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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2003.001
Collection
General Collection
Description
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.
Written In ink on Left side panel, "Souder Items"
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
West Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 29
Storage Shelf
Shelf 1
Subcategory
Regulative & Protective T&E
Search Terms
Ballot boxes
Elections
Object Name
Box, Ballot
Material
Wood, Pine
Height (in)
8.25
Length (in)
12
Depth (in)
6
Condition Notes
Split in lid where hinge should be screwed into place.
Object ID
2003.001
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
1956.010.3
Date Range
March 4, 1921
Collection
General Collection
Description
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.
"Mr. William Mellor died Jan 13(?) 1923.
"Hon. Charles I. Landis died Mar 2(?) 1932
"Work executed by one of the school boys"
Date Range
March 4, 1921
Year Range From
1921
Year Range To
1921
Storage Location
LCHS / Willson Memorial Building
Storage Room
Museum North
Storage Wall
A2
Storage Cabinet
Unit 02
Storage Shelf
Shelf 3
People
Mellor, William
Landis, Charles I.
Stevens, Thaddeus
Subcategory
Lighting Device
Search Terms
Candlesticks
Schools
Stevens and Smith Center
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology
Object Name
Candlestick
Object ID
1956.010.3
Notes
details needed
Accession Number
1956.010
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2002.079.2
Date Range
1947
Collection
General Collection
Description
Packet of two cigars, Demuth "Golden Lion" and "Mia Querida" Packaged for the 162nd Anniversary Banquet of Masonic Lodge #43 Lancaster, 1947
Date Range
1947
Year Range From
1947
Year Range To
1947
Storage Location
LCHS / Willson Memorial Building
Storage Room
Guild Vault
Storage Wall
South Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 04
Storage Shelf
Shelf 3
Subcategory
Personal Gear
Search Terms
Cigars
Demuth's Tobacco Shop
Masonic Lodge No. 43
Anniversaries
Golden Lion (cigar)
Mia Querida (cigar)
Object Name
Cigar
Material
Tobacco
Height (in)
0.5
Length (in)
6
Width (in)
1.25
Object ID
2002.079.2
Accession Number
2002.079
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
1985.006.3
Collection
General Collection
Description
Small, double blade silver folding knife with repoussee (molded) design on outer plates. Large blade is hallmarked with a lion, an anchor, and a "G"
Collector
Louise B. Souder
Storage Location
LCHS / Willson Memorial Building
Storage Room
Guild Vault
Storage Wall
South Wall
Storage Cabinet
Cabinet 1
Subcategory
Personal Gear
Object Name
Knife, Pocket
Material
Silver
Length (in)
3
Width (in)
0.75
Depth (in)
0.25
Diameter (in)
1
Condition
Excellent
Condition Notes
Removed old pressure adhesive accession label. - 6/25/02 -BR
Object ID
1985.006.3
Accession Number
1985.006
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2002.041
Collection
General Collection
Description
Pocket knife with large and small blades, bottle opener, corkscrew, and awl.
Largest blade is stamped "Buchel"
Storage Location
LCHS / Willson Memorial Building
Storage Room
Guild Vault
Storage Wall
South Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 01
Storage Drawer
Drawer 01
Subcategory
Personal Gear
Object Name
Knife, Pocket
Material
Metal
Length (in)
3.5
Width (in)
1
Depth (in)
0.5
Condition
Good
Object ID
2002.041
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
2002.041
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
1975.017.1
Date Range
1910
Collection
General Collection
Description
Small pocket knife with 2 blades and mother of pearl outer case panels.
Date Range
1910
Year Range From
1910
Year Range To
1910
Storage Location
LCHS / Willson Memorial Building
Storage Room
Guild Vault
Storage Wall
South Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 01
Storage Drawer
Drawer 01
Subcategory
Personal Gear
Object Name
Knife, Pocket
Material
Metal
Length (in)
2.5
Diameter (in)
0.25
Condition Notes
Old Loc: OS / U1, SH2, B3
Original Pressure adhesiv labels removed. One read "75.17.7" The other, "75.17.1"
Object ID
1975.017.1
Accession Number
1975.017
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2002.047
Collection
General Collection
Description
Pocket knife with bone or antler exterior case plates. 3 small blades, no visible maker marks.
Storage Location
LCHS / Willson Memorial Building
Storage Room
Guild Vault
Storage Wall
South Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 01
Storage Drawer
Drawer 01
Subcategory
Personal Gear
Object Name
Knife, Pocket
Material
Metal
Length (in)
3.625
Diameter (in)
0.625
Condition Notes
Old Loc: OS / U1, SH2, B3
Object ID
2002.047
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
2002.047
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2-14-06-03
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Object Name
Negative
Collection
General Collection
Description
Part one of letter to John Cochran dated January 25, 1777.
Provenance
From the Slaymaker Collection
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Cochran, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Letters
Documents
Object Name
Negative
Print Size
8 x 10 inches
Object ID
2-14-06-03
Images
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2-14-06-04
  1 image  
Object Name
Negative
Collection
General Collection
Description
Part two of letter to John Cochran dated January 25, 1777.
Provenance
From the Slaymaker Collection
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Cochran, John
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Negatives
Letters
Object Name
Negative
Print Size
8 x 10 inches
Object ID
2-14-06-04
Images
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2-14-06-08
  1 image  
Object Name
Negative
Collection
General Collection
Description
Three framed documents: 1. Return of enslaved persons - Abraham Scott, b. February 4, 1795, son of Dinah Scott, belonging to Amos Slaymaker. 2. Letter from G. Washington dated October 7, 1779. 3. Members of Presbyterian Congregation of Pequea, 1795.
Provenance
From the Slaymaker Collection
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Scott, Abraham
Scott, Dinah
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Documents
Enslaved persons
Letters
Pequea Presbyterian Church
Negatives
Object Name
Negative
Print Size
8 x 10 inches
Object ID
2-14-06-08
Images
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