University of Reading | Archive and Museum Database

Object number
56/165
Description
This is a felling axe, with the handle missing. Felling axes are generally only used to make the first cuts in a tree, with the felling completed with a saw. The museum holds little information about the origins of this axe.
Physical description
axe: metal
Object name
Axe, felling
Material
Metal
Associated subject
FORESTRY : felling
External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_1583.tif - High resolution image