P & J Arnold Brown Derby Pottery Vitreous Stone Bottle
19th Century Brown Stoneware piece, Inkware Bottle
Full vitreous stoneware ink bottle from P & J Arnold of London, England. This was part of the Denby Pottery Company near Derby, England. Artifact's spout is broken and the lettering is worn, but upon further research the full label should read:
Vitreous Stone Bottles
J. Bourne & Son
Patentees
Denby Pottery
Near Derby
P & J Arnold
London
England
Vitreous Stone Bottles—J. Bourne & Son—Patentees—Denby & Codnor Park Pottery—Near Derby—P. & J. Arnold, London
Barbara Beechner
06/20/2015
April White
Dr. Thomas Kiffmeyer
Barbara Beechner
University of Nebraska at Kearney (Images)
https://www.sar.org/News/Artifact-Unearthed-Site-New-Museum-Construction
National Society, Sons of the American Revolution (Full Documentation and Photo Archive of Complete Object)
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Brown Stoneware
English
Dobytown, Nebraska
London, England
Leather Pouch - State Bank of Belvidere
Original leather pouch from the State Bank of Belvidere of Belvidere, Nebraska.
Promotional leather pouch from the State Bank of Belvidere in Nebraska. Text reads, "Start a Bank Account and Watch it Grow. Compliments of State Bank of Belvidere. Belvidere, Neb." Pouch also contained a 1952 American quarter.
State Bank of Belvidere Nebraska
Barbara Beechner
Barbara stated that the pouch likely belonged to her grandfather before her.
State Bank of Belvidere
06/20/2015
c. late 19th century
April White
Dr. Thomas Kiffmeyer
Barbara Beechner (Artifact)
University of Nebraska at Kearney (Images)
The State Bank of Belvidere no longer exists, but this website contains some historical context for when it did:
https://books.google.com/books?id=jHgpAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA258&lpg=PA258&dq=state+bank+of+belvidere+nebraska+history&source=bl&ots=pHEU3L9LVX&sig=FBZwNXZWonuUFNuirtZ9dISPDWQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CEQQ6AEwCGoVChMIu4iep9ycyAIVwgaSCh2mzwMl#v=onepage&q=state%20bank%20of%20belvidere%20nebraska%20history&f=false
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Leather with stamped ink
English
Belvidere, Nebraska
Thayer County, Nebraska