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Metadata
Title |
Limbing Axe Marked "Collins Legitimus" |
Object # |
2001.2.56.3 |
Object Name |
Ax, Limbing |
Date |
1900-1910 |
Artist |
Collins Company |
Description |
Limbing Axe marked "COLLINS LEGITIMUS." The head is marked "COLLINS LEGITIMUS" and a logo with a crown and arm holding something on the axe head. The handle has an "A" carved at the base. Century - 20 |
Provenance |
These items came from the Terry Wells Estate, and were used in Southeast Alaska in the latter part of the 20th century, possibly at the family's Unuk River Homestead, or in his log salvaging operation. |
Material |
Iron/Wood |
Dimensions |
W-10.75 L-35.25 D-1.5 inches |
Dimension Details |
Old dimensions: 89.218 cm x 27.305 cm x 4.445 cm |
People |
Wills, Terry R. |
Search Terms |
Logging Timber Industry |
Credit line |
Ketchikan Museums, KM 2001.2.56.3 |