Two-man felling saw
date: label: Date
content: mid 19th-mid 20th century
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Owned by
content: Acacia Historical Arts International, Inc., American, founded 1989
notes: label: Description
content: A two-man felling saw, or crosscut saw, constructed from wood and steel. The two handles are wooden and have rounded shafts. The saw blade is elongated and has wide perforated lance tooth cutters. The blade is attached to the handles at each end with thick metal caps that partially wrap around the top of the handles and are held in place with bolts and wingnuts. One wingnut is missing a wing.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Agriculture
label: Topic
content: Labor
label: Topic
content: Slavery
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2017.108.23.16
objectType: label: Type
content: saws
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: steel and wood
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 13 7/16 × 29 11/16 × 1 1/4 in. (34.2 × 75.4 × 3.1 cm)