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Drawing

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Collection
Science, Medicine & Technology Collection
Title
Patent Drawing of a Stillmaking Apparatus
Object ID
2014.005
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Collection
Science, Medicine & Technology Collection
Title
Patent Drawing of a Stillmaking Apparatus
Description
Watercolor sketch of the equipment referred to in the patent for Jacob Weitzel's stillmaking apparatus
Signed on lower right: "J. F. Reigart Draugh.(ist?)
See MG0632 Folder 10 for patent; additional information in "Notes & Legal" tab.
Provenance
Patent and Drawing of Still, Gift of Dr. Richard A. Sauers, November 4, 2012.
Items were given to donor by Mrs. Rosine Weitzel Bucher, originally of Lancaster.
Year Range From
1832
Year Range To
1836
Creator
Reigart, J. F.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Cabinet
Cabinet 2
Storage Shelf
Shelf 4
Storage Container
Box 0523
People
Reigart, J. F.
Subcategory
Art
Object Name
Drawing
Condition
Good
Object ID
2014.005
Notes
MG0632, Folder 10. Jacob Weitzel's patent for stills with the signature of President Andrew Jackson, January 30, 1834. Much of the ink on the document has faded; the seal is intact. Also signed by U.S. Secretary of State Louis McLane and Attorney General B.F. Butler. Registered in the U.S. Patent Office, June 5, 1837.
Weitzel was a coppersmith in Lancaster.
Credit
Gift of Dr. Richard A. Sauers, In Memory of Rosine Bucher
Accession Number
2014.005
Other Number
MG0632
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Mortar

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/216a2513-7310-4efa-98ba-069435132602
Collection
Science, Medicine & Technology Collection
Title
Marble Mortar
Object ID
1942.010.2
Date Range
1830-1850
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Collection
Science, Medicine & Technology Collection
Title
Marble Mortar
Description
Large marble mortar with four ears. Mortar from Dr. Parry Drug Store.
Pressure Adhesive sticker on bottom reads, "Property of Miss Mary R. Cowell/ 127 E. Lemon St./ Lancaster, Penna."
Date Range
1830-1850
Year Range From
1830
Year Range To
1850
Collector
Miss Mary R. Cowell
Last Owner
Parry, Dr.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 1
Storage Cabinet
Unit 06
Storage Shelf
Shelf 4
Subcategory
Medical & Psychological T&E
Object Name
Mortar
Material
Marble
Height (in)
4.5
Width (in)
10
Diameter (in)
6.375
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2003-01-27
Object ID
1942.010.2
Accession Number
1942.010
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Pestle, Pharmaceutical

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Collection
Science, Medicine & Technology Collection
Title
Marble Pestle with Wooden Handle
Object ID
1942.010.4
Date Range
1830-1860
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Collection
Science, Medicine & Technology Collection
Title
Marble Pestle with Wooden Handle
Description
Marble Pestle with wooden handle attached together with brass ferule. Marked "3" on marble near brass band.
Date Range
1830-1860
Year Range From
1830
Year Range To
1860
Last Owner
Parry, Dr.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 1
Storage Cabinet
Unit 06
Storage Shelf
Shelf 4
Subcategory
Medical & Psychological T&E
Object Name
Pestle, Pharmaceutical
Material
Wood, Marble, Brass
Length (in)
8.375
Width (in)
2
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2023-10-26
Condition Notes
Marble end has been broken and mended. One side of wooden handle is heavily charred.
Object ID
1942.010.4
Accession Number
1942.010
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