The Collection

The Seal Cove Auto Museum preserves an extraordinary collection of early automobiles from the Brass Era, a time when innovation, craftsmanship, and imagination were transforming the way people traveled. Located on a quiet back road of Mount Desert Island, Maine, the museum brings together remarkable vehicles built between 1895 and 1917, each offering a glimpse into the design, technology, and spirit of a rapidly changing world.

The collection was assembled over a lifetime by passionate automobile enthusiast Richard Paine, whose vision was to preserve these pioneering vehicles for future generations. He established the nonprofit Seal Cove Auto Museum to share this remarkable collection with the public and keep the stories of early motoring alive.

Today, visitors can explore these unique automobiles and discover the ingenuity, artistry, and ambition that helped shape the future of transportation. The museum is open to the public seasonally, May through October.

Motor Vehicles

Maxwell Mascotte

Motor Vehicle

1912 Maxwell Mascotte 4 cylinder, 3-speed. This is a blue car with white deatailing on the body panels and a black fabric top, two tuffted seats and brass lights and horn. This atuomobile has the new high peak radiator design. For 1912, Maxwell announced its new line of vehicles for the coming season. The company's signature brass band across the face of the radiator was dropped. Maxwells now featured a high peak radiator. The "new" Maxwell Mascotte was a continuation of the previous Model I, and featured inside transmission controls, an irreversible worm steering gear, Stoddard-Dayton spark plugs and throttle control, a Maxwell improved carburetor, and dual ignition.

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