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Caernarvon & Llanberis Railway spade
unknown
(manufacturer)
Wooden handle with brass plaque (blank) halfway down and metal decoration at lower end, Sheffield plated spade head highly decorated with engraving of Caernarvon Castle and surrounds within circle which reads "Caernarvon and Llanberis Railway 1864".
Commemorative spade presented to the Hon. Emily Wynn on the Occasion of Cutting the First Sod of the Caernarvon & Llanberis Railway, September 13th 1864
Collection Area
Industry
Item Number
1993.33
Historical Associations
Associated Person/Body: Caernarvon & Llanberis Railway
Association Type: Railway company
Date: 13/09/1864
Creation/Production
Acquisition
purchase, 8/1/1993
Measurements
Length
(mm): 695 handle
Width
(mm): 40 handle
Height
(mm): 30 handle
Length
(mm): 310 blade
Width
(mm): 290 blade
Height
(mm): 5 blade
case
(mm): 1075
case
(mm): 363
case
(mm): 85
Weight
(kg): 6.80
Material
Wood
Metal
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