- Object name(s):
- spade; ceremonial spade
- Brief description:
- Stamped on handle, 'this spade cut the first sod at the Ely Sugar Beet Factory on the 7th October 1924'
- Collection:
- Ely Museum
- Acquisition method:
- gift
- Associated concept:
- sugar and sugar by-products; 4.519
- Associated event name:
- Cutting First Sod
- Associated place:
- Ely Sugar Beet Factory
- Associated place:
- Ely
- Associated place:
- Cambs
- Dimension:
- size
- Dimension value:
- 105cm (length)
- Material:
- wood
- Material:
- metal
- Number of objects:
- 1
- Object name:
- spade; ceremonial spade
- Object number:
- ELYMU:EM:1985.0094
- Physical description:
- Stamped on handle, 'this spade cut the first sod at the Ely Sugar Beet Factory on the 7th October 1924'
- Reproduction number:
- FDT81.TIF
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/f605d2bd-5355-3b81-b3f2-225d9f387f72
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/f605d2bd-5355-3b81-b3f2-225d9f387f72, Ely Museum, CC BY-NC
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