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  • Object number
    55/90
  • Description
    A froe, also known as a fromard, is a tool used in many trades as a wedge to split timber lengthways into boards. This particular fromard was used in Chelmsford in the eighteenth century to make oak laths.
  • Physical description
    1 fromard; wood and metal [iron]; good condition
  • Production date
    1700-01-01 - 1799-12-31
  • Production period
    Eighteenth century
  • Object name
    Froe
  • Material
    Wood, Metal, iron
  • Associated subject
    CRAFTS : wood-working
  • Associated person/institution
    Science Museum (Agent)
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