Browse Items (698 total)
- Item Type: Object
Silver metal paring chisel
Description:
paring chisel: 1) pushed to smooth a rough cut made by the forming chisel. used as a finishing tool. 2) side view: flat and thin 3) some decoloration 4) incision goes from top of blade along back of the chisel for a few inches 5) sharp blade
Item type:
paring chisel
Silver metal paring chisel
Description:
paring chisel: 1) pushed to smooth a rough cut made by the forming chisel. used as a finishing tool. 2) side view: flat and thin 3) some decoloration 4) incision goes from top of blade along back of the chisel for a few inches 5) sharp blade
Item type:
paring chisel
Silver metal paring chisel
Description:
paring chisel: 1) pushed to smooth a rough cut made by the forming chisel. used as a finishing tool. 2) side view: flat and thin 3) some decoloration 4) incision goes from top of blade along back of the chisel for a few inches 5) sharp blade
Item type:
paring chisel
Silver goblet
Description:
Gift from Carpenters' Company of London during there visit in May 2009. Inscription: "This silver goblet was made in London in 1874, 100 years after the First American Congress was held in Carpenters' Hall Philadelphia. It was presented to the…
Date:
1874
Item type:
Silver Goblet
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
Sickle with short wooden handle attached to long, narrow metal curve. (used especially for cutting grass)
Description:
The handle of the sickle has three small, deep gashes. Hand-forged steel blade with wooden handle. Typical of Eastern Pennsylvania.
Date:
mid-19th C.
Item type:
grain hook sickle
Short, blunt-ended, wide-bladed saw blade
Description:
Short, blunt-ended, wide-bladed saw blade
Item type:
saw blade
Short-stemmed silver metal drill bit.
Description:
Drill bit; stem has deep incision. circular tip has deep, wide incision which leads to tip. stem is rusty, but tip is still shiny.
Item type:
drill bit
Seth Thomas type hanging wall clock
Description:
Hanging wall clock; Rosewood veneered case with circular calendar dial and clock face.
Date:
c. 1855
Item type:
clock
Seth Thomas Clock, rectangular wall clock of dark wood w/ round face, Roman numerals, rectang. base.
Description:
Glass door with gold design and word "REGULATOR" in front of copper-colored pendulum. On window is gold (leaf?) image of ships on an ocean, some decorative leaf-like imagery. Inside clock is a sticker: "From C.R. Smith & Sons S.E. Corner of 18th and…
Item type:
clock
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
Scriber; long thin metal rod
Description:
Scriber with sharp point. Top is square and flat.
Item type:
awl or scriber
Scribe; metal rod sharpened on both ends
Description:
Steel Scribe. The middle area is thicker, octagonally-shaped and marked with many vertical slashes on each side. Mechanic made.
Item type:
scribe
Scribe; long thin metal rod
Description:
Scribe with sharp point. Top is round and flat
Item type:
scribe
Sanderson's Franklin House [engraving]
Description:
"Sanderson's Franklin House" engraving Advertisement for hotel. Shows Chestnut St., Philadelphia, store front, horses and carriages, pedestrians. Drawn and engraved by John Ruben Smith. Wood frame. 8-29-85 - Dr. Doris Fanelli, curator of INHP,…
Date:
c. 1832
Item type:
engraving
Sackback Windsor armchair
Description:
Spindle armchair with shaped arm rests terminating in knuckled hand grips. shield-shaped plank seat, vase turned and splayed legs with bobbin turned stretchers. 7 of 7.
Repairs: replaced side piece of both arms, recarved knuckles, filled in…
Repairs: replaced side piece of both arms, recarved knuckles, filled in…
Date:
circa 1778
Item type:
chair
Sackback Windsor armchair
Description:
Spindle armchair with shaped arm rests terminating in knuckled hand grips. shield-shaped plank seat, vase turned and splayed legs with bobbin turned stretchers. 6 of 7.
Repairs: replaced side pieces of both arms- recarved knuckles. Robert Whitley,…
Repairs: replaced side pieces of both arms- recarved knuckles. Robert Whitley,…
Date:
circa 1773
Item type:
chair
Sackback Windsor armchair
Description:
Spindle armchair with shaped arm rests terminating in knuckled hand grips. shield-shaped plank seat, vase turned and splayed legs with bobbin turned stretchers. 5 of 7.
Repairs: Robert Whitley, 1980 outside piece of both arms replaced. left…
Spindle armchair with shaped arm rests terminating in knuckled hand grips. shield-shaped plank seat, vase turned and splayed legs with bobbin turned stretchers. 5 of 7.
Repairs: Robert Whitley, 1980 outside piece of both arms replaced. left…
Date:
circa 1773
Item type:
chair
Sackback Windsor armchair
Description:
Spindle armchair with shaped arm rests terminating in knuckled hand grips. shield-shaped plank seat, vase turned and splayed legs with bobbin turned stretchers. 4 of 7.
Repaired by Robert Whitley, 1980 left arm: replacement of left arm side and…
Repaired by Robert Whitley, 1980 left arm: replacement of left arm side and…
Date:
circa 1773
Item type:
chair
Sackback Windsor armchair
Description:
Spindle armchair with shaped arm rests terminating in knuckled hand grips. shield-shaped plank seat, vase turned and splayed legs with bobbin turned stretchers. 3 of 7.
Repairs by Robert Whitley, 1980 both arm side pieces and both undersection of…
Repairs by Robert Whitley, 1980 both arm side pieces and both undersection of…
Date:
circa 1773
Item type:
chair
Sackback Windsor armchair
Description:
Spindle armchair with shaped arm rests terminating in knuckled hand grips. shield-shaped plank seat, vase turned and splayed legs with bobbin turned stretchers. 2 of 7 chairs. Yellow stripe on stretchers and spindles. Traces of stripe on chair seat…
Date:
circa 1773
Item type:
chair
Sackback Windsor armchair
Description:
Spindle armchair with shaped arm rests terminating in knuckled hand grips. shield-shaped plank seat, vase turned and splayed legs with bobbin turned stretchers. 1 of 7.
Repaired by Robert Whitle, Laurel Rd., Solebury, Bucks County, PA 18963.…
Repaired by Robert Whitle, Laurel Rd., Solebury, Bucks County, PA 18963.…
Author:
Joseph Henzey
Date:
1773
Item type:
chair
Rusty iron cut nail
Description:
long thin irregularly shaped cut nail rectangular stem. blunt point. thin flat head.
Item type:
cut nail
Rusty iron cut nail
Description:
small thin flat head nail. rectangular stem. blunt point.
Item type:
cut nail
Rusty handwrought nail
Description:
hand wrought nail; 1 of a set of 6. stem is much shorter than the rest of the set. much more regularly shaped than the rest of the set.
Item type:
wrought nail
Rusty handwrought nail
Description:
hand wrought nail; 1 of a set of 6. point is flat and irregularly shaped.
Item type:
wrought nail
Rusty handwrought nail
Description:
1 of a set of 6. area near the point is very irregular, suggesting that it has been knocked off. hand wrought nail;
Item type:
wrought nail
Rusty handwrought nail
Description:
hand wrought nail; 1 of a set of 6. stem was obviously formed by hand, because of inconsistency of width. point is flat and wide, not sharp.
Item type:
wrought nail
Rusty handwrought nail
Description:
hand wrought nail; 1 of a set of 6, each one of a different length and width.
Item type:
wrought nail
Rusty handwrought iron nail
Description:
hand wrought nail; 1 of a set of 6. point is flat but sharp.
Item type:
wrought nail
Round, wooden inkstand
Description:
Round inkstand that has painted edges and four quill holders with glass inkwell.
Item type:
inkstand
Roll-top desk
Description:
Mahogany roll-top desk with two flanking banks of five drawers each. Roll-top is only partial.
Date:
circa 1890
Item type:
desk
Rod-back Windsor side chair
Description:
Five bamboo turned spindles, double rod cresting with octagonal center piece, plank seat and bamboo turned legs and stretchers. 20 of 25 chairs. Rod-back Windsor side chair.
Removed for repairs 10-23-84. Carl Gudnitz, repairer. Returned 10-31-84.
Removed for repairs 10-23-84. Carl Gudnitz, repairer. Returned 10-31-84.
Date:
c. 1825
Item type:
chair
Rod-back Windsor side chair
Description:
Five bamboo turned spindles, double rod cresting with octagonal center piece, plank seat and bamboo turned legs and stretchers. 19 of 25.
Remarks: Entire chair back loose, third spindle from right side unattached. nail placed through bottom of…
Remarks: Entire chair back loose, third spindle from right side unattached. nail placed through bottom of…
Date:
c. 1825
Item type:
chair
Rod-back Windsor side chair
Description:
Five bamboo turned spindles, double rod cresting with octagonal center piece, plank seat and bamboo turned legs and stretchers. 18 of 25 chairs. Rod-back Windsor side chair.
Date:
c. 1825
Item type:
chair
Rod-back Windsor side chair
Description:
Five bamboo turned spindles, double rod cresting with octagonal center piece, plank seat and bamboo turned legs and stretchers. 17 of 25 chairs. Rod-back Windsor side chair.
Date:
c. 1825
Item type:
chair
Rod-back Windsor side chair
Description:
Five bamboo turned spindles, double rod cresting with octagonal center piece, plank seat and bamboo turned legs and stretchers. 16 of 25 chairs. Rod-back Windsor side chair.
Date:
c. 1825
Item type:
chair
Rod-back Windsor side chair
Description:
Five bamboo turned spindles, double rod cresting with octagonal center piece, plank seat and bamboo turned legs and stretchers. 15 of 25 chairs. Rod-back Windsor Side Chair.
Chair broken by staff member of Imagin TV Co. 11-22-82. top rod left…
Chair broken by staff member of Imagin TV Co. 11-22-82. top rod left…
Date:
c. 1825
Item type:
chair
Rod-back Windsor side chair
Description:
Five bamboo turned spindles, double rod cresting with octagonal center piece, plank seat and bamboo turned legs and stretchers. 14 of 25 chairs. Rod-back Windsor side chair.
Removed for repair 10-23-84. Carl Gudnitz, repairer. Returned 10-31-84.
Removed for repair 10-23-84. Carl Gudnitz, repairer. Returned 10-31-84.
Date:
c. 1825
Item type:
chair