l Newly Made Mason Makes His Mark
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By Bro. Dale K. Gemmill, P.M.
AN OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE RIGHT WORSHIPFUL GRAN D LODGE OF FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS OF PENNSYLVANIA
VOLUME XXXVII
A close-up of Bro. Kell's work.
Bro. William J. Kell of Zeredalha Lodge No. 45 1 in York, a well-known coin cutter and meda l desig ner h as created a coin in appreciation of the camaraderie he has found in Masonry. The coin was presented to the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania through Bro. Terry D. Bentzel, D.D.G.M. The coin, depicting the Working Tools, was presented at a meeting of Bro. Kell 's Lodge in January. He was initiated in Zeredatha Lodge in April of last year and was raised
The coin being presented by Bro. Terry D. Bentzel, D.D.G.M.; Bro. James E. Geesey, Master and Bro. William J. Kell.
to the Sublime Degree in September of 1989. Bro. Kell 's o·aft involves the extremely difficult work of cutting away the back-
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ground from a coin, leaving a vivid enhancement of the raised work of the piece which tends to look as though it ·were floating in mid-a ir. T his "hobby" has earned him a nationa l reputation as one of the finest cutters in the business. His works can be found at the Franklin Mint in Philadelphia, as well as in several museums. H e has received "The C itation of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania" and a similar award from the State Senate, and has a lso received a letter of appreciation from former President Richard M. Nixon for his cutting of a metal paperweigh t with the Presiden t's likeness thereon. He has designed specia l medals for the York Rite College; the Boy Scouts of America (on display at the National Scouting Museum); for Gi lroy Roberts, known as !.he dean of metal sculptors and for Charles Segal, founder of the Franklin Mint. In addition to the coin presented to the Grand Lodge, he is in the process of designing a specia l coin for !.he l25th anniversary of his Lodge in 1994. Bro. Kell's special collection of coins and medals is believed to be the largest privately owned collection of th is kind of exceptional operative work of a Speculative Brother.
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AUGUST 1990
NUMBER 3