Shingle froe
date: label: Date
content: mid 19th-mid 20th century
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Owned by
content: Acacia Historical Arts International, Inc., American, founded 1989
notes: label: Description
content: An iron shingle froe. The froe has a long, rectangular blade with a slightly diagonal cutting edge and a round eye. The eye has three (3) drilled holes. The blade narrows towards the cutting edge. Attached is a white paper tag with black text that reads [F[RO?]E / HANDMADE / SHINGLE / CUTTER] on the front and [LUMBER / TOOL] on the back.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Building Arts
label: Topic
content: Labor
label: Topic
content: Slavery
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2017.108.23.53
objectType: label: Type
content: froes
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No known copyright restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 2 1/16 × 12 3/16 × 2 1/16 in. (5.3 × 31 × 5.3 cm)