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Collection
History Collection
Object ID
1923.999.1
Date Range
1885
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Collection
History Collection
Description
Commemorative medal,
Face: "The John Scott Medal, to the Most Deserving / to Christian Metzler for his Signal Lantern for Railways. On the recommendation of the Franklin Institute, 1885."
Reverse: "Awarded by the City of Philadelphia"
Companion Papers describing invention stored at: Guild Vault / A1, U3, SH2
Date Range
1885
Year Range From
1885
Year Range To
1885
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
North Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 04
Storage Drawer
Drawer 20
People
Metzler, Christian
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Search Terms
Railroads
Medals
Franklin Institute
Object Name
Medal, Prize
Material
Metal
Depth (in)
0.25
Diameter (in)
4.125
Condition
Good
Object ID
1923.999.1
Accession Number
1923.999
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Collection
History Collection
Object ID
1923.999.2
Date Range
1885
  2 images  
Collection
History Collection
Description
Commemorative Award medal, in leather case with purple lining.
Face: "Reward of Skill and Ingenuity / To Metzler Railway Lantern Co. for Burrell's Reversible Lantern, 1885"
Reverse: "Franklin Institute / State of Pennsylvania, 1824
Date Range
1885
Year Range From
1885
Year Range To
1885
Storage Location
LCHS / Willson Memorial Building
Storage Room
Guild Vault
Storage Wall
South Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 01
Storage Drawer
Drawer 19
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Search Terms
Railroads
Medals
Franklin Institute
Metzler Railway Lantern Co.
Object Name
Medal, Prize
Material
Metal
Depth (in)
0.25
Diameter (in)
2
Condition
Good
Object ID
1923.999.2
Accession Number
1923.999
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Collection
History Collection
Object ID
1939.005
Date Range
1876
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Collection
History Collection
Description
Award medal, in leather case with velvet interior
Face: "International Exhibition Philadelphia, MDCCCLXXII / Awarded by United States Centennial Commission"
Reverse:
Date Range
1876
Year Range From
1876
Year Range To
1876
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
North Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 04
Storage Drawer
Drawer 20
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Search Terms
United States Centennial Commission
International Exhibition, Philadelphia
Object Name
Award
Material
Metal
Depth (in)
0.25
Diameter (in)
3
Condition
Good
Object ID
1939.005
Accession Number
1939.005
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Collection
History Collection
Title
Radiation Detector Kit
Object ID
1999.001
Date Range
1961
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Collection
History Collection
Title
Radiation Detector Kit
Description
Family radiation measurement kit. 12 items (A-L) Maker: The Bendix Corporation, Cincinnati Division. Contains: Ratemeter, Dosimeter, Charger ( with clip for pocket), Instruction manual, Booklet ("Fallout in Perspective"), Bill of Sale to Paul H. Ripple, MD,
Date Range
1961
Year Range From
1961
Year Range To
1961
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 1
Storage Cabinet
Unit 06
Storage Shelf
Shelf 5
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Object Name
Detector, Radiation
Height (in)
3.5
Length (in)
7.5
Width (in)
9.5
Condition
Stable
Condition Date
2002-01-09
Object ID
1999.001
Accession Number
1999.001
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Collection
History Collection
Title
Ball Bearing Used in Court Case, Marked F&S, 1904
Object ID
1999.002
Date Range
May 1904
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Collection
History Collection
Title
Ball Bearing Used in Court Case, Marked F&S, 1904
Description
Bearing assembly. Tag reads "The Star Ball Retainer Co." and accompanying information from the donor found in the object file.
Use in a 1913 district court case: Hess-Bright Mfg. vs Fichtel & Sachs. This ball bearing was "defendents' exhibit brought to the U.S. by Ernst Sachs in 1904." Owned by Jack L. Straub.
Date Range
May 1904
Made By
Bearings Company of America
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 1
Storage Cabinet
Unit 06
Storage Shelf
Shelf 3
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Object Name
Bearing
Material
Stainless Steel
Diameter (in)
2.325
Object ID
1999.002
Place of Origin
Lancaster
Accession Number
1999.002
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