Historical information

Circa 1920s petrol driven cross saw. It was mainly used cross cutting felled logs
The Land on which the Menzies Creek railway station and Museum are built on was once apart of James Hermon's & his son William Hermon's property on which this Drag Saw was used.

reference : Jinkers and Whims: A Pictorial History of Timber-Getting
By Jack Bradshaw

Significance

Historic - Industrial Timber working petrol driven cross saw - Drag Saw

Physical description

Large, mechanical saw mounted on a steel shaft connected to tin fuel and water containers. The machine has two large spoked wheels, a rotating Crankshaft and an extended arm/rod attached to a crank and flywheel.

Inscriptions & markings

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