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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
Tintype of a family, with hand-painted colors in a green display box.
Decade: Unknown
Subject: Photography, Tintype
Format: Artwork/Photography
A clear glass bourbon bottle with a gold seal. The front of the bottle is labeled “Personally selected for Professor Flaherty.” On the back is another label that reads "The Maker's Mark whisky in this bottle has been specially aged to maturity in…
Decade: Unknown
Subject: Bottle
Format: Glassware/Ceramics
Large 3D painted ceramic model of Old West.
Decade: Unknown
Subject: West College (Old West)
Format: Glassware/Ceramics
A black leather and red velvet flip-top box with three metal feet housing eleven silver knives and two small pronged silver forks. This set was owned by John Dickinson.
Decade: Unknown
Subject: knife set
Format: Miscellaneous
A black tin case containing an alchometer apparatus, with instructions, consisting of a glass graduated cylinder, a metal tube and clip, a small candle, a small glass orb and a glass flask. This apparatus was developed by Chemistry Professor…
Decade: Unknown
Subject: Scientific Equipment
Format: Scientific Equipment
Four gold tone buttons with the navy emblem in a small canvas drawstring bag with "547138 Navy" printed in black ink.
Decade: Unknown
Format: Miscellaneous, Pins/Buttons
Round white pin with red lettering, “Dickinson College Orientation Committee FRIEND.”
Decade: Unknown
Subject: Buttons, Orientation
Format: Pins/Buttons
Red and white button with “Dickinson Beat Gettysburg” printed in black. Belonged to James A. Strite, class of 1929.
Decade: Unknown
Format: Pins/Buttons
A black iron embosser with red and yellow painted designs featuring a stamp of the college seal.
Decade: Unknown
Subject: Embosser
Format: Miscellaneous
Two teacups and two saucers in white glazed china with a small red Dickinson College seal on one side.
Decade: Unknown
Subject: China
Format: Glassware/Ceramics
Small oval daguerreotype of unidentified woman in a brown carved box with red velvet interior.
Decade: Unknown
Subject: Photography, Daguerreotype
Format: Artwork/Photography
Red and white felt banner with college seal and "Dickinson College" on one side.
Decade: Unknown
Subject: College Flags
Format: Flags/Pennants/Banners
Red plastic pin with “Dickinson” and plastic charms in shape of football and helmet, which belonged to Robert Faddis.
Decade: Unknown
Subject: Athletics
Format: Pins/Buttons
Flat glass ornament with printed gold College seal.
Decade: Unknown
Subject: College Seal
Format: Ornaments
A bronze dagger-like letter opener with the Korea University emblem enameled on top with red tassels attached on the end of the sword.
Decade: Unknown
Subject: Letter Opener
Format: Miscellaneous
Miniature portrait in watercolor set in a gold frame, of Dickinson College President John Mitchell Mason.
Decade: Unknown
Subject: Portraits
Format: Artwork/Photography
Two flat metal bookmarks with the College seal printed on them.
Decade: 1950-1959
Subject: College Seal, Bookmark
Format: Miscellaneous
Gold metallic ornament containing college seal encircled by wreath.
Decade: Unknown
Subject: College Seal, Christmas Decorations
Format: Ornaments
Oval daguerreotype of a young man in a black carved frame with red velvet interior.
Decade: Unknown
Subject: Daguerreotype, Photography
Format: Artwork/Photography
The football from the Dickinson v. Penn State game, October 17, 1931.
Decade: Unknown
Subject: Football
Format: Athletic Equipment
Nail removed from lover level of West College during renovations in spring 2006. Possibly dating from early nineteenth century, when building was originally constructed.
Decade: Unknown
Subject: West College (Old West)
Format: Building Materials
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
Magnet depicting the Compass Rose logo in gold with embossed lettering.
Decade: Unknown
Subject: Magnet, Compass Rose
Format: Miscellaneous