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Re: help with identification please
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Nathalie Andrews <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 19 Jan 2011 12:50:37 -0500
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It could be for applying split lath to hold plaster on walls.

on 1/18/11 4:42 PM, Regan Brooks at [log in to unmask] wrote:

> We had a visitor bring in an object for identification and we are not sure
> what it would have been used for.  It is a small ax (approximately 10 inches
> long).  It has a wood handle and a small metal head.  Stamped into the metal
> where the ax and handle come together is łAtlas/ Troy/ ?.C.H./ U.S.A./ J˛.  It
> was dug up in a river bed here in Gaston County, NC.  The owner was wondering
> if it was possibly a tool carried by a soldier in case they needed to chop off
> tree branches for firewood, or similar tasks.  Because the head of the ax is
> small it could not be used for any large job.  I have photos if you would like
> me to email them to you.
> 
> Thanks for your help.
> 
> Stephanie Haiar
> Curator of Collections
> Gaston County Museum of Art & History
> 131 W. Main St. 
> PO Box 429
> Dallas, NC 28034
> 704-922-7681 x. 104
> 704-922-7683 (fax)
> 
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