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.
Voting box, nailed butt joint construction, pine, original varnish finish, in gold lettering, "Post 118 / GAR / Swamp Angel" Box fitted with bracket to hold miniature wooden cannon barrel with original gold paint decoration, Canon swivels on bracket and has an extension that acts as a stopper for the hole where balls are placed into drawer to vote.
White painted wood ballot box with hinged lid with latch. Entire exterior surface is painted white with blue/white/red bar over slot in lid and Scene of earth surrounded by various flags painted on front.
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.
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.
