Numero oggetto
65/7
Descrizione
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.
Storico archivio
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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Documento esterno
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_7842.tif - High resolution image