Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Adz, Cooper's |
Collection |
Oil Museum of Canada Collection |
Accession number |
OMC 1960.105 |
Catalog Number |
OMC 1960.105.001 |
Date |
1790 |
Description |
A tool used to hollow out logs in making barrels. The adz head is curved with a square section on one end and a flattened curved blade on the other end. The handle sits around an iron rod and is secured with a washer and bolt. The adz was refined and repurposed as a finishing tool. |
Provenance |
The Trott family had a sawmill and cooperage in Oil City starting in 1881. |
Dimensions |
W-19.5 L-21.5 cm |
Search Terms |
Tools Cooperage Hammer Oil City Barrel Barrel Factory Barrels |