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Collection
History Collection: Places & Spaces, Lancaster County Courthouse
Object ID
2002.102.3
Collection
History Collection: Places & Spaces, Lancaster County Courthouse
Description
"The Theory of Stenotypy"
Storage Location
LCHS / Willson Memorial Building
Storage Room
Guild Vault
Storage Wall
South Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 03
Storage Shelf
Shelf 1
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
courthouses
Object Name
Book
Material
Paper
Object ID
2002.102.3
Accession Number
2002.102
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Collection
History Collection: Places & Spaces, Lancaster County Courthouse
Object ID
2002.102.4
Collection
History Collection: Places & Spaces, Lancaster County Courthouse
Description
"The Set of the Sail"
Storage Location
LCHS / Willson Memorial Building
Storage Room
Guild Vault
Storage Wall
South Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 03
Storage Shelf
Shelf 1
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
courthouses
Object Name
Book
Material
Paper
Object ID
2002.102.4
Accession Number
2002.102
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Collection
History Collection: Places & Spaces, Lancaster County Courthouse
Object ID
2002.102.5
Collection
History Collection: Places & Spaces, Lancaster County Courthouse
Description
"Elementary Stenotype Reader"
Storage Location
LCHS / Willson Memorial Building
Storage Room
Guild Vault
Storage Wall
South Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 03
Storage Shelf
Shelf 1
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
courthouses
Object Name
Book
Material
Paper
Object ID
2002.102.5
Accession Number
2002.102
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Collection
History Collection: Places & Spaces, Lancaster County Courthouse
Object ID
1925.037
Collection
History Collection: Places & Spaces, Lancaster County Courthouse
Description
Inkwell made of blown glass encased in square block constructed of 3 laminated layers of cork. Paper pasted onto entire underside of stand reads, "Presented to the Lancaster County Hist. Scty. by Miss Ida V. Lipp. This Inkstand was used by William Lechler in the old Courthouse which stood in "Center Square," Lancaster, Pa."
Year Range From
1820
Year Range To
1850
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
North Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 04
Storage Drawer
Drawer 06
People
Lechler, William
Subcategory
Written Communication T&E
Search Terms
Courthouses
Object Name
Inkstand
Material
Glass, Cork
Height (in)
1.625
Length (in)
3
Width (in)
3
Condition
Good
Condition Notes
removed pressure adhesive label "29.37" upon cataloging. Ink residue in glass container. Top and sides dark with ink. Sides and corners worn.
Object ID
1925.037
Notes
It is presumed that William Lechler served in some official capacity in the Old City Hall. Unable to make positive identification through research by volunteer Greg Ziegler, 26 Oct 2017. There is more than one William Lechler. Various items found are:
- "Mr. J. William Lechler of (Lancaster) city" married Harriet H. Boyer. (Intel. Journal, 11 Apr
1866.
- Paid as juror serving in Court of Common Pleas on 16 Oct 1865 (Intel. Journal 4 Oct 1865)
- Paid as constable in 1822.
- Paid as petit or grand juror in 1823.
- Estate inventory 1902, Lanc. (b. 1826)
- There is a tailor in the 1882 City Directory
- There is a cooper who died 1830 in Lanc. City.
Find A Grave has:
- William Lechler b. 8 Sept 1806 d. 9 May 1881 buried in Lancaster Cemetery, plot 728.
- William Lechler b. 1826 d. 1902. Wife is Charlotte. Buried Woodward Hill Cemetery in
Section J, Lot 47.
Accession Number
1925.037
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Collection
History Collection: Places & Spaces, Lancaster County Courthouse
Object ID
1907.009
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Collection
History Collection: Places & Spaces, Lancaster County Courthouse
Description
Old Courthouse Key
Provenance
Journal minutes of Sept. 6, 1907, p. 267 of Vol. 11 record the Edward Zahm gift of the Centre Square Courthouse key used by Matthias Zahm, court crier and clock tender.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
West Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 29
Subcategory
Household Accessory
Object Name
Key
Object ID
1907.009
Credit
Gift of Edward Zahm
Accession Number
1907.009
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Collection
History Collection: Places & Spaces, Lancaster County Courthouse
Object ID
2002.102.1
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Collection
History Collection: Places & Spaces, Lancaster County Courthouse
Description
A) Stenotype Machine first used in the Lancaster County courthouse
B) Case for machine
C) Stand for Machine
Also referred to as a steno machine, shorthand machine, stenograph or steno writer.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 3
Storage Cabinet
Unit 18
Storage Shelf
Shelf 4
Storage Container
Box 0050
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Search Terms
courthouses
Object Name
Machine, Stenotype
Material
Metal, Plastic
Height (in)
5.25
Width (in)
10.75
Depth (in)
8.75
Condition
Excellent
Object ID
2002.102.1
Accession Number
2002.102
Images
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Collection
History Collection: Places & Spaces, Lancaster County Courthouse
Object ID
2002.102.2
Collection
History Collection: Places & Spaces, Lancaster County Courthouse
Description
Paper for use in Stenotype Machine
Storage Location
LCHS / Willson Memorial Building
Storage Room
Guild Vault
Storage Wall
South Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 03
Storage Shelf
Shelf 1
Subcategory
Written Communication T&E
Search Terms
courthouses
Object Name
Paper
Object ID
2002.102.2
Accession Number
2002.102
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