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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
G.01.49.1
Date Range
1772
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
Tall case clock w/ 8-day movement housed in a cherry Chippendale style case with scroll pediment, carved floral rosettes and three flame finials. Arched glass door and side lights. Partially engaged, smooth columns at front corners, forming part of the hinged door.
Brass dial has Roman numeral chapter ring, C-scroll and vining foliate engraving at spandrels as well as above and below moon wheel which is painted with a star-spangled sky and moon with face. Engraved "Wilton Atkinson" on lower dial.
Waist has broken arch door and recessed, plain quarter columns. Base has raised, scalloped panel at front with quarter columns that match those in the waist section. Feet are bold ogee bracket style.
Atkinson is believed to have been the son of Matthew Atkinson of Lampeter Twp. Wilton was in the Borough as early as 1763 as a cutler. In tax records, he was listed in 1770 as a watchmaker and in 1772 and 1773 as a clockmaker. He married Anna Maria, daughter of the early Borough clockmaker Abram Laroy. Legend states that Anna Maria also made clocks in Lancaster that were sold bearing her husband's name. The Atkinsons eventually moved to Baltimore where, following his death, Anna Maria conducted business until 1819. (Clockmakers of Lanc. Co.)
Snyder notes on p. 40 of Clockmakers of Lanc. Co, that this case is considered one of the earliest examples of the Chippendale style in Lancaster Co., based on the brief working career of Atkinson (1770-1773).
Provenance
Owned by Dr. George Rohrer, then to son Henry A. Rohrer, then to daughter Mary Louise Webster. Tape adhered to reverse side of dial has the name of the donor's father, "Henry Rohrer/ 9-22-87."
Date Range
1772
Year Range From
1770
Year Range To
1773
Made By
Atkinson, Wilton and Anna Maria
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Kauffman Wing
Storage Wall
Gerhart Gallery
Storage Cabinet
Furniture Exhibit
Storage Shelf
East Wall
People
Laroy, Anna Maria
Atkinson, Wilton
Subcategory
Timekeeping T&E
Search Terms
Clocks
Object Name
Clock, Tall Case
Material
Wood, Metal
Height (in)
102.5
Width (in)
20.5
Depth (in)
12
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2017-01-12
Condition Notes
Case has been overcleaned, finished with a glossy varnish then handrubbed with steel wool to remove gloss. Vertical scratch on right side of base; feet marred. Crack at lower right corner of base, below raised panel. There are about nine nail holes over the expanse of the tympanum suggesting missing carving. Heavy dent on dial at left edge, center, and hammer marks at this point on reverse side. Lower left corner distorted.
Object ID
G.01.49.1
Notes
Entry for Wilton Atkinson in "Clockmakers of Lancaster Co. and Their Clocks 1750-1850" notes that: "Atkinson married Anna Maria, a daughter of the early Borough clockmaker Abrum Laroy and legend states that she also made clocks in Lancaster that were sold bearing her husband's name. "
Brochure of the First Reformed Church (UCC) notes that in the 1760s, "the French Laroys" belonged to this church. "One chronicler called the LeRoy sisters (four daughters of a local clockmaker) the 'Belles of the congregation.'... Anna Maria, the youngest of the sisters, learned her father's trade and was said to be 'as good a clockmaker' as he was. She and her husband, Wilton Atkinson, took over the family business." (Note: Abrum Laroy died in 1763).
Above brochure is http://visithistoricalancaster.com/pdf/02LP109 HOW-FR-UCC
Call to church office & conversation with paster Dana Schlegel offered no clues to source of above information (Jan. 2017).
Place of Origin
Lancaster
Credit
In memory of Dr. George Rohrer and Mrs. & Mrs. Henry A. Rohrer by Mary Louise Webster, Heritage Center Collection
Accession Number
G.01.49
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
P.00.18.1
Date Range
2nd half 19th c.
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
Umbrella type swift or winding wheel. Mixed woods, central shaft with attached slide and wingnut which raises an array of string-connected straight wooden strips or "ribs" that unfold & spead outward to provide a variable form on which to wind yarn. The swift can be table mounted via the clamp with wooden screw at bottom.
Stamped on walnut clamp end is: "A. Danner."
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Provenance
Unknown provenance. Seller states Aaron was the son of woodturner Daniel Danner (1803-1891), see James McMahon article on D. Danner in PA Folklife, Autumn 1993, vol. 43.
Aaron H. Danner listed in Manheim in Lancaster County Directories: clerk, salesman, 1896 - shoes, 1903 - salesman, 1909 - Pres. Exchange Bank (!!), 1921 - salesman.
Date Range
2nd half 19th c.
Made By
Danner, Aaron, 1836-1925
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 1
Storage Cabinet
Unit 08
People
Danner, Aaron
Subcategory
Textileworking T&E
Object Name
Swift
Material
Wood
Height (in)
3.25
Length (in)
24
Width (in)
4
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2014-07-18
Condition Notes
Repairs made: reglued C-clamp at break, some "ribs" and strings replaced.
Object ID
P.00.18.1
Place of Origin
Lancaster County
Credit
Heritage Center Collection
Accession Number
P.00.18
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
G.01.4.1
Date Range
19th c.
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
Hand carved from one piece of oak. Long double-edged blade has blunt edges. Tapered to a blunt point at one end. Opposite end is a 5" long rounded handle.
Donor states origin in the Gochnauer/Hersh families of E. Hempfield Twp.
Provenance
Donor purchased from 1969 farm sale of John Gochnauer on Gochlan Road, East Hempfield Twp (between Landisville and E. Petersburg).. John married Rebecca Hersh circa 1830 and the Hersh farm became the Gochnauer farm.
Date Range
19th c.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 1
Storage Cabinet
Unit 08
Subcategory
Textileworking T&E
Object Name
Knife, Scutching
Material
Oak
Length (in)
20.5
Width (in)
2.25
Depth (in)
1
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2014-08-11
Condition Notes
Worn, soiled and scarred by use. Shallow sawcut at one side of handle with three shallow holes at bottom of cut.
Object ID
G.01.4.1
Place of Origin
Lancaster County
Credit
Gift of Clarke E. Hess, Heritage Center Collection
Accession Number
G.01.4
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
G.97.36.1
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
Flat tin 6-pointed star pattern or template with1/2" diameter hole at center. Used for creating raised, sculpted plushwork (see Amish Arts by Patricia Herr, pp. 44-55).
Year Range From
1900
Year Range To
1950
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
North Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 04
Storage Drawer
Drawer 01
Subcategory
Textileworking T&E
Object Name
Pattern, Needlework
Oither Names
Template
Material
Tinned Sheet Iron
Width (in)
4.75
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2014-08-11
Condition Notes
Dark discoloration overall with some small rust spots. Abraded both sides.
Object ID
G.97.36.1
Place of Origin
Lancaster County
Credit
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Donald M. Herr
Accession Number
G.97.36
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
G.96.31.1
Date Range
Circa 1815
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
Eight-day tall case clock w/ cherry case & walnut inlay. White-painted arched dial has Arabic numerals, sweep seconds and calendar hands, exceptionally well painted dial w/ fan-decorated spandrels & rare rope-like border on chapter ring. Signed "Martin Shreiner" over "No. 182". Clock expert Gary Sullivan says dial was made by Samuel Curtis & Knowles of Boston who later operated out of Philadelphia (see Notes).
Bonnet has four free-standing corner columns, broken arch pediment with inlaid fylfot rosettes at terminals and three urn finials (likely replacements) on tall plinths and a central keystone medallion at the tympanum.
Above rectangular thumbnail molded waist door with hollow top corners is an inlaid eagle within an inlaid walnut oval within multi-line inlay. Eagle has wax-infilled shield and banner in his beak that reads, "Bluribus Unum," (without the initial "E" and Pluribus misspelled). Large inlaid oval on door and brass steeple butt hinges on door. Quarter columns have reeded chamfers which extend only 3/4 of the way up, terminating in lambs tongues.
Facade of base is veneered with mitered corners surrounding a large inlaid square with fan corners. At bottom is horizontal double line of string inlay. There is a drop apron and four French feet. The weights, winding key and door lock & key are not original.
Notes: J.J. Snyder has studied eagle inlaid clock cases and notes in 12/5/96 letter to HC Director, "It is virtually certain that the workshop of Emanuel Deyer of Manheim was the source of many of these..." In 12/15/96 letter he notes that two eagle types were used - symmetrical & asymmetrical, as on this clock.
Stacy Wood's 1995 article on Martin Shreiner notes on p. 580 that a Shreiner clockworks numbered #180 is dated 1815. Thus, we can safely say that this clock - #182 - would be dated about the same year.
Lancaster Borough (clockworks) and probably Manheim (case)
Provenance
Donor is great, great, great-grandson of Shreiner. Clock descended through the Cochran family to him.
Date Range
Circa 1815
Year Range From
1815
Year Range To
1816
Made By
Shreiner, Martin, Sr., 1769-1829; Deyer, Emanuel
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Groff Gallery
Storage Wall
West Wall
People
Shreiner, Martin
Subcategory
Timekeeping T&E
Subject
Clocks
Tall case clocks
Search Terms
Clocks
Tall case clocks
Object Name
Clock, Tall Case
Material
Wood, Glass, Brass
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2014-08-26
Condition Notes
Case cracked in many places, e.g.across eagle & cove molding above base. Heavily refinished. Urn finials likely replaced. Infill at cracks and separated joints. Strip added to left side of door opening where door locks, and repair at upper left corner. Wood loss at left hollow corner of door; door lock replaced; one-inch-long gouge in veneer of base at left side of front. Chipped at corners and feet; dents on base front. Dial overpainted at many places.
Object ID
G.96.31.1
Notes
See commentary on clock by John J. Snyder, Jr. in his letter of 5 Dec 1996. He notes the clock has "mediocre surface and finish, many repairs and patches, and questionable urn finials."
In 2015, clock expert Gary Sullivan stated that Shreiner used dials made by Samuel Curtis of Boston (commonly have a paper label on reverse, reading "Curtis Manufactory for Patton & Jones, Phila.) Popularity of tall case clocks lasted longer in PA, so Curtis moved to Phila. Abraham Patton & Samuel C. Jones formed a partnership in 1797 called "Patton, Jones & Co." Changed to "Patton & Jones" in 1798. Parnership failed in 1814 when they could no longer get materials from England due to the War of 1812. Tell tale sign is the banner sign spanning the globes under the moon wheel.
Works made by Martin Shreiner, Sr. (1769-1829). Case attributed to Emanuel Deyer.
Credit
Gift of Paul A. Mueller, Jr., Heritage Center Collection
Accession Number
G.96.31
Images
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
G.05.15.16
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
Pin cushion with a compressed drum shape having leather-clad fabric of reddish-brown comprising the top and bottom and a band of light red silk or satin covering the sides. About 23 pins inserted into sides, including three that have globular heads. Undetermined stuffing.
Provenance
Collected by Lillian Hollings Kiker, born to Scottish Americans who lived in New Jersey. Born (1912) and lived in New Jersey, last of Egg Harbor, she was active with quilting, sewing, knitting & crocheting. Collection inherited by donor when her mother passed away.
Year Range From
1880
Year Range To
1910
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 4
Storage Cabinet
Unit 19
Storage Container
Box 1002: Sewing & Needlework
Subcategory
Textileworking T&E
Object Name
Pincushion
Material
Fabric
Height (in)
0.75
Diameter (in)
1.375
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2014-01-20
Condition Notes
Significant losses to leather, particularly at edges where it joins side band. Side band fabric is faded and worn with pin holes and one larger moth? hole of about 1/16".
Object ID
G.05.15.16
Credit
Gift of Susan Garofola in memory of Lillian Kiker (mother), Heritage Center Collection
Accession Number
G.05.15
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
G.05.15.45
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
Thimble of miniature but conventional shape, cast, non-ferrous alloy with silvery plating.
Child-sized thimble has very indistinct indentations on domed top and upper 2/3 of sides and a plain band on lower third. Rim at bottom has a pronounced raised edge. Vertical casting seams on opposite sides. Inscriptions: Each side of plain band has raised lettering with "FOR A/ GOOD GIRL."
Provenance
Collected by Lillian Hollings Kiker, born to Scottish Americans who lived in New Jersey. Born (1912) and lived in New Jersey, last of Egg Harbor, she was active with quilting, sewing, knitting & crocheting. Collection inherited by donor when her mother passed away.
Year Range From
1880
Year Range To
1930
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 4
Storage Cabinet
Unit 19
Storage Container
Box 1002: Sewing & Needlework
Subcategory
Textileworking T&E
Object Name
Thimble
Height (in)
0.5
Diameter (in)
0.5
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2014-01-20
Condition Notes
Plating has moderate wear with a large black blotch at one side.
Object ID
G.05.15.45
Notes
Another example from internet advertisement, in file.
Credit
Gift of Susan Garofola in memory of Lillian Kiker (mother), Heritage Center Collection
Accession Number
G.05.15
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
G.05.15.37
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
Thimble of Mexican sterling silver (925) in classic shape but unusual construction. Sides have a vertical seam and top is capped with a domed and dimpled top. This horizontal joint is then wrapped with a band of silver.
Heavy applied decoration: upper 3/5 of sides have three flowering plants growing out of S-scrolls below and C-scrolls arranged in the lower 2/5. The scrolled decoration is applied like quilled paper. This raised decoration stands out against a black painted body.
Struck along inside of rim is "MEXICO" and "IGU---" over "92-". Other marks unclear. (See Notes) A "2" is struck on outside of body creating a circular depression.
Provenance
Collected by Lillian Hollings Kiker, born to Scottish Americans who lived in New Jersey. Born (1912) and lived in New Jersey, last of Egg Harbor, she was active with quilting, sewing, knitting & crocheting. Collection inherited by donor when her mother passed away.
Year Range From
1950
Year Range To
1975
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 4
Storage Cabinet
Unit 19
Storage Container
Box 1002: Sewing & Needlework
Subcategory
Textileworking T&E
Object Name
Thimble
Material
Silver
Height (in)
0.875
Diameter (in)
0.75
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2014-01-20
Condition Notes
Dark overall with what appears to be black paint. All salient surfaces are worn and there are paint losses. Distortion of body and multiple places where maker has struck lettering or designs.
Object ID
G.05.15.37
Notes
See another example of this ring found on internet in this file. Iguala is a town near the renowned silvermaking town of Taxco (near the west coast of Mexico) where William Spratling, in the 1930s, famously reinstituted the silver industry and craftsmanship that had died centuries before.
Place of Origin
Iguala de la Independencia, Guerrero, Mexico
Credit
Gift of Susan Garofola in memory of Lillian Kiker (mother), Heritage Center Collection
Accession Number
G.05.15
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
G.05.15.44
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
Thimble with an open top, made of unknown non-ferrous alloy. German made. Sides are dimpled with tiny hexagons. At top is a very narrow plain band and at bottom is a raised edge. There is no top to cover finger tip.
Inscriptions: On opposite sides of the raised edge at bottom are : "GERMANY" and "9".
Provenance
Collected by Lillian Hollings Kiker, born to Scottish Americans who lived in New Jersey. Born (1912) and lived in New Jersey, last of Egg Harbor, she was active with quilting, sewing, knitting & crocheting. Collection inherited by donor when her mother passed away.
Year Range From
1900
Year Range To
1950
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 4
Storage Cabinet
Unit 19
Storage Container
Box 1002: Sewing & Needlework
Subcategory
Textileworking T&E
Object Name
Thimble
Material
Metal
Height (in)
0.875
Diameter (in)
0.75
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2014-01-20
Condition Notes
Minimal wear; slight darkening/tarnish at upper half of exterior.
Object ID
G.05.15.44
Notes
See another example of this ring found on internet in this file. Iguala is a town near the renowned silvermaking town of Taxco (near the west coast of Mexico) where William Spratling, in the 1930s, famously reinstituted the silver industry and craftsmanship that had died centuries before.
Place of Origin
Germany
Credit
Gift of Susan Garofola in memory of Lillian Kiker (mother), Heritage Center Collection
Accession Number
G.05.15
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
G.05.15.39
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
Thimble of "Alpaca Silver" (see Notes). Similar to G.05.15.38, the sides have a vertical seam and are capped by a domed top with a waffle pattern produced by a machine. Upper half of sides have vertical rows of hand-punched dimples. Plain bottom half. Bottom edge has a raised, applied band with 10 hand-set pieces of vari-colored abalone. Solder points quite visible.
Struck inside rim is "-LPACA". Most likely made in Mexico
Provenance
Collected by Lillian Hollings Kiker, born to Scottish Americans who lived in New Jersey. Born (1912) and lived in New Jersey, last of Egg Harbor, she was active with quilting, sewing, knitting & crocheting. Collection inherited by donor when her mother passed away.
Year Range From
1950
Year Range To
1980
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 4
Storage Cabinet
Unit 19
Storage Container
Box 1002: Sewing & Needlework
Subcategory
Textileworking T&E
Object Name
Thimble
Material
Metal
Height (in)
0.875
Diameter (in)
0.75
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2014-01-22
Condition Notes
Dents/distortion at sides as well as significant tarnish.
Object ID
G.05.15.39
Notes
Nickel silver, German silver, Argentan, new silver, nickel brass, albata, alpacca, or electrum is a copper alloy with nickel and often zinc. The usual formulation is 60% copper, 20% nickel and 20% zinc. Nickel silver is named for its silvery appearance, but it contains no elemental silver unless plated. The name "German silver" refers to its development by 19th-century German metalworkers in imitation of the Chinese alloy known as paktong (cupronickel). All modern, commercially important nickel silvers (such as those standardized under ASTM B122) contain significant amounts of zinc, and are sometimes considered a subset of brass.
Place of Origin
Mexico
Credit
Gift of Susan Garofola in memory of Lillian Kiker (mother), Heritage Center Collection
Accession Number
G.05.15
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
G.05.15.23
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
Embroidery scissors in stork form, chrome plated. Beak of bird forms the blades while bird's body leads down to feet resting on handles of oval shaped rings.
Stamped "73" on inside of each blade. One blade has "HORAWOR-"? / CUTLERY CO. / GERMANY" while other blades has "GARLAND / CUTLERY CO."
Provenance
Collected by Lillian Hollings Kiker, born to Scottish Americans who lived in New Jersey. Born (1912) and lived in New Jersey, last of Egg Harbor, she was active with quilting, sewing, knitting & crocheting. Collection inherited by donor when her mother passed away.
Year Range From
1910
Year Range To
1940
Made By
Garland Cutlery Company
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 4
Storage Cabinet
Unit 19
Storage Container
Box 1002: Sewing & Needlework
Subcategory
Textileworking T&E
Object Name
Scissors
Material
Metal
Width (in)
1.675
Diameter (in)
4.25
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2014-01-22
Condition Notes
Crevices have yellow color. Some corrosion with loss of plating, especially on inside surfaces where stamped.
Object ID
G.05.15.23
Place of Origin
Germany
Credit
Gift of Susan Garofola in memory of Lillian Kiker (mother), Heritage Center Collection
Accession Number
G.05.15
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
G.05.15.09
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
Needle and pin case in sun bonnet form with off-white finely woven sheer cotton or silk. Rigid visor of light cardboard is covered with fabric and folds at top. Cap section is gathered at neck. Trimmed with four pink satin bows and a strawberry of emory covered with silk and embroidery on short string at crown. Metal snap closure inside visor.
Interior of visor has attached strip of twill wool with sawtooth edge. Pins and needles are inserted and stored in this fabric.
Provenance
Collected by Lillian Hollings Kiker, born to Scottish Americans who lived in New Jersey. Born (1912) and lived in New Jersey, last of Egg Harbor, she was active with quilting, sewing, knitting & crocheting. Collection inherited by donor when her mother passed away.
Year Range From
1890
Year Range To
1930
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 4
Storage Cabinet
Unit 19
Storage Container
Box 1002: Sewing & Needlework
Subcategory
Textileworking T&E
Object Name
Case, Needle
Material
Fabric, Metal
Length (in)
4.5
Width (in)
4.5
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2014-01-22
Condition Notes
Fragile fabric is deteriorated with frayed edges and crown falling apart in sections.
Object ID
G.05.15.09
Credit
Gift of Susan Garofola in memory of Lillian Kiker (mother), Heritage Center Collection
Accession Number
G.05.15
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Title
Card Containing Glass-Head Pins
Object ID
G.05.15.14
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Title
Card Containing Glass-Head Pins
Description
Commercial circular card of glass-head straight pins. Two layers of heavy textured buff-colored paper are pressure-molded around a central disk of unknown solid substance. Pins are anchored into this paper card in a radiating configuration. Top of card has a printed circular orange band reading: "40 FINEST GLASS-HEAD PINS" with adjacent "MADE IN GERMANY" in small print. Card has missing pins; 30 steel pins with multicolored spherical glass heads remain.
Reverse side has "Kiker" hand printed in ink.
Provenance
Collected by Lillian Hollings Kiker, born to Scottish Americans who lived in New Jersey. Born (1912) and lived in New Jersey, last of Egg Harbor, she was active with quilting, sewing, knitting & crocheting. Collection inherited by donor when her mother passed away.
Year Range From
1890
Year Range To
1930
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 4
Storage Cabinet
Unit 19
Storage Container
Box 1002: Sewing & Needlework
Subcategory
Textileworking T&E
Object Name
Pin, Straight
Material
Paper, Glass, Metal
Diameter (in)
2.75
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2014-01-22
Condition Notes
Some wear and light soil on paper. Pin shanks have scattered corrosion.
Object ID
G.05.15.14
Place of Origin
Germany
Credit
Gift of Susan Garofola in memory of Lillian Kiker (mother), Heritage Center Collection
Accession Number
G.05.15
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
G.05.15.1
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
Darning egg, classic shape, hardwood, painted black. No handle.
No inscriptions or other markings.
Provenance
Collected by Lillian Hollings Kiker, born to Scottish Americans who lived in New Jersey. Born (1912) and lived in New Jersey, last of Egg Harbor, she was active with quilting, sewing, knitting & crocheting. Collection inherited by donor when her mother passed away.
Year Range From
1890
Year Range To
1930
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 4
Storage Cabinet
Unit 19
Storage Container
Box 1002: Sewing & Needlework
Subcategory
Textileworking T&E
Object Name
Egg, Darning
Material
Wood
Length (in)
3
Width (in)
2
Diameter (in)
2.75
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2015-04-17
Condition Notes
Heavily scratched with moderate chipping of paint, especially at heavy end. Small hole at pointed end.
Object ID
G.05.15.1
Credit
Gift of Susan Garofola in memory of Lillian Kiker (mother), Heritage Center Collection
Accession Number
G.05.15
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
G.05.15.2
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
Darning egg of hardwood, classic shape, painted black and set on a hollow handle of silver-plated cast metal with the facr of a woman above a cabochon flanked by C-scrolls, all above floral decoration. Both identical halves of handle were joined with a visible seam and plated with silver.
Woman's hair has whiplash curves, denoting Arts Nouveau influence.
Provenance
Collected by Lillian Hollings Kiker, born to Scottish Americans who lived in New Jersey. Born (1912) and lived in New Jersey, last of Egg Harbor, she was active with quilting, sewing, knitting & crocheting. Collection inherited by donor when her mother passed away.
Year Range From
1880
Year Range To
1920
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 4
Storage Cabinet
Unit 19
Storage Container
Box 1002: Sewing & Needlework
Subcategory
Textileworking T&E
Object Name
Egg, Darning
Material
Wood, Metal
Length (in)
5.875
Width (in)
1.75
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2015-04-17
Condition Notes
Very good condition with minor scratches on egg. Hndle is breaking at seam where attached to egg; secured with wire. Residue of white silver polish in crevices.
Object ID
G.05.15.2
Credit
Gift of Susan Garofola in memory of Lillian Kiker (mother), Heritage Center Collection
Accession Number
G.05.15
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
G.05.15.3
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
Mold-blown amber glass darning egg with fitted aluminum handle in two pieces. Handle is hollow and tapers to a rounded tip. Where affixed to glass there is a knurled grip-ring, under which is a large threading (like the base of a light bulb). A second slightly larger handle of aluminum, with conforming shape, nests over the first and screws onto the first handle.
Glass egg is embossed with "S.C. FLEXON & CO. / WILLIAMSTOWN, N.J." and "PAT. PENDING." On opposite side of egg is "Ideal" in cursive.
Provenance
Collected by Lillian Hollings Kiker, born to Scottish Americans who lived in New Jersey. Born (1912) and lived in New Jersey, last of Egg Harbor, she was active with quilting, sewing, knitting & crocheting. Collection inherited by donor when her mother passed away.
Year Range From
1880
Year Range To
1920
Made By
S. C. Flexon & Company
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 4
Storage Cabinet
Unit 19
Storage Container
Box 1002: Sewing & Needlework
Subcategory
Textileworking T&E
Object Name
Egg, Darning
Material
Metal
Length (in)
5.25
Width (in)
1.75
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2015-04-17
Condition Notes
Very good condition. Aluminum handle has small dents and tarnishing.
Object ID
G.05.15.3
Place of Origin
Williamstown, New Jersey
Credit
Gift of Susan Garofola in memory of Lillian Kiker (mother), Heritage Center Collection
Accession Number
G.05.15
Less detail
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
G.05.15.5
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
Spool holder/dispenser, turned wooden round box with fitted, slightly domed lid. Container is pill-box shape with thin walls. Three holes of graduated size marked "40" "50" and "60" under each. Hole insets of white glass or bakelite. Vertical spindles/dowels meant to hold spools on bottom of inside are missing. Bottom covered with a dark brown, pebbled finish paper.
Fitted lid has painted and/or woodburned design (shells and sea flora?). Box has lacquered natural finish.
Large round paper label pasted to underside depicts three circular medals at center. Above the center one is "NEW YORK 1853."
At top of label is "JOHN CLARK JUNR. & CO./ MILE-END/ GLASGOW." At bottom of label is "BEST SIX CORD SPOOL COTTON/ ON BLACK SPOOLS/ THOMAS RUSSELL/ SOLE AGENT/ FOR THE UNITED STATES."
Provenance
Collected by Lillian Hollings Kiker, born to Scottish Americans who lived in New Jersey. Born (1912) and lived in New Jersey, last of Egg Harbor, she was active with quilting, sewing, knitting & crocheting. Collection inherited by donor when her mother passed away.
Year Range From
1850
Year Range To
1900
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 4
Storage Cabinet
Unit 19
Storage Container
Box 1002: Sewing & Needlework
Subcategory
Textileworking T&E
Object Name
Holder, Thread
Material
Wood
Height (in)
2
Length (in)
4.5
Width (in)
4.5
Diameter (in)
3
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2014-01-22
Condition Notes
Heavy crazing onlid. Small abrasions overall. Hole inset missing for #40 size hole. Three spindles on interior are broken and missing. Interior dark with oxidation. Paper on bottom has old losses from peeling.
Object ID
G.05.15.5
Place of Origin
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Credit
Gift of Susan Garofola in memory of Lillian Kiker (mother), Heritage Center Collection
Accession Number
G.05.15
Less detail
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
G.87.08
Date Range
c. 1825
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
Needle cleaner, painted cut velvet and paper, emery sand within. Rectangular box shape; sides slope in to smaller base. Padded top covered with yellow velvet decorated with painted green flowers. Sides and base covered with a glossy tan paper.
Laid paper label pasted onto bottom has handwritten inscription in ink: "Magdelena Andrews (Ressler) received this needel(sic) cleaner in 1825 when three years of age then in 1895 gave it to her granddaughter Clara Aument."
Compare similar needle cleaner 2002.004
Lancaster County, possibly Colerain Twp.
Provenance
Inscription indicates origin as a gift to 3-yr-old Magdalena Andrews (19 Sep 1822 - 24 Nov 1897), daughter of Joseph and Marie (Mary) Andrews. Magdalena married Martin Boehm Ressler, a farmer in Strasburg. Their daughter Annie married H. Elmer Aument and had a daughter Clara P. Aument (1892 - 1974), unmarried & a clerk in Lancaster City. The needle cleaner was given to granddaughter Clara in 1895, two years before Magdalena's death. Finally given to museum by unknown donor.
Date Range
c. 1825
Year Range From
1800
Year Range To
1825
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 2
Storage Cabinet
Unit 13
Subcategory
Textileworking T&E
Object Name
Pincushion
Oither Names
Needle Cleaner
Material
Cloth
Height (in)
1.125
Length (in)
2.75
Width (in)
2
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2014-12-22
Condition Notes
Wear, soil and fading overall. Small losses of velvet. Paper is cracked, soiled and worn.
Object ID
G.87.08
Notes
Andrews family were early settlers in Colerain Twp., including a Joseph Andrews - see Ellis & Evans pp. 728, 732, 733. Census 1810-1850 show a Joseph Andrews in Colerain Twp. The 1850 Census shows Joseph & Mary in Strasburg, living next to daughter Magdalena family (Martin Ressler).
Place of Origin
Lancaster County
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
G.87.08
Less detail
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
G.05.15.10
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
Needle book made of printed heavy paper, folded to resemble a book. Advertising item lists coal business on inside.
Blue printed cover has the words "The/HOME NEEDLE/CASE" below an image of little girl with bonnet, holding roses against a floral background. Back cover has a scene of tree, pond, and house in distance. At bottom is "PRINTED IN U.S.A."
Inside at front is an affixed paper packet of needles "SHARP & SON." Five needles remaining. Right side of book interior has printed advertising message with a cartoon image of man driving an early coal truck vehicle. The business is called "UPPER LEHIGH COAL" above image and below image is "SEAMAN & MARTENS" of Atlantic City, NJ.
Provenance
Collected by Lillian Hollings Kiker, born to Scottish Americans who lived in New Jersey. Born (1912) and lived in New Jersey, last of Egg Harbor, she was active with quilting, sewing, knitting & crocheting. Collection inherited by donor when her mother passed away.
Year Range From
1920
Year Range To
1940
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 4
Storage Cabinet
Unit 19
Storage Container
Box 1002: Sewing & Needlework
Subcategory
Textileworking T&E
Object Name
Case, Needle
Oither Names
Needle Book
Material
Metal, Paper
Length (in)
4.75
Width (in)
3.75
Dimension Details
Folded dimensions.
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2014-01-22
Condition Notes
Moderate wear; small tears at edges, fold at top corner, surface tear near top right corner, soiling.
Object ID
G.05.15.10
Credit
Gift of Susan Garofola in memory of Lillian Kiker (mother), Heritage Center Collection
Accession Number
G.05.15
Less detail
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
G.05.15.11
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
Needle book of printed heavy paper containing 32 needles, folded to resemble a book. Advertising item lists coal business on inside.
White printed covers have four children in 19th c. clothing on the front and four on the back. They are all involved sewing activities. Front cover at top reads "SEWING SOCIETY/ NEEDLE BOOK" and at bottom is "Egg shaped eyes/ -And swelled centre."
Verse on back cover reads "In Your Time Of Need-/ It is Needless to look for Any Thing/ BETTER THAN ME." At the bottom is "OUR NEEDLES/ ARE THE BEST." Donor's sticker with "Kiker" is at bottom corner.
Inside covers printed in red on brown-colored paper. Paper packet of 3/9 needles affixed to left side; pasted to right side is a swatch of dark loose-weave fabric displaying an arrangement of seven variously sized needles.
Near bottom is printed "Manufactured to Order by J.A. COATES & SONS, Limited." and below this is "ORRIN O. WARE./ GENERAL MERCHANDISE."
Provenance
Collected by Lillian Hollings Kiker, born to Scottish Americans who lived in New Jersey. Born (1912) and lived in New Jersey, last of Egg Harbor, she was active with quilting, sewing, knitting & crocheting. Collection inherited by donor when her mother passed away.
Year Range From
1885
Year Range To
1930
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 4
Storage Cabinet
Unit 19
Storage Container
Box 1002: Sewing & Needlework
Subcategory
Textileworking T&E
Object Name
Case, Needle
Oither Names
Needle Book
Material
Metal, Paper
Length (in)
4.75
Width (in)
2.5
Dimension Details
Folded dimensions.
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2015-04-27
Condition Notes
Paper has some buckling. Slight wear at edges with minor dogeared damage at corners. Half-inch-long tear at right edge of back cover near center.
Object ID
G.05.15.11
Credit
Gift of Susan Garofola in memory of Lillian Kiker (mother), Heritage Center Collection
Accession Number
G.05.15
Less detail

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