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56/386
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This side axe was used by a family of tent peg makers at Turville village green. It was used for splitting wood for making tent pegs and chair legs. Its age is not known, but the axe head appears to be older than the handle, which is probably a home made replacement. The axe head is inscribed 'W. GILPIN // WEDGES MILLS // WARRANTED'.
Physical description
1 chair bodger's axe: wood; metal
Label Text
4. Chair bodger's axe. This axe, also known as a side axe, was used by members of the Ayres family, who were both chair leg and tent peg makers in the village of Turville, Buckinghamshire, where they worked on the village green.56/386.
Archival history
MERL ‘Associated information’ form - 'Axe // Alternative name: Chair Bodgers Axe, Side Axe // Also used for splitting tent pegs. // Used at Turville Bucks by a family of tent peg makers // ... The head of the Axe is obviously of greater age than the shaft or handle, which is obviously a home made replacement. // Who used it and where? It was used by a family of tent peg makers [insert] named Ayres [end insert] at Turville Village, where for many years it was the practice to make tent Pegs, Chair Legs etc on the Village Green.'
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- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_1546.tif - High resolution image
