| PSSR # | Object Term | Object Thumbnail | Description | Date Made | Company/ Place Made |
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11 |
Desk on Frame |
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Flat-top desk section with slant front, opens to reveal central prospect door with convex cove detailing opening to reveal three small drawers (top with curve at lower front, the other two with small bras pulls), flanked by four vertical openings above two boldly shaped drawers. | circa 1750 | Delaware Valley |
| 12 | Inkwell | 
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Wide, low box with
overhanging top resting on four partial bun feet of metal cylinders cut
off at bottom edge.
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circa 1800 | England |
| 13 | Telescope | 
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Long subtly tapered cylinder of finely finished mahogany with brass 2-part. | circa 1810 | Probably England |
| 17 | Surveyor's Compass (with cover and stand) |  |
a) Slightly domed
brass cover with straight sides, the cover with a series of three incised
circular double lines spaced evenly across surface and surrounding a central
incised dot. The cover lifts off to reveal b) the silvered engraved dial,
and c) Separate brass stand with receiving pole atop disk resting on three
bun feet.
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circa 1780 | Nottingham, PA |
| 18 | Semi- circumferentor and Box |
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a) Semi-circumferentor with detachable rotable sighting bar (upward-turning u-shaped piece of mahogany. b) Simple pine box with overhanging top and molded base, painted black on outside. | circa 1780 | Probably England |
| 19 | Surveyor's Rod and Chain | 
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a) Wooden cylindrical rod with two-part brass cap, and b) a metal chain in numerous 8" sections. | circa 1800 | probably America |
| 21 | Desk on Frame | 
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Two-part construction. Upper box with flat top resting on a stand with bold upper molding, shaped skirt, four turned legs with ball feet joined by a simple box stretcher. | circa 1750 | possibly Delaware Valley |
| Boxed Paperweight | 
Courtesy of the Color Guard
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A) Flat red leatherette box with gold plaque mounted at center top with coat of arms labelled "Heusch," B) Round, flat bronze paperweight, the front with raised bust-length profile of George Washington. | circa1920 | Unknown | |
| 69 | Telescope | 
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Brass end with reeded edge and lens, fitted onto long, tapered mahogany ten-sided cylinder with uneven finish, brass eye-cup. | 18th century | Unknown |
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