Tools, Wood splitter, Early 20th century

Historical information

This tool appears to have been hand-assembled. It would have been used on a farm or saw mill or any place of work or home requiring wood to be cut up.

Significance

This tool has no known local provenance but is retained as an example of a tool used 100 years ago or more,

Physical description

This is a metal small axe or wood splitter with a wooden handle. The metal section is pitted and worn and the oval-shaped handle is partly split and worn.

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