Lathe-turned wooden tar bucket with fitted lid and remnants of leather straps. Cylindrical vessel has slight taper inward toward middle. Decorated with two double score marks below center. Above center are shoulders jutting outward with vertical holes through which straps of leather handle pass. Handle also passes through lid of conforming shape, although one strap broken off at shoulder while the other is broken off 3 inches above shoulder.Center hole in lid apparently accepted a now-missing stick used to apply tar to wheels. Broken-off 5-inch length of leather strap rests inside. Tar residue in bucket.
Lancaster County or region.
Provenance
Donor believes bucket descended from family members to his parents who displayed it on their mantle. Donor inherited it from parents.
Bridge at Schoolhouse Road with signs that indicate weight limit of 5 tons and bridge is limited to one truck. Appears to be the same bridge as #1-17-04-08
Bridge at Schoolhouse Road under construction. Bridge is blocked with a fence and gravel on roadway with dumptruck on the other side and Heavy equicipment behind the fence
