item details
NameCrosscut saw and handle
ProductionHenry Disston & Sons; manufacturer(s); circa 1930; Philadelphia
Classificationsaws, crosscut saws
Materialsalloy steel, wood
DimensionsOverall: 35mm (width), 270mm (height), 1895mm (length)
Registration NumberGH010353
Credit linePurchased 1997 with New Zealand Lottery Grants Board funds
Overview
This type of saw used for cross-cutting trees. It is one of a pair of saws that were won at a sawing competition at Rangataua, near Ohakune in the central North Island, in 1930.