Broadside commercially printed on wove paper in Pa. German script. Geometric border surrounds text block of 4 long paragraphs. Modern frame.
Title is "Kraftiges Gebet, / Wodurch man sich vor Kugel und Degen, vor sichtbarlichen und un- / sichtbarlichen Feinden, so wie vor allem moglichen / Uebel beschutzen und bewahren konne."
Place of origin is unknown.
Seller's translation: "A Powerful Prayer whereby one can protect himself from shot and sword, of a visible or invisible enemy, just as from all other possible wounds that one need protect against."
Rows of letters at bottom with more text with a title "Vor die fallende Sucht, oder Gicht," which seems to mean "For those who've come down with an ailment (addiction?), or gout."
Wood carvings of James Buchanan and Abraham Lincoln
Description
Hand carved base(A) is a block of varnished pine molded top edge and two crudely gouged out recesses in top in which carved and painted figures stand. One on left is (B) James Buchanan and on right is (C) Abraham Lincoln.
Block is hand lettered in black paint in front of each figure: "JAMES BUCHANAN / 1856-1860" and "ABRAHAM LINCOLN / 1860-1865." Small bronze plate tacked to front has presidential seal at center surrounded by "ORIGINAL WHITE HOUSE MATERIAL / REMOVED IN 1950." Old nail holes in bottom.
Hand-carved by Rev. Howard Bare.
Provenance
Carved from two blocks of wood removed from White House. Kits sold to individuals for $2 included two blocks of wood meant to be carved into a gavel (one for head and the other for the handle). See Notes section and Object File for additional information.
Part of a kit that could be ordered from the White House renovation project; kit consisted of two pieces of wood intended for making a gavel (head and handle). Reverened Bare found an unusual way to use these pieces of wood.
See 2008.048 Object File for additional information: Journal of Antiques and Collectibles, July 2023, "White House Relics & The Stories They Tell."
Dog bookends. 1. Front half of white dog with black spots shows round black nose, yellow glass eyes, stippled cheeks,ears and front legs. 2. Back portion of white dog with black spots with rear legs and tail. Dog halves are mounted on wood stained in dark brown.
Handcarved by Rev. Howard D. Bare.
Provenance
Rev. Howard D. Bare, affectionately called Lancaster's 'Whittling Preacher." "His hobby of carving humourous and sometimes satirical caricatures depicitng Lancaster farm lif, local and church history, and antics he observed from the pulpit, put him in much demand as a speaker." ( From newspaper obit, 8/30/51)
Small round pot with rounded bottom on three legs. Long tapered handle, flat on top, rounded underneath. Legs tapered, flat on inside and rounded outside. Pot has slightly fluted lip. Bottom has casting mark of excess iron ridge. Surface is slightly roug
Clear molded glass cruet with raised fluted ribs from the neck down to the base surmounted by a 1.00" bulbous neck, reducing to a 0.5" diameter spout. Curved clear glass handle is applied to one side.
