Dog bookends. 1. Front half of white dog with black spots shows round black nose, yellow glass eyes, stippled cheeks,ears and front legs. 2. Back portion of white dog with black spots with rear legs and tail. Dog halves are mounted on wood stained in dark brown.
Handcarved by Rev. Howard D. Bare.
Provenance
Rev. Howard D. Bare, affectionately called Lancaster's 'Whittling Preacher." "His hobby of carving humourous and sometimes satirical caricatures depicitng Lancaster farm lif, local and church history, and antics he observed from the pulpit, put him in much demand as a speaker." ( From newspaper obit, 8/30/51)
Bottle designed with a bulge at top to hold rising cream. Orange lettering on one side: Crown with "CT" and "Try our Golden Guernsey Homogenized Milk." On adjacent side says "Cream Top Dairy Lancaster, PA." In the glass around base states "sealed BCS/One Quart/Liquid/REC" On the bottom states "13238/1B/51"
