HATCHET - SHORT HANDLED

1926 - 1938
Overview

Broad blade hatchet with square head opposite the cutting edge. Has a splintered ill fitting wooden handle with a bent nail as a wedge.

Historical information

Tools used by Charles Duncan in his Blacksmith and Wheelright shop. The shop was called Duncan & McNamee and was located on the corner of Jull Street and Third Road, Armadale. It was open from 1926-1938.

The use of the HURD name was used with the Johnsonville Axe Manufacturing Co and the American Axe & Tool Company.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-33-AK1993.19
Material
Width
285 mm
Height or length
36 mm
Depth
145 mm
Inscriptions and markings

Text on the blade [HURDS / RAZOR / BLADE / ATCO TM STEEL / GLASSPORT. P.A.]

Place made
Glassport
Pennsylvania
United States
Statement of significance

This object is part of a collection that represents the commercial history of the City of Armadale. It represents the many different businesses that have operated in the local area and how those businesses have evolved over time. Businesses play an important role within a community, they provide wanted and needed goods and services, employment, income and opportunities to the local community. They can also operate as important social connectors, places where people gathered and engaged with other members of the community.

Primary significance criteria
Historic significance
Comparative significance criteria
Interpretive capacity
Rare or representative
Well provenanced
City of Armadale - History House

City of Armadale - History House

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