Rare South Australian commemorative silver trowel silver commemorative trowel, marked for JWB, with crown and lion mark, and with engraving to blade of trowel: 'Presented to the Hon C.C. Hawker, on the occasion of his laying the Foundation Stone of the Walkerville Hall, 12th January, 1893.' With ebony handle, in original fitted case, length 34 cm approx. Note: The Walkerville Hall as commemorated, in Adelaide, South Australia still stands.
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- Ebony - Ebony is a close grained timber, black in colour. It has a fine texture which can be polished to a high gloss, making it suitable for venereering, inlay and stringing and its use as solid timber is resticted to small decorative items and ornamental decoration, such as chess pieces and musical instrument parts. The term "ebonised" means "faux ebony", timber that has been darkened during the polishing process to resemble ebony.