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Description: | Axe with rubber covered handle. Impressed into the rubber on one side "PRO PAT - 19242 - 38", on the other "TESTED - 20000 VOLTS". Blade is sharp at one end for prying, the other end is for chopping. It is inscribed "CHILLINGTON // ARPAX // A.F.9. 15". There are other markings which appear scratched on. The blade is contained within a dark leather case with a hole for the handle. Inside the case are white printed letters and numbers that have faded. Attached to the back body of the case are two leather straps. NCMG 2006-100 to 115 are objects from Nottingham fire and police brigade used by 2 generations of the Sole family (the donor's father-in-law and his father). Before being donated they were mounted and displayed in the donor's home.
Accession number: NCMG 2006-100/1-2 | Subjects: | emergency services | Source: | Nottingham City Museums and Galleries | Identifier: | http://media.culturegrid.org.uk/mediaLib... | Go to resource |
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