Piece of wooden water pump found at West Orange Street and Water Street.
Similar to "Cross section of early wooden water mains used to supply hydrants" pictured on page 56 of book entitled Our Volunteer Firemen by Donald L. Collins, 1982.
Piece of lining from President Buchanan's inaugural coat
Description
A 3.25 in x 4 in piece of red, finely woven fabric (may be cotton -- no sheen) attached with scotch tape. Typed below: This piece of lining is from President Buchanan's inaugural coat, made by Charles B. Fisher, a tailor, in 1857, Lancaster, Pa.
In ink on cardboard back: Presented 4/8/54 by a relative.
Red fabric is mounted on thin white paper. Two pieces of browned scotch tape holding top corners, damaging fabric. Stain from tape is visible on the back side of the white paper. Acidic cardboard on back. Needs to be conserved.
Between sheet with fabric and cardboard on back is a wedding photo of a Marine in uniform with his bride.
Inexpensive black frame with metal bendable tabs to secure.
Object ID
2015.999.29
Usage
Buchanan, James
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Black lace fabric skirt flounce. 4.5 in slightly gathered detached flounce. All black with 2 fabric is 14in wide with 11 bias seams attaching pieces arund entire piece: 156in around loop. A portion of this flounce has scalloped lace edging on the gathered edge indicating this flounce was on the outside of the skirt. Much of the lower lace edging is detached. Upper edge lace is misisng on most of this piece. Fabric in good condition. Attachment to lace is fragile. Safety pin removed rolled for storage. May belong to skirt 1989.005.6.
2 Wooden pegs for a clothes rail that was inside the Lydia Hamilton Smith house.
Handwritten note in file reads "Pegs for clothes rail, from / the attic of the Lydia Smith House / 23 E. Vine St. Lancaster."
May have been found at the same time as baluster 2022.999.006. See note in catalog record from email exhange with Barry Rauhauser - Object most likely found during the construction of the hotel and convention center or maybe even later. I remember we did spend a day there cleaning up the site, and maybe it was something we found during the cleanup day.
Two grooved antler handles (A & B) taper from rounded edge on bottom to top where rusted metal piece is attached (B). Two bolts along lengths anchored handles to something (a knife?) along a flat side.
From archeological collection, 135 W. King St., Lancaster, PA.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 4
Storage Cabinet
Unit 20
Storage Container
Box 0009
Object Name
Fragment
Length (cm)
8.89
Length (ft)
0.2916666667
Length (in)
3.5
Dimension Details
1-inch wide at base; tapers to less than .75 inch at top.
Condition
Poor
Condition Date
2019-11-14
Condition Notes
Rusted bolts/nails (2) where handle was attached as well as rusted portion at top on B.
Three fragments of a leather shoe: sole with attached raised and laminated heel(A), sole liner(B), and heel portion of upper(C). Appears to be for the right foot.
Fragments were found by donor in a beehive oven at rear of a log house on the Slaymaker tract, before house was disassembled in spring of 1999. House was behind the cattle auction building.
Date Range
19th century
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 2
Storage Cabinet
Unit 11
Storage Shelf
Shelf 1
Object Name
Fragment
Length (cm)
20.955
Length (ft)
0.6875
Length (in)
8.25
Condition
Poor
Condition Date
1999-11-18
Condition Notes
Heavily soiled, dessicated and brittle. Sole worn through at the ball of the foot.
