There is a wreath around the bran, and the front is 

 decorated with a period racing car in repousse. The 

 inscription reads: 



Challenge Cup Presented by W. K. \'anderbilt Jr. .\meiican 

 Automobile Assn. under deed of gift to be raced for yearly 

 by cars under looo kilos. 



On the inside of the stem is marked "Tiffany and Co." 

 and "35 pints." 



* * * 



Athletic trophies in the collection include eight 

 silver and silver-plated loving cups awarded for athletic 

 events to the crew members of various ships of the 

 U.S. Navy.'*'* The sporting events represented include 

 baseball and football games, canoe and cutter races, 

 and track meets held among the fleet between 1903 

 and 1915. 



TROWELS FOR CORNERSTONE LAYING 



The National Museum also has a small collection of 

 silver trowels used for laying cornerstones of public 

 buildings. There is an ivory-handled trowel (fig. 21) 

 with the inscription: 



This Trowel was used by His E.xcellency Ulysses S. Grant. 

 President of the United States in laying the Corner Stone of 

 the Building erected by the Department of Public Parks for 

 the American Museum of Natural History and presented to 

 him by the Trustees of the Museum New York June 2°'' 1 874 



* * * 



There are also some silver trowels in the Bishop 

 Matthew Simpson Collection.''* The earliest of these 

 is inscribed : 



Presented to Bishop Simpson D.D.L.L.D. at a laying of a stone 

 of the New Weslcyan Church, Willesdcn, in commemora- 

 tion of the ist Methodist OEcumenical Conference held in 

 London, Sept. 10, 1881. 



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 siher trowel (cat. 38198) 

 inscribed : 



** These trophies were received as a transfer from the 

 Department of Defense (ace. 83961 ). 



^* Gift of the Misses Simpson (ace. 104604), Division of 

 Political History, USNM. 



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 in- 

 scribed as follows: 



Presented to Mrs. Bishop Matthew Simpson by the Lady 

 Managers in loving remembrance of her laying the corner- 

 stone 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" on loan from 

 the Insurance Company of North America are in- 

 scribed as presentation pieces. One of these is 22 

 inches high and has eagle-head handles and an over- 

 all repousse design. This trumpet is engraved: 



May 1 87 1 Retired from active service by the establish- 

 ment of the Volunteer Fire Department In grateful re- 

 membrance 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}.2 inches high. The inscription reads: 



Presented to Vigilant Engine Co. #6 of Paterson New Jersey 

 at the .'\nnual 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}^ 

 inches high. 



« (Ace. 138182, cat. 311087), Division of Transportation, 



USNM. 



U.S. Government Printing Office: 1965 



For sale by Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office 

 Washington, D.C. 20402 Price 30 cents 



