New England Maple Syrup Harvesting motif by Gallery Concepts. A magnet created from an original painting and manufactured by hand in Maine.

Souvenir Description:

• 2" X 3.25" X .012"
• ABS plastic backing
• 1" X 2" magnetic strip

 More about this inspired design:

Maple sugar was a major cash commodity for Vermont farmers during the nineteenth century. Just before the Civil War, cane sugar lost its appeal to most northerners due to its association with slave labor, and during the war it became scarce. As a result, sugar made from maple sap gained in popularity. In 1870, Vermont, the leading producer in the country, reported making nine million pounds of sugar. By 1890 Vermont was refining fourteen million pounds of sugar—one-quarter of the United States’ total supply. Changes in tariff laws in the late 1880s caused a decrease in cane sugar prices, and efforts to keep maple prices on an equal footing failed. From that time on maple sugar became a luxury for everyone except those who made it. - Excerpted from: