Browse Items (698 total)
- Item Type: Object
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
Heavy metal flagpole base.
Description:
Circular flagpole base, heavy brass-like metal. somewhat tarnished. with pole (CCCCP-26a) N.B.- CCCCP-026 to CCCCP-33 are flagpoles and flagpole bases. There are a total of 7 bases and 7 poles.
Item type:
flagpole base
Heavy metal long strap hinge with rivets
Description:
rivets have wide flat bases. strap hinge has tapering width. very rusty.
Item type:
strap hinges
High-back WIndsor armchair with long legs
Description:
Four vase and ring-turned legs; medial and side stretchers- bulbous with rings on each side; stepped armrail with carved knuckle terminals; two vase and ring-turned arm supports; 6 short spindles; 9 long spindles; serpentine crest-rail with carved…
Date:
circa 1770
Item type:
chair
Iron ashtray stand.
Description:
Art Deco iron ashtray stand with two brackets to hold tray. Arched dragon cast handle, reeded shaft and petal shaped base. Painted black
Date:
c. 1920
Item type:
ashtray stand
Iron astray stand.
Description:
Art Deco iron ashtray stand with two brackets to hold tray. Arched dragon cast handle, reeded shaft and petal shaped base. Painted black
Date:
c. 1920
Item type:
ashtray stand
Keys to "First Prayer in Congress"
Description:
Diagram, identifying figures within the picture. Black on white. Framed. Key to 1st Prayer
Item type:
key to 1st Prayer
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
Large key with old tag attached.
Description:
key--Handprinted on accompanying tag: "FIRST CONGRESS HALL" The handle of the key has an 8-shaped opening.
Item type:
key
Large metal Keffer or panel saw with wooden handle. 5.5 points
Description:
Keffer or panel saw with deluxe handle by Henry Disston & Sons, Philadelphia "D.Walker" inscribed two times on both sides of handle. "H. Disston & Sons * Philadelphia" insignia on handle bolt.
Item type:
panel saw or Keffer saw
Large metal key with thin oval handle.
Description:
There is a chip at the end of the key. no tag.
Item type:
key
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 wooden press
Description:
large wooden press with two hand screws
Item type:
wooden press
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
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:
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
Light wood walking stick with carved bone handle and metal tip
Description:
Light wood walking stick with carved bone handle and metal tip.
Item type:
walking stick
Lightweight long thin carved piece of wood
Description:
very lightweight dark wood. pieces are broken off at each end. Initial length and purpose of object unknown
Item type:
decorative wooden piece
Long iron rod
Description:
Iron rod; very rusty. With one flat end and the other end like a nail. in the middle, it is split into two thin rods.
Item type:
iron rod, spit for a reflector oven
Long plane knife with no screws or open areas
Description:
plane knife; cast steel. 1 of 4 inscribed by W.BUTCHER
Item type:
plane knife
Long wooden fore plane
Description:
Fore plane with closed handle and straight-edge blade; bottom has thin, deep cracks running through it. strokes of green visible on bottom. beech wood. by D. Colton, Phila.
Date:
1840-1850's
Item type:
foreplane (trying plane)
Long-handled, heavy metal branding iron saying "CARPENTERS' CO."
Description:
Metal branding iron saying "CARPENTERS' CO." handle is octagonally-shaped and narrows near the top handle. Imprint matched brand which appears on all 18c. Windsor chairs.
Item type:
branding iron
Loping brick
Description:
loping brick with remnants of white mortar on front and back.
Item type:
loping brick
Mahogany Ballot Box of dovetailed construction, with turned and extended handle, one compartment, sliding lid.
Description:
Mahogany Ballot Box of dovetailed construction, with turned and extended handle, one compartment, and sliding lid for concealed roled ballots. (Note attached to the outside of the box states it is from Old Swede's Church.) numerous scratches and…
Date:
late 18th/early 19th century
Item type:
Ballot Box
Mahogany chest of drawers.
Description:
Mahogany four-drawer chest of drawers. French bracket feet, brass hardware, bowed front. Key hole in center of each drawer
Date:
c. 1790
Item type:
chest of drawers
Mahogany side chair
Description:
Mahogany side chair with naugahide (not original upholstery) upholstered panelled backs and seats, carved crestings, sabre shaped rear legs, voluted back and seat bracing, and turned front legs. Resprung Summer 1988- Tom Raudenbush of Philadelphia…
Date:
last quarter 19th C. C.Co. records 1857
Item type:
chair
Mahogany side chair
Description:
Mahogany side chair with naugahide (not original upholstery) upholstered panelled backs and seats, carved crestings, sabre shaped rear legs, voluted back and seat bracing, and turned front legs. 2 of 12 chairs. Seat is partially torn and unfastened.
Date:
last quarter 19th C.
Item type:
chair
Mahogany side chair
Description:
Mahogany side chair with naugahide (not original upholstery) upholstered panelled backs and seats, carved crestings, sabre shaped rear legs, voluted back and seat bracing, and turned front legs. 3 of 12 chairs. Webbing is disintegrating.
Date:
last quarter 19th C.
Item type:
chair
Mahogany side chair
Description:
Mahogany side chair with naugahide (not original upholstery) upholstered panelled backs and seats, carved crestings, sabre shaped rear legs, voluted back and seat bracing, and turned front legs. 4 of 12 chairs. Webbing is disintegrating.
Date:
last quarter 19th C.
Item type:
chair
Mahogany side chair
Description:
Mahogany side chair with naugahide (not original upholstery) upholstered panelled backs and seats, carved crestings, sabre shaped rear legs, voluted back and seat bracing, and turned front legs. 5 of 12 chairs.
Date:
last quarter 19th C.
Item type:
chair
Mahogany side chair
Description:
Mahogany side chair with naugahide (not original upholstery) upholstered panelled backs and seats, carved crestings, sabre shaped rear legs, voluted back and seat bracing, and turned front legs. 8 of 12 chairs. Webbing is disintegrating.
Date:
last quarter 19th C.
Item type:
chair
Mahogany side chair
Description:
Mahogany side chair with naugahide (not original upholstery) upholstered panelled backs and seats, carved crestings, sabre shaped rear legs, voluted back and seat bracing, and turned front legs. 9 of 12 chairs.
Date:
last quarter 19th C.
Item type:
chair
Mahogany side chair
Description:
Mahogany side chair with naugahide (not original upholstery) upholstered panelled backs and seats, carved crestings, sabre shaped rear legs, voluted back and seat bracing, and turned front legs. 10 of 12 chairs. Webbing is disintegrating.
Date:
last quarter 19th C.
Item type:
chair
Mahogany side chair
Description:
Mahogany side chair with naugahide (not original upholstery) upholstered panelled backs and seats, carved crestings, sabre shaped rear legs, voluted back and seat bracing, and turned front legs. 11 of 12 chairs.
Date:
last quarter 19th C.
Item type:
chair
Mahogany side chair
Description:
Mahogany side chair with naugahide (not original upholstery) upholstered panelled backs and seats, carved crestings, sabre shaped rear legs, voluted back and seat bracing, and turned front legs. 12 of 12 chairs. Webbing is badly deteriorated.
Date:
last quarter 19th C.
Item type:
chair
Mahogany side chair.
Description:
Mahogany side chair with naugahide (not original upholstery) upholstered panelled backs and seats, carved crestings, sabre shaped rear legs, voluted back and seat bracing, and turned front legs. 6 of 12 chairs. Webbing is disintegrating.
Date:
last quarter 19th C.
Item type:
chair
Mahogany side chair.
Description:
Mahogany side chair with naugahide (not original upholstery) upholstered panelled backs and seats, carved crestings, sabre shaped rear legs, voluted back and seat bracing, and turned front legs. 7 of 12 chairs.
Date:
last quarter 19th C.
Item type:
chair