Souvenir broad axe - from the British and Intercolonial Exhibition held at Hokitika ca.1923 - 24

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DescriptionI'm chuffed with the souvenir broad axe in carnival glass I recently purchased. It is from the British and Intercolonial Exhibition held at Hokitika in late 1923 & early 1924. The axe goes nicely with a jug; a family piece of ruby carnival glass I inherited plus the book from the exhibition picked up a few years back.
Who else has one of these axes or other distinctive West Coast items from this exhibition?Date of Photoca.1923 - 24Map^[1]ContributorGlenn Johnston

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Location (city or town)HokitikaOrganisation (eg business)British and Intercolonial ExhibitionEvent Souvenir broad axe - from the British and Intercolonial Exhibition held at Hokitika ca.1923 - 24

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Date Created26th March 2021CommentsIan Andrew Jonson
The broad axe looks more like an octagonal poll shingling hatchet.

Glenn Johnston
Ian Andrew Jonson It was a described as a broad axe when I bought it. I'm reasonably familiar with the normal broad axes that were used for squaring silver pine and totara so I have my doubts re the sale description too. I found a real axe head like the model one up in the Hohonu's some years back.

Niven Muir
That's not a broad axe in the proper sense, if you have owned and used them, that's a baby.

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Souvenir broad axe - from the British and Intercolonial Exhibition held at Hokitika ca.1923 - 24

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