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This is a 'wedge type' or 'American' felling axe, for felling trees. It has a wedge-shaped blade with a heavy poll which gives the axe a steadier and more reliable blow. The wooden handle has a 'swell knob' at the end. The axe was made in Sweden and is part of the Rumble Collection.

1 axe: wood; metal; good condition

MERL miscellaneous note, Greta Bertram, 25 October 2013 – The objects 92/2–92/68 are part of the Rumble Collection, and were donated to the Museum by Mr Rumble in July 1991. The objects were collected or purchased by Mr Rumble or his father, and most of them came from either Camberley, in Surrey, or Somerset, where Mr Rumble had previously lived. He kept his collection in the shed at the bottom of his garden in Woodley, Berkshire., MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Recorder: JMB // Date: 13.7.92 // Description: Wedge type or American Axe. Wedge shaped blade with heavy poll of a plain shape. Wooden handle with ‘swell knob’ at end. // Inscription: [H in a circle] MADE IN SWEDEN // Dimensions: Length: + handle 40.0 cm Back of Poll: 2.5 cm // Blade: Length 15.0 cm Width at poll: 6.5 cm // Associated information: One of a collection of edge tools given by Mr Rumble. Mostly collected or purchased by him or his father. // References: MERL 5850 Salaman “Dictionary of Tools” p55–56’

Sweden

Wood, Metal