Name/Title
Axe, from the collection of John UcovichEntry/Object ID
2025.110.23Description
Acc. No. 25.110.23
Subject Category: Businesses of Alameda, Citizens of Alameda
Date or Period: early 1900s
Object: tool
Description: Hefty small axe/hammer with wooden handle and metal top
Original tag had number U23.
Inscription on metal reads: PHILA TOOL CO.
Size: approx. 13” L by 6.5” W
History of Object: axe, part of a collection of carpentry tools, owned by John Ucovich (presumed), an immigrant carpenter from Montenegro. John Ucovich moved to Alameda around 1925, and ran a trucking business in Oakland. By 1938 John (aged 61) lived with his wife, Myrtle May, at 775 Santa Clara. He died as the result of injuries sustained after being run over by a streetcar on March 28, 1938.
Acquired from: Ron Ucovich
Donation Date: before 2018
Catalog Date: 05/07/2026
