Steel Broad Axe Head
Unknown American, American
about 1800-1895
Steel
Overall: 11 1/8 × 6 7/8 in. (28.2 × 17.5 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College
55.93.17460
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
19th century
Object Name
Armament
Research Area
American History
Not on view
Inscriptions
"Douglas Axe Manfg. Co. W. Hunt and Co. Cast steel Warrented."
Provenance
Source unknown; catalogued, 1955.
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