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Date
1850 – 1870
Material
metal, steel; wood
Catalogue Number
104.49.0001
Description
A hatchet with a hand-hewn wooden handle attached by metal wedges through a hand worked steel head with a curved blade which flares and flattens from its neck. The letters “PS” are stamped on the blade.
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Title
Hatchet Ax
Date
1850 – 1870
Material
metal, steel; wood
Dimensions
4.0 x 15.0 x 38.0 cm
Description
A hatchet with a hand-hewn wooden handle attached by metal wedges through a hand worked steel head with a curved blade which flares and flattens from its neck. The letters “PS” are stamped on the blade.
Subject
households
trade
commerce
Hudson’s Bay Company
Indigenous
crafts
carving
metalwork
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.49.0001
Images
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Date
prior to 1970
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
104.48.1006
Description
Hanging spring balance with with sharp hook. Stamped: "Not for legal use in trade pocket balance". Scale up to 50 pounds.
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Title
Spring Scale
Date
prior to 1970
Material
metal
Description
Hanging spring balance with with sharp hook. Stamped: "Not for legal use in trade pocket balance". Scale up to 50 pounds.
Subject
trade
commerce
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.48.1006
Images
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
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