Bucket Bench

Furniture

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Brethren & Mennonite Heritage Center

Name/Title

Bucket Bench

Entry/Object ID

2025.1.39

Description

Bucket bench for storing pumped/drawn water through the day. Children would draw the water before school and store it for Mother to use throughout the day.

Cataloged By

Hannah Hendricks

Category

Household

Acquisition

Accession

2025.1

Source (if not Accessioned)

Gene L. Yoder

Notes

0108.002

Furniture Details

Furniture Type

Sideboard

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1820

Time Period

19th Century, Early 19th Century

Material

Wood, Tin, Metal, Painted

Location

Location

Room

Kitchen

Building

Burkholder-Myers House

Date

June 2, 2025

Inventory

Inventory Project

INV2026.1

Inventoried By

Hannah Hendricks

Inventoried Date

May 18, 2026

Inventory Project

INV2025.1

Inventoried By

Hannah Hendricks

Inventoried Date

Jun 2, 2025

Condition

Reason for Exam

Inventory

Overall Condition

Poor

Condition Detail

Missing Areas / Holes, Discoloration, Rust, Fading, Warping

Date Examined

Jun 2, 2025

Valuations

Value

$400.00

Provenance

Notes

Walnut pie safe belonged to Mary Moyers Chapman of Mt. Zion congregation, acquired at estate auction

General Notes

Note Type

Date Cataloged

Note

8/17/2021

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

June 2, 2025

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

June 23, 2026