Object number
65/7
Description
This is a pole axe, which was used to fell or stun animals when they were being slaughtered. This axe was kept by George Woode, local family butcher of Halesworth, Suffolk.
Archival history
MERL ‘Handwritten catalogue’ form - ‘POLE AXE // Trades and Professions- Butcher // 65/7 // Mrs A. Naish // Kept behind door of slaughterhouse long after they were made illegal. See correspondence. // [pencil sketch].’
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_7842.tif - High resolution image