LancasterHistory Research Collections

Collection

Decorative Arts Collection: Base Metals

Description

Commercially made doughnut cutter with handle, made of tinned sheet iron. Sides comprise round cutter with additional concentrically positioned cutter (1 1/8" diameter) nearer center. Domed top has two air holes. Strap handle bent in angular shape has terminals soldered to sides of top.

Date Range

Early 20th c.

Storage Location

LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room

DAC

Storage Wall

Island 5

Storage Cabinet

Unit 46

Subcategory

Food Processing T&E

Object Name

Cutter, Doughnut

Material

Tinned Sheet Iron

Height (in)

2.25

Diameter (in)

2.75

Condition

Good

Condition Date

2014-07-11

Condition Notes

Little evidence of use. Light corrosion overall.

Object ID

1968.004.3

Notes

details needed

Accession Number

1968.004

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Collection

Decorative Arts Collection: Base Metals

Description

Sheet iron spice grater. Grate with hinged lid.

Storage Location

LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room

DAC

Storage Wall

North Wall

Storage Cabinet

Unit 04

Storage Drawer

Drawer 01

Subcategory

Food Processing T&E

Object Name

Grater, Spice

Object ID

1971.046.6

Notes

details needed

Accession Number

1971.046

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Collection

Decorative Arts Collection: Base Metals

Title

Silvius Copper Teakettle

Description

Hand wrought copper teakettle, brazed spout, brazed bottom, copper handle attached with riveted hinges. Handle is stamped, "Silvius" 2-part lid with band handle, most likely a replacement.

Year Range From

1845

Year Range To

1855

Made By

Silvius, Thomas

Storage Location

LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room

DAC

Storage Wall

West Wall

Storage Cabinet

Unit 37

Storage Shelf

Shelf 2

People

Silvius, Thomas

Classification

Decorative Arts

Subcategory

Food Processing T&E

Search Terms

Copper

Object Name

Teakettle

Material

Copper

Height (in)

13

Width (in)

14

Depth (in)

9.5

Condition

Good

Condition Notes

Replaced Handle. Large dent opposite spout, near handle. Several repairs are evident by silver solder.

Object ID

1939.009.5

Accession Number

1939.009

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Collection

Decorative Arts Collection: Base Metals

Description

Straight-sided Sheet Iron steamer with wire handle, and attached spout, and flat band handle opposite spout.

Base: Bottom of steamer has central portion lower than sides that are attache, edge of base folded up around the clyndrical body. A flat curved band/handle is riveted to one side. On opposite side, round holes form a triangle strainer emptying into a spout attached with three rivets. Two flanges are riveted opposite each other near the top of the cylinder. A wire handle is bent through holes on both sides. A wooden grip stays center- handle between bends in wire handle.

Lid: Concave with two seams. A handle soudered in place. Horizontal ridge holds lid in place.

Date Range

1900

Year Range From

1900

Year Range To

1900

Storage Location

LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room

DAC

Storage Wall

Island 1

Storage Cabinet

Unit 08

Subcategory

Food Processing T&E

Object Name

Steamer

Material

Sheet Iron, Wood

Height (in)

10

Diameter (in)

14

Condition

Good

Condition Date

2013-11-18

Object ID

2002.115

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Collection

Decorative Arts Collection: Base Metals

Description

Round sheet-iron pan with rolled edge. Constructed from one piece of metal.

Seamless dish; top edge bent out 1/4 inch and turned and rolled under.

Storage Location

LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room

DAC

Storage Wall

Island 1

Storage Cabinet

Unit 08

Subcategory

Food Processing T&E

Object Name

Dish, Baking

Material

Tinned Sheet Iron

Height (in)

2.5

Diameter (in)

7

Condition

Good

Condition Date

2013-11-18

Object ID

1929.009.1

Accession Number

1929.009

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Collection

Decorative Arts Collection: Base Metals

Description

Pierced sheet iron cheese mold in the shape of a heart.

Decoratively punched openings (dots and dashes) on both sides and the bottom. One vertical folded over seam at point. Bottom attached with metal edge folded up. Top edge rolled to outside.

Storage Location

LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room

DAC

Storage Wall

Island 1

Storage Cabinet

Unit 08

Subcategory

Food Processing T&E

Object Name

Mold, Cheese

Material

Tinned Sheet Iron

Height (in)

3.25

Length (in)

5

Width (in)

4

Condition

Good

Condition Date

2013-11-18

Condition Notes

Rust.

Object ID

1950.007.13

Notes

No donor info found for this object number in donor cards or archives.

Accession Number

1950.007

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Collection

Decorative Arts Collection: Base Metals

Description

A) Large, pierced sheet Iron ring.

B) Funnel shaped sheet iron object with stand

Wide circular band with openings, 3 different designs, in five lines encircling entire band. Two vertical seams lapped. Top and bottom edges are rolled.

Storage Location

LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room

DAC

Storage Wall

Island 1

Storage Cabinet

Unit 08

Subcategory

Food Processing T&E

Object Name

Mold, Cheese

Material

Sheet Iron

Height (in)

6

Depth (in)

10

Condition

Good

Condition Date

2013-11-18

Condition Notes

Replaced Handle. Large dent opposite spout, near handle. Several repairs are evident by silver solder.

Object ID

1950.007.19

Accession Number

1950.007

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Collection

Decorative Arts Collection: Base Metals

Description

Cylindrical shaker of black-painted sheet iron has domed, fitted lid with 19 holes at top. Band handle soldered to side of body. Vertical seam is at the same location.

Date Range

Late 19th or early 20th c.

Storage Location

LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room

DAC

Storage Wall

Island 1

Storage Cabinet

Unit 46

Subcategory

Food Processing T&E

Object Name

Dredger

Material

Sheet Iron

Height (in)

3

Diameter (in)

1.75

Condition

Good

Condition Date

2014-07-09

Condition Notes

Moderately worn with paint loss. Handle deformed.

Object ID

1986.004.3

Accession Number

1986.004

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Collection

Decorative Arts Collection: Base Metals

Title

Decorated Tea Caddy

Description

Straight-sided oval tea caddy. Painted sheet iron black ground with white band at top, overlayed with floral decoration.

Storage Location

LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room

DAC

Storage Wall

West Wall

Storage Cabinet

Unit 37

Storage Shelf

Shelf 3

Subcategory

Food Processing T&E

Object Name

Caddy

Oither Names

Tea Caddy

Material

Sheet Iron

Height (in)

5.25

Width (in)

3.5

Depth (in)

2.5

Condition

Fair

Object ID

2002.150

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Collection

Decorative Arts Collection: Base Metals

Title

John Getz Copper Teakettle

Description

Copper teakettle, attached seamed spout, dovetailed body. Bottom constructed from a separate piece and dovetailed and soldered to body, Flat band handle hinged to main body, Maker's mark along top of handle, "John Getz"

Domed lid with knob (not copper), classic shape with spout and moveable handle attached to flanges. Dove-tailed verticle seam visible opposite straight seamed spout. Bottom is dovetailed into place. Flanges which the handles are attached are riveted to the body by two rivets. Tin hinge?

Year Range From

1820

Year Range To

1850

Made By

Getz, John

Storage Location

LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room

DAC

Storage Wall

West Wall

Storage Cabinet

Unit 37

Storage Shelf

Shelf 2

People

Getz, John

Classification

Decorative Arts

Subcategory

Food Processing T&E

Search Terms

Copper

Object Name

Teakettle

Material

Copper

Height (in)

12.675

Width (in)

14

Depth (in)

9.75

Condition

Good

Condition Date

2013-11-06

Object ID

2002.154.1

Place of Origin

Lancaster

Accession Number

2002.154

Other Number

SA# 24

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Collection

Decorative Arts Collection: Base Metals

Description

Stright sided oval tea caddy. Painted sheet iron, red ground with floral decoration in yellow, green and blue

Storage Location

LCHS / Willson Memorial Building

Storage Room

Museum West

Storage Wall

South Wall

Storage Cabinet

Cabinet 1

Storage Shelf

Shelf 1

Subcategory

Food Processing T&E

Object Name

Caddy

Oither Names

Tea Caddy

Material

Sheet Iron

Height (in)

5.25

Width (in)

3.5

Depth (in)

2.5

Condition

Good

Object ID

2002.157

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Collection

Decorative Arts Collection: Base Metals

Title

Frederick Steinman Copper Kettle

Description

Bucket-like kettle with iron bail handle. Stamped on one handle tab is "STEINMAN". Made by Frederick Steinman, c. 1795

Date Range

c. 1795

Made By

Steinman, Frederick

Storage Location

LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room

DAC

Storage Wall

Island 1

Storage Cabinet

Unit 09

Storage Shelf

Top Shelf

People

Steinman, Frederick

Subcategory

Food Processing T&E

Object Name

Kettle

Material

Copper, Iron

Condition

Fair

Condition Notes

Strong wear, repairs and holes.

Object ID

2014.001

Place of Origin

Lancaster

Accession Number

2014.001

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Collection

Heritage Center Collection

Title

Teakettle, Copper

Description

Copper teakettle with round body, gooseneck spout, very low domed lid w/ scrolled knob of sheet copper riveted onto lid with a hand-cut washer added under lid, suggesting repair or replacement. Curved handle hinges onto tapered plinth tab bases with two rivets each. Vertical dove-tailed side seam opposite single-seamed spout. Dove-tailed bottom.

Touchmark on top of handle is "R..REED." within a rectangular reserve with serrated ends.

Made by Robert Reed, working in Lancaster 1771-1779, then 1785-1795.

Provenance

Purchased by Heritage Center from Philip Bradley Antiques

Transferred from Heritage Center to LancasterHistory.org December, 2012.

Tax assessment lists Robert Reed 1786-1793.

Kauffman, Henry J. American Copper and Brass. New York: Bonanza, 1979.

Coppersmith info from Shelley Horvath Posten (dau. of Don Horvath), 2009

Year Range From

1779

Year Range To

1795

Creator

Reed, Robert

Made By

Reed, Robert

Storage Location

LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room

DAC

Storage Wall

West Wall

Storage Cabinet

Unit 37

Storage Shelf

Shelf 1

People

Reed, Robert

Subcategory

Food Processing T&E

Subject

Coppersmiths

Search Terms

Coppersmiths

Tea kettles

Object Name

Teakettle

Material

Copper, Iron

Height (in)

11

Width (in)

12

Diameter (in)

8.25

Condition

Good

Condition Date

2013-11-06

Condition Notes

Copper dented and scratched overall, polish residue at handle hinges. Side handle break repaired with sheet iron patch secured to outside with two iron rivets. Knob appears to be a repair or a replacement.

Object ID

P.80.131

Place of Origin

Lancaster

Credit

Heritage Center Collection. Purchased through the generosity of the James Hale Steinman Foundation,

Accession Number

P.80.131

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Collection

Heritage Center Collection

Title

Teakettle

Description

Copper Teakettle has large 7-quart round body, domed lid with brass button knob attached to a metal base visible inside. Goose-neck spout. One vertical dove-tailed seam opposite spout, straight seam along top of spout and short seam underneath. Dove-tailed bottom. Arched handle hinged at chordal sector tab bases with three rivets each.

Maker's mark on top center of handle within serrated rectangular reserve: "7 JOHN.GETZ 7"

Made by John Getz (working 1801-1840).

Provenance

See 2009 materials sent by Shelley Horvath Poston (dau. of Don Horvath).

Transferred from Heritage Center, December 2012.

Year Range From

1815

Year Range To

1818

Made By

Getz, John, 1757-1841

Storage Location

LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room

DAC

Storage Wall

West Wall

Storage Cabinet

Unit 37

Storage Shelf

Shelf 2

People

Getz, John

Subcategory

Food Processing T&E

Object Name

Teakettle

Material

Copper

Height (in)

13.5

Width (in)

14.75

Diameter (in)

10

Condition

Good

Condition Date

2013-11-06

Condition Notes

Copper has many dents and scratches. Significant 3 1/2" series of dents down the side opposite the spout and one under lid finial. Heavily soldered repair joint at base of spout.

Object ID

P.80.115

Place of Origin

Lancaster

Credit

Heritage Center Collection. Purchased through the generosity of the James Hale Steinman Foundation

Accession Number

P.80.115

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Collection

Heritage Center Collection

Title

Christian Kiefer Teakettle

Description

Copper tea kettle, classic form with gooseneck spout, high dome lid, marked strap handle hinged on "plinth w/ serifs" tab bases. Lid fitted with a crudely fashioned replaced iron or steel mushroom-shaped finial, bent to one side.

Vertical dove-tailed seam on side opposite spout, top seam running length of spout. Dove-tailed bottom.

7 E. King St., Lancaster

Provenance

Lancaster Directories of 1843 and 1859-60.

Transferred from Heritage Center, December 2012.

Year Range From

1830

Year Range To

1860

Made By

Kiefer, Christian

Storage Location

LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room

DAC

Storage Wall

West Wall

Storage Cabinet

Unit 37

Storage Shelf

Shelf 2

People

Kiefer, Christian

Classification

Decorative Arts

Subcategory

Food Processing T&E

Object Name

Teakettle

Material

Copper, Iron

Height (in)

12.5

Width (in)

14

Diameter (in)

9.5

Condition

Good

Condition Date

2013-11-06

Condition Notes

Tarnished with numerous dents and scratches over body. Two very heavy dents at shoulder, opposite each other and one on bottom. Finial knob bent to one side. Two significant cracks on proper right side at shoulder and one on back.

Object ID

P.01.48.1

Place of Origin

Lancaster

Credit

Heritage Center Collection. Purchased through the generosity of the James Hale Steinman Foundation

Accession Number

P.01.48

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Collection

Heritage Center Collection

Title

Frederick Steinman Copper Teakettle

Description

Large copper teakettle with rounded body, goose-neck spout and hinged handle having a medium arc, mounted on shaped flanges with three rivets. The domed lid has a small brass mushroom knob (replaced). Dovetailed seams on bottom and vertical seam on side opposite spout. Seamed repair to spout tip.

"F. STEINMAN" is stamped on the handle within a reserve.

Provenance

Transferred from Heritage Center Collection, Dec. 2012

Year Range From

1790

Year Range To

1810

Made By

Steinman, John Frederick, 1752-1823

Storage Location

LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room

DAC

Storage Wall

West Wall

Storage Cabinet

Unit 37

Storage Shelf

Shelf 2

People

Steinman, John Frederick

Classification

Decorative Arts

Subcategory

Food Processing T&E

Search Terms

Copper

Object Name

Teakettle

Material

Copper

Related Publications

Jack Brubaker, The Steinmans of Lancaster, pp. 11-15.

HJ Kauffman, Early American Copper, Tin & Brass, 1995, pp. 42-43.

HJ Kauffman, American Copper & Brass, 1979, p. 65.

Height (in)

13

Width (in)

16

Condition

Good

Condition Date

2013-11-13

Condition Notes

Many dents and overall wear. HJK says handle slightly shortened (likely done by him). Tip of spout replaced. Plugged hole in bottom. Replaced knob. Stamped name very worn. Tarnished with polish residue where the spout, handle, and lid meet the main body.

Object ID

G.77.14

Notes

When his father died in 1758, John Frederick Steinman, Sr. (1752-1823) moved with his mother to Lititz from his birthplace, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. His mother remarried a few years later to John Christophe Heyne, a tinsmith and pewterer from Lancaster. The shop of Heyne and Steinman would become known as Steinman's Hardware Store, the oldest hardware store in America.

Place of Origin

Lancaster

Credit

Heritage Center Collection. Gift of Henry J. Kauffman

Accession Number

G.77.14

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Collection

Decorative Arts Collection: Base Metals

Description

Copper kettle, rounded base about 11.5 inches, about 16 inches across the top including handle. No seams visible. Top edge rolled to outside. Solid metal roll handle looped through 2 metal flanges attached to cauldron by two rivets.

Storage Location

LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room

DAC

Storage Wall

Island 1

Storage Cabinet

Unit 08

Subcategory

Food Processing T&E

Object Name

Kettle

Material

Copper

Height (in)

8

Length (in)

16

Diameter (in)

11.5

Condition

Good

Condition Date

2013-11-18

Condition Notes

Dirty. Crack in top edge . Visible spots of corrosion. Dings/dents throughout.

Object ID

1939.009.10

Accession Number

1939.009

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Collection

Heritage Center Collection

Description

Traditional tea kettle form made of tinned sheet iron. Now unmoveable handle hinged to oval tab bases with two rivets. Dovetailed vertical seam on side opposite spout: spout has a straight seam along top and also bottom of base section. Dovetail seam around shoulder top. Slightly domed lid has black-painted knob.

Made by George Rogers, tinsmith, (1814-1854, working c. 1848).

Provenance

Transferred from Heritage Center, December 2012.

Year Range From

1843

Year Range To

1850

Made By

Rogers, George

Storage Location

LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room

DAC

Storage Wall

Island 1

Storage Cabinet

Unit 08

People

Roger, George

Classification

Decorative Arts

Subcategory

Food Processing T&E

Object Name

Teakettle

Material

Tinned Sheet Iron

Related Publications

For references to G. Rogers, see Kauffman, American Copper and Brass, p. 207. Copy in file.

Also see 1859-60 Directory, p. 143 for reference to George Rogers.

Height (in)

11

Width (in)

11.75

Diameter (in)

8

Condition

Good

Condition Date

2013-11-18

Condition Notes

Interior heavily rusted. Dent to the right of the spout on shoulder. Multiple smaller dents. Multiple score lines, possibly from a rasp, especially on shoulder area.

Object ID

P.00.49.1

Place of Origin

Lancaster

Credit

Heritage Center Collection.

Accession Number

P.00.49

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Collection

Decorative Arts Collection: Base Metals

Description

Lid: Domed with flat metal roll attached to center as handle.

Tea Kettle: Body is straight cyclinder, one decorative ridge 1.75 inches below top, with straight 5.25 in spout. Bottom extends below bottom of cylinder, tapers as if to fit into opening in a stove? Cylinder rimmed with 1.5 inch band, li fits in center. 1.5 inch flat metal handle, movable, attached with one rivet to flange, attached by two rivets to top trim. Interiror is tinned. Outside has visible brush strokes, some sort of gray paint.

"408" in Sauder Inventory

Storage Location

LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room

DAC

Storage Wall

Island 1

Storage Cabinet

Unit 08

Subcategory

Food Processing T&E

Object Name

Kettle

Material

Tin

Condition

Good

Condition Date

2013-11-18

Condition Notes

Tape with "408" on pot.

Object ID

1950.007.12

Accession Number

1950.007

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Collection

Heritage Center Collection

Title

Redware Strainer

Description

Strainer of glazed redware, but with a lighter brown color than most redware. Resting on three tapered 1-1/8 " long feet. The flat-bottomed dish has straight sides that flare out to a molded, high lip. Applied handles at sides. Large holes in bottom and three rows of smaller holes at sides.

Lead glaze overall with some streaks/runs of a darker brown.

Southeastern Pennsylvania

Year Range From

1750

Year Range To

1800

Made By

Unknown

Storage Location

LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room

DAC

Storage Wall

West Wall

Storage Cabinet

Unit 36

Storage Shelf

Shelf 2

Subcategory

Food Processing T&E

Object Name

Strainer, Kitchen

Material

Redware

Height (in)

6

Diameter (in)

12

Dimension Details

13.75" wide at handles

Condition

Good

Condition Notes

Numerous chips on body overall; some large ones on underside and a large chip on the side; handle edges have suffered the most significant chipping loss. Glaze is crackled overall and has some staining, particularly on the interior. Feet are moderately worn.

Object ID

G.98.12.17

Place of Origin

Pennsylvania

Credit

Gift of Mrs. S.R. Slaymaker II, Heritage Center Collection

Accession Number

G.98.12

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