Object Details
- Description
- An American Woodmen ax owned by George W. Ross. The ax has a wooden handle and an aluminum head. Embossed on both sides of the head of the ax is “A W.” The handle of the ax curves towards the end knob. Carved into the knob of the ax is the letter “R.”
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- George W. Ross, American, 1889 - 1965
- Subject of
- Supreme Camp of American Woodmen, American, 1901 - 1994
- Date
- 1922-1965
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Long Gallery Harlem
- Medium
- wood and aluminum
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 35 × 6 3/4 × 1 1/4 in. (88.9 × 17.1 × 3.2 cm)
- Type
- axes (tools)
