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Silvered trowel with which Prime Minister Dr. W. Drees laid a commemorative stone in the NOV home in Oosterbeek on 28 October 1955
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Copper-silvered trowel with a wooden handle. The blade is triangular with rounded corners. Text on the trowel blade on the upper side: 'On 28 October 1955, His Excellency Dr. W. Drees, Prime Minister, laid a commemorative stone with this trowel in the NOV home in Oosterbeek'. NOV = Nederlands Onderwijzers Verbond (Dutch Teachers' Association). This association existed since 1941 and was dissolved in 1973.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineVerzilverde troffel waarmee Minister-President Dr. W. Drees een gedenksteen metselde in het NOV-tehuis te Oosterbeek op 28 oktober 1955. 1955 - before 1955-10-28. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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