Wooden souvenir whistle with pasted paper band around body printed with "I am blowing for / Ideal Hygrade / Milk and Ice Cream / Ideal Milk Products Co. / Lancaster, PA"
Provenance
Donor states that on Jan. 1, 1929, York Sanitary Milk Co., Lancaster Sanitary Milk Co. and Ideal Milk Products Co. combined to form Penn Dairies.
Cardboard paddle in footprint shape has two flaps of pressed, colored paper in the form of a hatted frog, stapled to opposite sides. Makes clapping sound when shaken.
One side, on handle section is printed: "I AM CLAPPING / FOR / IDEAL ICE CREAM."
Dimensional frog heads are stamped: "Germany"
Provenance
Donor states that on Jan. 1, 1929, York Sanitary Milk Co., Lancaster Sanitary Milk Co. and Ideal Milk Products Co. combined to form Penn Dairies.
Overall soil and wear. Ink stains on both side of paddle. Considerable wear on both paddle and frog image, especially at top of hat and at bottom of paddle handle, resulting in partial loss of printed message.
Cast Iron Hubley Motorcycle with driver. Red "Indian" motorcycle with sidecar has a removable policeman with uniform, goggles, badge, sidearm, cap, boots and gloves. Cycle is painted red with silver handlebars, engine and highlights; sidecar seat is black. Decal on left side of gas tank has "Indian" on gold ground. Policeman is painted black with silver goggles, badge and buckle; face is pink. Three tires are marked "HUBLEY MFG CO. BALLOON" w/ size and "CORD". Metal "clicker" underneath. Sidecar policeman missing.
Moderate overall wear with soiling and significant scattered rusting and corrosion. All tires are flattened with some additional deformation.
Object ID
2010.023.2
Notes
Hubley Toy Company produced many different models, sizes and compositions of motorcycles during the years they were in production. Most of the motorcycles were based on Harley Davidson and Indian in the earlier years and then expanding to the BMW and perhaps others. Indian models are the most sought-after and have the highest value.
Tobacco spear iron tip. Hollow spear point fits onto a now-missing wooden shaft and is used to spear several tobacco plant that would be hung for drying.
Lignum vitae lead-dressing stick. odd shaped heavy wooden tool has flat bottom, flat front end and long round handle on opposite end. Dark lignum vitae wood, natural finish with white paint at various places on handle.
Lead dressing stick is used to "dress" or shape, flatten, and smooth sheet lead.
Provenance
Maker to daughter Ruth Eppley Ganse and spouse Robert N. Ganse to son
Long, thin length of octagonal bar with striking head at one end and other end with four-fluted, slightly enlarged tip. Known for making holes in masonry by hand.
Marked "BALTIMORE 3/?". along side.
Provenance
Maker to daughter Ruth Eppley Ganse and spouse Robert N. Ganse to son
Long, thin length of octagonal bar with striking head at one end and other end with four-fluted, slightly enlarged tip. Known for making holes in masonry by hand.
Marked "BALTIMORE 3/?". along side.
Provenance
Maker to daughter Ruth Eppley Ganse and spouse Robert N. Ganse to son
