Sterling silver trowel with bone handle, in red plush bag, circa 1915

Series III. Tools and games (circa 1775, 1882, 1915-1975) includes tools such as letter openers, a stereoscope, a wall sconce, an ashtray, a megaphone used for Float Night, a bell and stand that was used to close the library, trowels used a cornerstone laying ceremonies, a Nuclear Absorber set (likely used in the Physics Department), the gavel of the Debating Club, and a kettle. Also includes a Wellesley baseball, two jigsaw puzzles of Galen Stone Tower (sold to fundraise for the centennial), and a bicycle plate from a member of the Class of 1944. These objects had various uses in daily life and at special events at the college; some objects personally belonged to alumnae, faculty and staff, and some were used by particular departments.