Reproduced copies of seals of citizens of Lancaster County, Casts were taken from documents of the Lancaster County Courthouse - deeds, justice of the peace, notary public, personal. Includes Penn's Grant seal.
Gold paper (promoting the gold standard) political campaign ribbon, "Vote McKinley Citizens Ticket " with photos of McKinley and Crow below. Profile of McKinley: "Pennsylvania Will Head the County to Victory...Nov.3rd, 1896." Printed photo of Crow: "No Boss Shall Rule This Town!/ Alex Crow, Jr.
At bottom: "WEAR THIS ON ELECTION DAY/ Compliments of/ The Philadelphia Inquirer."
Purple political campaign ribbon of the "Republican League of Pennsylvania." R.L.U.S. A photo of the the delegate is printed on a white background is attached with red and white cords. In gold letters below: "Williamsport, 1892. Delegate."
Foldable eyeglasses with D-shaped blue-tinted lenses and similar side panel lenses. Worn by Amos Ellmaker (1787-1851) and are seen in portrait.
Provenance
Amos Ellmaker (1787-1851) wore these glasses, including during his sitting for accomplished Lancaster portrait painter Jacob Eichholtz. Amso graduated from Princeton before embarking on a long and successful career as both an officer in the army and a lawyer; rising to positions such as State Representative and Attorney General of the Commonwealth. Amos almost became a state senator as well, but lost to the future president, James Buchanan.