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West College (Old West)
Four Wedgwood plates featuring different views of Dickinson College, including Old West, the Old Stone Steps, Denny Hall, and East College.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00260
Location: Shelf 24
Subject: Commemorative Plates, Denny Hall, East College, West College (Old West), Anniversaries, Wedgwood, Old Stone Steps
Format: Glassware/Ceramics
Four Wedgwood china plates commemorating the 180th Anniversary of Dickinson College in 1953.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00463
Location: Shelf 24
Subject: Commemorative Plates, West College (Old West), East College, Denny Hall, Wedgwood, Anniversaries, Old Stone Steps
Format: Glassware/Ceramics
Dickinson College Bicentennial Plate from September 1972.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00472
Location: Shelf 26
Subject: Commemorative Plates, Anniversaries, Bicentennial, West College (Old West)
Format: Glassware/Ceramics
Large 3D painted ceramic model of Old West.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00728
Location: Shelf 10 (housed with 00729-00732)
Subject: West College (Old West)
Format: Glassware/Ceramics
Brass colored, metal key ring with metal charm that features the college seal on the front. Reverse features the facade of Old West.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00746
Location: Shelf 25 (housed with AC 00747-AC 00750)
Subject: West College (Old West), College Seal, Key Chain
Format: Miscellaneous
Smaller copper medal featuring West College on obverse with Susanna Wesley and son John on reverse; larger copper medal featuring John Wesley and inscriptions, both produced for centennial of the Methodist Church in 1866.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00084
Location: Shelf 25 (housed with AC 00084 - AC 00088, AC 00507)
Subject: Commemorative Medal, Methodist Church, West College (Old West)
Format: Currency/Medallions
Tie pin shaped like the Old West Cupola with the Mermaid. In the bottom center of the pin has the year "1773".
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00867
Location: Shelf 25 (housed with AC 00863, AC 00864, AC 00865, AC 00866, AC 00868, and AC 00869)
Subject: Tie, Mermaid, West College (Old West), Pin
Format: Clothing, Jewelry, Pins/Buttons
Gold plate with an engraving of Old West.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00889
Location: Shelf 26 (housed with AC 00885, AC 00883)
Subject: West College (Old West), Campus Buildings
Format: Plaques/Trophies
Five metal keys of various shapes and sizes that were used in Old West, from the early to mid-twentieth century.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00673
Location: Shelf 25 (housed with AC 00181- AC 00187)
Subject: Key, Campus Buildings, West College (Old West)
Format: Miscellaneous
The Dickinson College Old West Pin is gold in color in the center with an image of Old West in the center. Surrounding the image is a red circle with "Old West Dickinson College".
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00869
Location: Shelf 25 (housed with AC 00863, AC 00864, AC 00865, AC 00866, AC 00867, and AC 00868)
Subject: West College (Old West), Pin
Format: Clothing, Jewelry, Pins/Buttons
Pewter Christmas Ornament depicting the front of West College.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00731
Location: Shelf 10 (housed with 00729-00732)
Subject: West College (Old West)
Format: Ornaments
Three pins, two are enamel and one is cloth. The cloth pin shows the college mascot, the Red Devil. The other two enamel are the College Seal in red and white with gold lettering and the doors of Old West.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00736
Location: Shelf 26 (housed with AC 00737)
Subject: College Seal, Red Devil, West College (Old West)
Format: Pins/Buttons
Flat ceramic model of the front of Old West.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00729
Location: Shelf 10 (housed with AC 00728-00732)
Subject: West College (Old West), Campus Buildings
Format: Glassware/Ceramics
Clay brick removed from third floor fireplace in West College during 1980's renovations.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00704
Location: Shelf 28 (housed with AC 00705)
Subject: West College (Old West)
Format: Building Materials
Nail removed from lover level of West College during renovations in spring 2006. Possibly dating from early nineteenth century, when building was originally constructed.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00540
Location: Shelf 25 (housed with AC 00203)
Subject: West College (Old West)
Format: Building Materials
Gold key with cut-out top, with attached tag identifying it as the key to the organ in West College.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00228
Location: Shelf 25 (housed with AC 00226 - AC 00228)
Subject: West College (Old West), Key
Format: Miscellaneous
Ceramic pin of West College.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00730
Location: Shelf 10 (housed with 00728-00732)
Subject: West College (Old West)
Format: Pins/Buttons
Three small round white pins with the image of West College and 'Dickinson College, "Old West" 1783-1908' in black lettering. Red ribbon is attached to the back of pins.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00197
Location: Shelf 17 (housed with 00189-00193)
Subject: Pin, West College (Old West)
Format: Pins/Buttons
China plate with gilt trim, manufactured by Lenox. It features the college seal in gold at the top, and West College in black in the center. On the back, the plate notes the 200th anniversary of the college (1773-1973), with a date of September 1952. The plate appears to be the first issued of this special design, with a gold "1" appearing below the Lenox logo.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00253
Location: Shelf 26
Subject: West College (Old West), Commemorative Plates
Format: Glassware/Ceramics
China plate with gilt trim, manufactured by Lenox. It features the college seal in gold at the top, and West College in black in the center. On the back, the plate notes the 200th anniversary of the college (1773-1973), with a date of September 1952. The plate appears to be the first issued of this special design, with a gold "1" appearing below the Lenox logo.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00823
Location: Shelf 26
Subject: West College (Old West), Commemorative Plates
Format: Glassware/Ceramics
Green glass wine bottle with an image of West College on the label.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00356
Location: Shelf 26
Subject: West College (Old West)
Format: Glassware/Ceramics
Painted wooden model of the facade of West College.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00732
Location: Shelf 10 (housed with AC 00729-00731)
Subject: West College (Old West)
Format: Ornaments
Dark wooden railings carved with names and symbols, believed to be from either West College or East College.
Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00242
Location: RR 01 (housed with AC 00238, AC 0000239)
Subject: Railings, West College (Old West), East College
Format: Building Materials
