Object number
59/283
Description
A mechanical timber jack used to move logs into the saw pit. Used at the timber yard of E. G. Fitzgerald Ltd. in Tooting in the 19th C..
This is a mechanical timber jack, used to move logs into the saw pit. It was used at the timber yard of E. G. Fitzgerald Ltd. in Tooting in the nineteenth century, when all logs were cut by pit sawyers.
Physical description
1 timber jack: wood; metal; good condition (some repair work)
Production date
1800-01-01 - 1824-12-31
Production period
Early-nineteenth century
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