Bulbous brass finial has horizontally incised band around center; below, vase and ring turned brass handle joins round iron shaft; rectangular drop; bell-shaped shovel.
shovels
brass (alloy)
casting (process)
iron (metal)
Brass
Iron
Slip Cast
SHOVEL, FIREPLACE
Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),
Unknown
25.375 x 5.75 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Ralph May
1971.796
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