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.
Signers of petition (residents of Jonestown, Bethel Twp. and Hanover Twp.): Abraham Latcha, Daniel Bradly, Daniel Stoner, Richard Faweis, Jacob Meily, Jacob Shrevely, James Stewart, James Stewart Jr., William Young Sr., William Young Jr., Thomas Foster, and three others.
1 item, 1 piece
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Located on the great road from Lancaster to Reading.
Signers of petition: William Smith Jr., Josiah Brown, W. Wheeler, James Wright, Thomas Norris, John Thomson, John Willson, Martin Bowman, Thomas Rutter, William McClean, Jacob Shwartznelder, John Nortone, Philip Duck Jr., Peter Snyder, and five others.
1 item, 1 piece
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Signers of petition: Thomas Smith, John Anderson, Dorington Wilson, William Aulls, John Ramsey, Jacob Reigart, William Nelson, Hugh Patton, Christopher Reigart, John Howell, Hugh Cunningham, and five others.
1 item, 1 piece
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Signers of petition: Frederick Seeger, Peter Baker, James McConnall, William McCausland, Anthony Hinkle, Adam Diller, Jacob Stone, Henry Skiles, and two others.
1 item, 1 piece
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Signers of petition: Dieterick Heiss, John Fisher, Daniel Fetter, John Manner, Jacob Zanck, Adam Wilhelm, Peter Rouse, James Burk, Jacob Krug, Valentine Houg, Conrad Graff, Matthias Slough, Paul Zantzinger, Charles Heinetsh, George Graff, Barnard Hubley, P. Hoofnagle, John Shwench, Conread Ferree, and several others.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
