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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1940–1949
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1986.0838.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: FORGED STEEL CONSTRUCTION. WOOD SLATS BOUND BY COTTON TWINE ENCLOSE HANDLE GRIP

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 82.8 cm
Width: 20.1 cm
Height: 5.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Industrial Technology
Category: Industrial equipment
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: DURING 1940S. THIS TYPE OF CLEAVER OR AXE WAS PROBABLY USED BOTH BEFORE AND AFTER THIS DATE.
Canada: EXAMPLE OF TYPE OF BUTCHER'S AXE USED DURING 1940S IN CANADIAN MEAT PROCESSING PLANTS
Function: TO CUT & TRIM ANIMAL CARCASSES IN MEAT PROCESSING PLANTS OR PRIVATE SLAUGHTER FACILITIES.
Technical: AXES OR CLEAVERS WERE USED BY BUTCHERS IN MEAT PROCESSING PLANTS FOR MANY YEARS. THEY HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY SAWS & OTHER TOOLS.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: NONE ON CLEAVER/ 'Ken Perry' HANDWRITTEN INPENCIL ON WOOD BOX END. OTHER MARKINGS ON BOX TOP INCLUDE AIR CANADA EXPRESS LABEL, AND HANDWRITTEN TEXT: 'FROM-International Packers Ltd./ Saskatoon, Sask.' & 'TO- MEAT HYGIENE/ DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE/ 2255 CARLING AVE.,/ OTTAWA/ K1A 0Y9'
Missing: NONE
Finish: SMOOTH STEEL CLEAVER. HANDLE ENCLOSED BETWEEN 2 WOOD SLATS & BOUND BY NATURAL - COLOUR COTTON TWINE
Decoration: NONE

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Unknown Manufacturer, Cleaver, between 1940–1949, Artifact no. 1986.0838, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1986.0838.001/

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