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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
S.13
Date Range
19th century
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
(STUDY COLLECTION)
Copper pail, cylindrical body, collared neck fitted with a copper wire bail-type handle hooked through side holes. Rolled lip edge. Dove-tailed bottom. Made for holding the glue while inset into larger water-filled gluepot and heated. Inner vessel of the double boiler gluepot.
This gluepot insert was obtained by donor to replace missing original inner component of gluepot P.77.61.
Provenance
Gift of Henry J. Kauffman from unknown source. Transferred from Heritage Center 12/2013
Date Range
19th century
Made By
Unknown
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
West Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 37
People
Reed, Robert
Subcategory
Woodworking T&E
Subject
Coppersmiths
Search Terms
Buckets
Coppersmiths
Object Name
Gluepot
Material
Copper
Height (in)
7.5
Width (in)
5.5
Diameter (in)
8.25
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2013-11-18
Condition Notes
Copper heavily tarnished and corroded from use. Small hole in recessed lip.
Object ID
S.13
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania
Credit
Heritage Center Collection. Gift of Henry J. Kauffman.
Accession Number
S.13
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