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Commemorative Trowel
Commemorative Trowel

Commemorative Trowel

Original OwnerProbably originally owned by Richard Koopman American, 1914 - 1987
Original OwnerPresented by St. John's Lodge 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
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.
Object number2007.24.35
InscribedThe brass blade is inscribed "Presented by / St. Johns Lodge / NO 4, A. F. & A. M. Constituted 1762"
Subject Terms
    Collections
    • G. Fox & Co.
    On View
    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 anonymous, 1983.9.61 © 2017 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    A. E. Betts
    after 1914
    Gift of anonymous, 1983.9.62 © 2017 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Royal Arch Masons
    1898
    Gift of anonymous, 1983.9.71 © 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
    The Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund, 2014.52.0  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    1840s
    Connecticut Historical Society collections, 1985.229.0 © 2017 The Connecticut Historical Societ…
    Whitehead and Hoag Company
    1939
    The Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund, 1996.14.5 © 2017 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Noble and Westbrook
    1919
    Gift of anonymous, 1983.9.86 © 2017 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Royal Arch Masons
    after 1817