Objektnummer
63/515
Beskrivning
A timber dog is an iron bar shaped like a staple, with points at each end. They were used in saw pits to secure logs so that they did not roll around while being sawn. One point was tapped into the timber and the other into the baulks under the timber where the sawyer stood. This timber dog is twisted, with one point going in one direction, and the other in the opposite direction. It was collected by the donor's father, who was interested in rural crafts. The donor's father was one of the Bushell Brothers, Charlie and Joseph, who ran a canal boat building and repair business at Gannel in New Mill, Tring, on the Wendover Arm Canal, until their retirement in 1952. They also did general coach-building.
Fysisk beskrivning
1 timber dog: metal (iron); good condition
Arkivhistorik
MERL Miscellaneous note, Greta Bertram, 1 March 2013 – The Bushell Brothers, Charlie and Joseph, ran a canal boat building and repair business at Gannel in New Mill, Tring, on the Wendover Arm Canal. The business was founded by their father, Joseph Bushell Senior, in 1875. They took over its running in 1912, and the business closed in 1952 when they retired. This Collection comprises tools and other objects used at Bushell Brothers, as well as other various old tools that one of the Bushell brothers, who was always interested in rural crafts, collected druing his retirement. The majority of the Collection was donated by the daugther of one of the Bushell brothers, while other items were donated by a former employee.
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