The MacAdam Shield shovel: one of Sam Hughes' stupidest ideas

The MacAdam shield shovel, a shovel with a hole in it, is perhaps one of the strangest inventions of the First World War. Created by Sam Hughes, the shield shovel was never used in combat because, unsurprisingly, it was completely ineffective. . This is a fascinating story from the First World War in Canada.

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At The Sharp End Volume One: Canadians Fighting the Great War 1914-1916 by Tim Cook
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Sam Hughes holding the McAdam shovel
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MacAdam patent
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Colonel Sam Hughes watches Sergeant Hawkins demonstrate the MacAdam Shovel (Shield)
Victoria University Libraries, set 72157655633532261, ID 19507329346,

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