Shovel

Object/Artifact

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Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Shovel

Entry/Object ID

52.15.25

Description

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; wooden handle and wooden handle grip; gold plaque on wooden mount: "Ceremonial shovel used for second expansion groundbreaking at Clear Lake Division on June 11, 1976."

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

Legacy Photo Import

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Shovel

Nomenclature Class

Construction T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Create Date

December 16, 2015

Update Date

November 21, 2024