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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
P.00.34.1
Date Range
c. 1805
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
Communion altar from Brickerville United Lutheran Church (originally Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church). Rectangular altar of painted softwood, panelled construction all four sides with pegged mortise and tenon joints. Small panels over large. Door in the back with a recessed panel and knob handle. Molding around base, the edge of the top, and framing the recessed panels.
Modification to altar in 1947 by Bob Helman (signature underneath when removed 10-17-00) was a long platform shelf covering the back 2/5 of the top, with holes at the back, including an electrical outlet. Entire altar has been given a new coat of paint, a light chocolate brown on top and white on the sides. The unpainted interior has one shelf with a vertical divider.
Altar has been used since circa 1800 to serve communion, using the Brickerville United Lutheran Church's ten-piece pewter communion service which is also in collections (P97.08.01-10).
Perhaps made by Emanuel Dyer of Manheim or Mr. Zartman of Brickerville.
Provenance
Purchased directly from the church.
Date Range
c. 1805
Year Range From
1790
Year Range To
1815
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Groff Gallery
Subcategory
Ceremonial Artifact
Object Name
Altar
Oither Names
Altar, Communion
Material
Wood
Height (in)
45.25
Length (in)
49
Width (in)
33.5
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2016-04-15
Condition Notes
Large crack on top, approx. 4" from front, running halfway across top. Recently painted. Some separation at moldings. Large hole bored in altar top (for electric wire) underneath the added platform, now removed. The modern base molding also removed. Repainted top with brown and attached molding at ends of top to secure plexi top. Paint removed on door.
Object ID
P.00.34.1
Place of Origin
Lancaster County
Credit
Heritage Center Collection, acquired through generosity of James Hale Steinman Foundation and V. Ronald Smith
Accession Number
P.00.34
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Title
Apron
Object ID
G.97.39.9
Date Range
c. 1800
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Title
Apron
Description
Mennonite apron of bleached, plain-weave cotton and black two-ply silk embroidery. Apron is gathered at the top and sewn onto a waist band with a commercial tape string at each end.
At top center is a dark brown cross-stitched design of a central star flower on triangle base, surrounded by seven stars or crosses. The separated initials "M S" flank this design and large crosses flank initials. Three different embroidered borders of black silk combine with drawnwork at bottom above a one-inch self-fringe secured with black stitches.
Provenance
Purchased by donor from the Rev. Fred Weiser in 1997. Weiser notes there are about 15 aprons known; see article in Der Regebogge written "some years ago."
Date Range
c. 1800
Year Range From
1790
Year Range To
1810
Made By
M. S.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 2
Storage Cabinet
Unit 13
Storage Shelf
Shelf 3
Storage Container
Box 0059
Subcategory
Clothing -- Outerwear
Object Name
Apron
Material
Cotton, Silk
Height (in)
33
Width (in)
34.5
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2016-06-01
Condition Notes
Staining around embroidered design and initials from bleeding embroidery, near top. Age discoloration with small stains overall. Stains along sides. Several thread "pulls". Areas of missing embroidery on three crosses at bottom. Small hole at lower right of design.
Conserved Nov. 1997 by Dorothy McCoach of Bethlehem, PA
Object ID
G.97.39.9
Place of Origin
Lancaster County
Credit
Gift of Hampton Randolph, Sr., Heritage Center Collection
Accession Number
G.97.39
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
G.89.10
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
Cast iron ashtray in rectangular form, sloping sides, sunken top with raised sides having a textured surface with two corner indentations for cigarettes. Opposite end of indentation is a grouping of four geese, fully formed, attached to top surface with screws. Entire surface is bronzed with a pattern of oblique stripes on sides.
Marked "144" on bottom. The Hubley catalog "Metal Art Goods" lists this ashtray as #144 and named "Goosie Goosie Gander." The description notes it has "an unusual bronze finish".
Provenance
Owned by J. Roland Gilbert (1888-1940) and inherited by his daughter the donor (1916-1992). Donor writes: "acquired in the late '20s or early '30s and 'possibly' a gift from Mr. Joseph Breneman, a Hubley Exec." J. Roland Gilbert was president of Lancaster Press Inc. and general manager of the New Era Publishing Co.
Year Range From
1930
Year Range To
1940
Made By
Hubley Manufacturing Company
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
West Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 31
Storage Shelf
Shelf 4
Subcategory
Household Accessory
Object Name
Ashtray
Material
Cast Iron, Paint
Height (in)
2.25
Length (in)
4.875
Width (in)
4.25
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2015-03-24
Condition Notes
Overall soil with some finish losses in the sunken top. Some rusting around screws on bottom.
Object ID
G.89.10
Place of Origin
Lancaster
Credit
Gift of Elizabeth Ann Gilbert in memory of J. Roland Gilbert, Heritage Center Collection
Accession Number
G.89
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
G.05.15.22
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
Stiletto or awl of steel with wood handle and handmade protective tip.
Tool has a shaft of rounded steel coming to a sharp point. Mounted on a black-painted, turned wood handle, largest at end and tapering toward steel shaft where it terminates with two turned rings.
A chromed metal slide glides along tool shaft and is clamped in place with a knurled screw. Stamped on this slide is "PATD' APR-6-09" (or 00) and nearby is a symbol with the words "TRADE/ MARK."
Stiletto is fitted with a protective tip made of a bottle cork with crocheted cover and crocheted top ring.
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.
Year Range From
1900
Year Range To
1930
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 4
Storage Cabinet
Unit 19
Storage Container
Box 1002: Sewing & Needlework
Subcategory
Textileworking T&E
Object Name
Awl, Sewing
Material
Wood, Metal
Length (in)
5.75
Width (in)
0.75
Dimension Details
Width is the cork; length includes cork protector.
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2015-04-29
Condition Notes
Minor wear to finish of metal and wood.
Object ID
G.05.15.22
Credit
Gift of Susan Garofola in memory of Lillian Kiker (mother), Heritage Center Collection
Accession Number
G.05.15
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Title
Pow Wow Mercury Filled Bags
Object ID
P.97.11.02
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Title
Pow Wow Mercury Filled Bags
Description
Three small bags created from blue and white ticking fabric, filled with mercury and nails and tied at the neck with string or yarn. Used in pow wowing, the bags were hung in cow stalls to protect from hexes. (Wendell Zercher)
Provenance
The sale catalog states that the bags were found in 1961 in a barn on Route 23 in Bareville, Lancaster County.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 2
Storage Cabinet
Unit 13
Storage Shelf
Shelf 2
Object Name
Bag
Dimension Details
3 t0 3.5 inches high
approx. 1 inch wide
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
1997-06-06
Condition Notes
Heavily soiled fabric.
Object ID
P.97.11.02
Images
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Title
Drawstring Bag
Object ID
G.99.35.3
Date Range
19th century
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Title
Drawstring Bag
Description
Homespun drawstring bag of blue and white cotton check. Cotton twill tape drawstring.
Date Range
19th century
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 2
Storage Cabinet
Unit 13
Storage Shelf
Shelf 3
Storage Container
Box 0059
Object Name
Bag
Length (cm)
35.56
Length (ft)
1.1666666667
Length (in)
14
Width (cm)
26.67
Width (ft)
0.875
Width (in)
10.5
Condition
Good
Condition Date
1999-11-29
Condition Notes
Minimal soiling and light brown staining overall. Appraised by Susan J. "Britt" Smith Antiques, 10/25/99 ($375.000). Conserved by Dottie McCoach.
Object ID
G.99.35.3
Place of Origin
Probably Lancaster County.
Images
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Title
Crystal Ball & Base Used in Pow Wowing
Object ID
P.95.02.01
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Title
Crystal Ball & Base Used in Pow Wowing
Description
P.95.02.01 A: Crystal ball is a sphere of clear glass containing tiny interior bubbles and barely perceptible striations on the surface corresponding to lines of latitude. Used in Pow Wowing.
P.95.02.01 B: Base for ball is a turned disk of pine with recessed top in which to rest the ball. Appears to be a modern turning.
Provenance
The crystal ball and base are part of a pow wow collection belonging to Mrs. Gertrude (nee Teuch) Probst, who reportedly practiced the art of pow wowing. She was born July 1, 1879 in Coblenz, Germany, and died April 18, 1959 in Lancaster.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 2
Storage Cabinet
Unit 13
Storage Shelf
Shelf 2
People
Probst, Gertrude
Teuch, Gertrude
Object Name
Ball, Crystal
Material
Glass, Wood
Dimension Details
Base is 1.25 inches high
Diameters:
Ball: 3.5-inches
Base: 3.25 inches
Condition
Good
Condition Date
1995-06-05
Condition Notes
Glass ball has minor surface abrasions or imperfections; some small nicks and scratches in the base and a .5-inch area of finish loss on the center of the bottom.
Object ID
P.95.02.01
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
P95.02.01a-b
Date Range
unknown
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
P95.02.01A: Crystal ball is a sphere of clear glass containing tiny interior bubbles and barely perceptible striations on the surface corresponding to lines of latitude.
P95.02.01B: Base for ball is a turned disk of pine with recessed top in which to
Place of origin is unknown.
Provenance
9/07/2012 - Transferred from HC Collections; 12/29/94 - Purchase from Book Haven 146 N. Prince Street, Lancaster, PA 17603
Date Range
unknown
Made By
Unknown
Subcategory
Food Service T&E
Object Name
Ball, Crystal
Dimension Details
Height: base: 1 1/4; Width: ; Length: ; Depth; Diameter: ball: 3 1/2; base: 3 1/4
Condition
Good
Condition Notes
Glass ball has minor surface abrasions or imperfections; some small nicks and scratches in the base, and a 1/2" area of finish loss on the center of the bottom.
Object ID
P95.02.01a-b
Accession Number
2012.999
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
P.97.08.6
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
Pewter basin, part of the Warwick Congregation's (now known as the Brickerville United Lutheran Church) communion service.
High, rounded sides flare out to a flattened rim with rolled edge. Booge appears to be unhammered. Barns struck his large circular mark with an eagle on the inside of bottom. The left portion of the eagle as well as the letters "BAR" on the bottom are discernible, as well as the "HE" above the eagle.
Probably made in Middletown or Wallingford, Connecticut.
Provenance
The entire communion service remained in use over the years until the congregation decided in 1997 to find a safe place for this valuable communion set. Purchased by the Heritage Center of Lancaster County.
Year Range From
1795
Year Range To
1810
Made By
Barns, Stephen
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
West Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 32
Storage Shelf
Shelf 4
Subcategory
Food Service T&E
Object Name
Basin
Material
Pewter
Height (in)
2
Diameter (in)
7.75
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2014-09-02
Condition Notes
Overall heavy abrasions, dents and dark discolorations. Rim has several cracks/breaks with considerable distortion. Poorly struck touchmark.
Object ID
P.97.08.6
Place of Origin
Connecticut
Credit
Acquired through the generosity of the James Hale Steinman Foundation and Friends of the Heritage Center Museum, Heritage Center Collection
Accession Number
P.97.08
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
P.77.18
Date Range
c. 1790
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
Silver beaker or handless cup; flared form with double lip.
Engraved "J C M" in script lettering on the side; engraved "C. MAYER" in block letters on the underside of the base. The base also has maker's mark in the center, "W H" in a small rectangle with a scrolled serif on the bottom of the left stroke of the "H".
According to John J. Snyder, Jr, "C. Mayer" is Christopher Bartholomew Mayer (c. 1756 - Aug. 11,1815 and son of George Ludwig Mayer), a wealthy Lancaster hardware merchant who lived in the elegant stone house built by his father-in-law, George Burkhard (c. 1721-1783), a prominent Lancaster joiner, in 1764, at the NW corner of Orange and Duke Sts. Christopher B. Mayer married Jan. 2, 1783, to Susannah Burkhard(t) (1761-1848), later producing 8 children. Mayer was prominent in politics, and twice represented Lancaster in the state Senate."
Snyder continues: "The "JCM" of the monogram may be identified, tentatively, as Juliana (Julia) Catherine Mayer (1806-1857), later the wife of George May Keim of Reading." They married in 1827. Keim was a US Congressman, representing the 9th District in the U.S. House of Representatives (1838-1843) He also served as Mayor of Reading in 1852. They are buried in the Charles Evans Cemetery in Reading. Juliana (Julia) was apparently a daughter of Christopher & Susannah Mayer.
At time of acquisition,this beaker was believed to be the only piece of Wm. Haverstick hollow ware then known. With its history of early ownership by a very prominent Lancaster family, it adds a valuable historical dimension.
Provenance
Purchase from dealer Harry Hartman. Previous history unknown.
Date Range
c. 1790
Made By
Haverstick, William, Sr., 1756-1823
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Cabinet
Cabinet 1
Storage Shelf
Shelf 4
People
Mayer, Christopher Bartholomew
Mayer George Ludwig
Mayer, Susanna
Burkhard, Susanna
Mayer, Juliana Catharine
Object Name
Beaker
Material
Silver
Height (cm)
8.4455
Height (ft)
0.2770833333
Height (in)
3.325
Diameter (cm)
7.3025
Diameter (ft)
0.2395833333
Diameter (in)
2.875
Condition
good
Condition Date
2017-11-22
Condition Notes
Dome dents on side; abrasions on bottom.
Object ID
P.77.18
Notes
R.J. Beale, "Jacob Eichholtz", pp. 157-165, see 1814 ptgs. of Mr and Mrs. Christopher B. Mayer
Brantz Mayer, "Memoir of the Maryland and Pennsylvania Family of Mayer," 1878, p. 94
J.J. Snyder's personal file on the Burkhard family
Place of Origin
Lancaster
Credit
Gift of James Hale Steinman Foundation, Heritage Center Collecti
Accession Number
P.77.18
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
P.97.08.5
Date Range
c. 1820
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
Pewter beaker or handleless cup. Part of the Warwick Congregation's (now known as the Brickerville United Lutheran Church) communion service.
Cylinder form flares out slightly at bottom as well as top. Banded at base.
Engraved on the exterior, near top, are the small initials "M.W."
Provenance
The entire communion service remained in use over the years until the congregation decided in 1997 to find a safe place for this valuable communion set. Purchased by the Heritage Center of Lancaster County.
Date Range
c. 1820
Made By
Boardman, Thomas D. and Sherman, attributed
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
West Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 32
Storage Shelf
Shelf 4
Subcategory
Food Service T&E
Object Name
Beaker
Material
Pewter
Height (in)
3.625
Diameter (in)
2.875
Dimension Details
Diameter of bottom is listed. Diameter of top is 2.5".
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2014-08-28
Condition Notes
Overall abrasions, pitting, small dents and staining. Rim has multiple small dents and abrasions. Bottom interior is pitted. Wear underneath with some areas slightly cracked. Dent at base.
Object ID
P.97.08.5
Place of Origin
Hartford, Connecticut
Credit
Acquired through the generosity of the James Hale Steinman Foundation and Friends of the Heritage Center Museum, Heritage Center Collection
Accession Number
P.97.08
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
P.80.112
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
Tester Bed, late Sheratorn style. turned poplar posts with maple rails. Shaped headboard with cutouts at ends where attached to posts.
Canopy rails provide frame for late 19th century lace canopy. Four heavy gilded wires create arched canopy support and are topped with a turned acorn finial of chestnut with a gilded base.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
East Wall
Object Name
Bed, Canopy
Object ID
P.80.112
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
G.04.23.39
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
White cotton candlewick bedcover. Candlewicking is a whitework technique using thick cotton thread on white or unbleached muslin. Some examples are loom-woven, with loops creating the motifs. Handmade candlewick pieces use various embroidery and knotting techniques around various implements to create the characteristic loops.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 2
Storage Cabinet
Unit 12
Storage Shelf
Shelf 6
Storage Container
Box 1010
Object Name
Bedcover
Length (cm)
254
Length (ft)
8.3333333333
Length (in)
100
Width (cm)
220.98
Width (ft)
7.25
Width (in)
87
Condition
Poor-Good
Condition Date
2020-01-24
Condition Notes
Spots on one edge; browning, especially along a fold line. Separation of threads. Three along edges (one 8 inches long) occur on unbound edges. Some within piece.
Object ID
G.04.23.39
Credit
Gift of Sarah Muench, Heritage Center Collection, LancasterHistory.org
Accession Number
G.04.23
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
G.08.09.1
Date Range
1825
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
Bronze bell cast by the firm of John Wilbank in 1825 for use in the cupola of the Lancaster County Courthouse on Penn Square that replaced the first building and bell destroyed by fire in 1784. The 2nd courthouse was rebuilt 1784-1787 and razed in the Spring of 1853. Bell has raised lettering at top of side: "CAST BY JOHN WILBANK/ PHILADA 1825."
Bell itself (H: 19" W: 23 1/2") has classic shape. There are heavy, curved "loops" of brass at top by which the bell is suspended from a yoke-like assembly secured by heavy bolts. The two side arms of the yoke rest atop pivot points of two A-shaped cast iron supports at each side of bell. This entire arrangement rested on a square base of heavy oak beams which was mounted in the belfry of the Rohrer farmhouse located at the east edge of East Petersburg. A large wooden wheel serving as a pulley was affixed to one side of the yoke of bell and a rope could be used to swing and thus ring the bell from below. (All wood was quickly removed & destroyed due to winged ant/termite infestation and advanced rot.)
Bell was regularly used in courthouse to strike the hour via the tower clock as well as for announcing a range of other events and news, e.g. election results and marking the start of business in city market houses on market days.
Provenance
When the courthouse was razed in 1853, the bell was acquired by veterinarian Jacob Rohrer (1792-1872) who installed it in a small belfry in his 1812 farmhouse on Fruitville Pike east of East Petersburg. It was then installed in a new (1857) farmhouse built to the west toward E. Petersburg by son Peter Bachman Rohrer (1827-1900). It remained here until removed and donated to HCLC except for a brief period in 1918 when it was allowed by owner P. Bachman Rohrer (1875-1949) to return to Penn Square for installation in the "Liberty House", a replica of the old courthouse (now in Bachman Park at F&M). See 1918 newsclipping in file. See also a 1942 newclipping giving an undocumented history of a courthouse bell used 1787-1852. (?)
Date Range
1825
Year Range From
1825
Year Range To
1825
Made By
John Wilbank Foundry
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
East Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 54
People
Wilbank, John
Object Name
Bell
Material
Bronze
Height (cm)
76.2
Height (ft)
2.5
Height (in)
30
Width (cm)
76.2
Width (ft)
2.5
Width (in)
30
Dimension Details
Height is to top of spike. Width is the yoke.
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2017-11-20
Condition Notes
Overall bronze surface weathered and darkened with age & use, deterioration & repairs evident on sides, lip at bottom has extensive chipping. Iron yoke, etc. heavily rusted.
Object ID
G.08.09.1
Notes
Newsclipping "Bell is Discovered", Oct. 14, 1918.
Newsclipping "The Farmer Hid The Bell", June 13, 1942
Bachman history by David Johnson
Place of Origin
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
G.08.09
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
G.05.15.25a-b
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
Stiletto or bodkin of turned bone, fitted in a conical basket-weave holder or sheath.
Stiletto (A) has ball-shaped head with hole in it, then narrowing to a neck with additional swells and narrowing until it tapers from midsection down to a sharp point.
Holder (B) is an elongated cone made with a brown reed-like material woven onto ribs like a basket. Handle is a twisted form of the same material, shaped in a double loop configuration.
It is assumed that this pair of otems were originally dwsigned for each other.
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.
Year Range From
1900
Year Range To
1930
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 4
Storage Cabinet
Unit 19
Storage Container
Box 1002: Sewing & Needlework
Subcategory
Textileworking T&E
Object Name
Bodkin
Material
Bone
Length (in)
3.5
Width (in)
1
Dimension Details
Stiletto is L: 2.875" Dia: .25"
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2015-04-29
Condition Notes
Very good condition.
Object ID
G.05.15.25a-b
Credit
Gift of Susan Garofola in memory of Lillian Kiker (mother), Heritage Center Collection
Accession Number
G.05.15
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
G.05.15.30
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
Bodkin of bone is a flattened needle with one rounded end and one end with a blunt point. Slot of 5/8" in length is cut into body near rounded end. This tool is used for threading ribbons, etc. through casings, fabric tubes or loops.
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.
Year Range From
1890
Year Range To
1930
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 4
Storage Cabinet
Unit 19
Storage Container
Box 1002: Sewing & Needlework
Subcategory
Textileworking T&E
Object Name
Bodkin
Material
Bone
Length (in)
3.5
Depth (in)
0.5
Diameter (in)
0.25
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2015-04-30
Condition Notes
Good condition with minor surface abrasions.
Object ID
G.05.15.30
Credit
Gift of Susan Garofola in memory of Lillian Kiker (mother), Heritage Center Collection
Accession Number
G.05.15
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
G.05.15.31
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
Bodkin of steel is a blunt needle used for threading ribbons or other fabric through casings, loops, etc.
Two thin pieces of tapered steel are laminated together through half their length at narrow end. Two pieces at wider end are separated, allowing a ribbon or other material to be fitted into "jaws" and clamped in place via a sliding mechanism fitted into slot that extends lenthwise toward jaws. Inside of jaw ends have 3 pairs of raised barbs or teeth that enable the jaws to hold material without slipping.
Stamped on one side at midsection is "THE DOT." This likely refers to the rounded sliding mechanism fitted in the slot.
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.
Year Range From
1900
Year Range To
1925
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 4
Storage Cabinet
Unit 19
Storage Container
Box 1002: Sewing & Needlework
Subcategory
Textileworking T&E
Object Name
Bodkin
Material
Steel
Length (in)
2.75
Width (in)
0.125
Depth (in)
0.5
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2015-04-30
Condition Notes
Minor surface abrasions and several minor points of corrosion.
Object ID
G.05.15.31
Credit
Gift of Susan Garofola in memory of Lillian Kiker (mother), Heritage Center Collection
Accession Number
G.05.15
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
G.05.15.32
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
Bodkin of steel is a blunt needle used for threading ribbons, tape or other fabric through casings, loops, etc.
Bodkin is two thin pieces of tapered steel that are laminated together through half their length at narrow end. Two pieces at wider end are separated, allowing a ribbon or other material to be fitted into "jaws" and clamped in place via a sliding mechanism fitted into slot that extends lenthwise toward jaws. Jaws are enabled to hold material without slipping via two raised beads stamped into one side and two matching holes on other side.
Stamped onto one side of tool at midsection is "PATD. MAR. 29. 92."
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.
Year Range From
1892
Year Range To
1920
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 4
Storage Cabinet
Unit 19
Storage Container
Box 1002: Sewing & Needlework
Subcategory
Textileworking T&E
Object Name
Bodkin
Material
Steel
Length (in)
2.25
Width (in)
0.125
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2015-04-30
Condition Notes
General distortion throughout. Minor surface abrasions and several minor points of corrosion.
Object ID
G.05.15.32
Credit
Gift of Susan Garofola in memory of Lillian Kiker (mother), Heritage Center Collection
Accession Number
G.05.15
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
G.05.15.18
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
Ribbon threader or bodkin is a blade of nickel-plated non-ferrous metal, in a torpedo shape, wide and rounded at one end and tapering to a point at other end. Two slots are cut in wide end for stringing ribbon that needs to be threaded through casings in waistbands, wristbands, etc.
Stamped inscriptions: On one side of tool is "RIBBON THEADER", "REGISTERED", "No. 3", AND "K.B.C.".
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.
Year Range From
1890
Year Range To
1925
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 4
Storage Cabinet
Unit 19
Storage Container
Box 1002: Sewing & Needlework
Subcategory
Textileworking T&E
Object Name
Bodkin
Material
Metal
Length (in)
3.25
Width (in)
0.625
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2015-04-28
Condition Notes
Minor areas of corrosion & tarnish.
Object ID
G.05.15.18
Credit
Gift of Susan Garofola in memory of Lillian Kiker (mother), Heritage Center Collection
Accession Number
G.05.15
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
G.09.02.1
Date Range
c. 1900
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
Quaker bonnet owned and worn by Mercy Moore Carter Wood. Black silk shell on both brim and back. Back is lined with loose-weave linen scrim, pleated, and back is gathered on the top where attached to the brim. Linen tape and lining connect brim to back inside. 5"-deep brim lined in white silk.
On bonnet back at bottom is a black silk ruffled skirting trimmed above with a prominent bow. Wide black silk ties attached to base of brim, approx. 23" long, have unfinished, fraying ends.
Mercy Moore Carter Wood (b. Nov. 29, 1822 and d. Sept. 14, 1911) married James Wood in 1845, lived on a farm in Little Britain Twp. near Kirk Mills and raised 8 children. James Wood was a farmer and bank director. The Woods were members of the Eastland Friends Meeting, located in Little Britain Twp. between Wrightsdale and Kirks Mills.
Photo of Mercy Wood in file, with inscription on reverse side of frame (now discarded) is: "Mercy Moore Carter Wood/ Taken on her 80th/ Birthday 1902/ on the Wood farm at family reunion." Photo is mounted on board imprinted "C.W. Thomas/ Electric Block/ Oxford, PA."
See also G09.2.2 -- cap belonging to same owner.
Provenance
Descended in family to donor who is the great granddaughter of Mercy Wood.
Date Range
c. 1900
Year Range From
1890
Year Range To
1900
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 3
Storage Cabinet
Unit 14
Storage Container
Box 0113
People
Wood, Mercy Moore Carter
Wood, James
Subcategory
Clothing -- Headwear
Object Name
Bonnet
Material
Silk, Linen
Height (in)
9.5
Width (in)
8
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2016-08-05
Condition Notes
Brown mildewed spotting on brim lining. Overall darkening of linen lining, especially at neck. Outer shell of bonnet has sprinkling of light mildew spots.
Object ID
G.09.02.1
Place of Origin
Little Britain Twp.
Credit
Heritage Center Collection, gift of Ruth C. Wodock
Accession Number
G.09.02
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