112/6/D1
Search This Category
Broadax
Name/Title
Broadax
Lexicon
Description
Hewing axe with heavy iron head and wooden handle. Mark on back of head is 8 dots in a ring around a larger dot.
Acquisition
Accession
1978.15
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Schoppe, Winfield Scott (1850-1924), Connecticut Valley Lumber Company
Related Places
Place
Canaan
Town
Essex County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1900
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Entry/Object ID
1978.15.3
Context
Owned by Winfield Scott Schoppe in Canaan, Vermont. Schoppe was woods boss of a logging crew in Canaan for The Connecticut Valley Lumber Co., and was rear boss on the last river drive in 1915.
Corn Knife
Name/Title
Corn Knife
Lexicon
Description
Tool with a wooden handle that is about 17.5 inches long, with a 12-inch blade attached nearly perpendicular to the handle. The cutting edge is toward the handle.
Use
Used to cut corn in the field.
Acquisition
Accession
1977.31
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Stone, William Chester (1889-1972), Stone, Ada Hopkins Willard (1887-1974)
Related Places
Place
Springfield
Town
Windsor County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1900
Entry/Object ID
1977.31.2
Context
Used by William and Ada Stone in Springfield, Vermont.
Eel Spear
Name/Title
Eel Spear
Lexicon
Description
Metal eel spear consisting of a short handle and 7 barbed tines. There are three U-shaped rods inserted through the central shaft to create the tines. Each has two backward-facing barbs. The handle is hollow for securing over a wooden handle.
Use
Used to spear eel through ice during the winter.
Acquisition
Accession
1958.7
Relationships
Related Places
Place
Westminster
Town
Windham County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Dimensions
Entry/Object ID
1958.7
Context
Found on the bank of the Connecticut River in Westminster, Vermont, following the 1936 flood.
Sickle
Name/Title
Sickle
Lexicon
Description
Sickle consisting of a U-shaped metal blade attached to a short, turned wood handle.
Acquisition
Accession
1947.2
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Green, Joshua Parker (1822-1911)
Person or Organization
Related Places
Place
Plymouth
Town
Windsor County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Entry/Object ID
1947.2.2
Context
Used by J. Parker Green, champion reaper, of Plymouth, Vermont
Spiral Auger
Name/Title
Spiral Auger
Lexicon
Description
Auger
Acquisition
Accession
1967.95
Dimensions
Entry/Object ID
1967.95.1
Tongs
Name/Title
Tongs
Description
Pair of large tongs, no mark.
Acquisition
Accession
1978.15
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Stone, William Chester (1889-1972)
Person or Organization
Related Places
Place
Springfield
Town
Windsor County
County
Vermont
State/Province
United States of America
Country
North America
Dimensions
Entry/Object ID
1978.15.7
Context
Owned by William Chester Stone in Springfield, Vermont.
Tool
Name/Title
Tool
Entry/Object ID
T2022.16.2
