 Click thumbnail for a larger image. | Date: 1880 -
Description: This hand forged shingle splitter has a wooden handle 25cm by 2.5cm and a metal blade 26cm by 5cm. The Howard family used this for the splitting of timber into shingles for roofing of houses and barns at Woodsdale. Format: realia Object: shingle splitting Material: metal; wood (material) Titles: Shingle Splitter Subjects: shingle splitting; timber industry equipment People/Orgs: Howard, Richard Places: Woodsdale, Tasmania Institution: Levendale and Woodsdale History Rooms Inc. Object number: LHR_PH0060 Disclaimer The content of this record is provided by Levendale and Woodsdale History Rooms Inc.. For any questions about the content please contact them. |
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