026
Double adhesive tape dispenser, rolling pins with cutting edge. Black and blue. Metal Specialities Manufacturing Co. *Star* No 5.
OIHM Reference: FB_83
Date of Notice: July 29, 2026
Last Date for Claim: October 27, 2026
Table-top wringer. Lovell Co. No 32, ca. 1890-1930.
OIHM Reference: FB_92
Date of Notice: July 29, 2026
Last Date for Claim: October 27, 2026
Iron lime kiln door frame with double doors. Illegible writing, “Foundry”.
OIHM Reference: FB_103
Date of Notice: July 29, 2026
Last Date for Claim: October 27, 2026
Hay rake with wheels and teeth. Date unknown.
OIHM Reference: FB_98
Date of Notice: July 29, 2026
Last Date for Claim: October 27, 2026
Two large wagon wheels, all cast iron. Alternating double spokes, 22 total. Wagon Wheel Group C.
OIHM Reference: FB_100
Date of Notice: July 29, 2026
Last Date for Claim: October 27, 2026
“Dandie Mixer”, ca. 1920s-1950s. Multiple gears and wheels, intake and output shoots.
OIHM Reference: FB_97
Date of Notice: July 29, 2026
Last Date for Claim: October 27, 2026
Cast iron blade. Length/Width: 24.5″/2.5″. Date unknown.
OIHM Reference: FB_64
Date of Notice: July 29, 2026
Last Date for Claim: October 27, 2026
Wood facade for postal service, vertical sliding glass door. Date and post office unknown.
“Made by Junction Mill Cabinet Works in Seattle, Wash”.
OIHM Reference: FB_75
Date of Notice: July 29, 2026
Last Date for Claim: October 27, 2026
Dark wood rocking chair, lathe turned. No apparent marks/inscriptions.
OIHM Reference: FB_82
Date of Notice: July 29, 2026
Last Date for Claim: October 27, 2026
(Photo displays the back servicing side.) Set of 63 post boxes with glass windows and painted numbers. Names on boxes suggest Eastsound (Howard Wilson; __ Neal; __Carson; Gordon – Trish”.
AM. P.O.E. Co, Patent 12-31-01, 1-14-02.
OIHM Reference: FB_76
Date of Notice: July 29, 2026
Last Date for Claim: October 27, 2026
Wood barrel washing basin with metal gears.
“Sunshine” Voss Bros, Davenport, ca 1912.
OIHM Reference: FB_88
Date of Notice: July 29, 2026
Last Date for Claim: October 27, 2026
14 small oil lamps. White porcelain with blue decorations, glass vase.
OIHM Reference: FB_71
Date of Notice: July 29, 2026
Last Date for Claim: October 27, 2026
Waffle maker. Griswold Mfg Co, “New American No 8”, Erie PA USA.
OIHM Reference: FB_73a
Date of Notice: July 29, 2026
Last Date for Claim: October 27, 2026
Waffle maker. Alfred Andresen Heart Shaped Design, ca 1893-1913
OIHM Reference: FB_73b
Date of Notice: July 29, 2026
Last Date for Claim: October 27, 2026
Container with receding lid, blue with gold trim decorations.
M.J. Brandenstein Co, ca. 1890s.
OIHM Reference: FB_81
Date of Notice: July 29, 2026
Last Date for Claim: October 27, 2026
Metal carriage and chamber on wheels. Mfr. 1900 Company, “1900 Cataract”, ca 1920s.
OIHM Reference: FB_87
Date of Notice: July 29, 2026
Last Date for Claim: October 27, 2026
Three wooden wagon wheels with yellow hubs. Wagon Wheel Group A.
OIHM Reference: FB_39
Date of Notice: July 29, 2026
Last Date for Claim: October 27, 2026
Two wagon wheels, 14 wooden spokes and sloped inverted hub. May have once been painted red.
OIHM Reference: FB_86
Date of Notice: July 29, 2026
Last Date for Claim: October 27, 2026
One wagon wheel. Yellow hub and 14 faded red painted spokes. Distinct from Wheels Group A.
OIHM Reference: FB_104
Date of Notice: July 29, 2026
Last Date for Claim: October 27, 2026
Shallow metal circular basin with venting tube. Three metal stands. Marked with Accession #996.15.1, duplicate and incorrect.
OIHM Reference: FB_84
Date of Notice: July 29, 2026
Last Date for Claim: October 27, 2026
Glenn is part of a 7th generation homestead family on Orcas Island. He lives full time in Deer Harbor and is grateful for this great community.
Glenn works and owns a media production company and spends his free time volunteering on Orcas. In addition to the Orcas Museum board, Glenn is also Vice President and Historian of the Deer Harbor Community Club. He is also a SJC Cemetery Commissioner serving Orcas. All of these provide a fulfilling opportunity for serving our community.
Michelle (she/her) grew up in Whatcom County and has lived on Orcas Island since 2020. In the spring of 2022, she joined the Museums as a weekly docent. Within a year, Michelle decided to bite the bullet and become a full-time staff member. She now works as the Program Administrator, and is currently working on revitalizing the Oral History Project and designing new exhibits.
An Orcas resident since 2017, Debbie has family ties to what feels like half of Olga and beyond. She teases she knows more of her husband’s family history than he does. Debbie is our museum admin, but also bookkeeper for many island businesses, and treasurer to several non-profits beyond the park.
Nancy has lived on Orcas since 2020 coming here as an empty nester with her avid sailor husband. Nancy is New Mexico born, raised in Singapore and then has had many other stints up and down the West Coast. She has over 30 years in the non-profit industry always working in the areas of arts, culture, literature and heritage. She has a BA degree in Economics from Scripps College and a MA in Urban Planning from UCLA with an emphasis on the history of the built environment.