Model 1910 Entrenching Tool
notes: label: Description
content: Physical Description
label: Description
content: Wooden handle attached at a right angle to a wooden shaft with a metal, concave, pointed plate.
label: Description
content: General History
label: Description
content: The Model 1910 entrenching tool or shovel was carried on the soldier's back under the meat can and cover and on top of the haversack and pack carrier. Initially called a "shovel," it was soon officially designated an "entrenching tool," which was shortened to "e-tool."
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: related event
content: World War I
label: related event
content: The Emergence of Modern America
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content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
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content: Military
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content: ThinkFinity
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1978.0853.04
label: accession number
content: 1978.0853
label: catalog number
content: 1978.0853.04
objectType: label: Object Name
content: shovel, entrenching
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 22 in x 7 in x 2 in; 55.88 cm x 17.78 cm x 5.08 cm