Park J. Weaver with group of men on hunting trip. Men are holding shotguns and rifle and a deer is strung up in a tree. Park Weaver is second from right in back row.
Maplewood shoot, July 5, 1939. Five men with shotguns or rifles, Maplewood, New Jersey. Identified are: Harry B. Moulton, Walter B. Farmer, Walter A. Peterson, Harry B. Hostetter and George M. Proctor.
Men at shooting range. Written on back: "Pinehurst with J. Price, Spring 1942. Won N-S champ. #578 x 600. Ejector had broken on Browning and was using can opener to get shells out. Photo by Miss Skelly of Wilmington."
From note on the back of the photo: " Jagging irons or pie crimpers. The older type on the right and left are usually called jagging irons while the mid-nineteenth century tuype in the center is called a pie crimper." From the colletion of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Smith
From note on back of photograph: "Brass mold for casting pewter buttons. U.S.A. is engraved on the bottom surface of each cavity and was reproduced on each button. The two handles of wood originally fitted on each tang are missing. Courtesy Don Berkbile
Close up of a brass screw on part of an unidentifed object
Provenance
Photographs from the estate of Henry Kauffman. This photograph not be be reprodced in any form without written permission of the Henry Francis Du Pont Winterthur Museum and it is understood that reproduction will be accompanied by the credit line: "Courtesy, Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum"
From note on back of picture: Lancet made in the style produced by craftsmen working in New York and Pennsylvania. This one was made by Tieman who worked in New York City in the middle of the nineteenth century.
Imperfect sleigh bell showing the metal was too cool when it was poured and chilled below the flowing temperature before the casting cavity was filled. Courtesy of Edwin Battison
Imperfect sleigh bell showing the metal was too cool when it was poured and chilled below the flowing temperature before the casting cavity was filled. Courtesy of Edwin Battison
Note on back of photo: Complete set of sleigh bells mounted on a leather stamp with a buckle for connecting the ends under the horse's belly. The close-up of the buckle shows a piece of leather slipped under the metal so it did not injure the horse." Courtesy of Pennsylvania State Farm Museum of Landis Valley
Note on back of photograph: " Top and side views of three bells used on straps, and usually called "sleigh bells" because they were used on horses when they were pulling a sleigh. Their function was to warn other travelers of their location because sleighs moved so quietly they could barely be heard. The designs and openings of the bells were cut into the patterns and imprinted in the metal when the castings were made. The initials W.B. presumably stand for William Barton."
Note on back of photo: Some important buttons connected with the early history of the United States. The top left button is known as an Inaugural button on which is placed the initials of the president. Around the edge is a chain of links, each one containing the initials of one of the thirteen colonies. The other examples are of the eighteenth century and are obviously connected with the President or the nation. Courtesy of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Landis
Note on back of photo: Untouched brass castings as they were taken out of the sand. Hours of work were required to make the key useable in a lock. The other object is a keeper for a brass cased lock.
