Object number
96/109
Description
This is the broad-bladed head of a 'Kent axe', a type of felling axe. It dates from the early-mid nineteenth century, and is marked 'Shewen'.
Physical description
1 axe head: metal; good condition
Archival history
MERL Handwritten Accession Form (Museum of English Rural Life) – ‘Recorder: JMB // Date: 19.6.97 // Description: KENT AXE // A broad bladed axe used for felling // Inscription: SHEWEN // Dimensions: Length: 19.0 cm // Width of blade: 17.0 cm // Associated information: Not clear if Shewen was a Sussex maker// Date: Early/Mid C 19th // …’
Production date
1800 - 1874
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