Object number
87/68
Description
A 4lb felling axe with a curved wooden handle, used for felling trees. It is marked 'Whitehouse // Cannock' but the full name of the maker is not clear. The axe belonged to the donor's grandfather, a farm bailiff in the Tadley area of north Hampshire.
Physical description
1 axe: metal, wood
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Recorder: JMB // Date: 14.12.87 // Description: 4lb felling axe with wooden handle of a curved pattern. // Inscription: 4lbs [symbol of crossed axes] // …. WHITEHOUSE // CANNOCK // Dimensions: Total length: 78.0 cm Depth of Axe cheek: 8.0 cm Length of head: 21.0 cm // Associated information: This axe belonged to Mr Appleton’s grandfather who was a farm bailiff in North Hampshire (Tadley Area) // References: Ref: see 87/67'
Production place
Cannock
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_15451.tif - High resolution image
