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Broad Axe

Date1700-1800

OriginAmerica or England

MediumIron, steel and wood

DimensionsOverall: 8 3/16 × 34 5/16 × 1 5/8 in (20.8 × 87.1 × 4.1cm)
Head: 8 1/8" x 6 5/8"

Credit LineBequest of Stephen C. Wolcott

Object number1936-344 (W)

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.ProvenanceFrom the collection of Stephen C. Wolcott (1876-1934) of Gloucester, Virginia.