Button from 1929 Lancaster County Fireman's Association Convention in LItitz, PA. Printed "9th Convention The Lancaster County Fireman's Ass'n Lititz ,Pa. June 8, 1929." Hole in center bottom of button with a metal wire ring holding a brown metal pretzel (1.5 w x 1.25 h) Plain white paper insert in back of button.
Souvenir Badge--button pin and ribbon. Top has red rose in middle and reads "Official Souvenir / Red Rose City". Badge is red, white, and blue with gold letters and reads "53rd. Encampment, Department of PA. G.A.R. Lancaster, PA. June 9, 1919".
Grand Army of the Republic badge. "In Union There Is Strength" on top pin. "D. H. Nissley Post, No. 478 / G. A. R. / Mount Joy, PA." G.A.R. emblem in center of badge. Badge is black with gold letters and gold braided trim on bottom with metal fringes.
Civil War veteran badge, Grand Army of the Republic. Button pin with G.A.R. emblem on top. "In Memoriam / Brandywine / Post No. 54 / Coatesville, PA." Black with silver border and gold letters.
Grand Army of the Republic souvenir badge. Top pin has eagle and cannons with text: "1917 / Souvenir". Bottom oval has scene with waterfalls and a cityscape with text around: "Genesee Falls Rochester, N. Y." Also has "G. A. R." on it.
Grand Army of the Republic souvenir badge. Eage pin on top with word "Souvenir." Red white and blue ribbon piece in the middle. Cross at bottom with G.A.R. star in middle. "45th Nat'l Encampment / Rochester, N.Y." "G.A.R. / 1911" "Aug. / 21-26". The Lord's Prayer is inscribed on back of the G.A.R. star.
Set of dark wooden candlesticks. "These candlesticks Mr. William Mellor who was then superintendent of the Thaddeus Stevens Industrial School Lanc. Pa. - Presented to Judge Charles I. Landis March 4, 1921 ["I give both to the Lancaster Historical Society J(?) Landis"] The Mahoganey is from handrail of stairs in home of The Honorable Thaddeus Stevens ["4th"] South Queen St.
Epaulets (2) and case. Object ID changed to 1956.009.3
Case: Sheet iron construction, bean shaped case with internal support for epaulets, painted black. Central bail handle on hinged lid with hasp type clasp at front.
Epaulets A & B: Gold, brass, silk.
**** Note: Appears to be epaulets described in 1956.009 and belonging to General John Fulton Reynolds. See object file for additional information.
