Trowels

Trowels

These trowels belonged to stonemason Pete Ferettini and were used for the construction of West Campus in the late 1920s. At that time, all stone was delivered to campus by train from a quarry in Hillsborough and cut by hand. Chisel marks can still be seen on some buildings. James B. Duke's death in October 1925 meant that he never saw the “new” campus realized. His only daughter, Doris Duke, symbolically laid the cornerstone on June 5, 1928, on the family’s behalf. Descendants of the Duke family have remained engaged and generous supporters of the university, and have served as trustees for Duke University and the Duke Endowment.

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1927

Trowels 1927-1930, Artifact and Relics Collection, Box 7, Duke University Archives, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.

Metal trowels used to dig dirt.

construction; object

1927-1930