This collection contains a flight instruction book and notes and pilot log books of Paul L. Schlotzhauer (1903-1992), as well as information and ephemera about the Hotel Pennsylvania on North Queen Street in Lancaster, the Sclotzhauer Bakery and the Schlotzhauer family.
Admin/Biographical History
Paul L. Schlotzhauer was born in Lancaster in 1903, son of Harry Schlotzhauer and Katharine Vollmer Schlotzhauer. He became proprietor of the Hotel Pennsylvania on North Queen Street, Lancaster, in 1921, and in 1929 moved to New York City where he took flying lessons from the Curtiss Wright Corporation. He returned to Lancaster and flew air mail between Lancaster, Reading, and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania in the 1930s and 1940s. He later moved to Florida where he died in 1992.
Pair of metal cap guns (A & B) with holsters on belt (C) by Hubley Manufacturing. Identical plated metal handguns with molded brown & white plastic grips. Raised foliate decoration on barrel, 6-cylinder and cocking hammer. "MARSHAL" molded on each side under cylinder; cleaning rod has "HUBLEY" and "MADE IN USA" on opposing sides. Left side of cylinder swivels open to chamber for mounting roll of caps.
Leather holsters mounted on adjustable two-piece leather belt with stamped metal buckle at front decorated with longhorn steer, horse-and-horseshoe, six-gun and Indian chief. Series of double holes at back of belt with metal "clasp" or keeper fitted into holes at back for size adjustment. Additional part missing for this closure. Elaborate oak-and-leaf stamped decoration overall of light brown leather against a dark brown ground. Highlighted with bold palomino colored horses, one on each side of belt and each holster front. Constructed with stitching and metal fasteners having "H" on each fastener head. Holster ends fitted with looped leather thong hanging down in double strands for tying to legs.
Height excludes thong; length is the measure of fully extended belt halves.
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2014-04-22
Condition Notes
Leather shows wear, especially the front belt parts and holsters are distorted, creased and abraded. Overall decoration has moderate wear. Reverse of leather has sections with strong wear that are shedding or delaminating. Guns have corrosion on and around hammers. Gun (B) has small loss of plastic at bottom corner of grip. Sizing holes in back odstretched, most grommets appear to be missing and one hole torn through to edge.
Object ID
2014.003.3a-c
Place of Origin
Lancaster
Credit
Gift of Barbara Breneman. In Memory of Robert Posey Breneman.
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,
