General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

8

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

CAST IRON/ WOOD FRAME

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

527.0 cm

Width

150.0 cm

Height

190.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Forestry

Category

Lumbering

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Waterous

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Brantford

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

1935-1968

Canada

The Balaclava sawmill was a water-powered milll located on Constant Creek near the village of Dacre in Renfrew County. The mill operated between 1868 and 1967 and was owned by the Richards family until purchased by David Dick in 1957. The mill closed in 1967. CSTMC acquired the complete contents of the mill in 1985..

Function

The sawmill carriage was used to receive, hold, and advance a log for sawing. It is likely associated with 1985.0216, a circular saw that is identified as being a shingle saw in the catalog record.

Technical

From Andre Dessaint's 1999 report: "The carriage has a power activated receding device to facilitate and accelerate the return of the knees. It is a head block type of carriage (p.2 Small Sawmill Operator’s Manual, supp. Info.)" Page 17.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 CAST LETTERING READING 'WATEROUS/ BRANTFORD/ CANADA'/.2 CAST LETTERING READING 'WALTER WATEROUS CO.'; CAST LETTERING READING 'WALTER WATEROUS CO. LTD.'/.3 CAST LETTERING READING 'WATEROUS CO. LIMITED/ BRANTFORD,CANADA'

Missing

From CA of 08/18/1998 by Gordon Perrault: Undetermined - - artifact is presently dismantled into 7 pieces -.004 to .006 could not be located (file will be updated when A. Dessaint finished the Mill survey)

Finish

NONE

Decoration

N/A