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Carved wooden ornament
Description:
Decorative dark wood ornament with large flower carved in the center. Medallion. (See Bldg. Records database #3039)
Item type:
carved ornament
Handled steel and brass, wood filled Bench plane
Description:
Bench Plane of handled steel and brass. Black paint on metal is chipping. bench plane brass sides with steel sole. front handle reworked.
Date:
1850-1875
Item type:
bench plane
Plow plane cutter
Description:
Plow plane. Seems to be made of metal.
Item type:
plow plane cutter
Medal w/ Photograph of Carpenters’ Hall and ribbon.
Description:
Medal with Ribbon. The photograph is set inside circular metal piece attached to pin and gold and white ribbon which says "CARPENTERS' COMPANY PHILADELPHIA 1724." There is a straigh pin on the reverse side of the medal.
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medal with ribbon (pin back picture and ribbon
Old photo of Carpenters’ Hall set into metal circle. 18 pins and ribbons
Description:
Eighteen commemorative medals. Each has a photo that is attached to a pin and a blue and gold ribbon which says "Carpenters' Company Philadelphia 1724." 1 of the 18 has the accession number CC231 on it.
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18 pins/ ribbons
3 commemorative medals- gold bar pin which says: "1724 PHILADELPHIA 1924."
Description:
Attached to each medal is a red, white and blue ribbon and finally a gold medallion which has a raised image of the ball and lettering. The medal with the faded ribbon has the accession number CC 232 written on it.
Date:
unknown
Item type:
commemorative medals
Ribbon commemorating CCCCP Centennial
Description:
Blue ribbon with gold lettering saying, "BI-CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION OF PENNSYLVANIA. CARPENTERS' COMPANY OF THE CITY AND CO. OF PHILADELPHIA Oct. 24th 1882". Attached to bottom is tassle of wire coil. No accession number is sewn on at present.
Date:
1887
Item type:
commemorative ribbon
Eight ribbons commemorating CCCCP Bi-centennial
Description:
Blue ribbon with gold lettering sayimg, "BI-CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION OF PENNSYLVANIA. CARPENTERS' COMPANY OF THE CITY AND CO. OF PHILADELPHIA Oct. 24th 1882". Attached to bottom is tassle of wire coil. No accession number is sewn on at present
Date:
1882
Item type:
commemorative ribbons
14 contribution cards for the Associated Carpenters' and Joiners' Society, Glasgow (North) Branch,
Description:
The contribution cards date from 1889-1904. The accession numbers are placed on lower left hand corner of the card for 1903.
Date:
1889-1904
Item type:
contribution cards
Twist auger drill bit with screw point
Description:
Twist auger drill bits. Fairly long and made of metal. Screw point.
Item type:
drill bit
Twist auger drill bit with screw point
Description:
Twist auger drill bits. Fairly long and made of metal. Screw point.
Item type:
drill bit
Twist auger drill bits with wide coil section and narrow screw points
Description:
Twist auger drill bits with wide coil section and narrow screw points. Fairly long and made of metal. Screw point. Bits of red paint.
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twist auger drill bit
Twist auger drill bits with screw point
Description:
Twist auger drill bit: very wide coil section. CCCCP-240b is slighly taller than CCCCP-240a.
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twist auger drill bit
Twist auger drill bit with screw point.
Description:
Twist auger drill bit: widths of CCCCP-241a and 241b's coil sections are equal.
Item type:
twist auger drill bit
Auger drill bits
Description:
Auger drill bits with coil areas that culminate in point: on (a): "12" "W" circle in a square on (b): "Syracuse" "8" on (c): "W" "S.T. Co."
Item type:
auger drill bits
Admission form for Carpenters' Co. Drawing School ticket
Description:
Ticket numbered "109." Seems also to be some kind of admission form.
Item type:
admission form or ticket
Twist auger drill bit.
Description:
Twist auger drill bits
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twist auger drill bit
Twist auger drill bits
Description:
Twist auger drill bits
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twist auger drill bits
Twist auger drill bits
Description:
Twist auger drill bits
Item type:
drill bits
Twist auger drill bits
Description:
Twist auger drill bits; red paint visible on 247a
Item type:
drill bits
Twist auger drill bits
Description:
Twist auger drill bits
Item type:
drill bit
Twist auger drill bits
Description:
Twist auger drill bits
Item type:
drill bits
Twist auger drill bit
Description:
Twist auger drill bit
Item type:
drill bit
Two-part walking stick
Description:
Two-part walking stick with corrugations along its length. Smooth bone handle is imprinted with small circles.
Item type:
walking stick
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
Drill with screwdriver bit
Description:
Archimedean drill with screwdriver bit steel stock with wooden pad and wooden lower grip.
Date:
late 19th C.
Item type:
drill with screwdriver bit
Molding plane made of beech wood, dado 0.75" cut
Description:
Molding plane missing nicker blade and nicker wedge on one side: "JOHN VEIT PHILA. cor. NEW MARKET & GREEN STREET" other side: " 7/8" "
Date:
1857-1899
Item type:
wood molding plane
Molding plane made of beech wood, 7/8" bead cut
Description:
Molding plane with reddish-pink paint splattered on back. deep scratches visible on back. double boxed with front boxing missing.
Item type:
molding plane
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
Dark wooden foot bench
Description:
Foot bench; four small rectangles are visible on the surface of the base itself, which seem to be part of the base. white paint is visible across the lower side perpendicular to the bench itself. bench is scratched and chipping.
Item type:
foot bench
Ornately engraved ceremonial trowel with corrugated ivory colored handle
Description:
Trowel Packaged in black rectangular box, couched in red velvet. Ivory handle.
Item type:
cornerstone trowel
Wooden gavel
Description:
Wooden gavel- elongated barrel-shaped head with flat ends. Handle tapers then widens near the head. Three evenly divided cuts have been made around the circumference of the head. two cuts have been made half an inch apart around the circumference of…
Item type:
gavel
Rococo design silver salver with scalloped rim and three-scrolled feet and an inscription on the underside.
Description:
On the underside of Salver, there is engraved: -"Carpenters' Co." and a shield. -panel saying "Honour God" -These words: "The Gift of The Worshipful Company of Capenters of London. By the hand of The Master Commander Alan Westbury Preston, R.N.…
Item type:
silver salver
English, George I Silver Tankard- tapering cylindrical body with threaded median bond, hinged dome cover having a high knuckled billet
Description:
four small drawings near the top of the tankard. only an
Date:
1724
Item type:
English silver tankard
Copper plate with image of "First Prayer in Congress"
Description:
Copper plate is attached to wood block with six small nails. the plate itself is scratched and has pinkish tone when lighted. shreds of paper are stuck to the back of the wooden block.
Item type:
copper plate
Small iron divider
Description:
Small iron divider. There seem to be small markings on the object, for measuring purposes.
Item type:
iron divider
24" single fold Gunter-type rule
Description:
American 24" rule; notation attached to rule which says, "1891 used by Samuel Betts" (removed 9-19-87). calibration numbers and letters are hand-stamped. Brass tips, missing one pin.
Item type:
American 24" rule
Dark wood gauge
Description:
Dark wood gauge with tiny metal marks for measuring.
Item type:
marking gauge
Auger with wooden handle
Description:
Auger with wooden handle, attached is an iron rod which becomes wide spiral at end.
Item type:
auger
Broad axe
Description:
broad axe with wooden handle, metal head
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broad axe