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Thin metal escutheon
Description:
escutheon; has 7 small holes, 1 large hole, a keyhole and an opening shaped like a rectangle with all four sides curved inward between the two connected metal parts. black plastic printed label saying, "Carpenters' Hall Escutheon taken 1857 off front…
Item type:
escutheon
Wooden boxlock with hand-printed label
Description:
wooden boxlock--unvarnished wood piece with small holes in upper and lower left corner and in right center. keyhole in bottom center. Back reinforced in spots with thin metal pieces and nails.
Item type:
wooden boxlock
Large rusty padlock with swinging keyhole cover
Description:
padlock--only one nail is in back of piece- on upper left side
Item type:
padlock
large box lock with key
Description:
Boxlock and key that are very rusty. On front is large knob placed in small rectangle near upper left corner. Four small holes on front, one in each corner.
Item type:
boxlock with key
Heavy metal box lock. key seems permanently fixed inside the keyhole in what appears to be the back of the lock. Entire piece painted with a dark brown paint.
Description:
Boxlock and Key. Dark brown paint covering piece is wearing away on key, revealing a bright silver. Flat sphere attached to three sides of the box. On bottom in center is ornamental knob. On front, raised circle with grooves and keyhole with heart in…
Item type:
boxlock + key
Loping brick
Description:
loping brick with remnants of white mortar on front and back.
Item type:
loping brick
Leather fire bucket with painting of Carpenters' hall and "Carpenters' Co." banner across the top. These are barely visible now.
Description:
Leather fire bucket; Handle broken off and is placed inside the bucket. Leather is very worn and warped to the point that the bucket has not retained its original shape. Carpenters' Hall painting and banner are barely identifiable. According to a…
Item type:
fire bucket
Leather fire bucket with painting of Carpenters' hall and "Carpenters' Co." banner across the top. These are barely visible now.
Description:
Fire bucket; Handle broken off and is placed inside the bucket. Leather is very worn and warped to the point that the bucket has not retained its original shape. Carpenters' Hall painting and banner are barely identifiable. According to a card placed…
Item type:
fire bucket
Leather fire bucket with painting of Carpenters' Hall and "Carpenters' Co." banner across the top. These are barely visible now.
Description:
Fire Bucket. Handle has broken off and is placed inside the bucket. Wood is exposed around the top edge where the leather has fallen away. two holes are at the top of the fire bucket. According to a card placed in one of the other two buckets, it was…
Date:
1789
Item type:
fire bucket
Unvarnished brown wood gavel
Description:
Head gavel that is split and is bound by wire
Date:
unknown
Item type:
gavel
Wooden gavel
Description:
Varnished light wood gavel. Hand printed on the paper which is wrapped around the handle is the following inscription: "THIS GAVEL PRESENTED TO THE CARPENTERS' COMPANY BY JOSEPH JONES APRIL 1894 THE HEAD FROM A TREE BROUGHT FROM ENGLAND BY ELISABETH…
Item type:
W. Penn gavel
Grant of Arms
Description:
Handwritten and water-colored "Grant of Arms to the Worshipful Company of Carpenters of London by William Hawkslowe Clarineaux, King of Arms in 1466 and confirmed by Thomas Benhalt in 1530." Framed with seal pendant.
Item type:
Grant of Arms
Book of Common Prayer
Description:
Book of Common Prayer, of the Church of England, Published in 1763. Presented by Elizabeth H. Fisher. Bound in leather, embossed with gold. Encased in glass and metal box, book rests on embroidered red pillow.
Date:
1763
Item type:
Book of Common Prayer
Swivel armchair
Description:
Wooden swivel armchair, Naugahyde, and metal swivel machiner. Seat and inset back of Naugahyde with studs. chair rests on central axis with hardware for turning and adjusting. Base is four wooden splayed legs.
Date:
1903
Item type:
chair
Carved and gilded frame
Description:
Antique carved and gilded frame adorned with central cartouche with symbols of compass and square, containing a list of the Members of the Carpenters' Company form 1734 to 19_
Item type:
frame
Carved and gilded frame
Description:
Antique carved and gilded frame adorned with central cartouche; symbols of the compass and square are missing. The frame had contained original letters from William Penn, George Washington, Robert Morris, Thomas Jefferson, Edward Randolph, Thomas…
Item type:
frame
Carpenters' Co. Banner
Description:
Carpenters' Company Banner
Item type:
Carpenters' Co. Banner
President's badge
Description:
silver-gilt and enameled President's Badge with the Coat of Arms of the Carpenters' Company: pale blue enameled shield with three silver-gilt compasses and a square mounted on relief, surrounded by an oval frame of royal blue with the inscription:…
Date:
1951
Item type:
President's badge
Silk banner
Description:
silk banner carried by the Carpenters' Company in 1832. cream colored ground with the Arms of the Carpenters' Company. Hand-carved and gilt frame with eagle cresting. carried in parade to commemorate Washington's 100th birthday
Date:
1832
Item type:
banner
Silk banner
Description:
silk banner carried by the Carpenters' Company in 1788. cream colored ground with the Arms of the Carpenters' Company. Hand-carved and gilt frame with eagle cresting.
Date:
1788
Item type:
banner
The Robert Smith Award to Charles E. Peterson
Description:
Framed award; The Robert Smith Award to Charles E. Peterson
Date:
1982
Item type:
framed award
Framed certificate; CCCCP thanks 30 sponsors of external restoration
Description:
framed certificate, probably handwritten, CCCCP thanks sponsors of restoration. under glass, with chrome frame.
Date:
1980
Item type:
framed certificate
Queen Elizabeth II and Philip- photograph
Description:
Photograph presented to C.Co. on their July 6, 1976 visit to the Hall. Autographed. Framed, mounted on blue-papered backboard. On the back of the photograph frame is a letter thanking John B. Ganes for a book received.
Date:
1976
Item type:
framed photograph
Framed logo
Description:
Logo: Philadelphia 76. Framed and matted.
Date:
1976
Item type:
framed logo
Framed certificate
Description:
Presented to C.Co. for their profession by the American Society of Civil Engineers, Sept. 28, 1976. Framed.
Date:
1976
Item type:
framed certificate
Tribute to C.Co. certificate
Description:
tribute to C.Co. from Engineering Societies in Delaware Valley for contributions to the development of early America and Philadelphia. Framed.
Date:
1976
Item type:
framed certificate
Recognition of symposium "Building Early America" certificate
Date:
1976
Item type:
framed certificate
Bronze plaque
Description:
bronze plaque commemorates the founding of the U.S. Navy, Oct. 13, 1775. Made at the Franklin Mint.
Date:
1975
Item type:
bronze plaque
To C.Co. from Philadelphia 76- framed award
Description:
Illuminated resollution handwritten and painted. Probably Strickland Studio in Old Land Title Building.
Date:
1974
Item type:
framed award
Framed certificate
Description:
Certificate presented to C.Co. commemorating its 250th anniversary by Naval Reserve Readiness Command Philadelphia, May 11, 1974. Framed.
Date:
1974
Item type:
framed certificate
Framed certificate
Description:
Presented to C.Co. for their contributions by The Newcomen Society in North America, March 5, 1974. Framed.
Date:
1974
Item type:
framed certificate
Framed resolution
Description:
Presented to C.Co. for their 250th Anniversary by the Bicentennial Commission of PA. May 14, 1974. Framed.
Date:
1974
Item type:
framed resolution
National Historic Landmark plaque
Description:
National Historic Landmark register for Hall. Presented by The Department of the Interior, National Park Service 1970
Date:
1970
Item type:
bronze plaque
Framed handwritten greeting
Description:
Handwritten greeting from the Master Wardens and Commonality o fthe Mystery of Freemen of the Carpentry of the City of London, rep Robert Cecil Barnes, to CCCCP. Embossed seal of Company. Witnessed and signed. Framed
Date:
July, 1950
Item type:
framed greetings
Framed presentation placque describing Quartermaster flag (CCCCP-426)
Description:
Framed presentation Placque; Probably handwritten. Text as follows: "June 16, 1921 This flag represents the colors and insignias of the Quartermaster Corps presented to Carpenters' Hall, Phila., on the 146th Anniversary of the resolution creating the…
Date:
1921
Item type:
framed presentation placque
Framed water color painting scene depicts delegates of First Continental Congress outside Carpenters' Hall
Description:
Framed water color painting. A Federal Art Project, W.P.A. Pennsylvania, 1936, by Wm. John Coffee. Framed, wood.
Date:
1936
Item type:
water color painting
Photograph of National Park area
Description:
View of National Park area (Carpenters' Hall included) in 1936 from Stack at Custom House, 2nd & Chestnut. Photo by KJ Lotz [?]. The above info on back [of photo]. Framed and matted.
Date:
1936
Item type:
aerial photograph
Facsimile of Declaration of Independence
Description:
contained within: partial letter from Acting Chief of Bureau [name illegible], State Dept., presenting Declaration of Independence to C.Co. at Thos H. Marshall's request. Acknowledgement of receipt of Co. article which was placed in Dept. library.…
Date:
c. 1900
Item type:
Facsimile of Declaration of Independence
Photograph of Carpenters' Hall
Description:
framed photograph; Interior of southern entrance- display of Windsor chairs, speaker's desk. Banner-like object over fan window. Framed.
Date:
late 19th C. [?]
Item type:
framed photograph
Photograph of Carpenters' Hall
Description:
exterior northern entrance, Carpenters' Hall label on back: Field and Hardy, Hardware and Tool Store, #633 Market St. below 7th . . .
Date:
late 19th C. [?]
Item type:
framed photograph
Seeing Toronto [photograph]
Description:
Group of people in automobile, identified. Framed. Underneath the photo is a list of the names of the people pictured as well as the following: "These photographs are taken by the Provincial Education Bldg. and Normal School Grounds Price - 50 cents…
Date:
late 19th C.
Item type:
Framed photograph
Photograph of people
Description:
Large group of unknown people in a courtyard, on the steps of a colonaded building. back of photo marked Carpenters' Company
Date:
late 19th C.
Item type:
framed photograph
Photograph of members and friends of the Carpenters' Co. of Philadelphia, PA at Mount McGregor, NY
Description:
Photograph shows large group of men and women on veranda of home on wooded lot. Top corners are shaded, perhaps obscured by the type of photo this is. Photo by H.G. Brown, 338 Broadway. Wood frame.
Date:
late 19th C. [?]
Item type:
framed photograph
Corinthian Temple [photograph]
Description:
Parade photograph of C.Co. Sept. 15, 1887. model of Corinthian Temple, for Constitutional Centennial. Copy of July 4, 1788 exhibit. Carved wood frame.
Date:
1887
Item type:
framed photograph
Doric Temple [photograph]
Description:
Parade photograph of C.Co.- Sept. 15, 1887 model of Doric Temple for Constitutional Centennial. Carved wood frame.
Date:
1887
Item type:
framed photograph
Photograph of a group of men on north steps of Carpenters' Hall, commemorating 99th anniversary of Constitution- Collotype
Description:
Photograph Entitled: "Governors and Representatives of the 13 Colonial States, at Carpenters' Hall, Philadelphia, September 17, 1886, etc." Supplied with key to figures in photo. Wooden frame.
Date:
c. 1886
Item type:
photograph
Original Carpenters' Co. certificates of membership, framed
Description:
Two certificates, samples 1) First Carpenters' Co. of Philadelphia 2.75" x 5.25" 2) CCCCP 10.5" x 8.75" Describes significance of engraving Framed
Item type:
framed certificates
Replica of map by Scull & Heap engraved map
Description:
First published in 1750, republished by David Lobach, Lobachsville, Bucks County Pennsylvania, April 1850. Lith of Wagner & McGaigoan, No. 4 Franklin Place, Philadelphia. Mahogany finished frame. engraved map
Date:
1850
Item type:
engraved map