Shake Froe

Object/Artifact

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Sidney Museum and Archives

Name/Title

Shake Froe

Entry/Object ID

1988.004.001

Description

Handle of wood, iron blade. Used for splitting wood for shakes. Wooden handle was held and blade was struck, forcing it to split the wood. Sharp edge of blade faces down.

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Ard, Mr. R.

Notes

Accession Date: 31-Jul-88 Mode of Acquisition: gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Froe

Nomenclature Class

Woodworking T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

shake froe

Created By

MacRae, Alisdair

Create Date

September 23, 1995

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

September 12, 2026