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Collection
John Hoff Records
Title
John Hoff Records
Object ID
MG0572
Date Range
1797-1817
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Collection
John Hoff Records
Title
John Hoff Records
Description
This collection contains records from John Hoff's clockmaking business. The account book, 1800-1816, shows the new clocks made in Lancaster and his clients. There is also a treasurer's account for Trinity Lutheran Church, 1816-1817. The flute book, 1797-1799, contains the music for Hoff's musical clocks.
Date Range
1797-1817
Creation Date
1797-1817
Year Range From
1797
Year Range To
1817
Creator
Hoff, John
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 12
People
Hoff, John
Keller, Kate Van Winkle
Wood, Stacy B. C.
Subjects
Business records
Clock and watch makers
Clock chime music
Search Terms
Business records
Clocks
Correspondence
Letters
Clock and watch makers
Clock chime music
Music
Finding aids
Manuscript groups
Extent
1 box, 2 folders, .2 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English, German
Object ID
MG0572
Related Item Notes
Images of New Instructions for the German Flute are in the Photograph Collections: John Hoff Flute Album, A-49-01-01 to A-49-01-143
John Hoff Flute Album, A-49-01-01 to A-49-01-143
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions.
Copyright
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Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
MG-572
Classification
MG0572
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Organized and finding aid prepared by HST, March 2013
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Arms makers of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

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Author
Wood, Stacy B. C.
Date of Publication
1991
Call Number
683 W879
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Responsibility
Stacy B.C. Wood, Jr. and James Biser Whisker
Author
Wood, Stacy B. C.
Place of Publication
Bedford, PA
Publisher
Old Bedford Village Press
Date of Publication
1991
Physical Description
142 p. ill. 28 cm.
Subjects
Firearms industry and trade - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
683 W879
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Clockmakers and watchmakers of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

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Author
Wood, Stacy B. C.
Date of Publication
1995.
Call Number
681 W879c
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Responsibility
Stacy B.C. Wood, Jr.
ISBN
1883294290
Author
Wood, Stacy B. C.
Place of Publication
Elverson, PA, U.S.A
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1995.
Physical Description
75 p. : ill., map ; 29 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 72-74).
Subjects
Clock and watch makers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Clock and watch making - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Additional Corporate Author
Lancaster County Historical Society (Pa.)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
681 W879c
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A genealogy of Martin Shreiner, clockmaker, and his descendants

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Author
Wood, Stacy B. C.
Date of Publication
1995.
Dec 1843 (ADS) d. 19 May 1912 (ADS) bur. Marietta Cemetery, Marietta, Pa. (ADS) m. 1861 Alexander Sargent, cooper, son of Samuel and Elizabeth Sargeant (sic) (1850 Census, Lancaster Co., Pa., Reel 787, p. 410) �b. 1842/43 (ADS) d. 22 Jun 1889 (ADS) bur. Marietta Cemetery, Marietta, Pa. (ADS) 6.8.4.1
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by Stacy B. C. Wood, Jr.
Author
Wood, Stacy B. C.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1995.
Physical Description
19-48 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 97, no. 1
Subjects
Shreiner, Martin, - 1767-1866.
Clocks and watches - Pennsylvania.
Clock and watch makers - Pennsylvania.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 97, number 1 (1995), p. 19-48Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.97
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The Gumpf Family of Lancaster Boro revisited

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Author
Wood, Stacy B. C.
Date of Publication
1992.
before as a coauthor of the 1991 book Arms Makers of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, he is perhaps best known for his previous articles in the Journal about the County's clockmakers and his 1977 book Clockmakers of Lancaster County and Their Clocks 1750- 1850. He is the former administrator of the
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by Stacy B.C. Wood, Jr.
Author
Wood, Stacy B. C.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1992.
Physical Description
[80]-96 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 94, no. 3
Subjects
Gumpf Family.
Firearms industry and trade - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 94, number 3 (1992), p. 80-96Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.94
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The Hoff Family : master clockmakers of Lancaster Borough

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Author
Wood, Stacy B. C.
Date of Publication
1977
The Hoff Family: Master Clock- makers of Lancaster Borough by Stacy B. C. Wood, Jr. On August 24, 1765, Johann Georg Hoff, his wife and their two- year-old daughter arrived in Philadelphia after a voyage across the At- lantic on the ship "Polly."1 He was not the first Hoff to arrive in Phila
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Responsibility
by Stacy B.C. Wood, Jr.
Author
Wood, Stacy B. C.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1977
Physical Description
[169]-225 p.: ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 81, no. 4
Subjects
Hoff, John George, - 1733-1816.
Hoff family.
Clock and watch makers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 81, number 4 (1977), p. 169-225Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.81
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A John Eberman legacy : eight Lancaster, Pa. clockmakers

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Author
Wood, Stacy B. C.
Date of Publication
1987.
: Penna. German Society, 1934, Vol. 1, pp. 73, 74, 77. 7. Ibid., p. 74 8. Wood, Stacy B.C., Jr. & Kramer, Stephen E., III, Clockmakers of Lancaster County and Their Clocks 1750-1850, New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., 1977, pp. 11, 13.. 9. "Marriage Records," Lancaster Moravian Church, Bk. I, Marriage
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Responsibility
by Stacy B.C. Wood, Jr.
Author
Wood, Stacy B. C.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1987.
Physical Description
90-127 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 91, no. 3
Subjects
Eberman family.
Clock and watch makers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Clock and watch making - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 91, number 3 (1987), p. 90-127Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.91
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Martin Shreiner : from clocks to fire engines

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Author
Wood, Stacy B. C.
Date of Publication
1994.
of John Eberman. In addition, he contributed an article about the Lancaster gunsmiths, the Gumpf family. His book, Clockmakers of Lancaster County and Their Clocks 1750-1850 with photography by Stephen E. Kramer III and a section on Lancaster County clock cases by John J. Snyder, Jr., was published
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Responsibility
by Stacy B.C. Wood, Jr.
Author
Wood, Stacy B. C.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1994.
Physical Description
[114]-137 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 96, no. 4
Subjects
Schreiner family.
Shreiner, Martin, - 1767-1866.
Clocks and watches - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Fire engines - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 96, number 4 (1994), p. 114-137Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.96
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Possible Joseph Gorgas tall case clock located

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Author
Wood, Stacy B. C.
Date of Publication
1973.
Clocks: Their Making and Their Makers in Lancaster County" Papers of the Lancaster County Historical Society Vol. XLIII, No. 5 (1939) 2 Eckhardt, George H. Pennsylvania Clocks and Clockmakers: An Epic of Early American Science, Industry and Craftmanship, New York: Devin- Adir 1955. SOME RECENT SALES OF
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Alternate Title
Clock and watchmakers of Lancaster County, 1750-1850
Responsibility
by Stacy B. C. Wood, Jr., certified clockmaker.
Author
Wood, Stacy B. C.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1973.
Physical Description
[171]-182 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 77, no. 4
Subjects
Gorgas, Joseph, - 1770-
Clock and watch makers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Clock and watch making - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 77, number 4 (1973), p. 171-182Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.77
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Print, Photographic

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Collection
Discover Lancaster Photograph Collection
Object ID
DL-02-08-27
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Discover Lancaster Photograph Collection
Description
Stacy B. C. Wood at the Watch and Clock Museum in Columbia, Lancaster County.
Provenance
Photographs and slides donated by Discover Lancaster/Pennsylvania Dutch Country Visitors Bureau, June 2016.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Wood, Stacy B. C.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Clock and Watch Museum
Place
Columbia
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
8 x 10 inches
Object ID
DL-02-08-27
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