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Buckle

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/31d0f6b0-fbe5-4a04-b5e3-866931277461
Collection
Military Collection
Object ID
1980.012.1
Date Range
1860-1865
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Collection
Military Collection
Description
Civil War Era brass buckle mounted to wood. Used with Civil War uniform of William A. Hammer, Co. A. 27th Pennsylvania, "E.M."
Date Range
1860-1865
Year Range From
1860
Year Range To
1865
Last Owner
Hammer, William A.
Storage Location
LCHS / Willson Memorial Building
Storage Room
Guild Vault
Storage Wall
C
Storage Cabinet
Unit 02
Storage Shelf
Shelf 2
Storage Container
Box 0008
Subcategory
Clothing -- Accessory
Object Name
Buckle
Material
Wood, Brass
Height (in)
1
Length (in)
3.5
Width (in)
3.5
Condition
Good
Object ID
1980.012.1
Accession Number
1980.012
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Buckle

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/8c5b2a0e-4662-400a-b2b6-540346733015
Collection
Military Collection
Object ID
2015.030.1
Date Range
c. 1861
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Collection
Military Collection
Description
Brass buckle of the sword belt used with the Civil War uniform of Jacob Pontz (1838-1929). Rectangular buckle is cast in high relief with a raised spread eagle with E PLURIBUS UNUM banner in his beak and an olive branch in one talons and arrows of war in the other. Foliate branches undergird eagle with a "U" formation. One brass clasp/clip of belt is loose - a part that would have fit end of now-missing belt and attached via clip on back of buckle.
See Pontz Sword #2015.031.1
Provenance
Passed from Jacob through his daughter Nelle who married a Pickering to the donor, the gr gr granddaughter of the Jacob Pontz.
Date Range
c. 1861
Year Range From
1860
Year Range To
1865
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 4
Storage Cabinet
Unit 21
Storage Container
Box 0179
Subcategory
Clothing -- Accessory
Object Name
Buckle
Material
Brass
Height (in)
2
Width (in)
3.25
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2016-02-10
Condition Notes
Some polish in crevice of back clasp. Minor abrasions/wear.
Object ID
2015.030.1
Notes
See records and other info on Pontz in sword entry #2015.031.1
Place of Origin
USA
Usage
Pontz, Jacob, 1838-1929
Credit
Gift of Felicia G. Pickering in memory of William Barger Pickering
Accession Number
2015.030
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Buckle

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/2768b246-47ad-4309-8596-744321322563
Collection
Military Collection
Object ID
2003.011
Date Range
1860-1870
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Collection
Military Collection
Description
Buckle for Union soldier.
Date Range
1860-1870
Year Range From
1860
Year Range To
1870
Storage Location
LCHS / Willson Memorial Building
Storage Room
Guild Vault
Storage Wall
West Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 01
Storage Shelf
Shelf 2
Subcategory
Clothing -- Accessory
Object Name
Buckle
Material
Brass
Height (in)
2
Width (in)
3
Depth (in)
0.5
Object ID
2003.011
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