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THE ACADEMY GAVEL
Presented to the Academy by Dr. M.M. House

The inscription in the lid of the box reads:
Presentation by:
Dr. M.M. House - Boston - Mass. August-1920
May this gavel be used in the coming years
to call Our Loyal Members together for earnest and
persevering research.
May it be accepted as a Token Emblematic of the High Ideals
toward which Our Society is Striving.
The wood from which this gavel is made is of Particular Historic Interest
The Head is from a Timber of the U.S. Frigate Wabash
And the Handle is from the U.S. Frigate Constitution.
Wikipedia references:
U.S. Frigate Wabash
U.S. Frigate Constitution
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