Summary
This is a wooden gavel used for the meetings of the Order of the Sons of Temperance. It is dated 1876 and was designed by W. Farrar. The gavel has been hand carved and turned, and it is elaborately decorated with insignia.
Physical Description
The gavel is elaborately decorated with insignia that has been hand carved and turned. The central column and handle is of a dark wood, with a cross piece of blonde coloured wood; it has been highly polished. The gavel is surmounted by a small, carved, dark wood pyramid shape which has the aims of the organization carved into the sides, e.g. love, temperance, etc.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Independent Order of Oddfellows, 15 Apr 1996
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Presented By
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User
Grand Division of the Order of the Sons of Temperance, Victoria, Australia, 1876
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Inscriptions
Obverse: RED / WHITE / BLUE / NATIONAL / S / T/ 1876 / HOLY BIBLE / DEATH [extensive text in various places and angles]. Reverse: RECORD / DESIGNED AND / PRESENTED BY / W. FARRAR.
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Dimensions
34 cm (Length), 17.05 cm (Width), 8 cm (Height)
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Exhibition Collection Management
170.5 mm (Length), 340 mm (Height)
2d Format
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