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Commemorative Trowel
Commemorative Trowel

Commemorative Trowel

Original Owner (American, 1914 - 1987)
Original Owner (American, founded 1762)
MediumWood, brass
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width ): 6 x 1 1/2in. (15.2 x 3.8cm)
ClassificationsSocial Groups
Credit LineGift of the children of Richard and Georgette Koopman
Object number2007.24.35
DescriptionCommemorative letter opener in the shape of a trowel. It has a wooden handle and triangular brass blade that is beveled on both edges. The brass section is inscribed.
Collections
Status
Not on view
Gift of anonymous, 1983.9.13 © 2017 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Knights Templar
1890
Gift of anonymous, 1983.9.72 © 2017 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Knights Templar
1890
Gift of Sylvia Squires and Debra Harger, 2016.99.11a © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Elvira S. Johnson
1940-1959
Gift of anonymous, 1983.9.61 © 2017 The Connecticut Historical Society.
A. E. Betts
after 1914
Gift of anonymous, 1983.9.71 © 2017 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Knights Templar
1890
Gift of anonymous, 1983.9.62 © 2017 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Royal Arch Masons
1898
The Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund, 2014.52.0  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
1840s
Connecticut Historical Society collections, 1985.228.1 © 2017 The Connecticut Historical Societ ...
Whitehead and Hoag Company
1914
Connecticut Historical Society collections, 1985.229.0 © 2017 The Connecticut Historical Societ ...
Whitehead and Hoag Company
1939
Gift of anonymous, 1983.9.86 © 2017 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Royal Arch Masons
after 1817
The Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund, 1996.14.5 © 2017 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Noble and Westbrook
1919