Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Seal |
Donor |
Danish American Archive and Library |
Description |
Metal seal. Hand held style with bottom edge straight and top slightly curved. The handle is a slight curve and presses downward toward the base when in use. Directly below the handle is a disc shaped area. These two press together to impress the words/design onto paper. The seal is silver in color. Affixed to the handle is a sticker, white with red print and a red border around it - "TO OPEN SEAL / PRESS HANDLE DOWN / SLIDE LATCH BACK". On the metal plate just forward of that sticker and just above the handle joint is imprinted "PRESS / HANDLE / DOWN / SLIDE / LOCK / BACK". On one side of the main body of the seal is imprinted " "OFFICIAL" / POCKET SEAL / PAT.NO. 2,077,853". The seal reads "SUPREME LODGE OF THE DANISH SISTERHOOD OF AM. / LODGE 171 / SEAL / RIPON, CAL." |
Dimensions |
H-4.5 W-2.125 L-5 inches |
Creation Date |
20th century |
Place Of Origin |
USA |
Owned By |
Danish Sisterhood Lodge 171 |
Used By |
Danish Sisterhood Lodge 171 |
Material |
metal |
Search Terms |
Danish Sisterhood Lodge 171 Ripon, California Danish Sisterhood of America |
Provenance |
This object belonged to the Danish Sisterhood of America Lodge 171 of Ripon, California. This lodge was chartered on July 25, 1948. All materials in this donation were originally given to the donor, but since they are an archive, they felt these objects are more suited for the museum. |
Date Received by Museum |
11/22/2019 |
Images |
315\2019043008.JPG |
Accession number |
2019.043 |
Object Identification Number |
2019.043.008 |