Neck and upper bottle decorated in glass with a fluted collar that ends with a scalloped edge. On the side, enclosed in an oval, "Ideal Milk Products co. Lancaster, PA." On the other side "One pint liquid." On the base "A.B.C. 2 - Registered" On bottom, in big letters "LMP"
Provenance
Donor states that on Jan. 1, 1929, York Sanitary Milk Co., Lancaster Sanitary Milk Co. and Ideal Milk Products Co. combined to form Penn Dairies.
Clear glass bottle with glass band around base of neck. On one side "5cent bottle deposit" and on the otter side states "Redeemed by TRI-co. Milk Bottle Exchange." At the bottom states "One quart liquid - Registered 88 48" and on the bottom states "Harrisburg, PA /1746 Durglas"
Hamilton watch box with outer card stock case. Hinged plastic cube with orange lined interior, metal border around lip of lid. Gold foil-wrapped outer case with white lid.
Oval tinned sheet iron container for scales (1950.002.2). Interior of case lined with green wool coarse-weave fabric. Exterior painted black over original layer of asphaltum.
Hound iron from government wagon in Revolutionary War period. Black. Hand-wrought flattened iron is shaped into a rounded band marked "1775 : CB" .
Front and back hounds are heavy wooden members of the running gear. Each is configured into a "wishbone" shape whose "prongs" are attached to front or rear axle. Thus, this iron is likely a hound band that encircles and secures the hounds where they are joined to the coupling pole that runs front to back. (These wooden members are part of what we now call the chassis.)
Cracked. Reads: "I H 1774" Marked three times: "MZ"
Front and back hounds are heavy wooden members of the running gear. Each is configured into a "wishbone" shape whose "prongs" are attached to front or rear axle. Thus, this iron is likely a hound band that encircles and secures the hounds where they are joined to the coupling pole that runs front to back. (These wooden members are part of what we now call the chassis.)
Very narrow base. Decorated with V-pattern and spokes
Front and back hounds are heavy wooden members of the running gear. Each is configured into a "wishbone" shape whose "prongs" are attached to front or rear axle. Thus, this iron is likely a hound band that encircles and secures the hounds where they are joined to the coupling pole that runs front to back. (These wooden members are part of what we now call the chassis.)
Wooden stocking shared forms .5" deep, to hang child's stockings to dry. 1" from the top and in the center, a .25" hole has been placed so a string can be attached for hanging the form while stocking dries.
