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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"
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