Broadside: Notice of Public Sale - 1 story brick dwelling, estate of Thomas M'Caslin. December 26, 1829, at 3 p.m. at public house of Bernard M'Gonigle.
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.
Ink drawing of "an arch erected by the patriotic citizens of W. King S. Lanc. in honor of the arrival of General G. M. Lafayette who visited this town July 27th 1825." G. B. xxxx
One-page advertisement for C.Hager & Co., dated September 29. Probably 1821..."Have just received and are now opening at their store at the corner of the marketplace"...the year the first store opened. "Dry Goods" in bold print with a list of a variety of fabrics, shawls, handerkerchiefs and "almost every other description of dry goods desirable" in addition to groceries are for sale. At the bottom juniper berries and Boston mackarel (sic) are listed.
(Christopher Hager: b. 7 Oct.1800; d. 15 April 1868)
Date Range
circa 1821
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Cabinet
Cabinet 2
Storage Shelf
Shelf 5
Storage Container
Box 0542
Object Name
Print
Height (cm)
24.13
Height (ft)
0.7916666667
Height (in)
9.5
Width (cm)
17.145
Width (ft)
0.5625
Width (in)
6.75
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2023-08-21
Condition Notes
Brown overall, darker along edges. Reverse is dark brown in wide area around edges.
Hanging balance scales with two brass dishes. Attached tag: "Miss Emma H. Ranck". Listed in original accession notes as "Assayers Scales" used specifically for weighing metals.
