[nb-NO]Object number[nb-NO]
66/210
[nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]
A bow saw, used by the donor's mother's grandfather, who was a shepherd in Middle Wallop, Hampshire, and died in 1966 at the age of 94. The donor described the saw as a 'wheelwright's felly saw' (a felloe saw - used for cutting the felloes, or rim sections, of a wheel). It consists of a saw blade which is mounted in a wooden frame which kept taut by means of a length of wire and a toggle.
[nb-NO]Physical description[nb-NO]
1 bow saw: metal & wood
[nb-NO]Date[nb-NO]
1875-01-01 - 1899-12-31
[nb-NO]Production period[nb-NO]
Late-nineteenth century
[nb-NO]Object name[nb-NO]
[nb-NO]Material[nb-NO]
[nb-NO]External document[nb-NO]
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_8238.tif - High resolution image
