Ceremonial Shovel

Object/Artifact

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Marvin Samson Museum for the History of Pharmacy

Name/Title

Ceremonial Shovel

Entry/Object ID

PCP.1995.4.1080

Context

This ceremonial shovel was used in breaking ground for the new Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science on March 17, 1927. Mrs. Joseph P. Remington turned the first shovelful of earth.

Category

commemoratives, PCP memorabilia

Acquisition

Accession

PCP.1995.4

Source or Donor

Charles and Henry Drueding

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Charles C. and Henry G. Drueding, 1928

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

30-1/2 in

Width

6-7/8 in

Depth

3-3/16 in