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This is the head of a 'wedge type' or 'American' felling axe, with a small piece of the handle in place. This type of axe was used for felling trees. The blade has a plain shape and a heavy poll. The axe was made in Sweden and is part of the Rumble Collection.

1 axe: metal, wood

MERL miscellaneous note, Greta Bertram, 25 October 2013 – The objects 92/2–92/68 are part of the Rumble Collection, and were donated to the Museum by Mr Rumble in July 1991. The objects were collected or purchased by Mr Rumble or his father, and most of them came from either Camberley, in Surrey, or Somerset, where Mr Rumble had previously lived. He kept his collection in the shed at the bottom of his garden in Woodley, Berkshire., MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Recorder: JMB // Date: 13.7.92 // Description: Axe of the American or Wedge Type. Plain shape with heavy poll. There is a small piece of handle in place. // Inscription: [H in a circle] MADE IN SWEDEN // Dimensions: Length: 14.5 cm Width: 6.5 cm // Back of poll: 2.25 cm // Associated information: see 92/3 // One of a collection of tools given by Mr Rumble. Mostly collected or purchased by him or his father. // References: MERL 5850 Salaman “Dictionary of Tools” p55–56’

Sweden

Metal, Wood