Saw, shingle

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OBJECT TYPE: HORIZONTAL/BELT DRIVEN
DATE: 1930
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1985.0221.001

MANUFACTURER: GREEN, G. WALTER CO. LTD.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Peterborough, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 4
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD BASE/ CAST IRON FRAME/ STEEL CARRIAGE & WHEELS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 166.0 cm
Width: 132.0 cm
Height: 104.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Forestry
Category: Lumbering
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: GREEN
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Peterborough

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: 1935-1968
Canada: The Balaclava sawmill was a water-powered milll located on Constant Creek near the village of Dacre in Renfrew County. The mill operated between 1868 and 1967 and was owned by the Richards family until purchased by David Dick in 1957. The mill closed in 1967. CSTMC acquired the complete contents of the mill in 1985.
Function: CIRCULAR SAW USED TO CUT WOOD SHINGLES FROM BLANKS
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: CAST LETTERING 'G. WALTER GREEN CO./ LIMITED/ PETERBOROUGH CANADA' ON SAW
Missing: missing chute
Finish: PAINTED GREY/ PLATED METAL
Decoration: N/A

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GREEN, G. WALTER CO. LTD., Saw, shingle, circa 1930, Artifact no. 1985.0221, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1985.0221.001/

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