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Description: | engraving, DEPOSITED
IN THE
MUNICIPAL
INDUSTRIAL
MUSEUM
SEPTEMBER
1935
inscription, engraving, USED BY HIS GRACE
THE DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND K.G.
TO CUT THE FIRST SOD OF
THE NORTH-EAST COAST
EXHIBITION
ON 20TH MARCH 1928.
PRESENTED BY
HENRY KELLY (CONTRACTOR) LIMITED
TO
SIR ARTHUR W. LAMBERT.
This silver ceremonial spade was used by the Duke of Northumberland to cut the first sod of the North East Coast Exhibition on 20 March 1928, in Exhibition Park. The exhibition opened on schedule and ran from May until October 1929.
Material: wood
Material: metal, silver
image | Source: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Identifier: | emu.ecatalogue.socialhistory.363885 | Go to resource |
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