This trowel (cat. 38199) bears the English standard marks with the initials "H. H." On the same trip to London Bishop Simpson received an ivory-handled silver trowel (cat. 38198) inscribed: Presented to Bishop Simpson upon his laying the foundation stone of Clouditte Methodist Church, Dublin, 12th October, 1881. Another silver trowel in the same collection is inscribed: Used by Bishop Simpson at the laying of the cornerstone of the Wenonah Methodist Episcopal Church, Wenonah, New Jersey, Aug. 15, 1883, and presented to him in loving 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. * * * * * U.S. Government Printing Office: 1965 For sale by Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Washington, D.C. 20402 Price 30 cents * * * * * _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 * * * * * 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, p. 228.