Powder Horn

Object/Artifact

Brethren & Mennonite Heritage Center

Name/Title

Powder Horn

Entry/Object ID

0009.019

Use

for powder when hunting Oscar Wenger

Collection

Wenger Family Collection

Cataloged By

Miriam Martin

Acquisition

Accession

0009

Source or Donor

Oscar and Bessie (Heatwole) Wenger family, Edith Virginia Wenger & Mildred Wenger Plank

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Notes

Kate Pennybacker

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Horn, Powder

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Flask, Ammunition

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Container, Armament

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Armament Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Armaments

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Dimensions

Length

6 in

Material

Metal, Bone

Color

Tan

Location

Pie Safe

Room

Kitchen

Building

Burkholder-Myers House

Inventory

Inventory Project

INV2026.1

Inventoried By

Hannah Hendricks

Inventoried Date

Feb 28, 2026

Inventory Project

INV2025.1

Inventoried By

Hannah Hendricks

Inventoried Date

Jun 2, 2025

Condition

Reason for Exam

Inventory

Overall Condition

Good

Date Examined

Jun 2, 2025

Provenance

Notes

given to the Oscar Wenger family by Kate Pennybaker

General Notes

Note Type

Date Cataloged

Note

11/04/2006

Created By

INS

Create Date

November 16, 2006

Updated By

info@brethrenmennoniteheritage.org

Update Date

March 1, 2026