Object number
56/4
Description
Timber wedges are used for cutting down large trees. This heavy iron wedge would be knocked into the cut made by a saw to support the weight of the tree and stop the saw catching, or to change the direction in which the tree falls. This timber wedge was used on Witheridge Farm in Hailey, Oxfordshire.
Physical description
timber wedge: metal (iron)
Archival history
MERL ‘Associated information’ form – ‘Name of Object: // Age…: // Name and address of present owner: // Description of use to which it was put…:’Bought by Mr Harris for 5/=. Used for cutting fown large trees by knocking wedge into saw cut. Very heavy tapering piece of iron.'
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_1422.tif - High resolution image
