The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-30
MxRVEL OF BEAUTY.
4 Piece Of Work That win lie SpOkc'
OF in History.

Piece OF Work Tint VIII bc spoken
OF in History.
A parlor table built by j. II. Kin
back of Peckville. Size of the top Is ~
by "a inches. The top Is part of the
top of paint bench. such as is used in
the paint room Of a cabinet maker. and
was in use in the establishment OF \.
Kinback ST.. of Archibald. for over thir-
ty years. 1t contains apout every color
of paint Imaginable. and is highly
priced by the Einbacl family. The
frame which holds the top in place is
made Of smal! ricccs of wood and the
post. scrolls. arches and shelves con-
tain l22.S4i pieces of wood. ana there
are eigh,y-scvcn different kinds of
wood. Taking into consideration IN"
natural coiorS of so many different
kinds of wood the sight of this piece
of work is certainly very beautiful. In
it are used collection of wood from
all parts of the United States; as we'll
as from foreign countries. Among
them are a piece which was blown from
the desk of Russell Sage. at the time
NorcroSs threw the bomb at him. cont
pliments of j. ID. Stocker, of Jermyn:
piece of wood taken from the stock of
Il Winfield rifle, CAPTURED At the works
surrounding Petersburg. April .. 1860.
compliments of II. W. Watson and +.
u. iilmartin: piece taken from II gun
stock from Gettysburg battlefield.
picked up by w. Il. Swick. of Jermyn.
three days after the battle: piece ot
wood dug out of the ground where
| Washington monument now, stands on
the court house square in scranton
piece of spool and ii Japanese stamp
found on the banks of tonemaugh
river. in Johnstown. after the Hood OF
lSSs: piece of olive wood from Mount
of Olives, Jerusalem; piece Of palmetto,
from Florida: piece from the first o.
! gan built in the Elm Park church, of
scranton. afterwards destroyed by fire;
piece of the Ontario and Western wreck
at Maytield, Sept. >. 1890: piece of the
| Ontario and Western wreck at Peck
Vile: piece Of the Ontario and Western
| engine that blew w on Aug. >. 1885. at
| Peckvil!e; piece of 4 dresser which was
| used by GeOige Washington and owned
| ny Samuel Meredith. the first treaSur-
, er oi the United States, compliments
of 7. NJ. Miller. of Scranton piece of
| shit!!m wood from Mr.. Royse, of To
wanda, piece of camphur wood from
chest brought from China by the late
Rev. FIJI. Striclier, of Jermyn. compli-
ments of W, &. Nicholson: the only
| piece Of wood returned to the st. James
society. of Je.sup. from the Mud Run
dungeon built in New York city in lSl2
| now under control of Bellevue hospital;
| pieces of wood from France, Italy. Eng
| land, Scotland and India: piece from
! the frame upon which liberty bell
| swung on when ii rang the declaration
Of Independence; piece from an old
| clock of stephen Girard, over 2l6 years
| old: piece of barrel stave from the
Moosic powder mill explosion. March ,,
1893; pieces in memory of many of Mr.
kinback's customers and friends. as
| well as large collection of woods
| from Florida. by r. NJ Miller and Fl
a. Niemeyer. of Scranton, and from c.
| II. Brown, of California. In all l0Sl
hours have been consumed To construct
this piece of work and after the first
of April it will be On exhibition at the
| furniture store of j. III. kinback Il Co.,
ot PeckNille, Record