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Title:watch case
Type:Personal Equipment; Container
Materials:wood: pine; paint
Accession Number:  HD 1727.2
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield
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Description:
Pine watch case covered with old red paint and a masonic emblem; the silver watch is inside. The symbols refer to the teachings and practices of the secret fraternal organization of the Free and Accepted Masons. Upholding the principles of morality, charity, and obedience to the law, Masons became a very popular and powerful civic organization in colonial and early America. Their members included many of the most famous Americans such as Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, and Paul Revere.

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