- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Wooden handle of a ship carpenter's adze, made of ash. Rectangular at top with a slight curve in the centre. For the blade see [1949.10.5 .2 B] [RM [OPS move] 27/1/2017]
- Long description
- Carpenter's 'spout adze' metal blade with handle made from ash. The metal blade is loose in the shaft. [FB 29/05/2014]
- Geographical reference
- England London
- Cultural groups
- English
- Person
- Maker Messrs Buck and Hickman Ltd
- Field collector Unknown Collector
- PRM source Messrs Buck and Hickman Ltd
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1949
- Date collected
- By 1949
- Acquisition information
- Purchased: 1949
- Materials and processes
- Material Ash Wood Plant, Material Metal, Process Stamped, Process Forged (Metal), Process Carved
- Dimensions
- Width: max 64 mm, Length: max 869 mm, Depth: max 44 mm, Depth: max 84 mm total, Length: max 869 mm total, Width: max 231 mm total
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1949.10.5.1B
1949.10.5.1B
Wooden handle of a ship carpenter's adze, made of ash. Rectangular at top with a slight curve in the centre. For the blade see [1949.10.5 .2 B] [RM [OPS move] 27/1/2017]
1949.10.5.1B
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