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A bronze shield featuring Phi Kappa Sigma insignia and motto “Stellis Aequus Durando.”
Decade: Unknown
Subject: Plaque
Format: Plaques/Trophies
Gold-tone plaque inscribed to the memory of Calvert S. Foote, a member of the class of 1944, who served and died in World War II.
Decade: Unknown
Subject: Commemorative Plaque, Military, World War II
Format: Plaques/Trophies
Spoon found west of 255 West Louther St. when installing handicap ramp in Fall 2004.
Decade: Unknown
Subject: Silverware, Construction
Format: Miscellaneous
Five metal keys of various shapes and sizes that were used in Old West, from the early to mid-twentieth century.
Decade: Unknown
Subject: Key, Campus Buildings, West College (Old West)
Format: Miscellaneous
Four wooden chess pieces - Two black pawns, one yellow bishop, and one smaller red knight - which purportedly belonged to Moncure Conway.
Decade: Unknown
Subject: Games
Format: Miscellaneous
One gold pin with Dickinson College seal, one gold pin in shape of treble clef, one silver pin for Taylor School Award, one pin with gemstone, in a navy blue leather storage case.
Decade: Unknown
Subject: Wallet, College Seal
Format: Pins/Buttons
Gold circular pin with fraternity letters in gold against black enamel.
Decade: Unknown
Subject: Greek Life, Fraternity Pin
Format: Pins/Buttons
Gold pin in shape of skull and crossed keys with fraternity letters and gems, with “E. A. B.” inscribed on reverse.
Decade: Unknown
Subject: Greek Life, Fraternity Pin
Format: Pins/Buttons
Gold college seal with red and white enamel circle around the College motto “Sigillum Collegii Dickinsonii.”
Decade: Unknown
Subject: College Seal
Format: Pins/Buttons
Gold inverted triangle pin in red and black enamel with black triangle and white cross in center, with a chain leading to a pin in the shape of a G".
Decade: Unknown
Subject: Sorority Pin
Format: Pins/Buttons
Two copper plates attached to blocks, with the two part Raven's Claw emblem on them.
Decade: Unknown
Subject: Printing, Honor Societies
Format: Artwork/Photography
Copper printing plate mounted to a wooden block for the personal bookplate of Flora Stichling Lynch.
Decade: Unknown
Subject: Printing
Format: Artwork/Photography
Metal engraving block of the poem "The Dreamer" by Professor Leon C. Prince (Class of 1898).
Decade: Unknown
Subject: Engraving Blocks
Format: Artwork/Photography
Metal engraving block of the Scientific Society seal.
Decade: Unknown
Subject: Printing
Format: Artwork/Photography
Gold key with cut-out top, with attached tag identifying it as the key to the organ in West College.
Decade: Unknown
Subject: West College (Old West), Key
Format: Miscellaneous
An oval shaped metal football button with "Dickinson Beat Gettysburg" in black lettering. Attached to the back of the button is a red and white tassel.
Decade: Unknown
Subject: Button
Format: Pins/Buttons
Four trees from the holiday decorations of Karl Tinsley Waugh, and two choir members from Marie Ferré.
Decade: Unknown
Subject: Christmas Decorations
Format: Miscellaneous
College china gravy boat, white glazed with small red college seal on one side.
Decade: Unknown
Subject: China, College Seal
Format: Glassware/Ceramics
Round green and blue pin with a figure on a house bearing a shield. Perhaps an proponent of the Order of St. George.
Decade: Unknown
Subject: Military, Honors and Awards
Format: Pins/Buttons
Ceramic plate with gold border and center view of the John Dickinson mansion in blue.
Decade: Unknown
Subject: Plate
Format: Glassware/Ceramics
Gold circle pin painted with blue and green enamel, featuring Chinese letters and two figures.
Decade: Unknown
Subject: Chinese
Format: Pins/Buttons
Gold circle pin with black center with gold entwining letters.
Decade: Unknown
Subject: Initials
Format: Pins/Buttons
White Wedgwood plate with profile of Joseph Priestley in center in black.
Decade: Unknown
Subject: Commemorative Plates, Wedgwood
Format: Glassware/Ceramics
Two sets of cut glass butter dishes with flower shaped handles, deep bowls, accompanying plates, and glass drains to separate ice from butter. This set reportedly belonged to Joseph Priestley.
Decade: Unknown
Subject: dish set
Format: Glassware/Ceramics