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Broad Axe

Date1790-1850

Artist/Maker Samuel Newbould

OriginEngland, Sheffield

MediumIron/steel and wood (likely hickory)

DimensionsOverall: 34 15/16"; Width of head; 10 9/16"; Thickness: 1 7/16"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1992-179

DescriptionBroad axe with symmetrically flaring blade, square poll and sllightly curved handle.Label TextLarge, heavy axes with a generous cutting edge were called broad axes. This long-handled example could be used to chop down a tree as easily as it could be used to hew the fallen timber into usable pieces of lumber.Mark(s)Marked "SAML. NEWBOULD / WARRANTED / GOOD" in relief within three serrated reserves, the top one arched. Below is an incuse mark, now illegible.ProvenancePurchased by source at dealers' sale held in conjunction with the National Antique Tool Auction, Morgantown, PA, 30 October 1992, from unidentified dealer (receipt does not have dealer name or address).