Name/Title
ShovelEntry/Object ID
52.15.24Description
Ceremonial Shovel for Groundbreaking. Material: metal, wood. Size: 11" x 48 1/2". Description: metal shovel attached to wooden mount; the socket for the handle grip and the collar for the scoop and the scoop are painted gold; red print on wooden handle: "Razor Lite"; wooden handle grip; gold plaque on wooden mount: "Ceremonial shovel used to break ground at 10th Avenue S.W. in 1966 and subsequent groundbreakings at 10th Avenue S.W. and at out-state plants."Context
Waseca business: E.F. Johnson Co.; E.F. Johnson Company; E.F. Johnson Corporate Headquarters; E.F. Johnson Company Corporate Headquarters; E.F. Johnson Co. Corporate Headquarters; E. F. Johnson Co.; E. F. Johnson Company; E. F. Johnson Corporate Headquarters; E. F. Johnson Company Corporate Headquarters; E. F. Johnson Co. Corporate Headquarters. The Waseca E.F. Johnson Company museum closed the summer of 2015. John S. Oblak was the E.F. Johnson Company museum curator and donated items to the WCHS collection.Cataloged By
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Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
ShovelNomenclature Class
Construction T&ENomenclature Category
Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & TechnologyCreate Date
December 16, 2015Update Date
November 21, 2024