Historical information

These saws date from about the early 20th century and would have been used to cut timber in the days before the advent of machine-operated saws. They are of a simple design and could easily be hand made.

Significance

These tools are of interest as examples of tools used over a hundred years ago.

Physical description

.1 Two-person saw with wooden curved sides, two wooden pieces attached across the sides, a metal blade at the bottom and a metal piece across the top to keep the tool rigid.
.2 as .1 above