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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Title
Miniature toleware tin box
Object ID
G.98.14.3
Date Range
Early to mid-19th c.
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Title
Miniature toleware tin box
Description
Miniature toleware tin box with hinged, domed lid fitted with a hasp at front and a pull ring at top. Red painted ground. Red striping separates upper and lower panels on front: above is a yellow ground with a stylized foliate design of red and green; below are yellow banana-like crescents which continue on box ends.
Probably Southeastern Pennsylvania
Date Range
Early to mid-19th c.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
West Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 37
Storage Shelf
Shelf 3
Subcategory
Household Accessory
Object Name
Box, Trinket
Material
Tinned Sheet Iron
Height (in)
3
Length (in)
4.5
Width (in)
3
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2014-07-16
Condition Notes
Strong paint losses overall, cracking and flaking. The left rear hinge is detached, despite the attempt to resolder it. Solder joint at right rear corner of lid is broken and joint separated.
Object ID
G.98.14.3
Place of Origin
Probably Southeastern PA
Credit
Gift of Drs. Irwina and M. Susan Richman, Heritage Center Collection
Accession Number
G.98.14
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Title
Tole painted trinket box
Object ID
G.98.12.5
Date Range
Mid-19th c.
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Title
Tole painted trinket box
Description
Tole painted tin box with hinged, domed lid fitted with a hasp at front and a large ring pull at top. Red painted ground overall except underside. Front painted with a stylized design of yellow and black leaves with a pink and white flower at each end. Ends have a "twisted rope" decoration in an X configuration. Lid top has similar twisted design of black and yellow bordering a central foliate design of yellow and black.
Provenance
White Chimneys collection, Slaymaker family.
Date Range
Mid-19th c.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
West Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 37
Storage Shelf
Shelf 3
Subcategory
Household Accessory
Object Name
Box, Trinket
Material
Tinned Sheet Iron
Height (in)
6
Length (in)
9.5
Width (in)
6
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2014-07-15
Condition Notes
Interior solder repairs on hinges and pull ring. Extensive points of paint loss due to chips, scratches and other abrasions. Lid is especially weathered with oxidized paint. Inside strongly oxidized at bottom and sides.
Object ID
G.98.12.5
Place of Origin
Southeastern Pennsylvania
Credit
Gift of Mrs. S.R. Slaymaker II, Heritage Center Collection
Accession Number
G.98.12
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
P.94.13.6
Date Range
c. 1800
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
Low rectangular softwood box with top and bottom boards extending beyond sides. Constructed with glued butt joints and square head nails. Painted black with large tulips of yellow, red, white and green decorated top and sides. Hinged lid attached with wire hinges and secured at front with handmade tin hasp. The initials "I R" are painted at upper center of lid. The unpainted bottom is inscribed in pencil, "Jacob H. Reist 1800." Interior unfinished.
Border of Lancaster and Berks counties.
Paper inside: "This box attributed to Heinrich Bucher 1770-1800/Reading, Berks Co."
Provenance
Unknown. Presumed to have been collected by donor at a sale in this region. Heinrich Bucher is now believed to have only been an early owner of this box type, not the maker.
Nov. 15, 2002 - Peter Seibert and Susan Kleckner compared about ten Bucher-type boxes & observed that this box is painted with larger flowers and also there is repetition in the use of flowers, unlike the other nine boxes. Perhaps this box was done later in the maker's career.
Date Range
c. 1800
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
West Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 30
Storage Shelf
Shelf 2
Subcategory
Household Accessory
Object Name
Box, Trinket
Material
Wood
Height (in)
2.75
Length (in)
9.75
Width (in)
8.625
Object ID
P.94.13.6
Credit
**See accession description
Accession Number
P.94.13
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
G.99.25.1
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
Roughly fashioned polychromed softwood miniature trinket box of rectangular form. Domed lid hollowed out underneath and ends fitted with conforming caps. Wire hinges and wire loop at front with missing tin hasp. Corresponding wire loop for hasp on box front. Box sides constructed of rabbet joints secured by two wood pegs at front and two at back. Beveled bottom board attached with two pegs and extends beyond box sides. Top and four sides each have a floral motif of dark green, cream, ochre and red all on a tan ground. Glossy varnish overall except for bottom and interior. Indecipherable initials painted on bottom.
Probably Lancaster County
Provenance
Purchased by donor at Lancaster County sale. At least four other examples known. See example in collection #1973.003.2
Possible maker is Peter Brubacher (1816-1898), shoemaker and woodworker in Clay Township.
Year Range From
1825
Year Range To
1875
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
West Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 29
Storage Shelf
Shelf 3
Subcategory
Household Accessory
Object Name
Box, Trinket
Material
Wood
Height (in)
2
Length (in)
3.75
Width (in)
1.75
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2014-08-12
Condition Notes
Moderate wear with heavy soil overall. Finish speckled on one end of box. Tin hasp missing from wire loop on lid.
Object ID
G.99.25.1
Credit
Gift of Drs. Irwin and M. Susan Richman, Heritage Center Collection
Accession Number
G.99.25
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
G.00.51.2
Date Range
c. 1820-1840
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
Trinket box of softwood constuction covered by German newsprint outside and a coarse blue-green paper inside. Glued over the newsprint are strips of straw of various tones arranged in geometrical designs on domed lid and sides in a technique very similar to marquetry. Newsprint visible on underside as well as where straw pieces are missing. Lid has hinge of coarse linen under laminate. Bent wire hook on lid fits into wire loop on box front.
Provenance
Collected by donor in Lancaster Co. According authority Clarke Hess, these boxes are plentiful, but not usually with newspaper lining. Clarke owns two of these boxes, both with Lancaster German language newsprint, and believes these boxes were made 1820-1840 in PA.
John Tannehill, expert in iron, reports someone told him these boxes were made in prisons.
See also an example from LCHS collection.
Date Range
c. 1820-1840
Year Range From
1820
Year Range To
1840
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
West Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 30
Storage Shelf
Shelf 2
Subcategory
Household Accessory
Object Name
Box, Trinket
Material
Paper
Height (in)
3.125
Length (in)
5.375
Width (in)
3.5
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2014-08-12
Condition Notes
Strong wear, heavy soil and significant losses of straw marquetry and paper linings.
Object ID
G.00.51.2
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania
Credit
Gift of Drs. Irwin and M. Susan Richman, Heritage Center Collection
Accession Number
G.00.51
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Title
Tobacco Jar
Object ID
G.04.23.14
Date Range
Late19th c.
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Title
Tobacco Jar
Description
Figural tobacco jar with container and lid both forming the bust of an Arab, a dark-skinned, bearded man with head dress. Hollow-molded earthenware, painted and clear-glazed overall except for most of face.
Underside has impressed number "7671."
Provenance
Descent to Sarah Muench from family (likely Aunt Alice Potter Fordney, an antiques dealer).
Date Range
Late19th c.
Made By
Unknown
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
West Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 35
Storage Shelf
Shelf 1
Subcategory
Household Accessory
Object Name
Humidor
Material
Clay, Glaze, Paint
Height (in)
6
Width (in)
4.75
Depth (in)
4.5
Diameter (in)
6
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2014-05-09
Condition Notes
Some small chips on bottom edge and surfaces that meet between lid and base. Larger chip beginning to break at base section's proper left side at top edge. Light crazing. Wear and soil on base; interior has minor soil.
Object ID
G.04.23.14
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.02.49
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
Heavy iron key, reported to be a key to the old Lancaster County jail located at Prince and West King Streets. Key has a round shaft with a swell near the center and several decorative rings and score marks. Paddle-like extension near tip for throwing the tumblers of lock. Handle is shaped like an oval ring.
See Notes.
Provenance
Transferred from Heritage Center, December 2012.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
West Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 29
Storage Shelf
Shelf 4
Subcategory
Household Accessory
Object Name
Key
Material
Cast Iron
Length (in)
9.5
Width (in)
3.75
Condition Notes
Good condition overall with pitting over surface. Wear is evident overall, especially along shaft where decorative rings are diminished. Gold paint remains in corners and crevices.
Object ID
G.02.49
Notes
There were two office visits by men presenting a key purported to be the Lancaster Jail key:
1. Walter Hager McGovern, Jr., age 68, a descendant of a Hager who was sheriff of Lancaster Co. File on handle was "XXVI". It was slightly longer and heavier than ours (G.02.49.1).
2. Kevin Perrett of Reading presented a copy of a notarized statement by Rosanna E. Rohrer of Lancaster who sold him the key. She obtained the key from her grandfather Capt. Edward Edgerly, former mayor of the City (1878-80). It was stamped "J.F. REMLY" four times on the handle, was 8 5/8" long with the same configuration at the working end as ours and had knurled rings on shaft.
Accession Number
G.02.49
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
P.02.41.2
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
Shield-shaped matchsafe of 1/8" thick softwood back and a half cup shaped holder for matches attached to bottom with nails. Holder's exterior is coated with remains of black abrasive used for striking matches. Back board is printed with decorative borders and advertising text in black ink: "Compliments of/ Philip Schum, Son & Co.,/ 150 S. Water St., Lancaster./ Well-known Manufacturers of/ Genuine Coverlets,/ Counterpanes, Blankets,/ Carpets, Stocking Yarn, etc." Along left side of back is "Lancaster Dyeing/ Establishment" and along right side is "Dealers in all kinds/ of COAL." Maker's name printed along bottom: "(S)tanford & Gage(?) (I)thaca, N.Y." Hanging hole at top. No finish on wood.
Provenance
Philip Schum (1814-1880) coverlets date from c. 1856-1880. He expanded to additional merchandise over the years. His family continued the business after his 1880 death.
Year Range From
1880
Year Range To
1890
Made By
Stanford & [Gag]
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 1
Storage Cabinet
Unit 46
Subcategory
Household Accessory
Object Name
Safe, Match
Material
Wood
Height (in)
5.25
Width (in)
3.5
Depth (in)
1
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2014-07-21
Condition Notes
Container loose on back board. Black discoloration, soil and oxidation on much of surface. Minor white specks on upper right quadrant.
Object ID
P.02.41.2
Place of Origin
Ithaca, Tompson County, New York
Credit
Heritage Center Collection
Accession Number
P.02.41
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
G.03.12.1
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
Shield-shaped match safe of 1/8" thick softwood back printed with advertising and a 2" tall round wooden cup glued to lower front for holding matches. Holder's exterior is coated with remains of black abrasive used for striking matches. Back board is printed with line borders and advertising text in black ink: "PLAIN HATS FOR PLAIN TRADE A SPECIALTY/ COMPLIMENTS OF/ BRANDT & CO.,/ HATTERS,/ LANCASTER, PA./ W. WINGERT, Manager." At bottom is the maker/s name: "Novelty Sign Works Ithaca, N.Y. " Small hanging hole at top of back board.
Provenance
Provenance unknown. Item purchased at an auction. The 1886 Directory has a business listing as well as an ad on page 48 3/4. The manager is listed as I. Newton Wingert, boarding at the home of Andrew Wingert (50 S. Duke). The 1890 Directory lists not business and Newton Wingert is listed as the manger at Boas' hat store at 144 N. Quenn.
Year Range From
1880
Year Range To
1890
Made By
Novelty Sign Works
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 1
Storage Cabinet
Unit 46
Subcategory
Household Accessory
Object Name
Safe, Match
Height (in)
5.75
Width (in)
3
Depth (in)
1
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2014-07-22
Condition Notes
Warped back board, much of abrasive material worn off cup holder. Darkened with soil and oxidation overall.
Object ID
G.03.12.1
Place of Origin
Ithaca, New York
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
G.03.12
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Title
Spittoon
Object ID
G.01.56.1
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Title
Spittoon
Description
Yellow earthenware lobe-paneled spittoon decorated with streaked and spattered dark brown manganese under a clear lead glaze. Oval drain hole on side. Underside has impressed maker's name in block letters: "Eagle/ Porcelain Works / Lancaster City, PA / Henry Gast, S.Q. St. "
South Queen Street, Lancaster, PA
Year Range From
1860
Year Range To
1913
Creator
Gast, Henry
Made By
Eagle Porcelain Works
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
West Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 36
Storage Shelf
Shelf 3
Subcategory
Household Accessory
Object Name
Spittoon
Oither Names
Cuspidor
Material
Clay, Glaze, Paint
Height (in)
4
Diameter (in)
9
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2014-03-13
Condition Notes
Multiple hairline cracks, especially on underside. Expected strong wear on bottom.
Object ID
G.01.56.1
Place of Origin
Lancaster
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
G.01.56
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
P.04.26.1
Date Range
1836
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
Hand towel, plain-weave linen, elaborately decorated with blue and red cotton cross stitch as well as drawn thread panels. Hanging tabs are plain-weave linen tape, 3/8" wide and very long.
Panel #1 has "MARIA" at the top flanked by large floral trees growing out of hearts. Second line reads: "MACDALLNA DAMY" and 3rd line is: "MY HAND AND NWEDLE." Below are 5 large tree motifs grounded on a horizontal embroidered line, followed by 8 small grounded trees.
Panel #2 is a drawn thread panel w/ cotton darn-stitched designs. Drawn threads stop short of sides -- unusual.
Panel # 3 has five blue and red motifs: star at center flanked by crowned peacocks, in turn flanked by geometric motifs.
Panel # 4 is a tripartite design: center has "HF" within an ornately embroidered red and blue heart, flanked by drawn thread panels w/ cotton darn-stitched trees surmounted by birds. (Initials stand for future husband Henry Fenstermacher, married the following year,1837.)
Panel #5 is very similar to panel #3.
Panel #6 is another drawn thread panel stopping short of sides, decorated w/ cotton darn-stitched geometric designs.
Panel #7 has upper case alphabet ending with the date 1836.
Panel #8 has three lines: "CHRISTOPHER/ DAMY CATHARINE/ DAMY A D 1836." (parents)
Plain self fringe at bottom has an applied short panel of linen with an elaborate knotted self fringe.
Made by Maria/Mary Magdalena Demmy (1811-1884).
Seller pinned on a note stating the mate to this towel (made by sister Elizabeth) was sold in the Rich and Joan Smith sale for $2400, inventory # CB29. Both towels illustrated in This is the Way I Pass My Time, p. 31.
Note: Older sister Maria/Mary Demmy's taufschein is P.06.15.1.
Provenance
Unknown
Date Range
1836
Made By
Demmy, Maria Magdalena, 1811-1884
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 2
Storage Cabinet
Unit 13
People
Demmy, Mary/Maria Magdalena
Demmy, Mary/Maria
Demmy, Christopher
Demmy, Catherine
Subcategory
Household Accessory
Object Name
Towel, Hand
Material
Linen
Length (in)
60
Width (in)
17
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2016-03-01
Condition Notes
Generally good with some soiling, especially along sides. Rust stains on hanging tabs.
Object ID
P.04.26.1
Notes
Ellen Gehret, This Is The Way I Pass My Time, p. 31, lists Demmy towels. See plate 13 and 14.
Older sister Maria/Mary Demmy's taufschein is P06.15.1.
Place of Origin
East Hempfield Twp.
Credit
Acquired through the generosity of V. Ronald Smith, Heritage Center Collection
Accession Number
P.04.26
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Title
Framed Decorative Hand Towel
Object ID
G.97.39.2
Date Range
1808
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Title
Framed Decorative Hand Towel
Description
Framed hand towel. One large embroidered panel with pelicans. Two-inch panel of loose weave linen added to bottom,decorated with wide band of red cotton with sawtooth edges . Main panel is bleached plain weave linen. Embroidered decoration is done in red cotton, now faded to dark pink.
Panel is 13" high x 16.5" wide, with a symmetrical design except for the initials and date. Embroidered stylized heart at top center with two interior stars and smaller interior heart. At upper corners of panel are large flowers above a decorated branch, under which are large, facing pelicans, each feeding 2 young birds with blood from their pierced breast. At bottom is a small heart motif flanked by facing birds. To the right of this motif is "1808" and to the left is "A C" and "W I".
Possibly Berks County
Provenance
Purchased by donor from Fred Weiser in 1997.
Date Range
1808
Made By
Unknown
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 5
Storage Cabinet
Unit 43
Storage Shelf
Shelf 2
Storage Drawer
Bin 2-N
Subcategory
Household Accessory
Object Name
Towel, Hand
Material
Cotton, Linen
Height (in)
15
Width (in)
16.5
Dimension Details
Frame is H: 18' x W: 18.5"
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2016-06-01
Condition Notes
Conserved Nov. 1997 by Dorothy McCoach of Bethlehem, PA.
Yellowish stains around edges. Discoloration above initials. Pencil marks in upper right corner. Darned diamond pattern in bottom panel has a few minor "pulls". Bottom extension detaching at two points.
Mounted in frame by Lancaster Galleries.
Object ID
G.97.39.2
Credit
Gift of Hampton Randolph, Sr., Heritage Center Collection
Accession Number
G.97.39
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Title
Red Toleware Tray
Object ID
G.86.6.2
Date Range
1830s
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Title
Red Toleware Tray
Description
Octagonal tin tray with straight sides projecting out at about 45 degrees; rolled edge. Center seam. On red-painted ground is a large central decoration of black and yellow fruit and foliate motifs. Tray sides have repeating pattern of loose S-scrolls in yellow. Underside of tray is black. Three inscriptions: "Elizabeth Altland 1862" in German script at one end; name repeats at opposite end in English script with differing date of "1862." At center seam is "Matilda Altland." Also, white tape with "HJK" (donor).
Probably border area between Adams and York Counties.
Decoration attributed to Altland family.
Provenance
Clarke Hess stated (Sept 2011) Altland families concentrated in border area between Adams and York Counties. Some were also gunmakers.
Tinsmith Mark Hammond examined tray on 8-29-05 and observed that early sheets of tin were 10" x 14", necessitating a seam across bottom. "Double size" sheets of 20" x 14" he thinks were available c. 1830s, although these large sheets would have been more expensive.
Date Range
1830s
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
West Wing
Storage Cabinet
Unit 37
Storage Shelf
Shelf 3
Subcategory
Household Accessory
Object Name
Tray
Material
Tinned Sheet Iron
Height (in)
1.5
Length (in)
17.5
Width (in)
12
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2014-07-15
Condition Notes
Touch-up paint decoration evident. Multiple drops of unknown liquid have resulted in small round paint voids on one side of tray. Strong wear on rim. Underside has many scratches and strong wear.
Object ID
G.86.6.2
Credit
Gift of Henry J. Kauffman, Heritage Center Collection
Accession Number
G.86.6
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Collection
Habeas Corpus Papers
Title
Habeas Corpus Papers
Object ID
Habeas 1820 F001
Date Range
1820
Collection
Habeas Corpus Papers
Title
Habeas Corpus Papers
Admin/Biographical History
A writ of habeas corpus is a procedure for obtaining a judicial determination of the legality of an individual's custody. This collection includes petitions for writs of habeas corpus and the writs themselves, showing the names of petitioners, persons to be brought to court, nature of dispute or alleged crime, dates of writs and accompanying documents, names of judges, and names of persons that the writs are filed against. Petitioners include indentured servants, Freedom Seekers, free persons of color, convicted prisoners, those awaiting trial, relatives of prisoners, parties in child custody disputes, and relatives of army recruits and draftees.
Date Range
1820
Year
1820
Creator
Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Lancaster County)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0002
People
Graham, Thomas
Barber, Robert
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Charge: accessory to murder
Jailors
Affidavits
Habeas corpus
Object Name
Writ
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Habeas 1820 F001
Box Number
002
Associated Material
Lancaster County Archives has Habeas Corpus dockets:
1799-1978, ten volumes, record of writs of Habeas Corpus written.
1895-1983, 43 boxes, original petitions.
Additional Notes
Charged with being an accessory to murder.
Petitioner: Graham, Thomas.
Filed against: Barber, Robert. His occupation: jailor.
Affidavit.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Restricted use of original. A photocopy will be made for patron use.
Case Number
165.000
Classification
RG 01-00 2313
Description Level
Item
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