General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

16

AKA

.1 Blade blade

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOOD FRAME, SAW BLADE PROTECTOR/ HIGH CARBON STELL & BLADE/ STEEL ARBOUR/ METAL ROLLERS/ WOOD SHAFTS

Dimensions

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

Length

N/A

Width

N/A

Height

N/A

Thickness

6.0 cm

Weight

N/A

Diameter

148.0 cm

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Industrial Technology

Category

Tools-Machine

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

1950-1967 Note: child records had date range of 1935-1968. This record has different date.

Canada

The Balaclava sawmill was a water-powered lumber 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

This saw blade was used in the primary sawing and processing of logs entering the mill. Original catalog text described funtion as: CIRCULAR SAW USED TO CUT WOOD SHINGLES FROM BLANKS but this saw may have been associated with 1985.0215, the head saw carriage.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

NONE

Missing

From CA of 08/19/1998 by Sue Warren: Undetermined

Finish

Large blade fastened to wooden frame.

Decoration

N/A