One of 12 linen napkins. Square white damask cloth with two finished edges and two hemmed edges. Woven in white with cross-grain threads, central design circle of folded continuous ribbon with garlands of roses and bead-like strands 'hanging' from it. Embroidered 'B' at the corner of each napkin.
Red Rose Coin Club, Lancaster City Bureau of Police, 150th Anniversary
Description
1 set of 3 coins (two bronze & one silver) comemorating the 150th anniversary of the Lancaster City Bureau of Police; enclosed in plastic case with informational card; medal features Lancaster City police badge on the obverse and the club name and the date of 2015 on the reverse; separate black plastic stand.
Date Range
2015
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Cabinet
Cabinet 2
Storage Shelf
Shelf 1
Storage Container
Box 0005
Object Name
Coin, Commemorative
Object ID
2017.014.001
Notes
details needes
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Red Rose Coin Club, Blanche Nevin, Lancaster Sculptor
Description
1 set of 3 coins (two bronze & one silver) commemorating Blanche Nevin, Lancaster Sculptor; enclosed in plastic case with informational card; medal features likeness of Nevin on the obverse and the club name and the date of 2016 on the reverse; separte black plastric stand.
Date Range
2016
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Cabinet
Cabinet 2
Storage Shelf
Shelf 1
Storage Container
Box 0005
Object Name
Coin, Commemorative
Object ID
2017.014.002
Notes
details needes
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Original design for Armstrong World Industries created by Richard E. Morgan (husband and fellow employee of Carol Lease Morgan.)
Tempera paint on check paper. Geometric design of colored triangles.
Inscribed on reverse side is "#31" in two places; also hand-stamped with names and date: "Design Drawn 11/11/57 Designer Richard (Morgan)/ Drawing Given Stencil Dept. (no entry", with handwriting below: "Witness A.W. Hopkin(s)" Paper and names have been trimmed of at some later time.
One of a collection of designs and production samples created at the Styling Center of Armstrong World Industries.
Original design by Carol Lease Morgan for Armstrong World Industries.
Tempera paint on paper; mounted on thin cardboard. It has a 4-stencil 9-inch drop design for linoleum or stencil vinyl floor.
Inscribed on reverse side in pencil is "9/10/59" over "Carol Morgan." Below this in colored pencil is "LINOLEUM." The #23 is written in two corners.
This is the same design as G.08.12.04, although for a different product and process.
One of a collection of designs and production sample created at the Styling Center of Armstrong World Industries by Carol Lease Morgan (one created by Richard E. Morgan, husband and fellow employee.)
Original design by Carol Lease (Morgan) of Armstrong World Industries.
Tempera paint on manilla paper in a 4-stencil 9-inch straight drop design for linoleum or stencil vinyl floor. Four-block design with stylized foliate motifs on stippled background and an unpainted border/margin surrounding design.
Inscribed on reverse in pencil is "Carol Lease" over "10/13/58." #24 is written in two corners and #17 is written nearby.
One of a collection of designs and production sample created at the Styling Center of Armstrong World Industries by Carol Lease Morgan (one created by Richard E. Morgan, husband and fellow employee.)
Paper is mildly yellowed with significant foxing at outside edges in front and elsewhere on reverse side; very dark 1/2-inch-long streak of dark stain at edge near corner. Has multiple pin holes. Has small piece of corner missing.
Original design by Carol Lease (Morgan) of Armstrong World Industries.
Tempera paint on manilla paper in a 5-stencil 9-inch straight drop design for linoleum or stencil vinyl floor. Compass-drawn floral (?) design executed in dark colors with an unpainted border/margin at all four sides.
Inscribed on reverse in pencil is "Carol Lease" over "10/16/58." #25 is written in two corners and #17 is written nearby. Small column of the seven tempera paint colors used is painted on reverse.
One of a collection of designs and production sample created at the Styling Center of Armstrong World Industries by Carol Lease Morgan (one created by Richard E. Morgan, husband and fellow employee.)
Original design by Carol Lease (Morgan) of Armstrong World Industries.
Tempera paint on manilla paper in a 6-stencil 9-inch straight drop design for linoleum or embossed stencil vinyl floor. Stylized foliate (?) design of gold with red speckling on a ground of beige and cream speckles, all within geometric shapes (large octagon bordered with smaller squares). Unpainted border/margin at all four sides.
Inscribed on reverse in pencil is "Carol Lease" over "9/8/58." #26 is written in two corners.
One of a collection of designs and production sample created at the Styling Center of Armstrong World Industries by Carol Lease Morgan (one created by Richard E. Morgan, husband and fellow employee.)
Overall mild yellowing; liquid stain along length of right edge with light staining elsewhere. Multiple uses of white correction fluid within margins. Multiple pin holes.
"A.B. Rote & Co., Ornamental and Structural Iron and Steel Works" advertisement containing a list of work done by the company and address. A precise ink drawing (scale 1"= 1 ft.) of a sample ornamental iron gate is featured below the written information.
Items listed include: plain and ornamental iron fences, cellar grates, window guards, iron stairs, fire escapes, stable fittings, brass and iron grilles and railings, elevators enclosures, beams and girders, roof trusses and columns, bolts and anchors and erecting of structural steel works.
Black and white head shots of the 1959 "Bench and Bar of Lancaster County" in rows on stiff board. Photos with names beneath and the year admitted to the bar. 105 men and one woman, Anna E. Davis Mumma, admitted 1925. Three Court of Common please judges' photos are in the center.
