We’ve seen golden axes, golden shovels, and golden scissors for ceremonial purposes, but how about a gold ceremonial trowel? I’ve never seen one used, but if I had to guess, it might be for laying the first or last brick in a project.
The 10″ long by 4-1/2″ wide trowel weighs 1-1/2 lbs. and has a leather-wrapped handle. Kraft Tool doesn’t specify whether the blade is some low carat weight of gold or gold plated — but my money’s on plated.
I was unable to find any retailers who sold this tool online, but you can purchase the tool directly from Kraft Tools for $258.
Gold Ceremonial Trowel [Kraft Tool]
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We give these out to newly raised Master Masons at our lodge.
It makes my trowel seem so….common…and it reminds me of a joke about a bricklayer making a bet with his foreman about having a hernia….
One place I worked had some gold painted shovels in storage that were brought out for ground breaking ceremonies. Plated is too good for using, but might make a fine retirement gift…..or cake server perhaps?
Reminds me of Flannery’s “The Golden Marshalltwon” story.
It’s kind of teensy though, right? You know what they say about Freemasons. Teensy tools.
That’s the nice trowel, it’s a little pricey even for a ceremonial trowel.
There’s a shot in “Citizen Kane” where Orson Welles (as Charles Foster Kane) has one (I assume gold) for the dedication of a new building. He manages to dump mortor on his fance overcoat.
With the price of gold nowadays $258 seems cheap at half the price.