Ceremonial Spade
Ceremonial Spade, Lanarkshire & Dumbartonshire Railway Co., Silver spade with ribbed wooden handle. Engraved with company crest and words "Joshua Heywood Collins Esq. of Kelvindale Chairman. Used for cutting the first sod. 6th October 1891 Maryhill Contract A. H. Boyle Contractor", Dimensions 7 3/4" x 39"
Details
- Category:
- Miscellanea & Curiosities
- Object Number:
- 1988-7388
- Materials:
- silver and wood
- Measurements:
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: 7 3/4 x 39 in.; 196.85 x 990.6 mm
- type:
- ceremonial spade
- credit:
- British Rail, Historical Relics
