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.
Small hardened steel padlock with set of 2 keys. Keys are marked, "Reese Padlock Co. Lancaster, PA USA" Body of padlock marked "REESE" and "U" arm marked "HARDENED" and "AMERICAN MADE".
Photograph of tombstone inscribed “Erected in Memory of Heinrich Bar, his wife Barbara Good and descendents”; Photographs of tombstone inscribed with names of Heinrich Bar (1715-1771), Barbara Good (___ -1812), David Bear (1753-1819), Barbara Bear (1755-1844), Henry Baer (1755-1836), Anna Maria Miller (1763-1841), John Cunningham (1783-1827), and Elizabeth Baer (1791-1853);
Photograph of tombstone inscribed “Erected in Memory of Heinrich Bar, his wife Barbara Good and descendents”; Photographs of tombstone inscribed with names of Heinrich Bar (1715-1771), Barbara Good (___ -1812), David Bear (1753-1819), Barbara Bear (1755-1844), Henry Baer (1755-1836), Anna Maria Miller (1763-1841), John Cunningham (1783-1827), and Elizabeth Baer (1791-1853);
Photograph of tombstone inscribed “Erected in Memory of Heinrich Bar, his wife Barbara Good and descendents”; Photographs of tombstone inscribed with names of Heinrich Bar (1715-1771), Barbara Good (___ -1812), David Bear (1753-1819), Barbara Bear (1755-1844), Henry Baer (1755-1836), Anna Maria Miller (1763-1841), John Cunningham (1783-1827), and Elizabeth Baer (1791-1853);
Photograph of tombstone inscribed “Erected in Memory of Heinrich Bar, his wife Barbara Good and descendents”; Photographs of tombstone inscribed with names of Heinrich Bar (1715-1771), Barbara Good (___ -1812), David Bear (1753-1819), Barbara Bear (1755-1844), Henry Baer (1755-1836), Anna Maria Miller (1763-1841), John Cunningham (1783-1827), and Elizabeth Baer (1791-1853);
Group of men from the Old Time Boxer Association at grave of Charles Reiker. Joe Buch is fourth from left. Others identified: Johnny Hauck, second from left; Earl Rebman, fifith from left; Willie Siple, Rosey Stoy and Tim Droney, front and center; Walter Gephart, second from right; and Herbert Beck, third from left.
Provenance
Transferred from MG0658 The William J. Buch Papers, 6 October 2017.
