Title:
Wooden Gavel

Collection:
City Hall


Description:

11.5″ wooden gavel; label attached to gavel says, “25th Heritagefest, 1999, New Ulm, MN”


Home Location:
2nd floor left display case, bottom shelf, first item from the left.

Category:
Wares
Sub-Category:
Gavel
Material:
Wooden

Accession Number:
CH-1999-154-055
Accession Date:
7/10/1999

Received As:
Gift
Count
1
Received By:
Mayor Bert G. Schapekahm

Dimensions
Height
11.5"
Length
Width
Depth
Diameter
Circum

Weight

Subjects:
Gavel; Heritagefest 1999
People:
Mayor Bert G. Schapekahm; Ted Arndt; Torsten Schoell; Gunnar Samuelsson, Beth Koelpin; Leo Berg

Condition:
Fair
Condition By:
SF
Condition Date:
10/28/2015

Condition Notes:
Some chips and cracks in head of gavel
Additional Notes:
07/10/1999 - Gavel received by Mayor Bert G. Schapekahm made by Ted Arndt from branch of tree destroyed by July 20, 1998, storm. Ted made 6 of these gavels and they were presented to six persons at the 25th Heritagefest "Keg Tapping." 1) Vice Counsul Torsten Schoell, German Consulate; 2) Mayor Bert G. Schapekahm, city of New Ulm, MN (7/1/99); 3) Gunnar Samuelsson, Enkoping Sweden, 9th visit to New Ulm (7/11/99); 4) Miss New Ulm, Beth Koelpin (7/16/99); 5) LaCrosse Oktoberfest Festmaster (7/17/99); 6) Leo Berg, Heritagefest President (7/18/99).
This was cataloged on: 10/28/2015 by: SF