On View
Not on viewPeat Spade
DateLate 1700s or Early 1800s
Dimensions10.9 × 12 × 139.2 cm (4 5/16 × 4 3/4 × 54 13/16 in.)
MarkingsPaper label on blade: "Peat or muck cutter used in Lincoln Mass about 1770-1860 for cutting muck for fuel." Label: "Peet or marsh cutter used in Lincoln, Mass., about 1770-1860 for cutting muck for fuel. From Charles S. Wheeler, 1901."
Credit LineGift of Charles Stearns Wheeler
Object numberH2031
DescriptionOak, iron. Peat or marsh cutter used for cutting fuel. Perforated "D" handle, shod blade: Long rectangular blade that narrows toward end. Affixed to wooden blade is a metal cutting edge that turns at a 90-degree angle.
Object number: H2209
Object number: H2257.0001