Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Wagon, Hay |
Object ID # |
2015.59.1 |
Title |
Hay wagon built by Columbia Wagon Company, ca. 1895. |
Place of Origin |
Columbia, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania |
Year Range from |
1890 |
Year Range to |
1900 |
Material |
Wood, iron, paint |
Description |
"Columbian" hay wagon made by the Columbia Wagon Company, Columbia, PA. Has a high front seat mounted on the top rail at the front of the wagon. The body is tapered on all four sides. Maintains much of its original blue paint finish. Has the original decal of the Columbia Wagon Co. on both sides of the body; on the back panel is the original stenciled label of the dealer: "Sold and Warranted by J. K. Clemmer & Son, Spring Mount, PA." Three of its four original corner posts survive. Has a brake handle up at the front seat and one at the side of the wagon, but the back brake handle is missing. Wheels and chassis are on good condition. |
Provenance |
Built by the Columbia Wagon Company, Columbia, PA, probably in the 1890s. Has a stencil painted label on the back: "Sold & Warranted by J. K. Clemmer & Son, Spring Mount, PA". This was John K. Clemmer (1861-1916) who operated a grist mill on the Perkiomen Creek in Upper Salford Township, close to the village of Spring Mount, from 1893 into the early 20th century. The wagon previously came from the farm of Elbert Stump (Lawn Ave. near Grand View Hospital), Sellersville, PA, and was bought by Roy S. Landis at the Stump farm auction. Sold at the estate auction of Roy Landis in Blooming Glen, October 2015, and purchased by the Mennonite Heritage Center with contributions from several donors. |
Source |
Mennonite Heritage Center purchase (through several donors) |
People |
Landis, Roy S., 1938-2014 |
Collection |
Farm Equipment & Tools |