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Drill, Star

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/f41aafa5-12e5-4f4d-a3b1-823890428031
Collection
Tool Collection
Object ID
2016.007.10
Date Range
c. 1930
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Collection
Tool Collection
Description
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
Date Range
c. 1930
Year Range From
1920
Year Range To
1940
Made By
Eppley, William J., 1882-1973
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 5
People
Eppley, William J.
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Object Name
Drill, Star
Material
Steel
Length (in)
11.5
Diameter (in)
0.25
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2016-10-05
Condition Notes
Sufaces darkened with much pitting and corrosion, many scars and significant bending along length. Head is well flattened by hammer.
Object ID
2016.007.10
Usage
Eppley, William J., 1882-1973
Credit
Gift of Shirley Ganse
Accession Number
2016.007
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Drill, Star

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/79529c66-edf6-4bbc-bd71-167267862232
Collection
Tool Collection
Object ID
2016.007.11
Date Range
c. 1930
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Collection
Tool Collection
Description
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
Date Range
c. 1930
Year Range From
1920
Year Range To
1940
Made By
Eppley, William J., 1882-1973
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 5
People
Eppley, William J.
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Object Name
Drill, Star
Material
Steel
Length (in)
11.825
Diameter (in)
0.25
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2016-10-05
Condition Notes
Sufaces darkened with some pitting and corrosion, many gashes and scars and significant bending along length. Head is well flattened by hammer.
Object ID
2016.007.11
Usage
Eppley, William J., 1882-1973
Credit
Gift of Shirley Ganse
Accession Number
2016.007
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Gavel

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/34c703af-6c62-4bee-90d5-672976167044
Collection
History Collection: Person
Title
Judge Wissler's Commemorative Gavel
Object ID
1983.015.4
Date Range
Dec. 12, 1941
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Collection
History Collection: Person
Title
Judge Wissler's Commemorative Gavel
Description
Wooden gavel with metal plate, engraved "To Joe Wissler from his fellow Blackstonians, Dec. 12, 1941".
Provenance
Joseph Buch Wissler attended Lititz H.S., graduated from Franklin & Marshall College and earned his law degree from Harvard. He was Dist. Attorney of PA from 1924 to 1928. Elected Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in 1941 and served in that position for 29 years. F&M presented him with an honorary Doctor of Laws in 1952.
Date Range
Dec. 12, 1941
Year Range From
1941
Year Range To
1941
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 1
Storage Cabinet
Unit 09
Storage Shelf
Shelf 5
Storage Container
Box 0487
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Object Name
Gavel
Height (in)
1.75
Length (in)
10.25
Width (in)
3.25
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2024-05-06
Object ID
1983.015.4
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
1983.015
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Box

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/345d355d-69fd-4041-889d-431150094545
Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2002.030.2
Date Range
1937-1951
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Collection
General Collection
Description
box for "Allison" type watch (see 2002.030.1)
Date Range
1937-1951
Year Range From
1937
Year Range To
1951
Made By
Hamilton Watch Company
Storage Location
LCHS / Willson Memorial Building
Storage Room
Guild Vault
Storage Wall
South Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 01
Storage Drawer
Drawer 15
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Object Name
Box
Length (in)
10
Width (in)
1.5
Condition
Excellent
Object ID
2002.030.2
Place of Origin
Lancaster
Accession Number
2002.030
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