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Hatchel
Object/Artifact
Hatchel in the form of a long wooden plank in the center of which is a piece of sheet iron through which the teeth (nails) are mounted. The ends of the plank are incised with two crosses, a bird, a heart and the date "1782". The sheet iron has a pierced decoration Inscribed on the top of the board: "1782". Pierced into the sheet iron: "A.M."
72.207
Genesee Country Village and Museum
circa 1782
4-1/16 in
6 in
22-7/8 in
Wood
Sheet Iron
Wrought-iron
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