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Collection
History Collection: Business & Industry
Object ID
2006.022.1
Collection
History Collection: Business & Industry
Description
Steel shoehorn with folding button hook used as promotional advertising. Stamped into horn is "ELECTRIC / SHOE REPAIRING / SHOP. / ORANGE & PRINCE STS. / LANCASTER, PA." with adjacent decorative scrolling alongside "Milady's / SHOE HORN". Base of button hook reads: "PATENT / PENDING" on one side and "J. L. S. / MFG. CO / NEWARK / N.J." on the other.
Year Range From
1890
Year Range To
1910
Made By
JLS Manufacturing Company
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 4
Storage Cabinet
Unit 19
Storage Container
Box 0231
Subcategory
Clothing -- Accessory
Object Name
Shoehorn
Material
Steel
Length (in)
5
Width (in)
1.25
Dimension Details
Length is full extension of object.
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2004-10-01
Condition Notes
Corrosion scattered at various points; especially concentrated around end of shoehorn where hook is attached. Wear at hook of button hook.
Object ID
2006.022.1
Place of Origin
Newark, New Jersey
Accession Number
2006.022
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Title
Spittoon
Object ID
G.01.56.1
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Title
Spittoon
Description
Yellow earthenware lobe-paneled spittoon decorated with streaked and spattered dark brown manganese under a clear lead glaze. Oval drain hole on side. Underside has impressed maker's name in block letters: "Eagle/ Porcelain Works / Lancaster City, PA / Henry Gast, S.Q. St. "
South Queen Street, Lancaster, PA
Year Range From
1860
Year Range To
1913
Creator
Gast, Henry
Made By
Eagle Porcelain Works
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
West Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 36
Storage Shelf
Shelf 3
Subcategory
Household Accessory
Object Name
Spittoon
Oither Names
Cuspidor
Material
Clay, Glaze, Paint
Height (in)
4
Diameter (in)
9
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2014-03-13
Condition Notes
Multiple hairline cracks, especially on underside. Expected strong wear on bottom.
Object ID
G.01.56.1
Place of Origin
Lancaster
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
G.01.56
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