Broadaxe head
notes: label: Description
content: This broadaxe head is that of a Kent-type axe, one predominantly utilized by hunters for chopping wood and meat. The rough, short makeshift handle that the axe head was on upon discovery was discarded prior to accession. It is double-beveled, has a square poll, and has pointed lugs above and below the eye. It is overall of a symmetrical shape, and the bit, poll, and lugs are worn from pounding.
setName: label: See more items in
content: Work and Industry: Hand Tools
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: F. W. Mellard
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MC.198139.01
label: catalog number
content: 198139.01
label: accession number
content: 198139
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Axe Head
label: Other Terms
content: Axe; Axe Head; Shipwright/Boatbuilder; Woodworking; Striking & Prizing Tools; Hand Tools
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal, iron (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal, steel (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 27.9 cm; 11 in