Collection Highlights
Illustrations of cholera asphyxia in its different stages. Selected from cases treated at the Cholera Hospital, Rivington Street
Date:
1832
Object Number:
LIB.Y1832.Bart.Cholera
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Luce Center
Hatchet: ? Ex. Firemen's Assoc. 23 ward...1901
Object Number:
INV.9013
Date:
1854-1880
Medium:
Iron, wood, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 18 1/4 x 6 1/8 x 1 1/4 in. ( 46.4 x 15.6 x 3.2 cm )
Marks:
painted in red: on handle: "PAT GUGASON'S / BATTLE AXE / EX. FIREMEN'S ASS'N. 23 WARD / MAY 30, 1901."
Description:
Fire axe with fan-shaped forged iron blade ("Viking style" or "battle axe" type); black painted wooden handle with rings at either end for mounting; inscription painted in red on handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Fund Association of the 23rd & 24th Wards, 1933
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
