Black leather fire bucket with two metal D rings attached to top edge opposite of each other. Stenciled letters in gold on side of bucket read "G. W. Richenbach / Union." Crossed leather strips on bottom exterior of bucket.
Leather fire bucket . Painted black banner with yellow letters: "Farmer's Bank." has foliate designs on both ends of banner. "No. 9" is painted below banner in black. Stitched leather construction. Metal D rings and leather loops attach 1in wide leather handle and bucket. Tag found inside bucket: "Water Bucket of C W Richenbach Property of Union No 1". Tag is for 1931 Union Fire Company annual dinner. Tag is now in object file.
Black leather fire bucket. Two metal circles connect handle to bucket. Central section of handle is torn revealing 11 strands of twine that form the bundle inside the leather handle. Two additional bands across bottom exterior. "Wm Norris" in yellow or gold painted letters inside a curved banner.
Black leather fire bucket with hand stitched handle Repaired handle loop on one side is torn. Metal circles connect handle to bucket. On outside, painted in a light color and highlighted in black "Jacob * Ackerman Washington." Top opening of bucket is oval. Light is visible between stitches on side seam.
Black stitched leather fire bucket . Leather covered wooden ring forms rim. Two metal D rings attached to rim by leather loops hold leather handle. Painted decoration includes "Wm Norris" in yellow letters inside a curved banner outlined in pale yellow. Foliate designs flank the banner. Very faint letters below banner may read "Washington" although according to accession, the bucket was used by the Friendship Fire Co.
Bucket suffered much paint loss. One of the leather loops that holds the handle on the bucket is partially torn.
Object ID
1925.014.2
Notes
Sticker inside bucket identifies it as 1925.014.2, but accession record claims 1925.014.2 is an unmarked bucket used by Friendship Fire Co. This may or may not be the correct number/object match.
Black, stitched leather fire bucket. A leather loop holds one metal D ring to the rim of the bucket. Attached is a 1.5in piece of torn rope. THe second metal loop (detached) still contains a piece of rope covered by black leather with stitching. On outside is painted a curved banner with yellow letters "Lancaster Gaol," below is "No. 1." Crossed leather strips on exterior of base. Leather is worn off rim to expose wood underneath.
Fireman's Ax with blade on one end and pick on the other. Curved wooden handle fits into metal head. In black letters on handle "Schiffler Fire Company No. 7" Number 7 painted on both sides in center of ax head.
Heat sensitive fire alarm invented by Anthony Iske (1831-1920). Patented by Iske on Aug. 19,1890.
Inside the wooden case, on alarm mechanism/movement, printed in black ink: "J.A. Neiss, Sr." There is also the key to wind the alarm, loose on the floor of the holder.
Anthony Iske was born in France and immigrated to the U.S. in 1847. He moved to Lancaster in 1853 and became an American citizen in 1858. Along with his son, Albert, he held over 200 patents. Most notable of his inventions was the first meat-slicing machine, a model of which is in the collections of the Smithsonian Institution.
The Heat Motor was designed to turn the energy held by heated water into rotational movement. Heating the water in the trough would cause the air in the submerged cylinders to rise. As the engine began to turn, the cylinders would rise above the water, the air inside would cool, and the cylinders would fall on the opposing side, adding to the circular motion of the engine.
