Key, Commemorative
- Object Name:
- Key, Commemorative
- Object ID:
- 2006.041.02
- Creator:
- Corbin, Philip & Frank Company; Nelson, Nathaniel C. (1835-1909)
Engraver - Place of Origin:
- New Britain, CT
- Date:
- 1940
- Description:
- Presentation key, gold, in box. Engraved on front of key: "STATE ARMORY / NEW HAMPSHIRE / NATIONAL GUARD / JANUARY 18, 1940". Stamped on back of key: "P. & F. CORBIN / NEW / BRITAIN / CT." Key is attached to gold and red silk ribbons that are pinned to velvet-covered cardboard insert in hinged paper-covered box. Box lid is lined with white silk imprinted "N.C. Nelson Co. / JEWELERS / AND SILVERSMITHS / Concord, N.H."
A. Key
B. Box
C. Box insert, to which key is attached - Material:
- Metal
Gold - Dimensions:
- W-1 L-2.2 D-0.1 inches
- Provenance:
- Presented to Gov. Francis P. Murphy, January 18, 1940. He had laid the cornerstone of the State Armory in Manchester, NH, November 4, 1938.
Purchased by Richard Thorner at the auction of the estate of Francis Murphy. - People:
- Murphy, Francis P. (1877-1958)
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