Summary
Made: Whitehouse, Cornelius & Sons., circa 1900. Possibly used in the kitchen of a Victorian psychiatric hospital 1840-1950.
Physical Description
Cleaver blade and shaft in one. Slightly worn steel cleaver, twice as long as an axe blade. Long flat-sided handle with hook on the end. Slightly concave on top.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
Medicine & Health, Public Life & Institutions, Working Life & Trades
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Office of Psychiatric Services, May 1985
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Manufacturer
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Place & Date Used
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Inscriptions
CORNELIUS/WHITEHOUSE & SONS engraved on blade
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Classification
Medicine & health, Mental health - institutional life, Food & drink preparation
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
16 cm (Length), 74 cm (Height)
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References
card with exhibit
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Keywords
Butchering, Butchers' Tools, Psychiatric Hospitals, Making History - Psych Services
