Bottle designed with a bulge at top to hold rising cream. Orange lettering on one side: Crown with "CT" and "Try our Golden Guernsey Homogenized Milk." On adjacent side says "Cream Top Dairy Lancaster, PA." In the glass around base states "sealed BCS/One Quart/Liquid/REC" On the bottom states "13238/1B/51"
On front in a circle at the top states "Sealed in PA/One Pint Liquid" In oval, states "S. H. Keeports registered" On the base states "11B Registered 10" and on bottom states "MTC 42"
Booklet from Brubaker's Hatchery titled "Brubaker's Strain Single Comb White Leghorns, mating list 1914. 12 pages, 6 leaves. Publisher listed on back cover: Poultry Item Press, Sellersville, Penna.
Pair of metal cap guns (A & B) with holsters on belt (C) by Hubley Manufacturing. Identical plated metal handguns with molded brown & white plastic grips. Raised foliate decoration on barrel, 6-cylinder and cocking hammer. "MARSHAL" molded on each side under cylinder; cleaning rod has "HUBLEY" and "MADE IN USA" on opposing sides. Left side of cylinder swivels open to chamber for mounting roll of caps.
Leather holsters mounted on adjustable two-piece leather belt with stamped metal buckle at front decorated with longhorn steer, horse-and-horseshoe, six-gun and Indian chief. Series of double holes at back of belt with metal "clasp" or keeper fitted into holes at back for size adjustment. Additional part missing for this closure. Elaborate oak-and-leaf stamped decoration overall of light brown leather against a dark brown ground. Highlighted with bold palomino colored horses, one on each side of belt and each holster front. Constructed with stitching and metal fasteners having "H" on each fastener head. Holster ends fitted with looped leather thong hanging down in double strands for tying to legs.
Height excludes thong; length is the measure of fully extended belt halves.
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2014-04-22
Condition Notes
Leather shows wear, especially the front belt parts and holsters are distorted, creased and abraded. Overall decoration has moderate wear. Reverse of leather has sections with strong wear that are shedding or delaminating. Guns have corrosion on and around hammers. Gun (B) has small loss of plastic at bottom corner of grip. Sizing holes in back odstretched, most grommets appear to be missing and one hole torn through to edge.
Object ID
2014.003.3a-c
Place of Origin
Lancaster
Credit
Gift of Barbara Breneman. In Memory of Robert Posey Breneman.
