| Category: |
Objects -> Tools & Equipment
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| Donor: |
Abe Nelson Collection |
| Location: |
Historic White Pine Village -> Lumber Museum South
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| Accession Number: |
2010.050.02
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| Name of Object: |
Michigan Pattern Double Bit Axe
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| Description: |
Blade 9 inches long - 3 1/4 wide at center and 4 1/2 wide at each end. Handle goes through blade and is 35 inches long. Made of wood. Strip of black tape 2 wide is 8 inches up handle from the blade. Marked on the end of the handle - Lumbering Museum - South -
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| History: |
This axe was developed to fell trees in Michigan. The blade has been forged and probably made by a blacksmith in the camp.
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| Year Manufactured: |
0000
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