Bow saw blade

Museum number:
2-66869h
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm2102066869h
Accession number:
Acc.3778
Description:
Bow saw (incomplete) with blades (rusty); (a,b) handles, w. ea. 32.5 cm.; (c) crossbar, w. 42.8 cm.; (d-i) blades, 41 - 26.5 cm. each; (j, k are together one blades), j = 26.7 cm., k = 5 cm. “J. Ousey” engraved on both handles. Materials, techniques wood; steel.
Donor:
Mildred Martinstein
Collection place:
United States
Culture or time period:
United States Historic
Object type:
ethnography
Department:
Nonnative US and Canada (except California)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bow saw blade, accession number 2-66869h, described as Bow saw (incomplete) with blades (rusty); (a,b) handles, w. ea. 32.5 cm.; (c) crossbar, w. 42.8 cm.; (d-i) blades, 41 - 26.5 cm. each; (j, k are together one blades), j = 26.7 cm., k = 5 cm. “J. Ousey” engraved on both handles. Materials, techniques wood; steel.

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