Collection of six rolls of woven tapes of various widths, lengths, colors and threads/yarns.
A. 1/4" x 37.5", black, white and red linen. Pencil inscription on Kraft paper "label" is "hand woven by grandmother? Hostetter with ?? strings".
B. 1/4" x 32", black, white, blue, red & brown linen. Pencil inscription on Kraft paper "label" is "hand woven? by grandmother? Hostetter with ?? strings".
C. Two lengths of 1.25" wide: 9.5" long & 4" long of red & green wool warp and green linen weft.
D. 1.375" x 20.5", brown, tan & orange cotton on tan linen.
E. 1.375" x 21.5", green, blue-green & tan cotton warp yarns and dark brown weft threads.
F. 1.25" x 19", tan, red & black wool warp yarns and red linen weft.
Self-made tool box, tinned sheet metal, rectangular form with hinged coffin lid (domed), copper hasp, hollow, shallow compartment in the bottom of box with opening at one end. Bail wire handle at top with wood grip. Box holds 20 metal worker's tools.
Made by metal sheet worker William J. Eppley of Lancaster City for his own use.
Provenance
Maker to daughter Ruth Eppley Ganse (1910-1949, Mrs. Charles N. Ganse) to son Robert ? Ganse to wife, the donor.
Well used with tin worn; has discoloration, dents, abrasions, deformed areas, corrosion especially inside, copper hasp deformed and bent with wear. Some solder repairs have been made to failing joints/seams.
Wrought iron chain of 0.75"-long oval links. One end of chain has large iron ring attached; nothing at other end.
Metal strip (42.1.1A) is unattached with unknown purpose. Dimensions are: 0.5" W 9.375" L and 1/16" Thick. Each end is slightly widened with two holes at each end.
Note attached to chain reads, "Wrought Iron Chain Pull for Door Bolt from building erected in 1756 in Lancaster, Pa"
Set of dark wooden candlesticks. "These candlesticks Mr. William Mellor who was then superintendent of the Thaddeus Stevens Industrial School Lanc. Pa. - Presented to Judge Charles I. Landis March 4, 1921 ["I give both to the Lancaster Historical Society J(?) Landis"] The Mahoganey is from handrail of stairs in home of The Honorable Thaddeus Stevens ["4th"] South Queen St.
