A GEORGE V SILVER-MOUNTED TROWEL
MARK OF ATKIN BROTHERS, SHEFFIELD, 1928
The blade with a part-fluted turned ivory handle, engraved on the front with a depiction of Peterborough New Town Hall, the back engraved with a coat-of-arms and an inscription, marked on the back, the back further engraved 'Barton Clark & Co. Peterborough', contained in a fitted case
12 1/8 in. (31 cm.) long
The arms are those of Peterborough.
The inscription reads 'THIS TROWEL WAS USED BY H.R.H. PRINCE GEORGE IN LAYING THE FOUNDATION STONE OF THE NEW TOWN HALL AND MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS AT PETERBOROUGH ON THE 28th DAY OF JUNE 1929 E. BERRY WEBBER, A.R.I.B.A..'
A GEORGE V SILVER-MOUNTED TROWEL
MARK OF ATKIN BROTHERS, SHEFFIELD, 1928
The blade with a part-fluted turned ivory handle, engraved on the front with a depiction of Peterborough New Town Hall, the back engraved with a coat-of-arms and an inscription, marked on the back, the back further engraved 'Barton Clark & Co. Peterborough', contained in a fitted case
12 1/8 in. (31 cm.) long
The arms are those of Peterborough.
The inscription reads 'THIS TROWEL WAS USED BY H.R.H. PRINCE GEORGE IN LAYING THE FOUNDATION STONE OF THE NEW TOWN HALL AND MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS AT PETERBOROUGH ON THE 28th DAY OF JUNE 1929 E. BERRY WEBBER, A.R.I.B.A..'
