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Fireplace shovel

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Collection Type

  • Household accessories

GUSN

GUSN-190029

Description

Brass fireplace shovel with axe shaped head and ball-top handle.

Details

Descriptive Terms

shovels
brass (alloy)
Shovel, Fireplace

Inscription

"VI" (impressed)

Associated Building

Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),

Additional Identification Number

FD081

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

7 1/4 (W) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation

Accession Number

2006.44.1476.2

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