The foundation stone was laid in September 1899 by Lady Lytton who used a silver trowel for the task.

In 1949 the same silver trowel used to lay the cornerstone of the Schwab mansion was used to begin building the 654-apartment Schwab House, completed on the site in 1950.

Her daughter and heiress Gwyn Gertrude Hughes laid the foundation stone on 14 September 1854, using a silver trowel and ebony mallet.

One artifact which deserves special attention is a silver trowel with an ivory handle used by Humayun Jah to lay the foundation stone of the building.

And a silver trowel that you can take away with you.

Previously, the rite included the use of a silver hammer (for removing the concrete at the opening) and a silver trowel (for sealing it again after the Jubilee).

She asked for large amounts of sugar and sweet almonds, scented water, musk and amber, various jewels, gold thread, and above all a trough and a silver trowel.

The King laid the last coping stone with a silver trowel and declared the bridge open.

The symbol of the Wallmaker is a silver trowel or spade.

The construction of the New-York Historical Society's own headquarters is commemorated by the silver trowel used to lay the cornerstone in 1903.