Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
1991.035.002 |
Object Name |
Shovel, Mining |
Title |
Lime Kiln Shovel |
Lexicon category |
10: Unclassifiable Artifacts |
Date |
c. 1916 or earlier? |
Made |
Unknown |
Place of Origin |
Unknown |
Description |
This is an all-metal, short-handled lime kiln shovel. |
Makers mark |
None |
Provenance |
Belonged to Christian Eberth of Lot 33, N.D.R. [North of Durham Road], Bentinck Township, Grey County. Last owned by his grand-daughter, Dorothy Milligan (neé Eberth), who told museum staff that it was still in use 75 years previous to 1991, suggesting that this bucket is at least c. 1916 or earlier. Her parents were Roy and Ella Eberth and she grew up on the Bentinck Township farm. |
Collection |
Lime Kiln Equipment Collection |
Material |
Metal |
Dimensions |
W-15.354 L-32.874 D-3.346 inches |
Found |
Bentinck Township (formerly), Municipality of West Grey, Grey County |
People |
Milligan, Dorothy Eberth, Christian |
Subjects |
Lime Kilns |
Search Terms |
Bentinck Township |
Function |
A shovel was required to move the powdery lime from a lime kiln into containers. |