Shingle froe
date: label: Date
content: mid 19th-early 20th century
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Quikwerk, American
label: Owned by
content: Old Slave Mart Museum, American, founded 1937
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. Along the top edge of the blade is a stamped mark that reads [QUIKWERK]. Hand painted white text along the bottom edge of the eye reads [R406]. The blade narrows towards the cutting edge.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Building Arts
label: Topic
content: Labor
label: Topic
content: Skilled 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: 2017.108.23.52
objectType: label: Type
content: ironwork
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: iron
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 2 5/16 × 17 1/2 × 2 13/16 in. (5.8 × 44.5 × 7.2 cm)