Gavel with turned wooden handle and turned ivory head. Ebonized handle has 2.5 inches of multiple turnings near middle and swell at handle end with acorn terminal. Handle is fitted into hole in side of ivory head.
(Very similar to gavel 1980.010.8.)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 1
Storage Cabinet
Unit 09
Storage Shelf
Shelf 5
Storage Container
Box 0487
Object Name
Gavel
Length (cm)
26.67
Length (ft)
0.875
Length (in)
10.5
Width (cm)
8.89
Width (ft)
0.2916666667
Width (in)
3.5
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2024-05-06
Condition Notes
Fine crack line across one side of ivory gavel head.
Pin has "Oct-16-92" inscribed on the back. Ribon has two sides, an all black with silver lettering and a striped black, grey, and red side. Each side reads "Vetlan veteran castle No. 492, KGE, Lancaster PA.
Vetlan Veteran chapter (castle 492) was established in 1895.
Wooden stocking shared forms .5" deep, to hang child's stockings to dry. 1" from the top and in the center, a .25" hole has been placed so a string can be attached for hanging the form while stocking dries.
Pressed glass with a bluish tint on the bottom. Seam visible on both sides of jar. Words"Whitney Patd 1858" create a circle around the word "Mason." Multiplw areas show where there are bubble in the glass.
Lid is charcoal gray and light gray underneath. 4 rings are visible on the underside with the letter H in the center of the smallest ring. "Boyd's genuine porcelain lined 6 cap" words around outermost ring.
Handmade rectangular grater crudely fashioned with tinned sheet iron and having 14 staggered slits of 1.25" width and raised edges for cutting. All four edges are folded to back, but the two long sides are rolled over wire to stiffen length of tool.
Crudely fashioned tin tool has wear and imperfections at blades and back corners. Abrasions and corrosion scattered overall. Peeling paint or corrosion.
Token, 1928 Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, Realm of Pennsylvania. Token indicates that a member of the Klan from Pennsylvania attended the 1928 National Konklave and subsequent march on Washington, D.C. Similar tokens were made for those from Michigan, Illinois and Ohio.
Starched and stiff white graduate St. Joseph School of Nursing nurse's cap. Top & side fold curves from side with extended center curve on top and back of the cuff. Side tips with buttonholes are fastened to a white round removable shank button attached to the center base of the (4.75"-wide) back tab. "2359" stamped below sewn-on "Kay's Cap" label. Cap, 7 white bobby pins & white shank button with pin/clip all in a clear plastic zipper 'cap' holder with flat handle. Kay's Caps, Green Island, N.Y. 12183
Two starched & stiff white Saint Joseph Hospital School of Nursing student nurses' caps. (A: ecru; B: white) Folded cuff is a 90 degree angle corner on side at back (rather than curved as on the graduate cap), and another 90 degree angle forms a peak on the top back of the cap. Side tips with buttonhole are folded inside back tab and all 3 layers fastened with a small (1/4") white round plastic button with shank/stem with knob. Cap 'B' has 2 white bobby pins clipped onto back. "Kay's Cap" label on 'A.' includes "Inc." Both caps have "2610" stamped below labels.
Commercially-made fine blue-white vertical striped fabric (25% cotton/ 75% poly), short-sleeved mid-calf length dress with white collar and center front decorative white pleated
(10" long x 6.25 " wide) bib insert with 4 pearl-like plastic buttons sewn down the center. Rear opening is 22-inch long zipper. Fitted with back & front (bust) darts. Pockets along both side seams (7.5" openings). Also pockets along back sleeve seams. A blue & white circular patch embroidered with the seal of "St.-Joseph-Hospital-School-of-Nursing" is sewn on the left sleeve. Label with care instructions inside garment. Fashion Class-Mates.
