Red fabric banner with folded-over open slots at both top and bottom edges. 3 evenly-spaced inch-wide slots at top for fabric ties. All machine stitching is in white thread. Large white letters W, P and A are stitched on an angle from upper left to lower right. A white '2" is stitched in the lower left corner.
The Works Progress Administration was a New Deal program created by President Roosevelt in 1935 to employ millions of Americans in public works projects and arts programs.
Date Range
Circa 1935
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 4
Storage Cabinet
Unit 19
Storage Shelf
Shelf 2
Storage Container
Box 0249
Object Name
Banner
Length (cm)
57.15
Length (ft)
1.875
Length (in)
22.5
Width (cm)
43.4975
Width (ft)
1.4270833333
Width (in)
17.125
Dimension Details
Slots for three ties at top. One empty, one partial tie on left and in middle is a full 17.5-inch-long tie.
Two brown buttons with "Landon" above a "G.O.P." elephant and "Knox" below. Buttons are pinned to yellow felt circles with scalloped/petal edges like flowers. Alf Landon (1887-1987) and Frank Knox (1874-1944) were Republican candidates for President and Vice-President in 1936.
Form: Hand-painted Rectangular porcelain Tray with gold plated, scallopped edge.
Artist Signature: none
Maker's Mark: "H & Co. / L"
Decoration: Vegetable motif with tomatoes, onions, beets and carrots in corners of tray against a warm, golden tan background and with a gold border band around entire edge of tray.
Set of three keys to the Conestoga Cotton Mill. Keys have oblong, pivoting heads. Attached note reads, ""Second" only Conestoge (sic) Cotton #3 Mill Gate Key in Existence."
Spring loaded metal frame for parachute made by Pennsylvania Scale Company and Eagle Parachute Company, Lancaster, PA . "This mechanism released a small chute which in turn released the mechanism in the main 'chute.
During WW II, The PA. Scale Company in Bareville, under a subcontract employed about 5 men to solder small pieces on the ends of this parachute opener. Eagle supplied the pieces and PA Scale Company did only the soldering. After this work was done, the openers were sent back to the North Queen factory for further assembly." (Written by George H. Harsh, Lititz, PA,)
Black and white felt pennant with emblem outlined in white containing a white diamond with 'LHS" in it. '19' is above and '3'3' is below. "Lancaster" appears on the length of the pennant with letter sizes becoming smaller to fit the tapering shape.
Date Range
1933
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 4
Storage Cabinet
Unit 18
Storage Shelf
Shelf 1
Storage Container
Box 0248
Object Name
Pennant
Material
Felt
Dimension Details
Triangular shape: tapers from 14 inches to 0 along 33.5 inches
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2023-11-20
Condition Notes
Moth holes throughout including along upper and lowe edges. Tip is ragged and almost severed.
Firemens Association of PA Ribbon and Medallion, 1932
Description
Red silk ribbon below a copper-colored badge: "The Firemen's Ass'n of Penna./ 53rd Convention/Oct. 4-6, 1932/ Lancaster, PA.: Hanging below the ribbon is another metal piece: "Washington" at top. To the left of a bust of Washington is "1732" and "1932" is on the right. On the reverse of the lower medallion: "George/ Washington/ Member of/ Friendship/ Fire Company/ Alexandria, Va./ 1773." Made by Bastion Bros. Co., Rochester, N.Y. Mounted on a card with printed information below: "Official medal of 53 Co./ Presented by Geo. F.K./ Erisman."
Widths: Of 12 Landis Reunion ribbons, 1 ribbon is 1-inch wide; 9 ribbons are 1.5 inches wide; 1 (in poor condition) is 2.25 inches wide; 1 is 2.75 inches wide.
Red ribbon with silver printing for "Visitor/ (Pa. State Seal)/ Fifth Annual/ State/ Convention/ of/ Associated/ Master Barbers/ of Pennsylvania/ Oct. 4-5, 1931/ Hotel Brunswick/ Lancaster, PA." Metal badge at top with pin on back. Paper insert reads: "D. Strickler/ (Esq.)/ Lancaster/ Pa." Made by Erisman, Lancaster, Pa.
