Shovel with brass finials ending in a ball going down to a bulbous turning. Shovel has flaired bottom.
shovels
brass (alloy)
iron (metal)
Accessory, Fireplace
Shovel, Fireplace
Shovel, Fireplace
""X 1"" incised on lower end of shaft of shovel on the back.
Original to Sayward-Wheeler House (York Harbor, Me.),
Unknown
30 7/8 x 6 1/2 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of the heirs of Elizabeth Cheever Wheeler
1977.260.1
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