Object number
51/314
Collection
Creator
Description
This adze was used in R. Middleton & Sons wheelwrights shop in Eddington, Hungerford, for trimming and shaping surfaces of wood. It is slightly saucered with a basilled edge and a block which projects behind the handle acting as a hammer head. The blade is inscribed with ‘I. G. Hargreaves, Sheffield’ and the number ‘2’.
Physical description
1 adze: iron head and blade; wooden handle
Production place
Sheffield
Production date
1800-01-01 - 1824-12-31
Production period
Early-nineteenth century
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\35 series negatives\Scans\35_429.tif - High resolution image
