Independence Hall Wood Beam Relic in a presentation case for the Bicentennial – Individually numbered Set:8417 Many of the Mottahedeh collections

Many of the Mottahedeh collections are made at the Vista Alegre factory in Portugal

Before it could be burned

a knock at the door

not just the Ordnance branch

worth its cost in all the future

Independence Hall Wood Beam Relic in a presentation case for the Bicentennial – Individually numbered Set:8417 Many of the Mottahedeh collectionsUpdated November 9, 2025: These have all been sold. Created for our nation's Bicentennial in 1976, this presentation piece comes enclosed in a padded blue display case with an image of Independence Hall on the cover and facsimile signatures of the signers of the Declaration on the inside. Below the wood chip, which is in a plastic case, is gold plate that reads: AUTHENTIC WOOD CHIP FROM ORIGINAL BEAM INDEPENDENCE HALL, PHILADELPHIA. Each wood chip is