Lot 21: Two Vintage Hand Tools: A Square-Mouth Shovel and a Single-Bit Axe
This lot comprises two utilitarian hand tools of mid-to-late 20th-century manufacture. The first item is a single-bit felling axe featuring a steel head that retains significant portions of its original red-painted finish. The head is mounted on a shaped wooden handle which includes a red-painted grip section. The wooden handle bears a stamped mark in black ink reading ORIG. USA HICKORY, indicating the material and origin. The second item is a square-mouth shovel with a steel blade and a pressed socket. The tool has a wooden shaft and is fitted with a blue plastic D-grip handle at the terminal end. These items are catalogued as Lot 021 for Liskeard Auction Rooms, Cornwall.
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