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Collection
George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, Series 5
Title
George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, Series 5 Lamps and Lighting
Object ID
MG0545_Series05
Date Range
1834-1895
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Collection
George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, Series 5
Title
George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, Series 5 Lamps and Lighting
Description
The documents in MG0545 Series 5 pertain to providing street lighting around Lancaster City. Series begins in 1834 with the City Council receiving bids for oil to burn in street lamps and concludes in 1895 with an invoice from the Citizens' Electric, Heat and Power Co. This series also includes invoices for parts, payment receipts for various labors connected to the city power system, petitions to have lamps installed or removed, and bids from companies to receive the city contract to provide citizens of Lancaster with light.
System of Arrangement
This collection is organized into series by subject:
Series 1 Market Houses
Series 2 Fire Department
Series 3 Bridges
Series 4 Railroads
Series 5 Lamps and Lighting
Series 6 Relief Fund
Series 7 Administrative Records
Date Range
1834-1895
Year Range From
1834
Year Range To
1895
Date of Accumulation
1834-1895
Creator
Lancaster (Pa.)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 11
People
Algier, Michael
Althouse, Henry
Baumgardner, Henry
Bietz, Jacob
Blickenderfer, R.
Brown, George W.
Brown, Theodore
Carpenter, Dr.
Corcoran, Hugh
Cosgrove, Johannes
Ecinaras, C.
Ernst, George, Jr.
Fairer, A.
Flick, John
Frain, Davis M.
Gable, Jacob
Garber, Abraham
Geiger, E.
Getz, Elleanor
Hambright, Henry
Harman, Daniel
Hawthorn, H. C.
Henry, J.
Hess, Josiah
Hildebrand, Casper
Hildebrand, Henry
Howister, Ken
Kautz, Jacob F.
Kerfoot, George B
Lamparter, Ehrhart
Lamparter, Elizabeth
Lamparter, Mrs.
Long, John F.
Mackley, J. R.
Magendabler, John
Mathiot, John
McCuhley, J.
Mefsenkop, John
Miller, Herman
Morningstar, Jacob
Morton, William
Oberman, J.
Raub, M.
Renard, Henry
Richard, Luther
Ringwalt, A. S.
Sanderson, George
Schaeffer, Bartram
Schaum, Henry
Schaum, John P.
Sewars, William
Simpson, Jacob G.
Skiles, John D.
Smith, John
Sturgis, B. R.
Tyle, Henry
Wagner, J. Jacob
Werz, Jacob
Wiley, John
Yeisley, George
Subjects
Lamps
Street lighting
Business records
Lancaster (Pa.)
Search Terms
Boon and Cockley
Business records
Citizens' Electric Light
Contracts
Coonley and Woodward
Finding aids
Gable and Company
Heat and Power Company
Heintish and Carter House
Heupel and Huber
Invoices
Isaac Diller and Sons
John Bush and Son
Lamp Committee
Lamps
Lancaster City Waterworks
Lancaster Gas Light and Fuel Company
Manuscript groups
Morris Tasker and Company
Ordinances
Pennsylvania Globe Gas Light Company
Pinkerton and Slaymaker
Proposals
Receipts
Shenk and Long
State Electric Lighting Company
Street lighting
Extent
1 box, 17 folders, .25 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0545_Series05
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory
Related Item Notes
Lancaster City Archives
George and Rhonda Andreadis Collection of Lancaster City Records, MG0545
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions. Original documents may be used. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org prior to visit.
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
MG-545, Series 5
Other Number
MG-545, Series 5
Classification
MG0545
Description Level
Series
Custodial History
Note: These documents are mostly administrative records, not permanent records, and were likely purged by the city offices when they were no longer needed. We are fortunate that they survived as they contain details about Lancaster's past.
The collection was organized and rehoused by JP, Summer 2011; finding aid typed by KR, April 2012.
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Collection
Lancaster Electric, Light, Heat and Power Company Collection
Title
Lancaster Electric, Light, Heat and Power Company Collection
Object ID
MG0136
Date Range
1844-1911
South, Side 4 Scope and Content Note: The Lancaster Electric Light, Heat and Power Company Collection contains the contracts and specifications for building the Slackwater, Rock Hill and Wabank plant to generate electricity for the Lancaster area. There are lists of costs to provide lighting for the
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Lancaster Electric, Light, Heat and Power Company Collection
Title
Lancaster Electric, Light, Heat and Power Company Collection
Description
The Lancaster Electric Light, Heat and Power Company Collection contains the contracts and specifications for building the Slackwater, Rock Hill and Wabank plant to generate electricity for the Lancaster area. There are lists of costs to provide lighting for the Millersville State Normal School. There is also a list of residents in Lancaster city using incandescent lamps in 1901.
Date Range
1844-1911
Year Range From
1844
Year Range To
1911
Date of Accumulation
1844-1911
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 04
People
Brenneman, Joseph P.
Burke, Susanna
Campbell, Amos
Stark, Kate
Subjects
Electric industries
Electricity
Search Terms
Blueprints
Contracts
Correspondence
Edison Electric Company
Finding aids
Generators
Keller and Hook
Lamps
Lancaster
Lancaster Electric Light, Heat and Power Company
Legislation
Letters
Lighting
Manuscript groups
Millersville State Normal School
Ordinances
Pennsylvania Water and Power Company
Platt Iron Company
Proposals
Rock Hill Power Plant
Slackwater Power Plant
Specifications
Stanley Electric Manufacturing Company
Sturgass Governor Engineering
Transformers
Turbines
Wabank Power Plant
Extent
1 box, 28 folders, .5 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0136
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Original documents may be used by researchers--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit or request at Reference Desk.
Copyright
Collection items may be photographed. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at Research@LancasterHistory.org.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Persons wishing to publish any material from this site must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
MG-136
Classification
MG0136
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Added to database 13 January 2022.
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Bulb, Light

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Collection
Education Collection: Science, Medicine & Technology Collection
Object ID
E.1958.008.4
Date Range
1880
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Education Collection: Science, Medicine & Technology Collection
Description
Electric light bulb, Edison, 32C, New Type Bulb, 1880
Date Range
1880
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 1
Storage Cabinet
Unit 46
Storage Shelf
Shelf 2
Subcategory
Lighting Device
Object Name
Bulb, Light
Object ID
E.1958.008.4
Notes
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Accession Number
1958.008
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Bulb, Light

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/421cbe9a-6950-4151-874e-401215191184
Collection
History Collection: Events
Object ID
1978.011.4
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Collection
History Collection: Events
Description
Black bulb with a small yellow circle on top. "Wabash Blackout Unit for Blackout Lighting. Mfd by Wabash Appliance Corp. Brooklyn, NY."
Storage Location
LCHS / Willson Memorial Building
Storage Room
Guild Vault
Storage Wall
West Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 01
Storage Shelf
Shelf 2
Subcategory
Lighting Device
Object Name
Bulb, Light
Height (in)
4
Width (in)
2
Circumference (in)
6
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2007-06-12
Condition Notes
Bulb is dirty and black is somewhat faded. Label is nicely intact.
Object ID
1978.011.4
Accession Number
1978.011
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Collection
History Collection: Events
Object ID
1978.011.3
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Collection
History Collection: Events
Description
Black bulb with a small yellow circle on top. "Wabash Blackout Unit for Blackout Lighting. Mfd by Wabash Appliance Corp. Brooklyn, NY."
Storage Location
LCHS / Willson Memorial Building
Storage Room
Guild Vault
Storage Wall
West Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 01
Storage Shelf
Shelf 2
Subcategory
Lighting Device
Object Name
Bulb, Light
Height (in)
4
Width (in)
2
Circumference (in)
6
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2007-06-12
Condition Notes
Bulb is in good condition, but the label is worn at the edge, and the B on Blackout is gone.
Object ID
1978.011.3
Accession Number
1978.011
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Collection
History Collection: Events
Object ID
1978.011.2
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Collection
History Collection: Events
Description
Black bulb with a small yellow circle on top. "Wabash Blackout Unit for Blackout Lighting. Mfd by Wabash Appliance Corp. Brooklyn, NY."
Storage Location
LCHS / Willson Memorial Building
Storage Room
Guild Vault
Storage Wall
West Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 01
Storage Shelf
Shelf 2
Subcategory
Lighting Device
Object Name
Bulb, Light
Height (in)
4
Width (in)
2
Circumference (in)
6
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2007-06-12
Condition Notes
Bulb is very clean. Label is curling up at bottom edge.
Object ID
1978.011.2
Accession Number
1978.011
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Candelabrum

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Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
W.56.1.1
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Wheatland
Description
Round base with drop-like design in relief. Tapering neck to same molded design. Urn-like shape above which the arms attach, ribbed, to flat bases atop which sit urn-like candle holders. At center, atop urn is a flame-like shaped insert that can be remov
Storage Location
Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Middle Attic
Storage Wall
Room 1
Subcategory
Lighting Device
Object Name
Candelabrum
Height (in)
20.25
Width (in)
18.75
Diameter (in)
5.875
Object ID
W.56.1.1
Accession Number
W.56.1
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Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
W.56.1.2
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Collection
Wheatland
Description
Round base with drop-like design in relief. Tapering neck to same molded design. Urn-like shape above which the arms attach, ribbed, to flat bases atop which sit urn-like candle holders. At center, atop urn is a flame-like shaped insert that can be remov
Storage Location
LCHS / Willson Memorial Building
Storage Room
Middle Attic
Storage Wall
Room 1
Subcategory
Lighting Device
Object Name
Candelabrum
Height (in)
20.25
Width (in)
18.75
Depth (in)
5.875
Object ID
W.56.1.2
Accession Number
W.56.1
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Candlesnuffer

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Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
W.89.17
Date Range
Unknown
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Wheatland
Description
Scissors-like shape with pointed end (one) and hollow box with flattened 'blade' for cutting and extinguishing candle wick about one third up from pointed end. At finger holes and near end three knobs for hanging (?) attached at back. Some residue from c
Date Range
Unknown
Storage Location
Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Middle Attic
Storage Wall
Room 1
Storage Cabinet
Unit 08
Storage Shelf
Shelf 2
Subcategory
Lighting Device
Search Terms
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Object Name
Candlesnuffer
Material
Brass
Length (in)
6.875
Width (in)
2.25
Object ID
W.89.17
Accession Number
W.89.17
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Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
W.89.141
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Collection
Wheatland
Description
Scissor-like, dark (tarnished?) metal. Pins at finger-holes and near point are missing, holes remain. Box-like appenditure near point to snuff wick.
Subcategory
Lighting Device
Search Terms
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Object Name
Candlesnuffer
Material
Iron
Height (in)
1
Length (in)
6.75
Width (in)
2.313
Dimension Details
Width given is at widest point (finger-holes)
Object ID
W.89.141
Accession Number
W.89.141
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