University of Reading | Archive and Museum Database

Object number
51/315
Collection
Middleton & Sons Collection
Description
This froe, also known as a fromard, was used in R. Middleton & Sons' wheelwrights shop in Eddington, Hungerford. A fromard is used in many woodworking trades to split timber lengthwise.
Physical description
1 fromard: steel blade; wooden handle
Production date
1825-01-01 - 1874-12-31
Production period
Mid-nineteenth century
Object name
Froe
Material
Wood
Associated subject
CRAFTS : wood-working
Wheelwrighting