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This is a pit saw set in a wooden frame with a wooden handle at each end. Pit saws were two-people saws used for cutting tree trunks into manageable timber. This pit saw was used at R. Middleton & Sons' wheelwrights shop in Eddington, Hungerford. The supporting bar is made of softwood.

1 framed pit saw: wood, metal (steel); good condition.

1800-01-01 - 1824-12-31

Early-nineteenth century

Wood, Metal, steel