Silver Knife Set

Artifact/Collection Number
AC 00250
Location
Shelf 20

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.

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Cane

Artifact/Collection Number
AC 00249
Location
RR 01 (housed with AC 00248, 00412, 00598, and 00758)

A brown wooden cane with a carved white ivory handle. On the handle the inscription reads "M. Mengel. Jan 13,  1883". The cane is said to have belonged to James Buchanan.

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Letter Opener

Artifact/Collection Number
AC 00300
Location
Shelf 20 (housed with AC 00297-00308)

A bronze dagger-like letter opener with the Korea University emblem enameled on top with red tassels attached on the end of the sword.

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Japanese Footwear

Artifact/Collection Number
AC 00275
Location
Shelf 21

Two pairs of red painted wooden Japanese traditional footwear. One pair has a pair of plastic red and white polka dotted toe covers. There are a total of seven pairs of shoes in the collection. 

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Dickinson Pennant (black), c.2005

Artifact/Collection Number
AC 00802
Location
RR 08 (housed with AC 00518-519, AC 00676, AC 00798-800)

A black felt Dickinson pennant with red trim and tassels. The pennant features a large Dickinson red and white “D” with the text “DICKINSON COLLEGE” in red.

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Class of 1948 Friendship Quilt, 1993

Artifact/Collection Number
AC 00798
Location
RR 08 (housed with AC 00518-519, AC 00676, AC 00800, AC 00797)

A large rectangular red and white quilt made by Regina Vath Smythe from cloth patches signed by the attendees of the 50th Reunion for the Class of 1948. Across the center of the quilt reads “DICKINSON CLASS OF ‘48” in red letters. Around the center there is a border made up of the signed patches.

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Dickinson Banner, c.1920

Artifact/Collection Number
AC 00797
Location
Shelf 13 (housed with AC 00014)

A red felt rectangular banner with “DICKINSON” in white felt letters and white trim. The banner is approximately 11” x 34”, but believed to have shrunken from an original dimension of 12” x 36”.

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