ANTIQUE POLAND SPRING HOUSE SILVER KNIFE 6 1/4” GREAT FOR collectors

ANTIQUE SILVER measures 6 1/4”
BUTTER KNIFE FROM Poland Spring House,
was the crown jewel of the property and had a lasting legacy even after its unfortunate demise in 1975. The Poland Spring House, constructed to meet the needs and demands of the increased interest in Poland Spring, was built in 1876 as a small summer hotel. Within a little over a decade, the 100 person hotel would be added onto and expanded and by 1903 would play host to several hundred guests each day throughout the summer months. After the disastrous fire in 1975, Jim Aikman, the news director of Channel 8 WMTW, established the Poland Spring Preservation Society which is still in operation today. His vision was to preserve and restore the Maine State Building and All Souls Chapel which were being used for other purposes than their original intent. The Society was formed in 1976 and took over ownership of the two buildings in 1977 after a deed gift from Saul Feldman and Mel Robbins.