oving remembrance of his presence.

This trowel (cat. 38197) is marked "Coin" on the back.

The fourth trowel, given to Mrs. Simpson, is inscribed as follows:

Presented to Mrs. Bishop Matthew Simpson by the Lady Managers in
loving remembrance of her laying the cornerstone of the Methodist
Episcopal Orphanage, Philadelphia, Oct. 13, 1887.

The back of this trowel (cat. 38208) is marked "Sterling."

FIRE TRUMPETS

Three fire trumpets in a collection[46] on loan from the Insurance
Company of North America are inscribed as presentation pieces. One of
these is 22 inches high and has eagle-head handles and an overall
repousse design. This trumpet is engraved:

May 1871 Retired from active service by the establishment of the
Volunteer Fire Department In grateful remembrance we restore to
Samuel G. Simpson his handsome gift presented by him to the
Southwark Fire Co. Nov. 7, 1865.

Another trumpet is engraved with crossed ladders, pikes, and fire
helmets against an overall floral design. It is 19-1/2 inches high. The
inscription reads:

Presented to Vigilant Engine Co. #6 of Paterson New Jersey at the
Annual Fair of the Willis Street Baptist Church April 1879.

The inscription on the third trumpet reads simply:

Presented to Captain George W. Erb by the Ladies of St. Rose's
Fair.

It has an elaborate engine-engraved design and is 21-1/2 inches high.

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U.S. Government Printing Office: 1965

For sale by Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing
Office
Washington, D.C. 20402 Price 30 cents

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_Paper 47, pages 81-108, from UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM BULLETIN
241_:

CONTRIBUTIONS FROM
THE MUSEUM OF HISTORY
AND TECHNOLOGY

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
WASHINGTON, D.C.
1965

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FOOTNOTES:

[1] Bequest of Arthur Michaels (acc. 162866, cat. 383497),
Division of Cultural History, USNM.

[2] E. ALFRED JONES, _The Old Silver of American Churches_
(National Society of Colonial Dames of America, 1913), pp. 68-69
and pl. 27.

[3] Bequest of Arthur Michaels (acc. 162866, cat. 383549),
Division of Cultural History, USNM.

[4] H. MAXSON HOLLOWAY, "American Presentation Silver,"
_New-York Historical Society Quarterly_ (October 1946), vol. 30,