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Handle
Axe, felling
This felling axe handle was made by R.W. Rich’s Steam Wood Works of East Hoathly, East Sussex, circa 1945–6. The handle is made of ash and has been cleft by hand to follow the natural grain of the wood, giving the handle a strength and toughness not achieved through machine cutting. Traditionally, each tool had a particular shape of handle – the felling axe handle has a distinctive curved end with…
Subject
- CRAFTS : wood-working
- Handle making
- FORESTRY : felling
Type of item
- Handle
- Axe, felling
Date
- 1945/1946
- 1945/1946
Subject
- CRAFTS : wood-working
- Handle making
- FORESTRY : felling
Type of item
- Handle
- Axe, felling
Date
- 1945/1946
- 1945/1946
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
Provenance
- Museum of English Rural Life, University of Reading, United Kingdom
Identifier
- 60/569
- 10001
- http://mint-projects.image.ntua.gr/Museu/ProvidedCHO/Museum of English Rural Life, University of Reading/10001
Providing country
- Europe
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2019-07-31T16:19:11.086Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2019-10-18T15:44:57.982Z