MacAdam Shield Shovel
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macadam-shield-shovel-193-700938
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MacAdam Shield Shovel
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The MacAdam Shield-Shovel, also known as the Hughes Shovel, was an item of Canadian infantry equipment during the First World War. It was designed and patented by Sam Hughes, the Canadian minister for the Department of Militia and Defence in 1913, combining function as a shovel and as a shield. Ena MacAdam, Hughes' personal secretary, had first suggested the idea of a shield shovel to Hughes after she witnessed Swiss soldiers making field entrenchments during field exercises.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacAdam_Shield_Shovel
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2023-10-24T23:19:49Z
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