Shingle
Object numberM69.7.2
MediumWood
Credit LineHeinz History Center Collection
DescriptionClapboard wood shingle.Dimensions6.438 x 0.563 x 9.125 in. (16.4 x 1.4 x 23.2 cm)Label TextFor splitting logs into roofing clapboards or fence rails, settlers used a sharp triangular froe. The splitter positioned the froe at the edge of a log, then struck it with a wooden maul to split the wood into thin boards.
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c. 1978
c. 1917
1900-1925
1850-1880
Charles O. Dick
