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coal mining axe

coal mining axe

1930
Steel poll axe, 3 lbs

Steel poll axe, 3 lbs

circa 1925
Axe, coal mining use.

Axe, coal mining use.

Wheelwright's rending axe for splitting oak boards

Wheelwright's rending axe for splitting oak boards

Unknown
Axe

Axe

Pick axe

Pick axe

Small prop axe

Small prop axe

pickaxe head

pickaxe head

Belt, axe and holster, for shipboard firefighting suit

Belt, axe and holster, for shipboard firefighting suit

1981
Neolithic polished stone axe

Neolithic polished stone axe

Danish flint axe

Danish flint axe

Danish flint axe

Danish flint axe

Danish flint axe

Danish flint axe

Neolithic polished stone axe

Neolithic polished stone axe

Object illustrating the Cire Perdue method

Object illustrating the Cire Perdue method

1957
Axe, c.1930. Used for cutting pit props.

Axe, c.1930. Used for cutting pit props.

One of two frows (cleaving tool), 18th century

One of two frows (cleaving tool), 18th century

1700-1800
Axe, North Eastern Railway, steel wedge axe with long wooden handle, by C.T. Skelton & Co Ltd, Sheffield. Pat No.15631, part of emergency kit from carriage, NER stamped on head.

Steel axe, North Eastern Railway

One of two frows (cleaving tool), 18th century

One of two frows (cleaving tool), 18th century

1700-1800
Axe, London & North Western Railway, metal hatchet head on long wooden shaft, head stamped LNWR 1913: 36, from an emergency box, to be used for smashing into carriages in case of emergency.

Emergency hatchet from London and North Western Railway

1908-1918
Two frows (cleaving tools), 18th century

Two frows, for cleaving wood

1700-1800
Pick axe, coal mining collection.

Pick axe