- [nb-NO]Object number[nb-NO]1991.2
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- [nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]General Description: An electroplated silver presentation trowel with ebony, rope twist handle. Engraved on the top with Coat of Arms, progressive images of the Eddystone lighthouse and a plan of the rocks. Inscribed around the outside with inscription. A copy of the trowel used by Admiral HRH The Duke of Edinburgh KG, in laying the first stone of the fourth Eddystone lighthouse. (, )
- [nb-NO]Date[nb-NO], 1879 - 1920
- [nb-NO]Material[nb-NO]blade: electroplate, handle: ebony
- [nb-NO]Dimensions[nb-NO]
- whole length 38 cm
- [nb-NO]Inscription[nb-NO]
Inscription, blade, engraved: {\rtf1\ansi\ansicpg1252\deff0\deflang1033{\fonttbl{\f0\fnil\fcharset0 Segoe UI;}} \viewkind4\uc1\pard\f0\fs18 The Lord Build the House.They Labour in Vain that build it CXXVII,I'. The reverse of the blade is engraved with a Coat of Arms and the text: A Copy of the Trowel used by Admiral HRH The Duke of Edinburgh KG, Master of the Trinity house in laying the first stone of the fourth Eddystone lighthouse on the 19th August 1879. Made for T Williams esq as a memento of his friend Sir James Douglass\par }
coat of arms, reverse of blade, :
reverse of blade, engraved: {\rtf1\ansi\ansicpg1252\deff0\deflang1033{\fonttbl{\f0\fswiss\fprq2\fcharset0 Segoe UI;}} \viewkind4\uc1\pard\f0\fs18 A Copy of the Trowel used by Admiral HRH The Duke of Edinburgh KG, Master of the Trinity house in laying the first stone of the fourth Eddystone lighthouse on the 19th August 1879. Made for T Williams esq as a memento of his friend Sir James Douglass.\par }
