1965.32

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Details

ID Number

1965.32

Category

T&E For Materials

Sub-category

woodworking T&E

Item Name

axe

Materials

METAL, IRON

Measurements

overall: 6 1/2 in x 8 3/4 in

Description

prominent ears; moderate poll; symmetrical; saw tooth pattern around poll

History

Owned by the Merricks, who lived on Lot 1, Concession 5, Sandwich South. Came about 1835 from England, but may have lived in Quebec before coming to this area. Mrs. Merrick was the daughter of an English Earl and she married the coachman-died 1895.

Collection Name

Museum Windsor

Subject (Fre)

Y

Subjects

Carpentry / Travail du bois subject

French Canadians / Canadiens-français subject

Royalty subject

Sandwich (Ont.) place

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