N° d'objet
69/190
Description
A billhook is an edge tool used in hedging, coppice work and other woodland trades. The tool shows great regional variety with each area having its own accepted pattern and shape. This billhook has a wide blade with a double-cutting edge, with a straight blade on one side and a concavely curved blade on the other.
Description physique
1 billhook: iron; wooden handle
Historique d'archive
MERL 'Handwritten catalogue' form – ‘Bill hook // FENCING. Hedge. // 69/190 // ... // [pencil drawing]’
Nom d'objet
Matériel
Document électronique
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_9616.tif - High resolution image
