Rebekah Lodge Mini Gavel

Object/Artifact

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Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Rebekah Lodge Mini Gavel

Entry/Object ID

9.11.5

Description

Miniature Wooden Gavel of Rebekah Lodge. Material: wood, textile. Size: 1 1/4" x 2 3/4". Description: dark stained wooden mallet attached to tapered, turned wooden handle; white and green satin ribbon tied around handle; symbolic Rebekah Lodge officer.

Context

Property of Kathryn Hazel Jeddeloh, daughter of George Smith, New Richland farmer. Kathryn was the New Richland I.O.O.F. Rebekah Lodge Secretary in the 1930s, and she was married to August Jeddeloh, son of Fred and Bertha Matthies Jeddeloh of New Richland.

Cataloged By

Legacy Photo Import

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1935

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Gavel, Fraternal

Class

Personal Symbol

Category

Communication Artifacts

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Create Date

February 15, 2011

Update Date

June 16, 2026