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65/7
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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.
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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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- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_7842.tif - High resolution image