Needle book made of printed heavy paper, folded to resemble a book. Advertising item lists coal business on inside.
Blue printed cover has the words "The/HOME NEEDLE/CASE" below an image of little girl with bonnet, holding roses against a floral background. Back cover has a scene of tree, pond, and house in distance. At bottom is "PRINTED IN U.S.A."
Inside at front is an affixed paper packet of needles "SHARP & SON." Five needles remaining. Right side of book interior has printed advertising message with a cartoon image of man driving an early coal truck vehicle. The business is called "UPPER LEHIGH COAL" above image and below image is "SEAMAN & MARTENS" of Atlantic City, NJ.
Provenance
Collected by Lillian Hollings Kiker, born to Scottish Americans who lived in New Jersey. Born (1912) and lived in New Jersey, last of Egg Harbor, she was active with quilting, sewing, knitting & crocheting. Collection inherited by donor when her mother passed away.
Needle case with needle threader, two pieces, a long metal tubular case of bronzed metal. Most of the object is the hollow tubular handle, 2.75" in length, with one rounded end and male-shaped "cap" fitting into opposite end. Handle has bery fine ribs running lengthwise on exterior. Cap end is very short with a smooth exterior. It has one rounded end while opposite end - that fits into handle - is fitted with a fine wire loop used to thread needles. The loop is mounted into red-painted wood which is in turn set into cap's hollow end. To use tool, cap is removed, reversed end for end, and reinserted into hollow handle.
On side of cap is stamped "GERMANY."
Provenance
Collected by Lillian Hollings Kiker, born to Scottish Americans who lived in New Jersey. Born (1912) and lived in New Jersey, last of Egg Harbor, she was active with quilting, sewing, knitting & crocheting. Collection inherited by donor when her mother passed away.
Sewing kit, rectangular box shape consists of folding exterior of black-brown leather that wraps around an inner box of rigid leather covered sides that has a flap lid with snap closure. Inner box and outer wrap both covered with the same pliable black-brown leather with pink satin lining. Wrap has stitched compartments inside as well as three graduated size rectangular flaps of fabric for holding pins & needles. Top flap embroidered with pink floral design.
Box inside has empty interior except for a corner loop for holding a 1) thimble of non-ferrous, darkened metal (long oblique crack on side continues along nearly-flat top; flattened shape) and 2) an inexpensive ferrous metal scissors having stamped scrolls on handles.
Inscriptions: Paper label found in case w/ leather residue on reverse says "Shaker Chrome Leather." This was likely the name of the leather finish of this case.
Provenance
Collected by Lillian Hollings Kiker, born to Scottish Americans who lived in New Jersey. Born (1912) and lived in New Jersey, last of Egg Harbor, she was active with quilting, sewing, knitting & crocheting. Collection inherited by donor when her mother passed away.
Needle and thread case, heart shape. Folded paper form creating six flat sections appears to be a geometric heart when closed with top strap fitted with snap closure. Exterior covered with dark blue silk with white polka dots. Interior lined with dark blue silk. Efge embroidered with button hole stitch in red.
Interior fitted with six straps of white elastic for holding small cards of thread or pieces of fabric pierced with needles and pins. Currently holds three small color-printed cards of white, blue-green and blue thread as well as one swatch of fabric with needles and pins.
Provenance
Collected by Lillian Hollings Kiker, born to Scottish Americans who lived in New Jersey. Born (1912) and lived in New Jersey, last of Egg Harbor, she was active with quilting, sewing, knitting & crocheting. Collection inherited by donor when her mother passed away.
Marking gauge with a large rectangular fence that slides on a rod with a sharpened point on the side of one end. Fence is fitted with a screw to secure it at various positions on rod.
Provenance
Maker to daughter Ruth Eppley Ganse and spouse Robert N. Ganse to son
Marking gauge has two long squared metal rods, each with a pronounced spike end turned to side. Rods fit through two holes in a thin, flat, blade that serves as a spring to secure rods in position as they slide against each other.
Provenance
Maker to daughter Ruth Eppley Ganse and spouse Robert N. Ganse to son
Soldering iron has shaped wooden grip handle at one end and heavy 3 7/8" length of brass at the other. Central shaft of iron or steel is a round rod 7" long and inserted into wood handle as well as brass tip. Brass is square in section with chamfered corners and a tapering blunt tip.
Provenance
Maker to daughter Ruth Eppley Ganse and spouse Robert N. Ganse to son
Iron shaft is worn and pitted; wood handle is splitting on opposite sides, extending halfway through handle from ferrule. Wood is worn and darkened. Brass is dented and worn with signs of filing to shape tip. Shaft is bent, especially near brass end.
Soldering iron. One end is a 5 3/7" long large and very heavy tip of brass, with chamfered corners and tapered pointed tip. Connected with a shaft of iron or steel, a round rod 10 1/4" long. Wooden handle is missing, only a tapering 4-sided tang.
"The Electric Materials Co., North East, PA" is struck on one side of brass tip.
Provenance
Maker to daughter Ruth Eppley Ganse and spouse Robert N. Ganse to son
Soldering iron. One end is a 3 1/2"" long tip of brass, with chamfered corners and tapered, 4-sided, pointed tip. Connected with a shaft of iron or steel that is made of two lengths of joined wrought iron that forks at brass end and inserts into two opposite sides. Fitted with a shaped handle grip with rounded metal ferrule.
Brass is struck one side with "3 1/2".
Provenance
Maker to daughter Ruth Eppley Ganse and spouse Robert N. Ganse to son
Iron shaft is worn, darkened and pitted. Brass is dented and somewhat misshapen. Handle is split at opposite sides, extending out from ferrule. Nail driven into ferrule.Wood has very strong wear with losses next to ferrule.
Soldering iron. One end is a 2 1/4" long tip of brass with 4 sides and tapering point. Connected with a shaft of iron or steel that is made of two lengths of joined wrought iron that forks at brass end and inserts into two opposite sides. Fitted with a shaped handle grip with very large rounded metal ferrule.
Provenance
Maker to daughter Ruth Eppley Ganse and spouse Robert N. Ganse to son
Heavy wear overall. All metal is dented and shaft is also pitted and corroded. Shaped woodern handle has considerable losses on wood next to ferrule. Wood is also blackened at center.
Soldering iron. One end is a 2 " mass of brass with 4 uneven sides and tapering point. Attached loosely to a loop of the iron shaft that is made of two lengths of joined metal. No wooden handle at end.
Provenance
Maker to daughter Ruth Eppley Ganse and spouse Robert N. Ganse to son
Soldering iron. One end is a 1 3/4" long mass of brass with 4 uneven sides and tapering point. Brass is attached loosely to a loop of the iron shaft that is made of two lengths of joined metal. No wooden handle at end, only tapering tang.
Provenance
Maker to daughter Ruth Eppley Ganse and spouse Robert N. Ganse to son
Soldering iron. Shaft is a rod of iron or steel fitted into black-painted shaped wooden handle with ferrule replaced by wire. Other end is riveted onto a "spearpoint" shaped piece of flattened brass that comes to a point.
Provenance
Maker to daughter Ruth Eppley Ganse and spouse Robert N. Ganse to son
Moderate wear overall with dented and distorted brass tip, pitted and corroded shaft and painted handle with strongest wear around ferrule. Smudged with some white paint at several places.
Soldering iron. Shaft is a round rod of iron with lines running along its length. Fitted into a simply shaped wooden handle wrapped with black tape. No ferrule, only a nail sticking out of hole in handle. Opposite end fitted into a sleeve of thin brass; sleeve is riveted to a solid, short tip of brass tapering slightly to tip.
Provenance
Maker to daughter Ruth Eppley Ganse and spouse Robert N. Ganse to son
Moderate wear overall with dented and distorted brass tip, shaft has some corrosion and handle has no finish, only black tape and a nail protruding from hole where shaft enters.
Flat tin 6-pointed star pattern or template with1/2" diameter hole at center. Used for creating raised, sculpted plushwork (see Amish Arts by Patricia Herr, pp. 44-55).
Carpenter's pencil with flat sides, chamfered corners, painted yellow. Printed "H.D. LAUTERBACH // Lumber & Building Material / Bartinville, Ill. Phones 4-2706 and 4-5924."
Provenance
Maker to daughter Ruth Eppley Ganse and spouse Robert N. Ganse to son
Straight flute, hand-style, finishing reamer. Long tapering steel rod with heavy fluting comes to a point. There are five long, deep, straight flutes. Other end is a larger round of steel with shaped terminus. The end is flattened and is stepped down toward end.
Marked on largest section is "LATROBE / HIGH SPEED/ 23/32"
Provenance
Maker to daughter Ruth Eppley Ganse and spouse Robert N. Ganse to son
