Номер объекта
54/705
Создатель
Описание
A billhook is an edge tool used in hedging, coppice work and other woodland trades, and the tool shows great regional variety with each area having its own accepted pattern and shape. This 9 inch billhook was made by Brades of Birmingham, and is of the 'Eastern Counties' type. It has two cutting edges, one following the curve of the hook, the other in the form of a knife edge at the back of the tool. The blade is stamped with the 'Brades 176 Made in England' and '9 inches'.
Физическое описание
1 billhook: wood; metal
Архивная история
MERL 'Catalogue index' card – ‘ for object 54/705… // DATE ACQUIRED: // GROUP: // NEGATIVE: // PERIOD: // PLACE OF ORIGIN: // NUMBER: 54/705// DESCRIPTION: …‘ Billhooks are used in hedging and coppice work, and they vary very greatly from region to region. The local traditional form of blade and balance first forged by the local smith are still followed by the large scale manufacturers of Sheffield and Birmingham. Each district has its own accopted [sic?] pattern and shape. For example a Dorset man would never use the Nottinghamshire bill and for this reason the large firms still produce a great variety of bills, each one for a particular district or county. Messrs Edward Elwell of Wednesbury Staffordshire for example manufacture no less than thirty-six varieties of billhooks. // This 9 inch billhook made by Brades of Birmingham is the Eastern Counties type. It has two cutting edges, the one following the curve of the hook, the other in the form of a knife edge at the back of the tool. The blade is tanged into the 6 inch round handle. The blade is stamped with the manufacturers name 'Brades 176 Made in England' and with the length of the blade '9 inches'.', 54/415–416 and 54/704–707 were presented to the Museum by the Royal Forestry Society as permanent loans. 54/417–419, 54/708, 55/279–280, 55/454–457 and 56/131 were presented to the Museum by Mr R. C. B. Gardner (of the Royal Forestry Society), either as gifts or as permanent loans. 55/279 was returned to Mr Gardner in 1962.
Место изготовления
Birmingham
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Внешняя ссылка
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