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Object Number 982-21-10/58599
Display Title Trade axe, broken. Standard felling axe. Probably European manufacture.
Descriptions
Object Description Axe head, rusted iron. 13.8 cm. x 6.3 cm x 4 cm. Broken. Touchmarks.
Inventory Description Axe
Classification
  • Axe
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Northeast
  • Historic Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Wisconsin
Additional Geographic Terms Green Bay area
Materials Ferrous metal
Dimensions Overall: 13.8 x 6.3 x 4 cm (5 7/16 x 2 1/2 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Provenance
Collector Mrs. F. E. Heard (?)
Donor Harvard Business School (August, 1982)

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