Object number
51/427
Description
Crosscut saws for cutting against the grain. Large teeth sloping away from the handle and is therefore a push saw. From Swaffham Bulbeck, Cambs.
Crosscut saws are for cutting wood against the grain. This saw has large teeth sloping away from the handle and is therefore a push saw. It came from Swaffham Bulbeck in Cambridgeshire. Could be for ice or salt?
Physical description
1 cross-cut saw: metal; wood; fair condition
Archival history
MERL 'Catalogue index' card – 'This cross cut saw which came from Cambridge has rather large teeth, all sloping away from the handle. It is therefore a push saw and cuts on being pushed away from the worker. The blade measures a total length of 2 feet 10 inches and is 4.2 inches wide at the top near the handle, narrowing to 1 inch at the almost rounded tip. The handle is unusual and probably represents an earlier type than the orthodox riveted hollowed wooden handle of the most common saws. In this case the handle is of iron, rivetted on the blade. Joining the two iron sides of the handle is a wooden hand grip, the iron piercing through the wood and flattened at the top. The round hand grip is 6.3 inches long.'
Production date
1800-01-01 - 1899-12-31
Production period
Nineteenth century
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\35 series negatives\Scans\35_680.tif - High resolution image
