E-text prepared by Chris Curnow, Katherine Ward, Joseph Cooper, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) Note: Project Gutenberg also has an HTML version of this file which includes the original illustrations. See 29234-h.htm or 29234-h.zip: (https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/29234/pg29234-images.html) or (https://www.gutenberg.org/files/29234/29234-h.zip) Transcriber's note: Superscripted test is preceded by a carat character, such as 2^nd. Text in italics is enclosed by underscores (_italics_). Text in bold face is enclosed by equal signs (=bold=). A more detailed transcriber's note is at the end of the e-book. Contributions from the Museum of History and Technology: Paper 47-- PRESENTATION PIECES IN THE MUSEUM OF HISTORY AND TECHNOLOGY by MARGARET BROWN KLAPTHOR 18TH-CENTURY PIECES 84 19TH-CENTURY PIECES 85 20TH-CENTURY PIECES 99 ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE Miniature ship presented to Adm. Robert E. Peary 81 Snuffbox inlaid with mother-of-pearl and horn made around 1769 83 Mark of Samuel Minott and monogram of Elias Hasket Derby on silver tankard 83 Punch set presented to Col. George Armistead 85 Tureen presented to Com. John Rodgers 87 Gold snuffbox presented to Maj. Gen. Jacob Brown 88 Peace pipe presented to the Delaware Indians by Gen. William Henry Harrison 89 Silver service given to Maj. Gen. John Hatch 90 Silver service presented to Gen. Judson Kilpatrick 92 Silver service presented to Mrs. Abraham Lincoln 93 Teakettle and stand given to Gen. Montgomery C. Meigs 93 Gold box presented to Cyrus W. Field 95 Silver-mounted tankard presented to Cyrus W. Field 95 Tray and saltcellar in shape of chair presented to Gustavus Vasa Fox 97 Centerpiece given to Adm. Winfield Scott Schley 101 Cup presented to the Honorable Brand Whitlock 103 Paperweight identical to those presented by William Jennings Bryan 103 Cup given to Susan B. Anthony 105 Belt given to H. W. Higham 107 The Vanderbilt Cup 107 Trowel used by President Ulysses S. Grant 108