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The accounts of two Pennsylvania German furniture makers--Abraham Overholt, Bucks County, 1790-1833, and Peter Ranck, Lebanon County, 1794-1817

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo7540
Author
Overholt, Abraham,
Date of Publication
1978.
Call Number
684 K44
Responsibility
translated and edited by Alan G. Keyser, Larry M. Neff, and Frederick S. Weiser.
ISBN
0911122389
Author
Overholt, Abraham,
Place of Publication
Breinigsville
Publisher
Pennsylvania German Society,
Date of Publication
1978.
Physical Description
xvii, 238 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Series
Sources and documents of the Pennsylvania Germans ;
Subjects
Overholt, Abraham, - 1765-1834.
Ranck, Peter, - 1770-1851.
Furniture industry and trade - Pennsylvania - Bucks County
Furniture industry and trade - Pennsylvania - Lebanon County
Bucks County (Pa.) - History.
Lebanon County (Pa.) - History.
Additional Author
Ranck, Peter,
Keyser, Alan G.
Neff, Larry M.
Weiser, Frederick Sheely,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
684 K44
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American axes; a survey of their development and their makers

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo8440
Author
Kauffman, Henry J.,
Date of Publication
[1972]
Call Number
672.87 K21
Responsibility
by Henry J. Kauffman.
ISBN
0828901384
Author
Kauffman, Henry J.,
Place of Publication
Brattleboro, Vt
Publisher
S. Greene Press
Date of Publication
[1972]
Physical Description
151 p. illus. 29 cm.
Notes
Bibliography: p. 148.
Subjects
Axes - United States.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
672.87 K21
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Author
Kauffman, Henry J.,
Date of Publication
c1975.
Call Number
720 K21
Responsibility
text and photos. by Henry J. Kauffman ; floor plans by Tom Callahan.
ISBN
0801502209 :
Author
Kauffman, Henry J.,
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Hawthorn Books,
Date of Publication
c1975.
Physical Description
xi, 265 p., [8] leaves of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 259-260.
Subjects
Farmhouses - United States.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
720 K21
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The American fireplace: chimneys, mantelpieces, fireplaces & accessories

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo13400
Author
Kauffman, Henry J.,
Date of Publication
[1972]
Call Number
749.62 K21 1972
Responsibility
[by] Henry J. Kauffman. Introd. by Joe Kindig III.
ISBN
0840743203
Author
Kauffman, Henry J.,
Place of Publication
Nashville
Publisher
T. Nelson
Date of Publication
[1972]
Physical Description
352 p. illus. 28 cm.
Notes
"Fireplace cookery, by Leland Rickard Meyer": p. 325-342.
Bibliography: p. 343-345.
Subjects
Decorative arts - United States.
Fireplaces - United States.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
749.62 K21 1972
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The American fireplace : chimneys, mantelpieces, fireplaces & accessories

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo14106
Author
Kauffman, Henry J.,
Date of Publication
1972.
Call Number
749.62 K21 1972
Responsibility
Henry J. Kauffman ; introd. by Joe Kindig III.
ISBN
0840743203 :
9780883653302 :
Author
Kauffman, Henry J.,
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Galahad Books ,
Date of Publication
1972.
Physical Description
352 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Includes index and 5 color plates.
Bibliography: p. 343-345.
Subjects
Decorative arts - United States.
Fireplaces - United States.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
749.62 K21 1972
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The American pewterer; his techniques & his products

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo2574
Author
Kauffman, Henry J.,
Date of Publication
[1970]
Call Number
671 K21
Responsibility
[by] Henry J. Kauffman. Drawings by Dorothy Briggs.
Author
Kauffman, Henry J.,
Place of Publication
[Camden, N.J.]
Publisher
T. Nelson
Date of Publication
[1970]
Physical Description
158 p. illus. 26 cm.
Notes
LCHS copy inscribed by author.
Bibliography: p. 155.
Subjects
Pewter - United States.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
671 K21
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Early American andirons and other fireplace accessories

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo4581
Author
Kauffman, Henry J.,
Date of Publication
[1974]
Call Number
728 K21
Responsibility
by Henry J. Kauffman [and] Quentin H. Bowers.
ISBN
0840743238
Author
Kauffman, Henry J.,
Place of Publication
Nashville
Publisher
Nelson
Date of Publication
[1974]
Physical Description
192 p. illus. 26 cm.
Notes
Bibliography: p. 188-189.
Subjects
Andirons
Implements, utensils, etc. - United States
Metal-workers - United States
Fireplaces - United States
Additional Author
Bowers, Quentin H.,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
728 K21
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Family record of Jacob B. Reist and Mary Peifer Reist of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo5083
Author
Rohrer, Mary R.
Date of Publication
1979.
Call Number
929 R378rm
Responsibility
compiled by Mary R. Rohrer and Mrs. Roy E. Sauder.
Author
Rohrer, Mary R.
Place of Publication
Manheim, Pa
Publisher
M.R. Rohrer,
Date of Publication
1979.
Physical Description
118 p. : ports. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Reist family.
Buckwalter family.
Mummaw family.
Martin family.
Hess family.
Stoner family.
Additional Author
Sauder, Roy E.,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 R378rm
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Fraktur; Pennsylvania German folk art

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo8995
Author
Weiser, Frederick Sheely,
Date of Publication
1973.
Call Number
740 W427f
Author
Weiser, Frederick Sheely,
Place of Publication
[Ephrata, Pa.]
Publisher
Science Press,
Date of Publication
1973.
Physical Description
viii, 103 p. col. illus. 24 x 28 cm.
Notes
Bibliography: p. viii.
Subjects
Fraktur art - Pennsylvania - Pennsylvania Dutch Country.
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Pennsylvania Dutch.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
740 W427f
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Friedrich Heinrich Gelwicks, shoemaker and distiller : accounts, 1760-1783, Manheim Township, York County, Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo7491
Author
Gelwicks, Friedrich Heinrich,
Date of Publication
1979.
Call Number
685 N383
Responsibility
translated and edited by Larry M. Neff and Frederick S. Weiser.
ISBN
0911122397
Author
Gelwicks, Friedrich Heinrich,
Place of Publication
Breinigsville, Pa
Publisher
Pennsylvania German Society,
Date of Publication
1979.
Physical Description
xvi, 152 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Series
Sources and documents of the Pennsylvania Germans ;
Notes
"The Genuine brandy distillery; or, The art of making brandy, gin, and cordial ... printed 1809 [selections]": p. 97-107.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary
This book is one in a series that seeks to provide information about the German immigrants of Pennsylvania in the 18th century. Friedrich Gelwicks was a farmer, a shoemaker, a still operator, and was active in his church.The records he kept regarding his business and personal activities in his life paints a picture of life in 18th century Pennsylvania .
Subjects
Gelwicks, Fredrich Heinrich, - 1712-1783.
Pennsylvania Dutch
Pennsylvania - History - Sources.
Additional Author
Neff, Larry M.
Weiser, Frederick Sheely,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
685 N383
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