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54/416
Description
This is the head of a felling axe, used for felling trees, of the very old 'Cumberland' pattern. It is longer and narrower than other axes, which is characteristic of a felling axe, and has a well-rounded tip. The Museum holds little other information about its origins or place of use.
Physical description
1 Axe head (felling): metal
Archival history
54/415–416 and 54/704–707 were presented to the Museum by the Royal Forestry Society as permanent loans. 54/417–419, 54/708, 55/279–280, 55/454–457 and 56/131 were presented to the Museum by Mr R. C. B. Gardner (of the Royal Forestry Society), either as gifts or as permanent loans. 55/279 was returned to Mr Gardner in 1962.
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