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- OBJECT TYPE
- LONG CUTTER
- DATE
- 1875–1965
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1988.0834.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Welland Vale Mfg. Co.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- WOODEN HANDLE/ METAL HEAD
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 92.5 cm
- Width
- 31.5 cm
- Height
- 8.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Forestry
- Category
- Fire fighting
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Welland Vale
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- St. Catharines
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
YPE SAMPLE - Function
-
USED IN TREE PLANTING TO CUT A HOLE IN THE GROUND FOR INSERTING A SEEDLING; AXE END IS USED TO CUT AWAY ROOTS OR OTHER OBSTRUCTIONS/ ALSO USED IN FOREST FIRE FIGHTING FOR CHOPPING TREES & EARTH TO MAKE A FIREBREAK - Technical
-
EXAMPLE OF A MULTI-PURPOSE TOOL - ONE TOOL CAN BE USED FOR BOTH CHOPPING & DIGGING - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- STAMPED ON HEAD: `W.V. 5 1/2'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- HANDLE HAS FADED STRIPES OF WHITE & ORANGE PAINT
- Decoration
- N/A
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Welland Vale Mfg. Co., Mattock, between 1875–1965, Artifact no. 1988.0834, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1988.0834.001/
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