Sterling silver souvenir spoon of Wheatland, the Home of President James Buchanan. Bowl of spoon is an image of Wheatland and marked "PRESIDENT BUCHANAN'S HOME / LANCASTER, PA." Back of spoon is marked "STERLING." Patriotic symbols on back and front of spoon handle. Three letter vertical script monogram on back "ALR."
Year Range From
1900
Year Range To
1925
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
North Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 05
Storage Drawer
Drawer 14
Object Name
Spoon, Souvenir
Object ID
2023.013.001
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Plain fabric banner with outline, in red, of a badge with blue compass and corner rule providing an opening for a right upper arm holding a small sledge hammer. At the base of the banner are blue letters, "Jr. O.U.A.M." for the Junior Order of United American Mechanics, an American fraternal order that began as a youth affiliation of the Order of U.A.M.
(Concord School in the Germantown area of Philadelphia is the birthplace of the Junior Order of United American Mechanics.)
Date Range
Circa 1923
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 4
Storage Cabinet
Unit 19
Storage Shelf
Shelf 2
Storage Container
Box 0249
Object Name
Banner
Length (cm)
62.23
Length (ft)
2.0416666667
Length (in)
24.5
Width (cm)
46.6725
Width (ft)
1.53125
Width (in)
18.375
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2023-11-20
Condition Notes
Dirty overall. Heavy liquid stains near bottom edge. Three raw edges: Side edges are ragged with some holes on right edge.
Reproduced copies of seals of citizens of Lancaster County, Casts were taken from documents of the Lancaster County Courthouse - deeds, justice of the peace, notary public, personal. Includes Penn's Grant seal.
