Trowel
- Object Name:
- Trowel
- Object ID:
- 2006.041.01
- Date:
- 1938
- Description:
- Presentation trowel, silver plated. Engraved block lettering on top surface of blade: "THIS TROWEL WAS USED BY THE / HON. FRANCIS P. MURPHY, / GOVERNOR / OF THE / STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE / IN LAYING THE CORNER STONE / OF THE STATE ARMORY / AT MANCHESTER, N.H. / NOVEMBER 4, 1938." Square silver-plated bent shaft. Turned maple handle with steel ferrule.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver
Wood
Maple - Dimensions:
- H-2.25 W-2.6 L-9.7 inches
- Provenance:
- Used by Gov. Francis P. Murphy to lay the cornerstone of the State Armory in Manchester, NH, November 4, 1938.
Purchased by Richard Thorner at the auction of the estate of Francis Murphy. - People:
- Murphy, Francis P. (1877-1958)
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