Object number
66/210
Description
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.
Physical description
1 bow saw: metal & wood
Production date
1875-01-01 - 1899-12-31
Production period
Late-nineteenth century
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_8238.tif - High resolution image
