Token

Name/Title

Token

Entry/Object ID

1953.24.6b

Description

Copper coin with masonic imagery on one side and an inscription on the other. One side has a wedge (possibly representing a fez hat) with circle on the inside bearing the inscription, "H T W S S T K S". Flanking the shape are a chisel and a hammer. The other side has the inscription "ONE PENNY" in the center, "POULTNEY CHAPTER NO. 10 R. A. M. / POULTNEY, VT." around the outer edge, and "CHARTERED AUGUST 10TH 1854" inside of the first.

Use

Could be used as proof of membership in the order, souvenirs, or for gambling within the club.

Context

Produced for the Poultney Chapter of the Masons in Poultney, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1953.24

Source or Donor

Rugg, Harold Goddard (1883-1957)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Time Period

19th Century

Place

Town

Poultney

County

Rutland County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Token

Nomenclature Class

Exchange Media

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Depth

1/16 in

Diameter

1-3/16 in

Material

Copper

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Freemasons

Related Places

Place

Town

Poultney

County

Rutland County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America