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Shovel

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Collection Type

  • Tools and equipment

Date

1880-1920

GUSN

GUSN-20339

Description

Shovel (for trenching?); cylindrical handle w/ 2 steel branched arms on either side; arms connected to two flat pieces of metal which form a 90 degree angle; one end curved for scooping.

Details

Descriptive Terms

shovels
steel (alloy)
wood (plant material)
Steel
SHOVEL

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

4.125 x 6.125 x 3.25 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.3494

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