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Collection
Firefighting Collection
Title
Farmer's Bank Fire Bucket
Object ID
2006.999
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Collection
Firefighting Collection
Title
Farmer's Bank Fire Bucket
Description
Leather fire bucket . Painted black banner with yellow letters: "Farmer's Bank." has foliate designs on both ends of banner. "No. 9" is painted below banner in black. Stitched leather construction. Metal D rings and leather loops attach 1in wide leather handle and bucket. Tag found inside bucket: "Water Bucket of C W Richenbach Property of Union No 1". Tag is for 1931 Union Fire Company annual dinner. Tag is now in object file.
Year Range From
1830
Year Range To
1860
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 1
Storage Cabinet
Unit 07
Storage Shelf
Shelf 5
People
Richenbach, C. W.
Subcategory
Regulative & Protective T&E
Search Terms
Buckets
Farmers Bank of Lancaster
Fire buckets
Union Fire Company
Object Name
Bucket, Fire
Material
Leather
Height (in)
13.5
Diameter (in)
9
Dimension Details
Height including handle is 19in. Diameter of base is 5.375in.
Condition
Good
Condition Notes
Bottom is reinforced with 2 crossed leather straps.
Object ID
2006.999
Usage
Farmers Bank
Images
Less detail
Collection
Firefighting Collection
Title
Union Fire Company Belt Fragment
Object ID
2015.999.39
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Collection
Firefighting Collection
Title
Union Fire Company Belt Fragment
Description
Union Fire Company Leather insignia or emblem. Long strip of leather with curved ends, painted black with a .0625in gold border around edge. "UNION," 1.75in high letters, is painted in gold in the center. At both ends an 8.5in piece of cotton tape is sewn to the back and is drawn through a hole to the front.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 1
Storage Cabinet
Unit 07
Storage Shelf
Shelf 1
Storage Container
Box 0163
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Search Terms
Union Fire Company
Object Name
Insignia
Height (in)
7.875
Width (in)
18.625
Dimension Details
Width includes insignia only. Total width including ties is 17in.
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2015-12-10
Condition Notes
A tear on the back has been repaired with white fabric some time prior to 12/10/2015.
Object ID
2015.999.39
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
2015.999
Images
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Collection
Firefighting Collection
Title
Presentation Fire Trumpet
Object ID
1953.008.1
Date Range
1843
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Collection
Firefighting Collection
Title
Presentation Fire Trumpet
Description
Silver-plated speaking trumpet, engraved, "Presented by the La Fayette Hose Company of Baltimore to the Union Fire Company of Lancaster." Two decorative bands 8.5in apart encircle the horn with moveable wire rings to attach or suspend the horn. Embellished with flowers and leaves.
Trumpet is mounted on a base with mouthpiece now covered.
Date Range
1843
Year Range From
1843
Year Range To
1843
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 1
Storage Cabinet
Unit 07
Storage Shelf
Shelf 5
Subcategory
Sound Communication T&E
Subject
Union Fire Company
Object Name
Trumpet, Fire
Length (cm)
43.18
Length (ft)
1.4166666667
Length (in)
17
Diameter (in)
6.5
Dimension Details
Length: 17 5/8 inches
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2024-01-25
Condition Notes
Some black marks on base and side of trumpet. Some white areas, probably remnants of polish.
Object ID
1953.008.1
Notes
from the estate of the donor's wife, Mrs. Bertha Snyder Kinzer, d. of Edwin E. Snyder, V.P. of the Union Fire Company 1873-1879
Credit
Gift of Hon. J. Roland Kinzer
Accession Number
1953.008
Images
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