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Head from an axe, possibly that of a 'wedge type' or 'American' felling axe, with asymmetrical blade, heavy poll and a lug. Rumble Collection.
This is the head from an axe, possibly that of a 'wedge type' or 'American' felling axe. It has an asymmetrical blade with a heavy poll and a lug below the eye. It is part of the Rumble Collection.

1 axe: metal

MERL miscellaneous note, Greta Bertram, 25 October 2013 – The objects 92/2–92/68 are part of the Rumble Collection, and were donated to the Museum by Mr Rumble in July 1991. The objects were collected or purchased by Mr Rumble or his father, and most of them came from either Camberley, in Surrey, or Somerset, where Mr Rumble had previously lived. He kept his collection in the shed at the bottom of his garden in Woodley, Berkshire., MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Recorder: JMB // Date: 13.7.92 // Description: Asymmetrical axe blade with heavy poll and lug below the eye. // Possibly a wedge axe of the type described by Salaman – similar to modern Kentucky type wedge axe. // No inscription // Dimensions: Length: 19.0 cm Width at blade edge: 9.5 cm // Poll width: 3.5 cm // Associated information: One of a collection of tools given by Mr Rumble. Mostly collected or purchased by him or his father. // References: MERL 5850 Salaman “Dictionary of Tools” p56’