Plain fabric banner with outline, in red, of a badge with blue compass and corner rule providing an opening for a right upper arm holding a small sledge hammer. At the base of the banner are blue letters, "Jr. O.U.A.M." for the Junior Order of United American Mechanics, an American fraternal order that began as a youth affiliation of the Order of U.A.M.
(Concord School in the Germantown area of Philadelphia is the birthplace of the Junior Order of United American Mechanics.)
Date Range
Circa 1923
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 4
Storage Cabinet
Unit 19
Storage Shelf
Shelf 2
Storage Container
Box 0249
Object Name
Banner
Length (cm)
62.23
Length (ft)
2.0416666667
Length (in)
24.5
Width (cm)
46.6725
Width (ft)
1.53125
Width (in)
18.375
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2023-11-20
Condition Notes
Dirty overall. Heavy liquid stains near bottom edge. Three raw edges: Side edges are ragged with some holes on right edge.
Dispatch case of Major John Hubley; walnut construction.
On top, inlay shell in an oval with green background, all within an 2 fine-line band border. Metal outlined key on front center. 2 movable metal handles, one on each end. Entire wood panel in lid folds out to reveal a mirror secured by a swivel tab. A metal ring for pulling panel down/ Circular inlay designs on green background in center of closed lid portion. Intricate spiral adorn edges of all 8 sections and green felt-lined tray. 2 narrow divisions hold slide-in tops with metal pull rings fit into compartment. Portion that holds 2 small drawers can be lifted out to reveal .5" storage area. The entire lower portion can be lifted out. Bottom covered with black felt.
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.
Corn knife used by one of the Black resistors in the Christiana Riot on September 11, 1851. Wrought iron long curved blade of 19.5" is fitted into oak or ash turned handle rounded terminal end. Tang of blade extends through length of handle and protrudes at terminal where it is clinched.
The Christiana Resistance resulted from the efforts of a Maryland slave holder to claim fugitives hiding in the home of Willam Parker, a free black man living in Chritiana, PA. This corn knife was used by one of the black resistors during this confict. The bloody confrontation, occurring in September of 1851, resulted in the death of Edward Gorsuch, the slaveholder, and the escape of William Parker and the fugitive slaves to freedom in Canada.
Large iron box lock from Conestoga Cotton Mill #3 gate. Very long rectangular box has four screw holes for securing to gate and two very small butt hinges attached with screws to back edge. A projecting hollow key escutcheon is riveted to front of box about 5" from one end. Key would be inserted into lock through escutcheon.
In addition, there is an iron latch plate with L-shaped projection mounted onto face of plate, for receiving a lift latch bar. It has five screw holes for mounting on gate.
Depth or thickness is box lock only. Overall thickness including projecting handle holder is 3".
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2014-10-07
Condition Notes
Expected strong weathering, resulting in surface pitting, rust, white paint residue and 3 significant cracks branching out from one screw hole near latch holder. Latch plate is extremely worn with apparent missing sections. L-shaped projection has lost its original surface due to grinding. Interior of box lock also ground away in sections.
Before the Lincoln Memorial was constructed, the nation memorialized Abraham Lincoln with the Lincoln Highway, which now stretches across Lancaster County as Route 462. Inspired by the Good Roads Movement, the Lincoln Highway was formally dedicated Oct. 31, 1913. The Lincoln Highway became affectionately know as "The Main Street Across America."
A pen with tag marked "This pen was used to sign the intercounty resolutions for the Grand Jury . The first official papers from the construction of the Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge April 16 1926 / S. G. Zimmerman / Presented to Pauline Benedict" in an envelope marked "Presented to Miss Pauline Benedict / By / S. G. Zimmerman / Chairman of Lanc Co Comm".
Brass-colored nib is marked "DE HAAN'S ALUMINUM PEN No. 33" and is inserted into a turned wood penholder with open end fitted with metal insert to receive nib. Finished wood holder shaped with a swell and taper toward opposite end from nib, coming to a point. A 2-inch section adjacent to nib has fine grooves to provide better grip of pen.
Bridge construction began in 1929 & opened Sept. 30, 1930. Originally called the Lancaster-York Intercounty Bridge.
Nib has ink residue underneath. Holder has five cracks of .5"-.75" in length at nib end. Small splinters missing or worn off in grooved end. Moderately ink-stained and soiled.
