Mennonite cotton bonnet, winter grey. Previously stored in box printed, "Kraus Millinery / 209-211 West King Street / Lancaster, Pennsylvania" Owned by Barbara Sue Trout of Landisville, PA. See more info in Archives.
Mennonite cotton bonnet, black. Previously stored in box printed, "Kraus Millinery / 209-211 West King Street / Lancaster, Pennsylvania" Owned by Barbara Sue Trout of Landisville, PA. See more info in Archives.
Pennsylvania Auxiliary Police Minuteman Uniform consisting of (a)pair of white cotton gloves with braided ornament on back; (b)gray cotton shirt; (c)wool slacks with black trim, (f)holster and belt made of black leather, (e)clip-on tie, set of 9 pieces of insignia all used by Harry Hogan
a: White cotton finger gloves. Small or medium for a man--they would stretch.
b: Shirt (15" collar); Gray, 100% combed cotton long-sleeved button down shirt with 2 front pockets with single button tab and two shoulder tabs with single buttons. Badge buttress above left chest pocket. Upper left sleeve, sewn on is blue and yellow keystone with "PENNA MINUTE MEN" with PA state seal embroidered on it. Sewn on below: "Aux Police" patch. Ink stamp on front lower left: 695 SSBT 279. Black clip-on tie (18" long; 1.75" wide).
571 36 16 (with '2' superscript)
c. Uniform slacks, gray wool with 1-in. black strip sewn down the length of both outside legs. 2 front diagonal pockets. Right read has 1 pocket with a 6" opening (5.25" deep) and a narrow second pocket below it with a 3/25" opening (6.5"). Left rear has a 6"x5.25" pocket. Pocket linings are a durable and strong fabric (white/off-white in color). 8" front zipper has metal teeth. Label says: "United States Testing Co., Inc."
d. 8 extra decals to be sewn on. Blue and gold: 3 keystones with PA state seal and "Penna Minute Men". 2 strips : "Aux. Police." 3 navy & Army green chevrons with 2 stripes/v-shaped.
e. Black leather belt and gun holster. 39.5" long x 2" wide leather belt has removable buckle, snap cover container, and piece to hold ten bullets and swivel revolver hold with strap that snaps closed. This piece has 2 metal 'D' loops at the top.
Pair of metal cap guns (A & B) with holsters on belt (C) by Hubley Manufacturing. Identical plated metal handguns with molded brown & white plastic grips. Raised foliate decoration on barrel, 6-cylinder and cocking hammer. "MARSHAL" molded on each side under cylinder; cleaning rod has "HUBLEY" and "MADE IN USA" on opposing sides. Left side of cylinder swivels open to chamber for mounting roll of caps.
Leather holsters mounted on adjustable two-piece leather belt with stamped metal buckle at front decorated with longhorn steer, horse-and-horseshoe, six-gun and Indian chief. Series of double holes at back of belt with metal "clasp" or keeper fitted into holes at back for size adjustment. Additional part missing for this closure. Elaborate oak-and-leaf stamped decoration overall of light brown leather against a dark brown ground. Highlighted with bold palomino colored horses, one on each side of belt and each holster front. Constructed with stitching and metal fasteners having "H" on each fastener head. Holster ends fitted with looped leather thong hanging down in double strands for tying to legs.
Height excludes thong; length is the measure of fully extended belt halves.
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2014-04-22
Condition Notes
Leather shows wear, especially the front belt parts and holsters are distorted, creased and abraded. Overall decoration has moderate wear. Reverse of leather has sections with strong wear that are shedding or delaminating. Guns have corrosion on and around hammers. Gun (B) has small loss of plastic at bottom corner of grip. Sizing holes in back odstretched, most grommets appear to be missing and one hole torn through to edge.
Object ID
2014.003.3a-c
Place of Origin
Lancaster
Credit
Gift of Barbara Breneman. In Memory of Robert Posey Breneman.
