From collection Charles Coombs Collection
Ten Oaks Cottage
Charles Coombs' Ten Oaks Cottage Charles Coombs' summer cabin, named Ten Oaks, is on Tilden Pond in Belmont, Maine, about six miles southwest of the middle of Belfast. In this winter scene one can see the cottage and its adjacent boat house (note: boat ramp to the pond) where Coombs kept his boat, LITTLE ELVA. Between the camp and the boat house one can see a horse hitched to a sleigh (perhaps Bob as he was a favorite of Coombs). To the right is Coombs' dog Victor sitting in the sleigh. LITTLE ELVA (16' 3/4" in length x 4' 3 - 1/4" beam x 2' 1- 1/2"Draft) is a wooden captain's gig built c.1881 by the carpenter of the CORA for Charles R. Coombs, the son of Captain Robert. H. Coombs. It is named for Elva Leith, the daughter of Cora Leith, Charles's sister in Bedford, England. Its carvings are by Captain Coombs. The settee is rigged. The hull is painted white with varnished wood trim.
