| Title | Grub ax |
| Date | 19th or early 20th century |
| Material Type | Axes (tools)
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| Description | A multipurpose ax that was used for digging, clearing and breaking ground. According to Mrs. Gold, it was used in Mount Pleasant before saws and machines were available to clear land to plant crops. The long side was used for hewing trees or bushes and the short side for cutting tree roots. |
| Dimensions | Handle Length: 90 cm; Head Length: 39 cm |
| Subject | Agricultural implements -- United States -- History
Axes
Family farms -- South Carolina
Farm equipment -- South Carolina -- Mount Pleasant -- History
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| Geographic Region | Southern States
South Atlantic States
South Carolina
Mount Pleasant (S.C.)
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| SC Region | Low Country
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| SC County | Charleston County (S.C.)
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| Collector | Gold, Johannah
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| Collection in Repository | Johannah Gold Collection
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| Collection Note | The Johannah Gold collection contains objects from Mrs. Golds family relating to the history of farming in the Lowcountry. |
| Call Number | 2009.017.002 |
| Holding Institution | Avery Research Center at the College of Charleston
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| Digital Collection | Avery Research Center Artifact Collection
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| Rights | Digital image copyright 2010, The College of Charleston Libraries. All rights reserved. For more information contact The College of Charleston Library, Charleston, SC 29424. |
| Media Type | Objects |
| Related Collection | Oral History Interview with Johanna Gold by Leila Potts-Campbell, February 11, 2009, in the Sol Legare Oral History Project, Avery Research Center at the College of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina. |
