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[nb-NO]Object number[nb-NO]
55/90
[nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]
A froe, also known as a fromard, is a tool used in many trades as a wedge to split timber lengthways into boards. This particular fromard was used in Chelmsford in the eighteenth century to make oak laths.
[nb-NO]Physical description[nb-NO]
1 fromard; wood and metal [iron]; good condition
[nb-NO]Date[nb-NO]
1700-01-01 - 1799-12-31
[nb-NO]Production period[nb-NO]
Eighteenth century
[nb-NO]Object name[nb-NO]
Froe
[nb-NO]Material[nb-NO]
Wood, Metal, iron
CRAFTS : wood-working
Science Museum (Agent)