Ax

Object Name:

Ax

Object ID:

1994.508.68

Creator:

Underhill Edge Tool CompanyManufacturer

Place of Origin:

Nashua, NH

Date:

1852-1890

Description:

Ax. Attributed to the the Underhill Edge Tool Company, Nashua, NH; 1852-1890; Wooden handle. Steel and wood. Medium brown hardwood handle, oval section, that swells to become slightly larger where it passes through socket in head. Some chips and cracks in handle below head. Nails driven into handle above head; some missing handle material above head where protruding handle quite rough. Steel head has rectangular face on back end, 2.3" high x 1.3" wide. Striking face tapers slightly and head becomes thinner in socket area. Sides of socket expand upward and downward to create a varying surface. On blade side, metal expands from being 2.2" wide to 5.3" wide at cutting edge. Edges of blade near socket slightly chamfered. Single bevel on either side of blade at cutting edge. Cutting edge slightly curved outward; chips missing from edge. Some stamps on left side near striking surface: "EDGE O", slightly curved; below that, "NASHUA"; "N" possibly below that; "8" or "9" below that. Striking head slightly bulged on that same side; small chip missing in top corner. In opposite corner, couple of small cracks. Striking surface also has number of small surface cracks in a regular pattern.

Material:

Wood
Metal
Steel

Dimensions:

H-17.4 W-7.4 D-1.3 inches

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Collection

Subjects:

Axes