Broad axe, 19th c.
date: label: date made
content: 19th century
notes: label: Description
content: This broad axe dates to the 19th century. It would have been used by country carpenters for rough beam facings in barns, sheds, cabins, and outbuildings. “J. HOPKINS” is marked on the axe handle. This object was donated in 1961 by Geoge L. Smith of Thomaston, Connecticut, alongside other carpentry tools.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
setName: label: See more items in
content: Work and Industry: Agriculture
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: George L. Smith
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AG.61A01.03
label: accession number
content: 236065
label: catalog number
content: 61A01.03
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Ax, Broad
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 20 in x 10 in; 50.8 cm x 25.4 cm