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An old Bayonet, dug from a ditch near the house described above.
GILLINGHAM, E., Villa Nova.
Orderly Book, kept at Valley Forge during Revolutionary war.
Powder Horn, used in the Revolution.
GRIMLEY, SOLOMON K., Schwenksville.
Three iron Bullets of the Revolutionary war, six lead Bul- lets, and one Flint. Found by S. K. Grimley, Jr., and S. Schil- lich, from 1860 to 1884.
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HOLSTEIN, WILLIAM H., Bridgeport.
Two Cannon Balls, piece of Shell, and small Hatchet, from Valley Forge encampment.
KETTARAR, ROMAN, Somerton.
Six Guns, from the Revolution. Sword, captured at the battle of Paoli.
Cartridge Box, 112 years old.
A Bomb. A Saddle and Saddle-bag.
A Flask. Tin Cartridge Boxes, 82 years old.
KOPLIN, MRS. MARY W., Norristown.
Bell-metal Kettle, used during the Revolutionary war.
KULP, ELIAS K., Lederachville.
Cannon Ball of about eighteen pounds, known to have been on the farm of the exhibitor's grandfather ninety years, and sup- posed to have come down from Revolution times.
LENHART, GEORGE, Three Tuns.
Cannon Ball, found on Camp Hill.
MILLER, JACKSON W., Jeffersonville.
Shoeing Hammer, used in shoeing General Washington's horse at Germantown.
NYCE, GEORGE S., Frederick.
Bayonet, 130 years old. Belonged to Col. Anthony Bitting's regiment, in the Revolutionary war.
Receipt of the Revolution :
I Do Certify that Coll Robt Robinson bought at public Vendue a Continental Sorral Horse With a bald face thirteen & ¿ hands high markd Co A on the left thigh and P P on the near fore Shoulder for Which I have Received five hundred & five Dollars for the States Uses. W MCCALLA A Q G
505 Dollars Jany 10th 1780
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PECHIN, JOHN W., King-of-Prussia.
Table, upon which General Washington wrote and from which he ate, at General Wayne.
REX, JACOB L., Blue Bell.
Silver Button, found on the farm, and supposed to be a Re- volutionary relic.
REX, MISS M. D., Flourtown.
Old Sword, used in the Revolution.
RORER, ISAAC, Frankford.
Powder Horn, found in Cheltenham during the Revolution ; handsomely carved, bearing date 1752, owner's name, John Hunt, British coat-of-arms, view of New York harbor, Masonic emblems, and maker's name, Samuel McCatlet.
RUE, LOUISA, Norristown.
Small Breakfast Table, used by Washington and Lafayette at the Unicorn Hotel, in Delaware county, in 1776.
SCHUMO, DR. EUGENE, Abington.
Prescription Scales of Dr. Archibald McLean, Surgeon dur- ing the Revolutionary war, and practitioner of medicine in Mont- gomery county. Deposited by his great-grandson.
SINKLER, DR. WHARTON, Philadelphia.
English Escutcheon, from the battle-field of Eutaw Springs.
SLINGLUFF, JOHN, Fairview Village.
Spectacles and Case, used by a relative in the Revolutionary war.
SNYDER, JOHN H., Kulpsville.
Small Book, left on a table by British soldiers while in Tow- amencin, during the Revolution. The soldiers had ordered eggs boiled. After their departure the lady of the house found the book among the egg shells.
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STANNARD, E. J., Broad Axe.
Gun, taken from an English officer, in the Revolutionary war.
Sword, taken from a French prisoner by exhibitor's grand- father, Samuel Stannard, who was a Captain in the Revolution- ary war.
Cannon Ball, found in Whitpain township.
Piece of Fort Ticonderoga, taken when the British surren- dered.
TRUCKSESS, DAVID, SR., Providence Square.
Cannon Ball, used during the Revolution.
TYSON, MRS. SARAH H., King-of-Prussia.
Washington's Candle-stick and Lantern, used by him at Val- ley Forge. They were brought from Valley Forge by John Mow- erer, General Washington's wagon master, and were bought at Mowerer's sale by Joseph T. Pearce, who cried the sale, and in whose possession they now are.
WEBER, GEORGE M., Worcester.
Box, containing Musket, Rifle Balls, and Grape Shot, gath- ered on the ground on which Washington's army was encamped before going to Valley Forge. Also, a Rifleman's Axe, or Toma- hawk, plowed up at a spot where at that time was a spring at which the soldiers drank, but which entirely disappeared forty years ago.
Large Chest, bearing the name Barbara Briderin, dated 1769. This was the property of the exhibitor's grandparents, Abraham and Elizabeth Weber. Abraham Weber served for a time in the Continental army, and died in 1844. This Chest, tradition says, was brought to this country from Germany before the Revolu- tionary war. During the war certain valuable goods were placed in it for safe keeping, and it, with these contents, was put in a hay-stack. Certain parties, searching for the chest, discovered it by thrusting pointed sticks of hard wood into the stack, produc- ing marks which it still bears. The chest was broken open and the contents confiscated.
WENTZ, DANIEL, Fort Washington.
Camp Axe, found on the camp ground, near St. Thomas' Church, at Fort Washington.
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YEAKLE, DANIEL, Chestnut Hill.
Powder Horn, used during the Revolution by an ancestor of exhibitor.
CLASS V.
Relics of the War of 1812.
BECK, MRS. JOHN P., Centre Square.
Fife, Flute, and Manuscript Music, used by Henry Beck (near Easton), who was a fifer in the War of 1812.
CASSEL, ISAAC R., North Wales. Sword of the War of 1812.
COPE, O. W., Hatboro.
Sword of Commodore Isaac Hull, commander of the Consti- tution in the action with the Guerriere. The property of William Wade, Horsham.
Cox, MRS. CHARLES, Ambler.
Two Flints, formerly the property of Charles Cox, a veteran of the war of 1812.
DAVIS, JESSE B., Norristown.
Sword, used in the War of 1812, by Dr. Jones Davis.
DORWORTH, JOSEPH H., Norritonville.
Pistol, belonging to the First Troop of Montgomery county in the War of 1812.
KEECH, JACOB, Lower Merion.
Pistol and Knife, used in the War of 1812 by John Llewellyn, the exhibitor's grandfather.
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O'BRYAN, MRS. J. DUROSS, Ardmore. Bayonet of 1812. Canister Shot, very old. SLIFER, DR. H. F., North Wales. Two Swords of the War of 1812.
SLINGLUFF, MRS. W. F., Norristown. Canteen, used in the War of 1812. SMITH, JAMES B., Jenkintown. Drum, used in the War of 1812 by George Servis. SOWER, F. D., Norristown. Sword, used by the troops in 1812.
THOMAS, MRS. ABEL, Royersford. Snuff-box, used in the War of 1812. WOLF, MRS. ANSTINA, Plymouth. Jacket, worn in the War of 1812 by exhibitor's father, Dan- iel Streeper, late of Barren Hill.
CLASS VI. Relics of the Mexican War.
KEECH, JACOB, Lower Merion.
Mexican Cartridge, taken at the battle of Monterey. LOWER, GEORGE, Flourtown.
Mexican Bridle, rein of hair, peculiar bit, mounting of sil- ver. This Bridle was brought from Mexico, at the close of the war, by the exhibitor, who arrived at Philadelphia, on his re- turn, on July 23, 1848.
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CLASS VII.
Relics of the War for the Union.
ANDERS, GEORGE H., Norritonville.
Buttons, from the late war. Balls, picked from battle fields of the late war. BOLTON, LEVI, Norristown. Three leaden Mortars, made from Rebel bullets.
CASSEL, ISAAC R., North Wales.
Bowie Knife of the late war.
Piece of the Rebel iron-clad, Merrimac.
Cartridge, found on the battle field of Antietam.
Book, found on the battle field of Chancellorsville, May 3, 1863.
CAVALRY POST, No. 35, G. A. R., Philadelphia.
Wooden Figure of a Horse, with arms and equipments used in the cavalry service in the late war.
EVANS, WILLIAM G., Norristown.
+ Soldier's Cap, from the battle of the Wilderness, 1864. Belt, Cartridge Box, and Knapsack, 1863.
HILLES, LIZZIE, Port Kennedy. Sabre, used by Henry Clay Moore in the late war.
HOLSTEIN, MRS. DR. GEORGE W., Bridgeport.
Pair of Dice Boxes and Knife. These articles were made in Libby prison by Lieut. T. Dewees.
JONES, CHARLES W., Conshohocken. Sabre, taken from the battle field of Antietam.
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JONES, PERCY, Conshohocken.
Sword, picked up on the battle field of Antietam. Minie Ball, found on Gettysburg battle field.
LOCH, JOHN W., Norristown.
Sword, found on the field of Gettysburg.
MOORE, MRS. NATHAN, Centre Square.
Flag, Knife, and Relics of the war for the Union. MORRISON, MRS., Conshohocken.
Two Knives, taken from the Rebels in the Civil War.
PETERMAN, FREDERICK, Collegeville.
Block of Stone, from the blown-up mine at Petersburg, Va., July 30, 1864.
POWERS, JOHN, Norristown.
Confederate Dagger, captured by Charles F. McKenna, Com- pany E, Forty-fifth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers.
RUDY, JOHN, Norristown.
Lamp made from a bomb shell found at Gettysburg. The brass piece on the top was made from the side of a Rebel drum.
SCHALL, COL. EDWARD, Norristown.
A shell, from the battle field of Fredericksburg.
A Cannon Ball, from the battle field of Antietam.
A Whitworth Projectile, from Sulphur Springs, Va., picked up immediately after it had been fired.
Two large Knives, nearly the size of a cutlass, captured at the battle of Roanoke, N. C.
A Sword, worn by Col. Edwin Schall at the battle of Cold Harbor, Va., when killed.
A small box, made out of wood from the bridge at Antietam, and containing small and large balls picked up on the day of the battle.
A Bugle, carried by a Captain of the Fifty-first Regiment Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteers.
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SLIFER, DR. H. F., North Wales.
Two Swords, from the Rebellion. Relics of the battle of Gettysburg. Confederate Sword.
STEIN, MRS. R., Norristown.
Gun, used in the battle of Antietam.
STEVENS, HENRY A., Norristown.
Revolving Rifle, ten-shooter, captured by Captain D. L. Ste- vens, of the six-gun battery of the United States ship Mississippi, under Farragut, on the right of the river, below New Orleans, in a hand-to-hand encounter, on April 25, 1862.
WALKER, E. H., Jarrettown.
Canteen, from the late war. Picture Frame, made in Virginia during the late war.
Bayonet, from Petersburg, 1865. . Head of a Standard, from Richmond. Cane, from City Point, in the late war.
ZIEGLER, ELMER R., Kulpsville.
United States Badge, found on Kulp's Hill, Gettysburg.
CLASS VIII. Implements of Early Husbandry.
CASSEL, ABRAHAM H., Harleysville.
Ancient Cross-cut Saw, which, with its handles, was forged out of a solid piece of steel, on a common anvil, by an ingenious blacksmith. in early colonial times. Its history is known for one hundred and fifty years.
Hand-saw, formerly the property of Hupert Cassel, a famous carpenter of Worcester, and the grandfather of the exhibitor. At least one hundred years old.
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COMLY, J. J., Horsham.
Plow, with wooden mould board.
CUSTER, PHILIP B., Norritonville. Sickle, over one hundred years old.
FRYER, HENRY S., Skippack.
Pruning Knife, brought from Germany. 165 years old. HEEBNER, JOHN S., West Point. Wooden Fork.
HOMER, MORRIS, Willow Grove.
Sickle, for cutting grain. "D. J. 1750," cut on the handle.
JONES, MARGARET H., Oak Lane. Seed Chest, nearly two hundred years old. KETTARAR, ROMAN, Somerton.
Old-fashioned hand-made Hoe. Yoke, one hundred and thirty years old. Old Tree Clipper.
KRIEBLE, SEPTIMUS A., Kulpsville. Sickle, one hundred years old.
Loos, MRS., Norristown. Hoe, one hundred and thirty years old.
ROBERTS, SEPTIMUS, Whitpain.
Scythe, Sickle, Forks, Rake, Hoe, wooden Shovel, and Flail ; very old.
WILLIAMS, THOMAS, Pittville.
Plow, used in Delaware, O., up to the year 1812 It is marked "1776," and is supposed to have been made at that time. YOUNG, SAMUEL, SR., Norristown. Sickle, one hundred and twenty-five years old.
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CLASS IX.
Implements and Articles of Household Use in Early Times.
AMBLER, AARON, Norritonville.
Shovel and Tongs. Snuffer Tray. Dust Brush.
ANDERS, AMOS S., Norritonville.
Spinning Wheel and Reel.
BEERER, ROSA, East Perkiomen.
Parlor Lamp of ye olden time, formerly owned by Mrs. Kem- merer, great-grandmother of the exhibitor.
BERKHEIMER, MRS. JOHN, Broad Axe. Candle Stand, very old-fashioned.
BEYER, BENJAMIN, Norritonville. Wool Wheel and Spinning Wheel. Sausage Stuffer.
BICKEL, MRS. E. B., Norristown.
Flax Hackle, 106 years old. Property of Thomas Dorworth.
BICKEL, MRS., Norristown.
Candlestick. Spinning Wheel.
BISSON, JANE, Three Tuns.
Pair Brass Candlesticks, 75 years old.
BLACKFAN, MISS, Norristown. Pair Tongs and Shovel, 100 years old. BRANIN, GEORGE, Jenkintown. Wool Card.
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BRANIN, MRS. GEORGE, Jenkintown.
Candlestick and Candle, very old. BRUNNER, MISS MARY, Worcester. Old Basket.
BUCK, WILLIAM J., Jenkintown.
Warming Pan of Sir William Keith, of Horsham. Men- tioned in a bill of sale, May 21, 1726, to Dr. Thomas Græme, as a "Bed Pan." Bought by J. E. Buck, in 1860, at David Lloyd's sale.
CASSEL, ABRAHAM H., Harleysville.
Iron Lamp and Rack.
CONARD, EDWARD B., Port Kennedy.
Two Barrels, hollowed from logs.
COPE, O. W., Hatboro.
Spice Mill of the seventeenth century. The property of William Wade, Horsham.
Coffee Mill, used in Gen. George Washington's family while living at Mount Vernon. The property of Malinda Wood, Phil- adelphia.
CORSON, MRS. DR. HIRAM, Conshohocken. Shovel and Tongs.
CRESSON, MARY J., Norristown.
Warming Pan, age unknown. -
CUSTER, PHILIP B., Norritonville. Spinning Wheel, 106 years old. Lard Lamp, supposed to be 100 years old.
DAVIS, JESSE B., Norristown. Warming Pan, 120 years old. DAVIS, JOHN J., Jenkintown.
Crimping Machine, brought from Wales, many years ago, by the mother of the exhibitor.
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DISMANT, MRS. AMOS, Royersford. Candlestick, 155 years old. Spinning Wheel.
DOTTS, GEORGE, West Point. Ancient Lamp.
EBERLE, THE MISSES, Oak Lane. Brass Candlestick.
EBERSOLE, MRS. S. A., Hartranft. Spinning Wheel. ELKINTON, GEORGE, Blue Bell.
Brass Warming Pan (to contain coal for warming beds), 103 years old.
EMERY, JOHN, Cheltenham. Bed Warmer.
FAMOUS, ANDREW S., Norritonville. Old Snuffers. Four Hackles.
FELTON, MRS. JOSEPH, Jenkintown. Snuffers, date 1707.
FELTY, SAMUEL, Jenkintown.
Tongs and iron Lamp, brought from Germany before the Revolution.
FISHER, JACOB, Worcester. Bellows.
FREEDLEY, MRS. DR., Conshohocken.
Basin and Ewer, over 100 years old.
FRYER, HENRY S., Skippack.
Hanging Lamp, 100 years old. Flax Hackle, supposed to be 200 years old.
GOTWALS, ABRAHAM, Belfry. Tongs, 100 years old.
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GOTWALS, WILLIAM K., Fairview Village.
Spinning Wheel, marked "I. R., 1760," made by I. Rosen, at Fairview, in the year 1760.
GRIMLEY, MISS OLIVIA K., Schwenksville.
Fire Tongs, 100 years old. Have been in the Benner and Bergey families, and are now owned by John Ratcliff.
GRIMLEY, SOLOMON K., Schwenksville.
Old Hackle. Belonged to B. Halteman in 1714, to Solomon Grimley in 1761, and to B. Scholl from 1808 to 1866, when it was purchased by the exhibitor.
HARVEY, MRS. J. J. C., Jenkintown.
Tinder Box.
HEEBNER, JOHN S., West Point.
Spinning Wheel, dated 1741. Tape Loom, ancient.
HELLERMAN, MRS. JOSIAH, Cheltenham.
Foot Warmer, over 100 years old.
HENDRICKS, MRS. JESSE, North Wales.
Two Flax Hackles, made in 1772.
HOLLAND, MRS. ELIZA, Jarrettown. Pair Candlesticks, 75 years old.
HUGHES, MRS. WILLIAM, King-of-Prussia. Candlesticks, over 100 years old.
HUNSICKER, A., JR., Collegeville.
Bed Warming Pan, formerly belonging to Wright A. Bring- hurst.
JONES, MRS. ANN C., Spring Mill.
Hand Loom.
KEMERY, C. M., Abrams.
Wood Stove Rake, known to be 203 years old.
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KETTARAR, ROMAN, Somerton.
Five old Lamps. Self-heating Flat-iron. Foot Heater and Bed Heater. Tongs and Poker. Four different kinds of Candlesticks. Old-fashioned Washing Machine.
KNEAS, MISS ELLA, Norristown.
Round and oval Paper Boxes, of various colors, formerly the property of Mrs. Savilla Root, of Worcester, a great-great-aunt of the exhibitor.
KOHL, GEORGE M., Jenkintown.
Snuffers, used in the days of tallow candles.
LOWE, MRS. T. S. C., Norristown. Old Brass Candlestick.
LUKENS, MRS. JAWOOD, Conshohocken. Brass Candlestick, Snuffers, and Tray.
MCCABE, MRS. THOMAS, Oaks. Candlestick, 120 years old, brought from England. MCCLAIN, MRS. JOHN, Hartranft. Spinning Wheel, over 100 years old. MANN, JOHN H., Horsham. Foot Stove, 75 years old. MARKLEY, MARGARET, Fairview Village. Clothes Brush. MATHER, C., Jenkintown. Warming Pan, very ancient.
MEREDITH, MRS. SAMUEL, Norristown.
Old-fashioned Warming Pan and two brass Candlesticks, brought from England many years ago.
MILES, MRS. ISABELLA, Gulf Mills. Bed Warmer.
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MILLS, MRS. JANE, Norristown. Clothes Brush, over 130 years in the family. MORGAN, MRS. JAMES, Ardmore. Bellows, over 100 years old. NYCE, GEORGE S., Frederick. Old-fashioned Lard Dip (Lamp), 130 years old. Cotton Spindle, 125 years old. O'NEILL, SAMUEL, Norristown. Spinning Wheel.
OWEN, MRS. WILLIAM W., Norristown.
Brass Candlestick, 150 years old ; owned by Miss Shearer.
PAISTE, ROBERT, Norristown. Pair brass Candlesticks, 100 years old.
PAWLING, MRS. DR., Norristown. Spinning Wheel, Reel, and Spindle.
PECHIN, JOHN W., King-of-Prussia. . Candlesticks. Lamp, from France ; very old.
POMEROY, MRS. H. S., Norristown.
Pair of Candlesticks, PRINCE, LEWIS, SR., Norritonville. Scissors.
RAMBO, MRS. WALLACE, OAKS.
Candlestick, originally owned by Mrs. Lane ; 125 years old.
REID, MRS. DR. JOHN K., Conshohocken. Bellows, 75 years old. Warming Pan. ROBERTS, LLOYD, Norristown.
Clothes Brush, 150 years old.
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ROBERTS, SEPTIMUS, Whitpain.
Warming Pan, very old. Tobacco Box of pumpkin, 75 years old or more. Two copper Candlesticks, very old.
ROGERS, MRS., Norristown. Two Candlesticks. Shovel and Tongs.
ROTZELL, MRS., Norristown.
Snuffers, 100 years old.
SCHAEFER, MISS, Norristown.
Snuffers and Snuffer Box.
Brass Candlestick.
Iron Candlestick.
Steel and Flint.
Hearth Brush.
Pair of Bellows.
SCHEETZ, MRS. FRANK, Flourtown.
Pair of Bellows, 1791.
SEARFOSS, MRS., Jenkintown.
Sweeping Brush, old. SHAW, C. H., Jeffersonville. Tinder Box.
SHAY, MRS. EDWARD, Three Tuns.
Spinning Wheels, 100 years old.
SHOEMAKER, ROBERT, Shoemakertown. Warming Pan, 1780.
SHOFFNER, MISSES, Norristown. Two brass Candlesticks, 50 years old.
SHULTZ, JOHN, Norristown. Basket, 80 years old. SLICHER, MRS., Norristown.
Two brass Candlesticks, 100 years old.
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SLINGLUFF, MRS. WILLIAM H., Norristown. Bellows and Brush, 50 years old. Spinning Wheel and Reel. SMITH, ALFRED, Spring House. Spinning Wheel.
SPENCER, MRS. ELLA, Jenkintown. Brass Candlestick. SPRINGER BROTHERS, Kulpsville. Two Candlesticks. STYER, AARON, Blue Bell. Two Warming Pans.
SUMMERS, AARON H., East Greenville. Flax Hackle, dåted 1776.
TEAS, GEORGE S., Horsham. Warming Pan, over 100 years old.
TRAUT, LOUIS, Jenkintown.
Flax Hatchel, bearing date of 1765. Brass Snuffers, 160 years old.
WALKER, E. H., Jarrettown. Flax Hackle.
WALTON, HARRY C., Blue Bell. Glass Candlestick.
WEIKEL, MRS. JACOB, Collegeville. Old iron Lamp. WILLIAMS, MRS., Fitzwatertown. Two Spinning Wheels.
YEAKLE, S. Y., Norristown. Tape Machine, 125 years old.
YOUNG, MISS ANNIE, Lower Merion.
Brass Candlestick, brought from Wales, and presented to Ariadne Young one hundred and twenty-five years ago.
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ZIMMERMAN, ESTHER, Norristown.
Spinning Wheel, with the Twist of Flax. Swift and Reel, over 100 years old. Hackle, Tow, and Twist of Flux. The Hackle come over in the ship with William Penn's surveyors.
ZIMMERMAN, MRS. LORENZO, Norristown.
Sweeping Brush, over 50 years old.
ZIMMERMAN, SYLVESTER, Blue Bell.
Wool Hackle, brought to this country by Benjamin Eastburn, a surveyor in William Penn's party, at the time of the settlement of Philadelphia. Said Benjamin Eastburn was the exhibitor's great-great-grandfather. The Hackle has been passed from one generation to another, until it reached the exhibitor from the hands of her mother in the year 1842.
CLASS X.
Kitchen Furniture and Cooking Utensils in Use 100 Years Ago, and Pewter Ware.
AMBLER, AARON, Norritonville. Pewter Plates, 110 years old. ANDERS, MRS. GEORGE S., Kulpsville. Pewter Sugar Bowl. ANDERS, WILLIAM H., Kulpsville. Tea Pot, over 100 years old. APPLE, MRS. JOHN S., Kulpsville. Copper Tea Kettle, 150 years old. ASHBRIDGE, MRS. J., Bryn Mawr. Pewter Plate, over 100 years old.
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BAKER, MRS. WILLIAM, Centre Square.
Copper Tea Kettle, said to be 300 years old. BARR, T. P., East Greenville. Pepper Box, 1682. BARTMAN, MRS. MARY R., Trappe. Pewter Plate, 100 years old.
BEAN, MRS. MARGARET, Norristown. Earthen Dish, 100 years old.
BEAN, MRS. SARAH, Fairview Village. Six Pewter Plates, 80 years old.
BERNHART, MISS MAGGIE, East Greenville. Iron Kettle, 150 years old.
BEYER, BENJAMIN, Norritonville.
Bread Tray. Copper Kettle. Coffee Pot.
BICKEL, MRS. E. B., Norristown.
Six Pewter Plates, over 100 years old.
BICKEL, MRS., Norristown. Copper Kettle, 150 years old. Grid-iron, 75 years old. Bread Waiter.
BOORSE, JOHN C., Kulpsville.
Earthen Dish, made of common clay, burnt, fifteen inchies in diameter, glazed inside, and decorated with brown, yellow, and green flowers, the stems and outlines of flowers marked by grooves. Around the rim is the inscription, in English : "Be Ashamed I Advice thee Most if one Learneth Thee what Thou not Knoweth, the Ingenious is Accounted Brave but the Clumsy None Desire to have 1762." The outside of the dish is not glazed or decorated. BOSCH, ENOS, Norristown.
Pewter Dish, over 150 years old. Property of Mrs. Yocum.
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BRANT, MISS EMMA, Limerick Square.
Pewter Tea Pot and two Pewter Plates, 150 years old. For- merly the property of the Custer and Grubb families.
BROOKE, MRS., Norristown. Pewter Plates.
BROWNBACK, MRS. EDWARD, Trappe. Copper Tea Kettle, nearly 100 years old.
BUCK, JAMES H., Norristown.
Dough Tray, 150 years old. Belonged to exhibitor's great- grandfather ; then to his grandmother, Polly Buck; next to his father, John Buck ; now to the exhibitor. Has never been out- side of Montgomery county ; has been in use over one hundred years in Norristown.
BUCKMAN, MRS. THOMAS, Jenkintown.
Two Pewter Tea Pots. Came over in the ship "Welcome." BUEHLER, MRS. ELIZABETH, Norristown.
Waiter and Bread Tray, dated 1715.
CARSON, MARY COOK, Norristown.
Three Pewter Dishes, used in the family of Samuel Burns, a Revolutionary soldier.
CASSEL, ABRAHAM H., Harleysville.
Pewter Plate, from the Saur family.
Grid-iron, used in olden times to broil fish and meat over coals.
Old Tripod, used for setting a pan or kettle.
Dutch Oven, much used for baking, etc., before plate or cooking stoves were invented.
CASSEL, ISAAC R., North Wales.
Knife. Belonged to exhibitor's great-grandfather.
CASSEL, MRS. JAMES, Belfry. Pewter Mug, over 100 years old. COPE, O. W., Hatboro.
Pewter Dish, brought from Germany about 1740, by the Styer family.
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CORSON, MRS. DR. HIRAM, Conshohocken. Old Copper Kettle. Old Knife and Spoon Boxes, formerly owned by Owen Jones, of Wynnewood, and loaned by his great-granddaughter.
CRAVEN, MRS. ALICE, Davis Grove. Coffee Pot.
CREIGHTON, MRS., Norristown. Two Dishes, very old. CRESSON, MARY J., Norristown.
Pewter Plate. Has been in the Leedom family 100 years.
CULBERT, MRS., JOSEPH W., Collegeville. Copper Kettle, over 100 years old. DAVISON, MRS. MAY, Shoemakertown. A slate Tea and Water Pot, 120 years old.
DEAROLF, MRS. TILLIE, Norristown. Spice Box, one hundred and fifty years in the family. DETTRA, MRS. JOHN, Norristown.
Pewter Cream Pitcher, brought from Germany; 100 years old. DIETRICH, MRS. JOHN, Collegeville.
Pewter Plate, from Germany. Copper Cake Mould, over 100 years old.
DISMANT, MRS. AMOS, Royersford. Two large Pewter Plates. DORWORTH, JOSEPH H., Norritonville. Tea Canister, brought to this country in 1782. DRAKE, MRS. ARAM, Kulpsville. Pewter Inkstand, dated 1749. EDWARDS, MRS. ELIZABETH, Kulpsville. Pewter Mug, bearing initials "S. H."; 150 years old. Meat Knife, from Wales ; 200 years old.
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EDWARDS, MRS. HUMPHREY W., Kulpsville.
Six Tea Spoons, Pewter Cups and Saucers; over 100 years old. EVANS, MRS. FRANK, Centre Square. Old Pewter Tea Pot.
FELTY, SAMUEL, Jenkintown.
Small Copper Kettle and Coffee Mill, brought from Germany before the Revolution.
FETTEROLF, DANIEL G., Kulpsville. Pewter Plate, 1718.
FITZWATER, MRS. JOSEPH, Port Providence.
Pewter Plate, 100 years old. Originally used by Fanny Brower as a meat plate.
Fox, MRS. JACOB, East Greenville. Tea Kettle, nearly 200 years old.
FRYER, MRS. BARNEY, Skippack.
Part of Pewter Dinner Set, supposed to be 106 years old, and is the property of the exhibitor: Two soup dishes, two meat plates, four dinner plates, sugar bowl, and salt cup.
GARRIGUES, MRS., Norristown.
Pewter Plates.
GARSED, MRS. ROBERT P., Norristown.
Kettle and Pan.
GEYER, MRS. CHARLES, Worcester. Pewter Tray, dated 1748.
GOTWALS, ABRAHAM, Belfry.
Pewter Dish, Colander, and Tea Canister, each 100 years old.
GRIFFEN, MRS. SAMUEL, Oaks.
Tea Kettle, 100 years old.
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GRIMLEY, MISS OLIVIA K., Schwenksville.
Pewter Tea Pot, large Plate, three small Plates, and two Dishes. Belonged to Frederick and Elizabeth Reimer, from 1730 to 1761; to Solomon and Elizabeth Grimley, from 1761 to 1806 ; to Elizabeth Grimley, widow, from 1806 to 1821; to Frederick Grimley, from 1821 to 1843; to Amos Grimley, from 1843 to 1866 ; to Solomon K. Grimley, since 1866.
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