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Handle
Hammer, sledge
This sledgehammer handle was made by Forest Products Limited of Huntley, Gloucestershire, circa 1945–6. The handle is made of ash and has been cleft by hand to follow the natural grain of the wood, giving the handle a strength and toughness not achieved through machine cutting. The handle is completely straight and of a uniform thickness. It is completely straight and of a unIt is part of a large …
Contributors
- Forest Products Limited
Subject
- CRAFTS : wood-working
Type of item
- Handle
- Hammer, sledge
Date
- 1945/1946
- 1945/1946
Contributors
- Forest Products Limited
Subject
- CRAFTS : wood-working
Type of item
- Handle
- Hammer, sledge
Date
- 1945/1946
- 1945/1946
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
Places
- Huntley
Provenance
- Museum of English Rural Life, University of Reading, United Kingdom
Identifier
- 60/575
- 10004
- http://mint-projects.image.ntua.gr/Museu/ProvidedCHO/Museum of English Rural Life, University of Reading/10004
Providing country
- Europe
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2019-10-18T17:42:02.671Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2019-10-18T17:42:02.671Z