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Entrenching tool
German entrenching tool. An iron square-ended spade on a wooden shaft. The blade is riveted on and its edges protected by a leather case fastened by straps and a buckle. On an attached label 'German entrenching tool used in the Great War. Presented to Admiral of the Fleet Earl Jellicoe. Lent by the Countess Jellicoe.'
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Object Details
| ID: | REL0089 |
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| Collection: | Relics |
| Type: | Entrenching tool |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Events: | World War I, 1914-1918 |
| Date made: | 1914-18; 1914-1918 |
| People: | Jellicoe, John Rushworth |
| Credit: | On loan to the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, from a private lender |
| Measurements: | Overall: 45 mm x 570 mm x 168 mm |
| Parts: | Entrenching tool |