2 Wooden pegs for a clothes rail that was inside the Lydia Hamilton Smith house.
Handwritten note in file reads "Pegs for clothes rail, from / the attic of the Lydia Smith House / 23 E. Vine St. Lancaster."
May have been found at the same time as baluster 2022.999.006. See note in catalog record from email exhange with Barry Rauhauser - Object most likely found during the construction of the hotel and convention center or maybe even later. I remember we did spend a day there cleaning up the site, and maybe it was something we found during the cleanup day.
Piece of wooden water pump found at West Orange Street and Water Street.
Similar to "Cross section of early wooden water mains used to supply hydrants" pictured on page 56 of book entitled Our Volunteer Firemen by Donald L. Collins, 1982.
Marble Fragment from Original Tomb of James Buchanan
Description
Fragment from James Buchanan's tomb in Woodward Hill Cemetery, Lancaster, PA. Rectangular base with relief carving of three oak leaves on one short branch with an acorn on top. White marble. On back: paper with handwritten ink: 'a piece of waste marble from (the?) Tomb of Hon. James Buchanan.
Provenance
Found by donor at gravesite. From original tombstone. Gift of Jim McMullin per Pat Clarke 4/5/2023
Two grooved antler handles (A & B) taper from rounded edge on bottom to top where rusted metal piece is attached (B). Two bolts along lengths anchored handles to something (a knife?) along a flat side.
From archeological collection, 135 W. King St., Lancaster, PA.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 4
Storage Cabinet
Unit 20
Storage Container
Box 0009
Object Name
Fragment
Length (cm)
8.89
Length (ft)
0.2916666667
Length (in)
3.5
Dimension Details
1-inch wide at base; tapers to less than .75 inch at top.
Condition
Poor
Condition Date
2019-11-14
Condition Notes
Rusted bolts/nails (2) where handle was attached as well as rusted portion at top on B.
