Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-30
Pennsylvania cURlos
Dispersal Of the Penrypaeker Col
ieetIon--The States Refusal to
Purchase a MIstake-peath
Of Former Auditor
General Snyder
Ry GEORGE NOx MCCAIN

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The late Governors collection OF
early. domestic appliances, household
and farming utensils ILLUSTRATIVE OF the
pioneer settlers, ana particuiary 'he
pennsylvania Dutch, was the hnest III
this country.
It's assembling was the work of a
I happen to be personally familiar
with the collection. Ii embraced me
widest range ana the most valuapie
specimens OF any similar collection Win
which ! am familiar:
refer now particularly TO tne un.
usual numoer or domestic utenslls Inas
naI seen actual service IN tne MONIES Oh
carry fennsyVania inhapltants' some
Oh unese cannot pe repiaceG,
,here are Two otner cohections tnat
i know Oh. Neitner OF them embraces
the VIDE range OF OBJECTS gatnered, par
,,cuiarly 9urmg tne la'.er Sears vi us
Ire; oy governor fennypaGker l..
o1e Oh .ntse eoiiec..o.s, nouse ,h. %
no.ei, con.ains srta.er ',s -. nunue a,s y.
specinens a Vi ;. passieuan ',.an,;,n ar, uen,os
wi ion,s, h..ven '.,e u'en'ii' VI eoppo'
anu ~ oiu ,st!e c"liers: .-u-
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Snolt III Na,ue as Io.nPa.eu m''n 'ne i.e
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mo9erntyI. me ouIk oi 'nis Ihs rs
i' .aTe up y. S nyuu s,,Nth .t thos .hn n,;da,e
pSVH nu. ~ thu.n i.,i nu.'"ei 'non '"e Ni''ui'
VI rhe rhe 81, ns az. p.,. .o,,,
"u s 'atu. .Ea y, .;dn e s ahiaot neu onl
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'heir unqueS'ioneu age
ENNER since the death OF governor
~ Pennypacker those familiar with
the value of his museum, for such it
was. have endeavored to interest state
officials and members Of the Legislature
chase II intact and assemble It at some
point for preservation.
IL was thought Tor time that this
could be done. FORMER neighbors and
friends OF the Governor interested them
selves IN the matter.
1t was proposed that the state pur-
chase tne mansion at fennypacker
NILS, which had once been Washing-
t ton te w. ooiis,.;nS nu 'nu' p'o'i'e
noT,v R',. ~, ottr .ne noi;t;oaY .;u.,. .bo T.
u. pe' ,I"naJ o.. .nr ."e
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reai 'elue anu .ne u.ana ,J iVl s'a.e
.In ~; Ss oo.ta; IoI Iou;sI. @ e.u
.ne .sJ al,I'''on' Va Ne''"in i's'''a'o'' III
Thers ;s a d;stinct;ve wilma outs;de
,bo;r ;ntrjns;, and ;,,n,od;ato ,,o.th a.
tbo nrosoryot;on ~ s,,nb rai;os ~. th,sn
Tber viii sarve ne ohiact iossons 20
cnr,;r, sanerot;o,s ~
ceetrr wbnso foraheors p bo5 nn nout az T..
their home, may well be indiffer.
ent. But their grandchildren and those
who come after them would undoubtedly
realize the instructive and historic value
of such things.
| A have remarked above, there were
"A many specimens gathered by Gov
ernor Pennypacker during his lifetime
that cannot be duplicated.
The dispersal of family heirlooms in
the old PENNSYLVANIA Dutch families il
proceeding at rapid rate in Bucks,
| Montgomery, Berks and Lehigh coun-
| ties particularly.
ColIectors have awakened IN this fact
pbiIadslnbia and Ssw york deaIsrs
nowaJaYs do NOT mics soIs ~ onS
;mnortanca in these count;os IN wbinh
anrient and rare household mtenS;is
china hooks and fnrnitura. are ofroroJ
under tho hammer
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IL Dde'iinTs unihss go AZ IA Tiuicuious ronSs
Si ,Ii - VI J ~ "'iiotIeu ..N
.runHae st, peus sei.i1s ior u;eSel' Se.tees
lor my cehts anu q it scoiiectioh OIL mana
lnaue iron i.;, niirnen iurnl.ure' eoIs'stihg
Vi InuIe' Il fN spooLt anu iorh'
'"aHs'"s N'"'' ~, "l'een 'en'''
NOR years after he removed from the
L city to Pcnnypacker Mills, which
he remodeled, Governor Pennypacker
was familiar figure at sales in the
upper part of Montgomery county.
He was an enthusiastic collector Of
everything pertaining to the Colonial
life of Pennsylvania.
Out of the mass Of material thus as
sembled in the course of years he Sc
leCted and retained the best.
The appearance of the Governor at a
sale in other years was the signal for
curious neighbOrs to discover the par
tcular object of his interest and then
bid it up.
He ultimately discounted this by
looking over the objects offered, Sc
lecting such as he desired and then
quietly arranging with friend or
acquaintance to bid them in for him.
Only few weeks before his death I
recall meeting him, with his family
physician. DR.. II. c. Allen. just out
side of POttstown. They were return
ing from visit OF INSPECTION OF some
curios, one in particular rare old