Silver tablespoon, marked twice on handle's reverse, "Ewing" in a conforming rectabgle or cartouch. The spoon is engraved on the obvserse of the andle, "G A L" in intertwined script.
The maker, John Ewing, is listed in Vivian Gerstell's "Silversmiths of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 1730-1850" as a silversmith working as early as 1778 in Lancaster.
Provenance
John Ewing was the nephew of Jasper Yeates (his mother was Yeates's sister). John Ewing was buring in 1799 at St. James Episcopal Church.
Sugar tongs, wide at the center, with narrow prongs, acorn-shaped bowls with acorn design on the outside. Ridged edgesl wavy lines on outside of prongs.
Engraved "CMC" in a diamond at the center. The maker's mark "L H", in a rectangle with serifs, appears three times.
Tablespoon with minimal decoration. Handle is narrow for most of its length, then widens at the end. There is a shell design on the underside of the bowl; the eonly other decoation is te engraaved "C M C" on the handle.
Maker mark on underside of narrow part of handle: "L Heck" in rectangle.
Silver is yellowed, scratches overaall. Small necks in rim.
Tablespoon with minimal decoration. Handle is narrow for most of its length, then widens at the end. There is a shell design on the underside of the bowl; the eonly other decoation is te engraaved "C M C" on the handle.
Maker mark on underside of narrow part of handle: "L Heck" in rectangle.
Silver is yellowed, scratches overaall. Small necks in rim.
Tablespoon with minimal decoration. Handle is narrow for most of its length, then widens at the end. There is a shell design on the underside of the bowl; the only other decoration is the engraved "C M C" on the handle.
Maker mark on underside of narrow part of handle: "L Heck" in rectangle.
Silver is yellowed, scratches over all. Small nicks in rim. Stains around rim of bowl. 1/2" and 1/4" dents in underside of bowl.
Tablespoon with minimal decoration. Handle is narrow for most of its length, then widens at the end. There is a shell design on the underside of the bowl; the eonly other decoration is the engraaved "C M C" on the handle.
Maker mark on underside of narrow part of handle: "L Heck" in rectangle.
Silver is yellowed, scratches over all. Small nicks in rim. Stains in bowl. Two small dents near edge of bowl.
Tablespoon with minimal decoration. Handle is narrow for most of its length, then widens at the end. There is a shell design on the underside of the bowl; the only other decoration is the engraaved "C M C" on the handle.
Maker mark on underside of narrow part of handle: "L Heck" in rectangle.
Tablespoon with minimal decoration. Handle is narrow for most of its length, then widens at the end. There is a shell design on the underside of the bowl; the only other decoration is the engraaved "C M C" on the handle.
Maker mark on underside of narrow part of handle: "L Heck" in rectangle.
Silver is yellowed, scratches overall. Small nicks in rim.
Silver tablespoomn; wide bowl; flat, narrow handle that flares out at the end, then tapers to a rounded point. The handle also curves down at the end. The handle overlaps the underside of the bowl about 1/2". The bowl is not perfectly shaped; the tip is off center, possibly being worn down through repeated use. The end of the handle has "MBG" engraved in script. The maker's initials, "WH" are stamped twice with serifs and a pellet between letters, on the underside of the handle is two small rectangles about 1/4" apart.
Overall in good condition. Some small nicks and scratches overall, especially on the inside of the bowl.
Copper teakettle with round body, gooseneck spout, very low domed lid w/ scrolled knob of sheet copper riveted onto lid with a hand-cut washer added under lid, suggesting repair or replacement. Curved handle hinges onto tapered plinth tab bases with two rivets each. Vertical dove-tailed side seam opposite single-seamed spout. Dove-tailed bottom.
Touchmark on top of handle is "R..REED." within a rectangular reserve with serrated ends.
Made by Robert Reed, working in Lancaster 1771-1779, then 1785-1795.
Provenance
Purchased by Heritage Center from Philip Bradley Antiques
Transferred from Heritage Center to LancasterHistory.org December, 2012.
Tax assessment lists Robert Reed 1786-1793.
Kauffman, Henry J. American Copper and Brass. New York: Bonanza, 1979.
Coppersmith info from Shelley Horvath Posten (dau. of Don Horvath), 2009
Copper dented and scratched overall, polish residue at handle hinges. Side handle break repaired with sheet iron patch secured to outside with two iron rivets. Knob appears to be a repair or a replacement.
Object ID
P.80.131
Place of Origin
Lancaster
Credit
Heritage Center Collection. Purchased through the generosity of the James Hale Steinman Foundation,
Round copper vessel, shaped like a teakettle, but without a spout. A shaped strap handle is attached to each side of the opening at shoulder with riveted brackets. The handle widens near the middle, where the maker's mark is stamped: "P & B. SCHAUM"
Body is dovetailed to base, one dovetailed vertical seam, handle attached to flanges held in place by two rivets each. Pot insert is missing. Another insert (S.13) was purchased as a replacement.
Vessel has multiple dents, creating a general distortion overall. Surface is also tarnished and has drip stains running down the sides. The bottom is very worn and has numerous stains. Blueish-white stains on the inside. Polish residue on handle.
Object ID
P.77.61
Place of Origin
Lancaster
Related Item Notes
See broadside for Benjamin Schaum's hardware store, P.91.02
Credit
Heritage Center Collection. Purchased through the generosity of the James Hale Steinman Foundation
Large copper teakettle with rounded body, goose-neck spout and hinged handle having a medium arc, mounted on shaped flanges with three rivets. The domed lid has a small brass mushroom knob (replaced). Dovetailed seams on bottom and vertical seam on side opposite spout. Seamed repair to spout tip.
"F. STEINMAN" is stamped on the handle within a reserve.
Provenance
Transferred from Heritage Center Collection, Dec. 2012
Jack Brubaker, The Steinmans of Lancaster, pp. 11-15.
HJ Kauffman, Early American Copper, Tin & Brass, 1995, pp. 42-43.
HJ Kauffman, American Copper & Brass, 1979, p. 65.
Height (in)
13
Width (in)
16
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2013-11-13
Condition Notes
Many dents and overall wear. HJK says handle slightly shortened (likely done by him). Tip of spout replaced. Plugged hole in bottom. Replaced knob. Stamped name very worn. Tarnished with polish residue where the spout, handle, and lid meet the main body.
Object ID
G.77.14
Notes
When his father died in 1758, John Frederick Steinman, Sr. (1752-1823) moved with his mother to Lititz from his birthplace, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. His mother remarried a few years later to John Christophe Heyne, a tinsmith and pewterer from Lancaster. The shop of Heyne and Steinman would become known as Steinman's Hardware Store, the oldest hardware store in America.
Place of Origin
Lancaster
Credit
Heritage Center Collection. Gift of Henry J. Kauffman
Clock wheel cutting machine used by Lancaster clockmaker Martin Shreiner, Sr. Made of steel and brass with turned wood handle knob on crank. Main frame of tool is steel resting on four rounded, downward-curving legs with coin-shaped feet. Many moving parts, arms and cranks/screws, including the swiveling cutting yoke/frame at top (cutter blade with arbor/spindle missing) and the shaped index arm that "reads" the holes on the 13"-diameter brass wheel furnished with concentric circles of surface holes.
The LaFonds call this a very sophisticated machine, incorporating Swiss, German and English ideas/influences. This indicates to them that the machine was made in America, very likely by Shreiner himself. It was imperative for clockmakers to own this tool to practice their trade. Few survive. This machine was first described in the early book or article (LCHS Bulletin) printed in 1917(or 1919) & 1939 by D. McGee who wrote about Lancaster clockmaking. Ed believes this machine to be "the finest American engine in existence" and that it very well may have been made by Shreiner, probably in the 1790s. The cutter blade was used to cut the teeth on the large brass wheels that turn the pinions. There would have been either a slitting cutter or a form cutter used. Carter Harris says form cutters were used by the 1790s.
Attributed to Martin Shreiner (1769-1866).
An 8x10 B&W photo is in picture file under "clocks." Also slide is in slide collection, #14-3-11.
Lancaster Borough, most likely
Provenance
Owned by two brothers, Samuel K. and William L. Fraser, clockmakers who lived in Lincoln (just west of Ephrata) and grandsons of clockmaker William Fraser (1801-1877), then to early collector Earl T. Strickler (FNAWCC) who had it on display at the Columbia Clock and Watch Museum. Upon Strickler's sudden death circa 1974, it was sold by his widow, Mary Jane Strickler, to Edward F., Jr. and Virginia A. LaFond who removed rust and kept it on a window sill. They then traded it to dealer Jamie Price for some clocks. Price had it on sale at the 2004 Philadelphia Antiques Show in mid-April where, as representative for the von Hess Foundation, Tom Cook, purchased it for this museum's collections.
Ed LaFond believes the Fraser family was related to the Gorgas family, thus they were in a position to inherit tools. Due to this, it was believed at first that both the machine and the scribe were from the Gorgas family. However, LaFond believes the Frasers were also related to the Shreiners. Stacy Wood claims this machine was one of Martin Shreiner's tools (Vol. 96, LCHS Journal).
Pitting on steel surfaces, slight discoloration on brass parts, signs of wear overall.
Object ID
G.04.19.1
Notes
Information from: Clockmakers of Lanc. Co., Wood/Kramer, 1977, p. 142. 225 Years of Timepieces (Catalog of 1st Annual Exh. of NAWCCM, 1979), p. 63. Stacy Wood researched origins and provenance of these tools and wrote article in Vol. 96 #4 of LCHS Journal. Conversations with Virginia LaFond ( 5/19/04), Ed LaFond (7/6/04) and Carter Harris (7/7/04).
Place of Origin
Lancaster
Usage
Shreiner, Martin
Credit
Gift of the Richard C. von Hess Foundation, Heritage Center Collection
