West College (Old West)

180th Anniversary Commemorative Plates, 1953

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

180th Anniversary Commemorative Plates, 1953

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

Bicentennial Plate, 1972

Dickinson College Bicentennial Plate from September 1972.

Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00472

Location: Shelf 26

Subject: Commemorative Plates, Anniversaries, Bicentennial, West College (Old West), Plate

Format: Glassware/Ceramics

Ceramic Model of West College

Large 3D painted ceramic model of Old West. 

Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00728

Location: Shelf 10 (housed with AC 00729 - AC 00732)

Subject: West College (Old West)

Format: Glassware/Ceramics

College Seal Keyring

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, Keychain

Format: Miscellaneous

Copper Methodist Church Medallions

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

Cupola and Mermaid Tie Pin

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), Pins

Format: Clothing, Jewelry, Pins/Buttons

Old West Gold Plate, 2010

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

Old West Keys

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

Old West Pin

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), Pins

Format: Clothing, Jewelry, Pins/Buttons

Pewter West College Ornament

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 Dickinson Pins

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), Pins

Format: Pins/Buttons

West College Ceramic Facade

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

West College fireplace brick

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

West College Nail

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

West College organ key

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

West College Pin

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

West College Pins

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: Pins, West College (Old West)

Format: Pins/Buttons

West College plate

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

West College plate

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 1972. This plate is numbered 436.

Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00823

Location: Shelf 26

Subject: West College (Old West), Commemorative Plates

Format: Glassware/Ceramics

Wine Bottle

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

Wooden Model of West College

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

Wooden Railings

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

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