There are also some silver trowels in the Bishop Matthew Simpson Collection.[45] The earliest of these is inscribed:
Presented to Bishop Simpson D.D.L.L.D. at a laying of a stone of the New Wesleyan Church, Willesden, in commemoration of the 1st Methodist OEcumenical Conference held in London, Sept. 10, 1881.
This trowel (cat. 38199) bears the English standard marks with the initials “H. H.”
On the same trip to London Bishop Simpson received an ivory-handled silver trowel (cat. 38198) inscribed:
Presented to Bishop Simpson upon his laying the foundation stone of Clouditte Methodist Church, Dublin, 12th October, 1881.
Another silver trowel in the same collection is inscribed:
Used by Bishop Simpson at the laying of the cornerstone of the Wenonah Methodist Episcopal Church, Wenonah, New Jersey, Aug. 15, 1883, and presented to him in loving remembrance of his presence.
This trowel (cat. 38197) is marked “Coin” on the back.
The fourth trowel, given to Mrs. Simpson, is inscribed as follows: