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Agathon on divine worship; being a summary of the most essential doctrines of the new Christian church, viewed in the light of revelation by the eye of reason. A manual for reflecting philanthropic minds. Its substance extracted from the voluminous writings of an eminent and enlightened scribe of Lord, and orderly arranged

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo15642
Date of Publication
1812.
Call Number
090 L244e 1812a
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Responsibility
Translated from the German original manuscript.
Place of Publication
Lancaster [Pa.]
Publisher
Printed and sold by Joseph Ehrenfried,
Date of Publication
1812.
Physical Description
xv, [17]-188 p. ; 18 cm.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
090 L244e 1812a
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Andiron

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Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
W.1935.072.001 - 002
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Collection
Wheatland
Description
American Empire brass andirons date to c. 1847-1850. The brass uprights feature small elongated ball-shaped finials with ring-turnings. The top finials surmount larger elongated ball-shaped finials with ring-turnings that surmount octagonal-shaped columns supported by raised scroll bases on ball feet and a wrought iron back for holding logs.
Year Range From
1847
Year Range To
1850
Storage Location
Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Northwest Bedchamber
Storage Wall
West Wall
Storage Cabinet
Fireplace Hearth
Subcategory
Temperature Control Device
Object Name
Andiron
Material
Brass, Iron
Height (in)
19.25
Length (in)
21
Width (in)
9.5
Condition
Excellent
Condition Date
2023-02-07
Object ID
W.1935.072.001 - 002
Accession Number
W.1935.072
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Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
W.32.22.2
Date Range
unknown
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Collection
Wheatland
Description
Brass fronts with iron bar back support. Ring-turned shape front that ends in two curved legs with ball feet.
Provenance
Willson Estate Sale- Foundation
Date Range
unknown
Last Owner
Willson family
Subcategory
Temperature Control Device
Object Name
Andiron
Material
Iron, Brass
Height (in)
14.125
Length (in)
13.937
Width (in)
7.875
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2003-12-19
Object ID
W.32.22.2
Accession Number
W.32.22
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Andiron

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Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
W.36.22.2
Date Range
unknown
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Collection
Wheatland
Description
Brass fronts with iron bar back support. Ring-turned shaped front, ending in two curved legs with ball feet.
Provenance
Willson [purchased at Willson estate sale 1936]
Date Range
unknown
Last Owner
Willson family
Storage Location
Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Northeast Bedchamber
Subcategory
Temperature Control Device
Object Name
Andiron
Material
Brass, Iron
Height (in)
14.125
Length (in)
13.937
Width (in)
7.875
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2003-12-19
Object ID
W.36.22.2
Accession Number
W.36.22
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Andiron

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Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
W.1949.004.001
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Collection
Wheatland
Description
This pair of American Empire brass andirons feature large turned finials with a mushroom cap. The finials surmount small canisters with turnings at the top and base. The uprights are supported by raised scroll bases on ball feet and a wrought iron back for holding logs.
Year Range From
1835
Year Range To
1840
Storage Location
Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Northeast Bedchamber
Storage Wall
East Wall
Storage Cabinet
Fireplace Hearth
Subcategory
Temperature Control Device
Object Name
Andiron
Material
Brass, Iron
Height (in)
18.125
Width (in)
10.25
Depth (in)
18.375
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2022-11-01
Object ID
W.1949.004.001
Notes
Donated by Miss Herr from her sister's estate sale (Mrs. John Malone)
Credit
Estate of Mrs. John A. Malone
Accession Number
W.1949.004
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Andiron

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Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
W.1949.004.002
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Collection
Wheatland
Description
This pair of American Empire brass andirons feature large turned finials with a mushroom cap. The finials surmount small canisters with turnings at the top and base. The uprights are supported by raised scroll bases on ball feet and a wrought iron back for holding logs.
Storage Location
Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Northeast Bedchamber
Storage Wall
East Wall
Storage Cabinet
Fireplace Hearth
Subcategory
Temperature Control Device
Object Name
Andiron
Material
Brass, Iron
Height (in)
18.125
Width (in)
10.25
Depth (in)
18.375
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2022-11-01
Object ID
W.1949.004.002
Notes
Donated by Miss Herr from her sister's estate sale (Mrs. John Malone)
Credit
Estate of Mrs. John A. Malone
Accession Number
W.1949.004
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Collection
Lancaster Electric, Light, Heat and Power Company Collection
Title
Lancaster Electric, Light, Heat and Power Company Collection
Object ID
MG0136
Date Range
1844-1911
South, Side 4 Scope and Content Note: The Lancaster Electric Light, Heat and Power Company Collection contains the contracts and specifications for building the Slackwater, Rock Hill and Wabank plant to generate electricity for the Lancaster area. There are lists of costs to provide lighting for the
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Lancaster Electric, Light, Heat and Power Company Collection
Title
Lancaster Electric, Light, Heat and Power Company Collection
Description
The Lancaster Electric Light, Heat and Power Company Collection contains the contracts and specifications for building the Slackwater, Rock Hill and Wabank plant to generate electricity for the Lancaster area. There are lists of costs to provide lighting for the Millersville State Normal School. There is also a list of residents in Lancaster city using incandescent lamps in 1901.
Date Range
1844-1911
Year Range From
1844
Year Range To
1911
Date of Accumulation
1844-1911
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 04
People
Brenneman, Joseph P.
Burke, Susanna
Campbell, Amos
Stark, Kate
Subjects
Electric industries
Electricity
Search Terms
Blueprints
Contracts
Correspondence
Edison Electric Company
Finding aids
Generators
Keller and Hook
Lamps
Lancaster
Lancaster Electric Light, Heat and Power Company
Legislation
Letters
Lighting
Manuscript groups
Millersville State Normal School
Ordinances
Pennsylvania Water and Power Company
Platt Iron Company
Proposals
Rock Hill Power Plant
Slackwater Power Plant
Specifications
Stanley Electric Manufacturing Company
Sturgass Governor Engineering
Transformers
Turbines
Wabank Power Plant
Extent
1 box, 28 folders, .5 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0136
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Original documents may be used by researchers--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit or request at Reference Desk.
Copyright
Collection items may be photographed. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at Research@LancasterHistory.org.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Persons wishing to publish any material from this site must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
MG-136
Classification
MG0136
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Added to database 13 January 2022.
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Archive

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Collection
George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, Series 5
Title
George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, Series 5 Lamps and Lighting
Object ID
MG0545_Series05
Date Range
1834-1895
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Collection
George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, Series 5
Title
George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, Series 5 Lamps and Lighting
Description
The documents in MG0545 Series 5 pertain to providing street lighting around Lancaster City. Series begins in 1834 with the City Council receiving bids for oil to burn in street lamps and concludes in 1895 with an invoice from the Citizens' Electric, Heat and Power Co. This series also includes invoices for parts, payment receipts for various labors connected to the city power system, petitions to have lamps installed or removed, and bids from companies to receive the city contract to provide citizens of Lancaster with light.
System of Arrangement
This collection is organized into series by subject:
Series 1 Market Houses
Series 2 Fire Department
Series 3 Bridges
Series 4 Railroads
Series 5 Lamps and Lighting
Series 6 Relief Fund
Series 7 Administrative Records
Date Range
1834-1895
Year Range From
1834
Year Range To
1895
Date of Accumulation
1834-1895
Creator
Lancaster (Pa.)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 11
People
Algier, Michael
Althouse, Henry
Baumgardner, Henry
Bietz, Jacob
Blickenderfer, R.
Brown, George W.
Brown, Theodore
Carpenter, Dr.
Corcoran, Hugh
Cosgrove, Johannes
Ecinaras, C.
Ernst, George, Jr.
Fairer, A.
Flick, John
Frain, Davis M.
Gable, Jacob
Garber, Abraham
Geiger, E.
Getz, Elleanor
Hambright, Henry
Harman, Daniel
Hawthorn, H. C.
Henry, J.
Hess, Josiah
Hildebrand, Casper
Hildebrand, Henry
Howister, Ken
Kautz, Jacob F.
Kerfoot, George B
Lamparter, Ehrhart
Lamparter, Elizabeth
Lamparter, Mrs.
Long, John F.
Mackley, J. R.
Magendabler, John
Mathiot, John
McCuhley, J.
Mefsenkop, John
Miller, Herman
Morningstar, Jacob
Morton, William
Oberman, J.
Raub, M.
Renard, Henry
Richard, Luther
Ringwalt, A. S.
Sanderson, George
Schaeffer, Bartram
Schaum, Henry
Schaum, John P.
Sewars, William
Simpson, Jacob G.
Skiles, John D.
Smith, John
Sturgis, B. R.
Tyle, Henry
Wagner, J. Jacob
Werz, Jacob
Wiley, John
Yeisley, George
Subjects
Lamps
Street lighting
Business records
Lancaster (Pa.)
Search Terms
Boon and Cockley
Business records
Citizens' Electric Light
Contracts
Coonley and Woodward
Finding aids
Gable and Company
Heat and Power Company
Heintish and Carter House
Heupel and Huber
Invoices
Isaac Diller and Sons
John Bush and Son
Lamp Committee
Lamps
Lancaster City Waterworks
Lancaster Gas Light and Fuel Company
Manuscript groups
Morris Tasker and Company
Ordinances
Pennsylvania Globe Gas Light Company
Pinkerton and Slaymaker
Proposals
Receipts
Shenk and Long
State Electric Lighting Company
Street lighting
Extent
1 box, 17 folders, .25 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0545_Series05
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory
Related Item Notes
Lancaster City Archives
George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, MG0545
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions. Original documents may be used. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org prior to visit.
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
MG-545, Series 5
Other Number
MG-545, Series 5
Classification
MG0545
Description Level
Series
Custodial History
Note: These documents are mostly administrative records, not permanent records, and were likely purged by the city offices when they were no longer needed. We are fortunate that they survived as they contain details about Lancaster's past.
The collection was organized and rehoused by JP, Summer 2011; finding aid typed by KR, April 2012.
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Bellows

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Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
W.1965.421.012
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Collection
Wheatland
Description
Fabricated from wood, leather and brass; like many residential bellows it is decorated. This one has a hand-painted compote with fruit and foliate décor on a black background.
Storage Location
Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Northwest Bedchamber
Storage Wall
West Wall
Storage Cabinet
Fireplace Hearth
Subcategory
Temperature Control Device
Object Name
Bellows
Material
Brass/Leather/Wood
Length (cm)
44.45
Length (ft)
1.4583333333
Length (in)
17.5
Width (in)
6.75
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2022-11-07
Object ID
W.1965.421.012
Accession Number
W.1965.421
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Bellows

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Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
W.1995.042.001
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Collection
Wheatland
Description
Leather and wood bellows with floral designs painted on the sides. Designs are red, green, gold, and black. Brass tip.
Provenance
Cameron Lane Estate
to James Buchanan Foundation
LancasterHistory
Year Range From
1847
Year Range To
1850
Storage Location
Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Northeast Bedchamber
Storage Wall
East Wall
Storage Cabinet
Fireplace Hearth
Subcategory
Temperature Control Device
Object Name
Bellows
Material
Leather/Wood/Metal/Brass
Length (in)
17.5
Width (in)
6.75
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2023-02-09
Object ID
W.1995.042.001
Notes
Part of estate bequest from Cameron E. Lane of Lititz, PA
Accession Number
W.1995.042
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